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