FILMS TO CHANGE OUR WORLD
Flying with Vultures - watch this!
Watch this Life in Balance and African Renaissance Productions are delighted to bring you a selection of short films about our natural world to amaze and inspire you. This is the first of a series. A new film will be posted at the beginning of each week.

WESTERN CAPE
Twitchers Rejoice
Rooisand Bird Hide – opening the vistas to all To celebrate the international year of Biodiversity and as a result of a generous collaboration amongst The Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa, Cape Nature, BirdLife SA, The South African Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), and Hangklip-Kleinmond Tourism the new bird hide at the Rooisands Nature Reserve in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve is going to be a major draw card to the region for twitchers and novice bird watchers alike.

The Cape West Coast is a region rich in biodiversity and one blessed with incredible bird life. Langebaan Lagoon draws many a twitcher (the name for an avid bird lover) who travel here to view the many migratory species that make their way to these shores each year.

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Exploring Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat, The Cederberg. Take the N7 to Clanwilliam, and meander your way for around 3 hours to enter a red landscape that breathes out history in silent exhalations from its epicentre.

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There’s no doubt that “eco-lodge” is the new buzzword, but just how can travellers be sure that the latest, must-visit lodge is indeed dedicated to the principles of eco-tourism rather than merely exploiting the phrase for financial gain? A little research and a few questions can help ensure your lodge of choice meets the criteria.

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While some consider language difference an unusual or exotic holiday, others demand nothing short of unique, unusual and downright mysterious.

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Do the terms fair trade, eco and sustainable tourism evoke images of primitive facilities far from civilisation, where cold-running water is considered a luxury and the closest thing to romance is sharing your sleeping bag with the local arachnid and insect populations? Think again.

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There’s a traveller in each of us. Distant lands and adventure beckon, from Australia to America, Iceland to Ireland, the Bahamas to Belgium.

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