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Conservancy Safaris in Kunene, Namibia, offer ethical tours allowing guests to enjoy spectacular safaris whilst 100% of the profit goes to their hosts, the local Himba and Herero communities
Conservancy Safaris builds on Namibia's community-based natural resource management successes, linking conservation to economic and social development and ensuring guests are helping to secure a future for the wildlife as well as its custodians. Welcomed as guests, not just tourists, visitors meet and hear the stories of the conservancy game guards and join them on a wildlife monitoring patrol. A highlight on the way to the far north west is rhino tracking on foot.
Traverse rutted tracks, dry riverbeds and rugged mountain passes with a stunning backdrop of ever-changing desert scenery, inhabited by a diversity of fascinating plants and animals. Learn how the well-being of semi-nomadic herding people and wildlife are linked. Track black rhino and explore a dry river bed with conservancy game guards. Spend quality time with your Herero and Himba conservancy hosts and gain insights into the highs and lows of living together with wildlife in this arid environment.
Below: Himba Community
These trips also give guests the opportunity to meet ecologists that are working in the area. Dr Philip Stander has been working with carnivores for 25 years and has dedicated the last 10 years to the conservation of desert lions. Desert Lion Conservation is trying to find real solutions for the human/lion conflicts that inevitably arise when man and beast share the same area and resources.
Below: Desert Lion
Steve Braine has a love and passion for the bush and is recognised as one of Namibia's top naturalists and ornithologist. Not only does he have an in-depth knowledge of the larger mammals and birds but he has a special interest in the reptiles and smaller creatures which often go unnoticed.
Garth Owen-Smith and Dr Margaret Jacobsohn, conservationist and anthropologist, are people of rare vision. Join these legends on an intense journey into the heart and soul of Koakoveld. Few people know more about the Kunene Region, its wildlife and environment.
Spending time with these people allows you to submerge yourself in this vast and breathtaking environment and to learn about the fascinating culture of the people.
Conservancy Safaris will appeal to travellers who want to make their ecological footprint count, combining excellence with sustainable tourism.
Utilising the expertise of experienced tourism professionals, Conservancy Safaris is entirely owned by the local communities and affords a rare opportunity to share their world.
For further information on Conservancy Safaris and the Kamili portfolio please visit www.kamili.co.uk / www.kcs-namibia.com.na
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