| A hunting adventure to Africa may be your | | | | may be the best place to start exploring |
| lifelong dream and yet... you may be unsure | | | | Africa since it will bring you in contact |
| about the journey and whether it will be | | | | with African-nature itself. The people and |
| worth it in every sense. | | | | animals of the Kalahari have learned to be at |
| | | | peace with their environment and |
| It is a fact though: most people, who have | | | | circumstances, which may vary from extreme |
| experienced an African hunt or sightseeing | | | | droughts to times of abundance. |
| trip once, do it again and again. The | | | | |
| diverse natural beauty and the abundance of | | | | These facts about life in the Kalahari have |
| wildlife on the continent, makes it such a | | | | had a certain influence on the people living |
| paradise for the animals and thus for any | | | | in this region. Longtime inhabitants of the |
| visitor. | | | | Kalahari tend to be content with life, but |
| | | | also resourceful in developing better living |
| For hunters and adventure travelers, South | | | | conditions under the given circumstances. |
| Africa and Namibia are very famous | | | | They will challenge frequent droughts by |
| destinations in Africa. This is due to the | | | | using the meager food resources offered by |
| fact that these countries have enjoyed and | | | | nature in clever ways with the best interest |
| continue to enjoy relatively stable political | | | | of domestic animals and wildlife in mind. |
| environments. South Africa and Namibia | | | | Great distances between neighbors and small |
| encourage tourism. Thus they have become the | | | | towns force people to keep their focus on the |
| ultimate destinations for individuals and | | | | basics of life: working in and with nature |
| families from the world over seeking an | | | | to support their families, the importance of |
| African experience. | | | | family-life, and believing in the providence |
| | | | and predestination of God as the Ruler of the |
| The planning and booking for a first | | | | whole of creation. |
| adventure or hunt to Africa may at first seem | | | | |
| daunting, a little intimidating, and even a | | | | The ways of the people, the nature of the |
| little scary. However, resources abound to | | | | Kalahari and the wildlife here you will let |
| help you plan your adventure right down to | | | | you feel, see, smell and get in touch with |
| the most minor detail. So, the Africa you | | | | Africa herself. For any first-time hunter in |
| thought was "too far away, too dangerous, too | | | | Africa, a hunting experience in the Kalahari |
| wild, too primitive" disappears, and your | | | | will introduce you to the unique |
| trip becomes one to remember for a lifetime. | | | | characteristics of the continent. |
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| Regardless of your age, such an adventure | | | | During your visit here whether for hunting or |
| will provide you and your loved ones with a | | | | sightseeing, you can also visit the vanishing |
| shared experience that will give you fond | | | | Bushmen tribe. These first hunter-gatherers |
| memories for years to come. This may be the | | | | and inhabitants of the Kalahari provide you a |
| best investment in your relationship ever. | | | | unique view into their lives and the way they |
| | | | survive on nature alone. These Bushmen, a |
| Namibia in Africa is a country of contrasts. | | | | small group of families, will share their |
| Situated just north of South Africa, it | | | | knowledge of native plants and animals and |
| covers 318, 259 sq mi with a population | | | | tracking and trapping skills. This is a way |
| density of only 6 people per sq mi. Here you | | | | of life you can only experience in the |
| will find the Namib Desert and the | | | | Kalahari and one which researchers say may |
| breathtaking Atlantic coastline in the west, | | | | vanish within the next generation. |
| the great pan of Etosha and the vast rivers | | | | |
| of the Caprivi Strip in the north, the | | | | If you have ever contemplated a first hunt to |
| mountainous central highlands, the flat | | | | Africa, but worried you weren't up to such a |
| plains and deep canyons of the south and the | | | | trip, remember that Samuel Ullman (1840-1924) |
| great Kalahari Desert in the east. | | | | said: |
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| The Kalahari can be described as the largest | | | | "Youth is not a time of life-it is a state of |
| continuous stretch of sand in the world. | | | | mind. It is not a matter of red cheeks, red |
| This region became more widely known because | | | | lips and supple knees. It is a temper of the |
| of the famous television show "Meerkat Manor" | | | | will; a quality of the imagination; a vigor |
| on Animal Planet. Every animal species in | | | | of the emotions; it is a freshness of the |
| the Kalahari does indeed entertain its | | | | deep springs of life. Youth means a |
| visitors with its interesting features and | | | | temperamental predominance of courage over |
| fascinating ways it has adapted to survive in | | | | timidity, of the appetite for adventure over |
| this unique region of Africa. | | | | a life of ease. This often exists in a man of |
| | | | fifty, more than in a boy of twenty. Nobody |
| Hunting in or visiting the Kalahari will | | | | grows old by merely living a number of years; |
| enrich your life in many different ways. It | | | | people grow old by deserting their ideals. |