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From Gorillas to Elephants: Giving Back in 2019

At Mango Safaris we pride ourselves on being a conservation-based organization that gives back to the destinations we visit. Every trip we plan includes a contribution built into the trip cost for our chartiable efforts. We believe in supporting both the wildlife and the communities that make our destinations so special. Every year our team sits down together and discuss which organizations stand out to us, and which we feel are doing an outstanding job of conserving wildlife, developing communities or a combination of the two. Based on this we allocate our annual contributions.

Baby Elephants at the Reteti Sanctuary

Flying into Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy is an experience in and of itself. The dramatic craggy mountains of the Mathews Range encircle wide forested valleys, giving the impression that you’re entering a secret world as you descend from the sky to the airstrip below. As you step out of the Cessna, a herd of camels greets you, milling about in the scrub as their young herder tends to them. Though protected for wildlife conservation, this reserve still acts as the ancestral home to the Samburu people.

Mango's Favorites: Masai Mara, Kenya

The Masai Mara in Kenya is perhaps one of the most famous destinations in Africa. Defined by its sweeping savannahs, it is home to a wide diversity of wildlife, including the vast herds of the Great Migration. Every year 2.5 million wildebeest and zebra move en masse in search of the best grazing and safest birthing grounds to drop their calves. Beyond the migration, the Masai Mara is home to incredible predator populations including cheetah, lion, leopard, hyena.

Mango's Favorites: Okavango Delta, Botswana

The Okavango Delta is a marvelous maze of channels, islands and lagoons that create a paradise for wildlife and birdlife. Reliable water and abundant grazing means plentiful herbivores. This in turn attracts myriad predators from leopards and cheetahs to lions and wild dogs. If you're a birding enthusiast, there are few places on Earth that compare. Over 400 species call the delta home, including Africa's largest (the ostrich) and smallest (the penduline tit) species.

The Bisate-Mango Gorilla Habitat Reforestation Project

 At the heart of Mango Safaris’ values are wildlife conservation and the desire to protect Africa’s wildest destinations. We believe deeply in giving back to the beautiful areas we visit by supporting conservation projects ranging from rescuing orphaned baby animals to habitat restoration. Throughout our 20 years of business, we have partnered with numerous reputable conservation organizations. Most recently, we are proud to be a part of Wilderness Safaris' Gorilla Habitat Reforestation Project at Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

A Taste of Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa has been known as a food and wine destination for many years.  La Colombe & The Test Kitchen are two of Cape Town’s top restaurants that are regularly rated as best in the world.  While these two restaurants are fairly impossible to get a reservation, the fabulous news is that there are literally hundreds of other quality choices to pick from.

Exploring Madagascar's Wonders with Suzanne

Madagascar is an exciting place to visit and quite different from mainland Africa.   In fact it is so different from other African countries that it is often called the 8th continent.  The country has an incredible variety of geography from the high plateaus, to the miles of beaches and coastlines to the different types of forest.  It is one of the most diverse landscapes I have seen in such a small geographic area.  Every location has its own unique species and with each exploration it is full of surprises.   What’s amazing is each of these destinations is just a few hours away.  

Casey and the Fam do the Serengeti

My family’s next stop of our East African adventure took us to Tanzania, which shares a border with Kenya. Both the Serengeti (Tanzania) and the Masai Mara (Kenya) are famous safari destinations, but not many realize that they are in fact one contiguous ecosystem that has been split into two by a political boundary.

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