SAFARI WITH US
If you are planning to do a safari in East Africa, South Africa, Malawi, Zambia or you know about a team planning on doing one, then refer to our own tour and travel company ACFAL Safaris as this is one way you are supporting the foundation activities. The safari company was established with the main objective of sustaining the foundation activities, therefore your support towards the safaris automatically renders support to the foundation. At ACFAL safaris, we are always ready to custom design a trip to meet your interests. If you have an extension to an existing trip in mind, would like to travel with a private group, or if your schedule requires specific dates that we presently do not offer, we will find a way and be glad to make it happen. It’s our responsibility to ensure that our Eco Systems are kept well. To receive all of our clients in the same way we would like to be received and solve any problem our clients are having. We feel we have an outstanding company with an excellent reputation; offering much and more of what there is to see and do in Uganda and Rwanda bush on a wildlife safari and many more.
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Our Top Safari Destinations In Africa
South Africa
Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal
Drakensberg mountain range covers over 240 000 hectares of KwaZulu-Natal's landscape. A must-see for avid nature enthusiasts and adventure seekers, the 'Berg' is visited by close to 620 000 guest each year.The highest mountain range in the country, the Drakensberg reaches an impressive 3 482m above sea level. Known for its famous peaks - Giants Castle, Cathedral Peak and Mont-Aux-Sources - the Drakensberg is saturated with waterfalls, streams, rock pools, caves, incredible views, and over 600 examples of San rock paintings.
• Tugela Falls - the second highest waterfall in the world
• Sani Pass - the only road crossing the summit of the Drakensberg Mountain Range
• The Amphitheatre - one of the world's most impressive cliff faces
• Mafadi - the highest mountain in South Africa.
V&A Waterfront, Western Cape
The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, set in the oldest working harbour in the Southern Hemisphere, is considered the most visited tourist attraction in South Africa. Each year the V&A Waterfront attracts 24 million visitors.This 123-hectare development offers everything from residential to commercial property, including hotels, retail districts, and dining, leisure and entertainment facilities, heritage sites and tourism landmarks.Highlights of the V&A Waterfront include Table Mountain as a dramatic backdrop, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA), Two Oceans Aquarium, and extensive views of the ocean, city bowl and the mountain peaks of the Hottentots-Holland Mountains.
uShaka Marine World, KwaZulu-Natal
Offering a world of fun, excitement and entertainment on Durban's Golden Mile, the 16-heactare uShaka Marine World theme park attracts around 1.5 million visitors every years.uShaka Sea World, an underground aquarium designed around a series of shipwrecks, is the largest aquarium in the southern hemisphere and the fifth largest in the world by volume of water.Highlights of this world-class attraction include:• Wet 'n Wild - A waterpark of slides and pools, featuring the highest slide in Africa, the 18m Drop Zone. • Dangerous Creatures - A reptile park with snakes, frogs, lizards, spiders and Freddy the friendly iguana. • Chimp & Zee - A rope adventure park with the longest continuous belay system in Africa. • Sea Animal Encounters Island - Snorkel with exotic fish, meet a dolphin, feed a sting ray, or dive with
Where to stay
Sandton Flexy Stay
We offer short-term Accommodations and long-term,we are located in Sandton few minutes away from Sandton
Uganda
Murchison Falls National Park Safaris
The location of Murchison Falls National Park is in northern Uganda, northwest of the capital Kampala, and extends its boundaries to a number of districts within and beyond the Bunyoro escarpment including Nwoya, masindi, Kiryandongo and Buyisa. It is found on the northernmost reaches of the Albertine Rift Valley with its terrain bisected by the Victoria Nile.
When we talk about Murchison Falls National Park animals, it is home to more than 73 animals species among which are four the ‘Big Five’ including buffaloes, leopards, lions and elephants (except rhinos), has three-quarters of the world’s population of Rothschild giraffes plus a healthy population of herbivores which has recently doubled including the Uganda Kobs all of which can easily be seen on the Wildlife Safari Tours here. There are various primates living within its verdant forests like the Budongo among are over 610 chimpanzees, in addition to 451 bird species including 23 Albertine rift endemics.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is in southwestern Uganda. The park is part of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and is situated along the Democratic Republic of the Congo border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the Albertine Rift. Composed of 321 square kilometres of both montane and lowland forest, it is accessible only on foot. BINP is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-designated World Heritage Site. Species diversity is a feature of the park. It provides habitat for 120 species of mammals, 348 species of birds, 220 species of butterflies, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos, and many endangered species. Floristically, the park is among the most diverse forests in East Africa, with more than 1,000 flowering plant species, including 163 species of trees and 104 species of ferns. The northern sector has many species of Guineo-Congolian flora, including two endangered species, the brown mahogany and Brazzeia longipedicellata. In particular, the area shares in the high levels of endemisms of the Albertine Rift. The park is a sanctuary for colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, and many birds such as hornbills and turacos
Extending 360km from north to south and 65km from east to west, Kruger National Park, one of the largest national parks in the world and South Africa’s first National Park, attracts an average of almost 2 million annual visitors.
Established in 1898, Kruger is the flagship of South African National Parks offering a wildlife experience that ranks amongst the best in the world. Offering the best of South Africa’s wildlife and nature, Kruger is home to an impressive number of species – 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 147 mammals.
Highlights of Kruger include the ever-popular Big Five (buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino), the Little Five (Buffalo Weaver, Elephant Shrew, Leopard Tortoise, Ant Lion and Rhino Beetle), Letaba Elephant Museum, Stevenson Hamilton Memorial Library, and the Jock of the Bushveld Route.
Nestled at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is celebrated for its beauty and diversity of Cape flora. As one of the Cape’s most well-known tourist attractions, Kirstenbosch attracts just over a million visitors each year.
Founded in 1913, Kirstenbosch covers 528 hectares, of which only 36 hectares are cultivated, showcasing only indigenous South African plants. These cultivated gardens include a fragrance garden, a medicinal and useful plants garden, a Protea garden and a water-wise garden.
Highlights of Kirstenbosch include the five well-maintained, logged paths and gravel roads which wind through the entire estate. One of the most popular walks is the Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway, informally named ‘The Boomslang’. This curved steel and timber bridge that takes visitors on a journey from the forest floor, through the trees and out above the trees of the Arboretum.
Another South African World Heritage Site, Robben Island is a popular destination for both local and international travellers, attracting close on 375 000 visitors in 2017.
Located 7km off the coast of Cape Town, Robben Island was used for the isolation of mainly political prisoners, including former South African president Nelson Mandela. The island also housed a hospital, mental institution, leper colony and military base.
A tour of Robben Island begins at the V&A Waterfront with a multimedia exhibition; from there, visitors take a scenic ferry trip to the island. Once on the island, a former political prisoner of the island leads a unique tour of the islands many historic facilities.
