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Anti-Poaching

Mar 1, 2013

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Explore Inc. Salutes Singita Sabi Sand’s New Anti-Poaching Initiative

Posted in : Singita

Wildlife preservation has always been close to Explore Inc. founder Cherri Briggs’ heart—she set out do conservation work and shifted to travel after she saw the positive impacts that tourism can have. Conservation remains one of Explore’s core values—as it should: Poaching is at epidemic levels and threatening species across the continent, particularly rhino in South Africa. It can feel…
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Tracker Dogs

Feb 27, 2013

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Singita Makes Firm Stand Against Rhino Poaching

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The Sabi Sand is where it all began for Singita, a relatively small, privately owned safari company that now operates 12 lodges in five destinations in three countries and is responsible for over half a million acres of land in Southern and East Africa. Singita Sabi Sand set the benchmark and remains synonymous with providing an unsurpassed safari experience. Its…
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Luangwa Safari House

Feb 22, 2013

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EXPLORE, Inc. featured in March Issue of Condé Nast Traveler

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For a feature in the March issue of Condé Nast Traveler, Explore Inc.’s Cherri Briggs arranged for writer Susan Hack to stay at Private Camp in Namibia’s NamibRand Nature Reserve, Luangwa Safari House in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia, and Full Moon House on Kenya’s Lamu Island. Cherri, who was also recently recognized by the magazine as a top…
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We Have A New Website

Posted in : Most Recent Posts, News

We are pleased to announce that we are officially launching a new website. EXPLORE is grateful for the hard work that has been performed by Innovation Simple, a custom web design agency based out of Utah. Our new website is built

Nov 15, 2012

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Condé Nast Traveler honors EXPLORE

Posted in : EXPLORE information, Most Recent Posts

EXPLORE Makes the Grade Again!! Cherri Briggs of EXPLORE INC has been named one of Condé Nast Traveler’s Top Travel Specialists for the 12th year in a row! From Condé Nast Traveler editor Wendy Perrin: “The travel planners collected here represent the best blend of destination knowledge, insider connections, user-friendliness, and value for your dollar that I’ve found in more…
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Oct 10, 2012

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EXPLORE supports WITNESS “Focus for Change” Benefit

Posted in : CONSERVATION / PHILANTHROPY, EXPLORE information, Most Recent Posts

At EXPLORE, we are committed to the conservation and support of local communities, particularly in the more remote regions of Africa. In our experience we have found that  travel and tourism  can be the pivotal tool in promoting sustainable development and  environmental protection in the areas in which we do business. Not only do we choose lodges and camps that…
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Sep 24, 2012

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Effective Malaria Treatment for Africa

Posted in : EXPLORE information, Most Recent Posts, What's Happening Now?

An Exciting Breakthrough With much relief to us at EXPLORE and to all of our fellow travelers and friends in Africa, researchers from the University of Cape Town “have announced that they have made a huge breakthrough in research for a cure for malaria,” according to Dorine Reinstein of TourismUpdate.co.za. As an African custom tour operator for the past twenty…
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Sep 19, 2012

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Protecting the Mana Pools/Sapi/Chewore World Heritage Site

Posted in : CONSERVATION / PHILANTHROPY, Most Recent Posts

The Zambezi Society, an amazing conservation organization formed in 1982, centers its efforts on conserving wilderness and wildlife in the Zambezi Valley in the South African country of Zambia. In a bulletin we recently read posted by the Zambezi Society in August 2012, we learned that the Mana Pools/Sapi/Chewore World Heritage Site is in danger. According to the Zambezi Society,…
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Aug 7, 2012

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Great Cats at Risk

Posted in : EXPLORE information

There are few places on Earth that are more compelling and mesmerizing than Africa and its richness and diversity of culture, landscape and wildlife.  Many travelers choose “going on safari” to view animals that do not exist anywhere else.  This experience invokes a true feeling of being in the wild, often referred to as “the bush.”  Spotting “The Big 5”…
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Jun 13, 2012

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Picture Yourself in Africa

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Imagine the surprise of EXPLORE clients Susan and John Peter when they received an email from South African Airways congratulating them on winning the “Picture Yourself in Africa” contest. And imagine their delight when they realized they had won two round trip tickets allowing them to fly from the US to Johannesburg or Cape Town! On their second trip with EXPLORE,…
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