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   Itinerary - Week One

• Day One: Fly to Durban 
• Day Two: Travel by private coach from King Shaka International Airport in Durban to Highlands Resort (45 minutes), Cato Ridge, KwaZulu Natal. Enjoy a welcome dinner and settle into your accommodations. 
• Day Three: Get acclimated to the new time zone and acquainted with the resort with ample leisure time to swim in the pool and walk the grounds. Jakub will host the first of several photographic workshops.
• Day Four: Travel by private 19-seat coach to St. Lucia (four hours). Visit Durban where you can stroll the beach along the Golden Mile or pay attention to the African, Indian and colonial influences that define this coastal city. Settle in for the night in your deluxe safari tent for two.
• Day Five: Today we will be on safari in Hluhluwe, KwaZulu Natal’s biggest Game Reserve. We’ll look for photo opportunities with the Big Five: elephant, lion, buffalo, rhinoceros and leopard.
• Day Six: Spend the day at your leisure in St. Lucia. Beautiful sandy beaches provide artistic inspiration to shoot patterns with your camera. And of course you can swim and play in the Indian Ocean. Evening Hippo boat trip.
• Day Seven: On today’s guided walking safari, we will be on the lookout for wildebeest, monkeys, waterbucks and warthogs. Before nightfall, we will return to the Highlands Resort.

        Itinerary - Week Two

• Day Eight: Relax at the Highlands Resort or take an afternoon excursion to a picturesque beach nearby. In the evening, the Young Zulu Warriors Choir will enchant our eyes and ears with their traditional costumes and a moving performance around the bonfire. Guests will have the opportunity to photograph these remarkable young men.
• Day Nine: We’ll drive today to a geographically scenic area known as the “Thousand Hills,” where we’ll experience the everyday life of people living here. The opportunity to visit with villagers—and perhaps make some donations of clothes or food—will be a meaningful experience.
• Day Ten: Today our travels take us to the dramatic Drakensberg Mountain Range (90 minutes), which translates to mean “Dragon Mountains.” Accommodations will be in the cozy Sani Lodge, nestled in the foothills of the mountains. Guests will have the option of exploring the magnificent scenery on horseback from the lodge.
• Day Eleven: We’ll hop into 4x4 jeeps today for a fascinating excursion into the alpine Kingdom of Lesotho. Rocky roads will take us up to 13,000 feet above sea level where the views—and the altitude!—will take your breath away.
• Day Twelve: From your doorstep at the Sani Lodge, there are countless ways to enjoy the day. Hike up into the mountains or to a nearby waterfall. You can relax by the pool or visit ancient rock art in a local cave. At night, we will return to the Highlands Resort for a final celebratory meal.
• Day Thirteen: leaving for King Shaka International Airport
• Day Fourteen: Home Sweet Home

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As a company, we seek challenge. We believe in education, and we never stop exploring the places where we learn and grow. 

We offer unique photography workshops that combine exploration, learning and photography with a focus on improving life in developing countries.   We wish to provide new opportunities for skill-building and work, while embracing the local cultural lifestyle. 

Hluhluwe Game Reserve - One of the Oldest Protected Wildlife Areas in Africa  

Rich in history the area had been subject to severe hunting first by the Zulu’s during the early 1800s and then in the 1840s by the Great White Hunters, who arrived by Ox Wagon from the Cape of Good Hope ( Cape Town ) and Port Natal ( Durban )to plunder the area’s wildlife resources for skins, ivory and of course Rhino Horn. Hundreds of thousands of animals where shot and in a period less than 50 years the Elephant herds had been slaughtered. and numerous other species were destined for extinction.

By the late 1890 fewer than 100 White Rhino’s had survived in and around the Umfolozi area, the last remaining on Earth. By 1895 the area fortunately received formal protection as a game sanctuary from the Natal Colonial Government as the Imfolozi Junction Reserve, together with the Hluhluwe Valley Reserve.

From the early 60’s new species where reintroduced to the reserves by the Natal Parks Board and and the KwaZulu Natal Conservation Services. The corridor area between the Umfolozi and the Hluhluwe was finally incorporated in 1989 and has contributed in creating a fully functional ecosystem in allowing a natural movement of game between the two areas. The reserve hosts over 1200 plant species, 84 mammal and 350 bird species not to mention the reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects.

The big 5 roam freely today as well as Cheetah and Wild Dogs to mention but just a few of the larger species found within the reserve.

It is also hear that save the rhino campaign was started with only 100 Rhinos left in the world, the game capture team still in operation today operate and deliver animal species world wide.