Did you know, that Africa loses 120 elephants, five lions and four rhinos every day? 50 years ago, there were 500,000 black rhinos in Africa. Today there are only 5,000 left on the whole continent. Time is running out! Every 7 hours a Rhino is killed in South Africa. Since 2010, rhinos killed by poaching in South Africa has increased […]
Africa
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings in Thebes can be reached from Luxor by a ferry across the Nile. It served as a royal burial place mainly for the 18 to 20 Dynasty (ca. 1550-1069 BC). The Valley of the Kings is a unique example of early Egyptian architecture and sculpture. 65 graves and pits have […]
Luxor Temple – Egypt
The Luxor temple is the southern of the two Ancient Egyptian temple complexes in Luxor. It was connected via a 2.5 km long alley of sphinxes with the northern Karnak Temple. There are plans to restore the whole alley of sphinxes again. During the annual Opet Festival, the gods Amun, Mut and Khonsu were taken […]
Kruger National Park – from Skukuza to Numbi Gate
The last part of our tour through the Kruger National Park leads us from Skukuza in south-westerly direction to the Numbi Gate. In the early morning hours, hyenas have gathered in front of the Skukuza Camp. Among others we meet wildebeest, springbok, impala, baboons, zebras, giraffes, buffalo and wild boar. We leave the national park […]
Kruger National Park – from Olifants River to Skukuza
In the second part of our tour through the Kruger National Park, we leave the Olifants River and head towards Skukuza. We meet among others wildebeest, springbok, impala, baboons, giraffes, elephants and exotic birds. Turtle and badger also cross our way. The animal skeletons show that man does not carry out any interventions in nature […]