Afrique Boutique Hotel Oliver Tambo
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From Buffalo and Antelope to Lions and Sharks
... the last one) as it was massive and decided that the best place to succumb to its sedation was in its pen at the back of its enclosure. Brilliant, very difficult to lift the thing in the first place let alone in such a small place. Anyway, we managed it and moved on to the real days work of darting 45 roan and sable antelope. The roans were to be moved out of one field into another to be replaced by 30 sables cows and a sable bull.
It started ...
Day 5 - Lion Park
... They got a true taste of Africa!! Ha Ha. Anyway, we eventually found the Lion Park, and I must admit was quite relieved, as a few places we drove through were a little dicey! The park has lots of different animals, like hyaena, wild dogs, zebra, buck, and little cubs in two pens where you can go in and pat them. They are so sweet and just sit patiently while you pat and stroke them. We then fed a big giraffe, and then went on the highlight which ...
Township living
... day from educated, cultured and genuinely interested teachers. The opportunities I have had purely because of the education I have received and the difference that has made to my life now suddenly become very clear. And to think that this quality of education is available to every child in the developed world as a right is really something to be grateful for. More and more I believe education must be the root of all progress and future for every child. Orlando West is the ...
Settling In.
... empty. We went to the movie theatre there and saw Wall Street 2 with Michael Douglas. Today, we rented a small car and went to a nearby ‘Lion Park’ about 30 minutes away. It was a drive through and to be honest, was not very impressive. Again, there was not a lot of money in evidence and the quality of the park was poor. This was not a ‘game farm’ – just somewhere close by that had a family of lions nearby. Over the next ...
Late again, naturally
... waiting for us. Josef was a very chatty older man who filled us in on what had been happening in Jo'burg during the world cup. We passed by a lot of traffic going into the Bryan Adams concert - this was the only scary bit as black guys were going up to cars as they waited to get through - not sure why but Josef just kept moving so that they had to get out of the way. By the time we landed it was pitch black and noticeably cooler. We got ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility