2AFRIKA, INC. World Headquarters
New York, NY
November 04, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Please be advised of an Immigration update from the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania.
With immediate effect, the price of a Visitor’s Visa to enter the United Republic of Tanzania has been raised from USD50.00 to USD100.00 per person. The Visa is now known as a ‘Multiple Entry Visa’ and is the only form of Visa that will be issued to United States of America Passport holders. A ‘Multiple Entry Visa’ is valid for a stay of up to three-months.
At this time, the ‘‘Multiple Entry Visa’ will still be issued upon arrival into the United Republic of Tanzania. The ONLY form of payment for the Visa is US Dollar cash notes. No credit cards, travelers’ checks or local currency will be accepted as form of payment. Kindly update your records immediately.
This Immigration update applies only to Citizens of the United States of America. Former Immigration procedures remain unchanged for Citizens of all other Countries. As always, you can trust 2AFRIKA to keep you updated.
For further information on this information or any Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at http://www.2afrika.com/
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
Sunday, November 4, 2007
IN THEIR OWN WORDS – BOTSWANA & ZAMBIA!
Hi Michael,
Just a brief note to let you know how PERFECTLY everything worked for our Zambia and Botswana safari in Aug/Sept! The safari arrangements you made were great, On-Site Representatives were always on time, professional and friendly and the order of our lodge itinerary was just right (it was lovely to go from the least expensive on up, being more delightedly surprised with each property). If you would like a more detailed description of our trip I would be happy to chat with you.
I also have some fabulous photos - if I do say so myself!
Both Chobe and South Luangwa were amazing – lots of elephants of course, but I still couldn’t get enough, hippos, giraffes, lions (one very pregnant), leopards, civet and genet cats, honey badgers, zebras, all the antelope (including the reclusive bushbuck and sable), birds galore and two – count ‘em, TWO! - bush babies, which were near the top of my don’t-be-disappointed-if we-don’t-see-any list. Sausage Tree wasn’t as rich in game, but the luxury and the close encounters were fabulous. (Our last night a large male lion gave us a roaring send off at 2AM, circling our rondavel!)
I know this thank you is somewhat belated, but our friends and my office had been hounding me for a slide show which took me probably 50 hours or so to put together – and that was just the short one that wouldn’t bore people who weren’t there (30 minutes). I still want to add a lot of photos for Bob and me.
Please count me in as a reference if you need any – I applaud your knowledge in turning me into a very happy, experienced African explorer. As those Brits would say, our experience was brilliant!
Let me know if you would like more details (like the trepidation that struck us when the little plane landed on the Jeki airstrip to pick us up and the pilot got out with a 10 inch cross hanging around his neck ……. For luck???) or a photo or two –
Gratefully,
CG
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at www.2afrika.com
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
Just a brief note to let you know how PERFECTLY everything worked for our Zambia and Botswana safari in Aug/Sept! The safari arrangements you made were great, On-Site Representatives were always on time, professional and friendly and the order of our lodge itinerary was just right (it was lovely to go from the least expensive on up, being more delightedly surprised with each property). If you would like a more detailed description of our trip I would be happy to chat with you.
I also have some fabulous photos - if I do say so myself!
Both Chobe and South Luangwa were amazing – lots of elephants of course, but I still couldn’t get enough, hippos, giraffes, lions (one very pregnant), leopards, civet and genet cats, honey badgers, zebras, all the antelope (including the reclusive bushbuck and sable), birds galore and two – count ‘em, TWO! - bush babies, which were near the top of my don’t-be-disappointed-if we-don’t-see-any list. Sausage Tree wasn’t as rich in game, but the luxury and the close encounters were fabulous. (Our last night a large male lion gave us a roaring send off at 2AM, circling our rondavel!)
I know this thank you is somewhat belated, but our friends and my office had been hounding me for a slide show which took me probably 50 hours or so to put together – and that was just the short one that wouldn’t bore people who weren’t there (30 minutes). I still want to add a lot of photos for Bob and me.
Please count me in as a reference if you need any – I applaud your knowledge in turning me into a very happy, experienced African explorer. As those Brits would say, our experience was brilliant!
Let me know if you would like more details (like the trepidation that struck us when the little plane landed on the Jeki airstrip to pick us up and the pilot got out with a 10 inch cross hanging around his neck ……. For luck???) or a photo or two –
Gratefully,
CG
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at www.2afrika.com
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
IN THEIR OWN WORDS – YOUR WILDEST DREAM – KENYA & TANZANIA!
Kenneth,
Back to reality and e-mail that works consistently. Blackberry filled past capacity. Would love to have lunch! It was an amazing experience. We took some 1,500 pictures or more.
We should talk about things that you should know about or tighten up. They are mainly minor but knowing how detailed you are, you should know of them.
We had a great group. Everyone was up to the experience. We added the hippo boat ride without hesitation. I could see a potential problem that we did not encounter. People with back and neck problems or even pregnant could have a problem. The roads were rough, stops not all that frequent and lunch was late on a few days. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, don't read this the wrong way; our group handled this without a problem. A less adventurous group might complain.
Plenty of great things to talk about and some minor things as well. Back at work, trying to catch up, but lunch next week would be a pleasure.
The guys we dealt with were true professionals - starting with Thomas through Zenith.
RL
2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber’s message to future passengers!
Please know . . . it is responses like these that assist us in ‘tweaking’ our Safaris and making sure that future travelers do not encounter any unnecessary issues. Here at 2AFRIKA, INC. we welcome your very valued input and perspective and we follow up ‘behind-the scenes’ to do everything possible to ensure a ‘flawless’ Safari for all of our passengers! Please let us know about YOUR EXPERIENCE – apart from your safety, your post Safari comments are of paramount importance to all of us!
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at www.2afrika.com
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
Back to reality and e-mail that works consistently. Blackberry filled past capacity. Would love to have lunch! It was an amazing experience. We took some 1,500 pictures or more.
We should talk about things that you should know about or tighten up. They are mainly minor but knowing how detailed you are, you should know of them.
We had a great group. Everyone was up to the experience. We added the hippo boat ride without hesitation. I could see a potential problem that we did not encounter. People with back and neck problems or even pregnant could have a problem. The roads were rough, stops not all that frequent and lunch was late on a few days. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, don't read this the wrong way; our group handled this without a problem. A less adventurous group might complain.
Plenty of great things to talk about and some minor things as well. Back at work, trying to catch up, but lunch next week would be a pleasure.
The guys we dealt with were true professionals - starting with Thomas through Zenith.
RL
2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber’s message to future passengers!
Please know . . . it is responses like these that assist us in ‘tweaking’ our Safaris and making sure that future travelers do not encounter any unnecessary issues. Here at 2AFRIKA, INC. we welcome your very valued input and perspective and we follow up ‘behind-the scenes’ to do everything possible to ensure a ‘flawless’ Safari for all of our passengers! Please let us know about YOUR EXPERIENCE – apart from your safety, your post Safari comments are of paramount importance to all of us!
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at www.2afrika.com
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
IN THEIR OWN WORDS – RULES OF THE WILD – KENYA!
Kenneth,
We are back from our safari in Kenya and had the most amazing trip of our lives. Kenya was the 38th country that my wife and I have visited together, and it blew all of the others away!
We were amazed with everything, including how many animals we saw and how close we were able to get. We saw a cheetah hunt gazelle, lions mating, and a mother and five baby cheetahs on a termite mound. Dominic and Thomas did a superb job with our safari! We didn't want for anything! The lodges were amazing, especially the Mara Serena Safari Lodge in the Maasai Mara National Park. All of the food was excellent. We will definitely travel with 2AFRIKA, INC. again when we make a return trip to Africa.
We did have one incident that I wanted to let you know about, not as a complaint, just to be able to warn future travelers. I am going to pass this information on to Dominic and Thomas as well, so they can warn other travelers. We purchased a 'big-five' wooden carving at the Acacia Gift Shop in Naivasha. It was about 3 feet tall and hung on the wall. (Dominic said that you purchased two giant giraffes at this same shop for your office). The owner of the Acacia Gift Shop said that he could give us the best price if we paid cash. He asked for $600 US. We asked for $150US. He said he could come down some if we would pay the shipping when we returned home. He told us that shipping costs $3-$4 per kilogram. We told him that would be fine and finally settled on $250US for the selling price plus $20US to him for a tip. We only had $40US left after that other than tip money for Dominic and tip money for bags, and I figured that the shipping would be more than that. I work with shipping some with my job and expected that the shipping would probably be closer to $100US, which would be fine because we thought that we got a great deal on the piece.
When we arrived home, I received an e-mail from the Nairobi Airport Cargo representative stating that we would need to take $295.50US with us to the airport in Memphis to claim our package. I explained what had happened to him, and he said that the people in the shops know nothing about what shipping costs. He went to the cargo people for me and got the shipping reduced to $240.00US. I really appreciated this gesture. However, had I known that the shipping was going to be this much, we would have tried to carry the piece home with us as it was just a little oversized.
All of this to let Dominic and Thomas know to inform people to go ahead and include the shipping with their purchase, so they don't have any surprise bills when they get home.
Thank you again for coordinating a wonderful Safari for us.
TG
2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber’s message to future passengers!
Please be warned . . . in good faith you purchase items from Africa (as is outlined above) but the moment you leave the Continent, the ‘picture’ changes and you are at the mercy of strangers that you do not even know! Being African myself, I have no doubt that this was a scam and that ‘someone’, ‘somewhere’, walked off with a huge bonus! My personal recommendation to my passengers is that if you buy anything that needs to be shipped back home to the U.S., USE A MAJOR CREDIT CARD for the purchase for if matters steer off course, your Credit Card Company can (and will) dispute the charge! This has happened to me previously and I will not tolerate such inappropriate business practice – morally, it is wrong!
We are back from our safari in Kenya and had the most amazing trip of our lives. Kenya was the 38th country that my wife and I have visited together, and it blew all of the others away!
We were amazed with everything, including how many animals we saw and how close we were able to get. We saw a cheetah hunt gazelle, lions mating, and a mother and five baby cheetahs on a termite mound. Dominic and Thomas did a superb job with our safari! We didn't want for anything! The lodges were amazing, especially the Mara Serena Safari Lodge in the Maasai Mara National Park. All of the food was excellent. We will definitely travel with 2AFRIKA, INC. again when we make a return trip to Africa.
We did have one incident that I wanted to let you know about, not as a complaint, just to be able to warn future travelers. I am going to pass this information on to Dominic and Thomas as well, so they can warn other travelers. We purchased a 'big-five' wooden carving at the Acacia Gift Shop in Naivasha. It was about 3 feet tall and hung on the wall. (Dominic said that you purchased two giant giraffes at this same shop for your office). The owner of the Acacia Gift Shop said that he could give us the best price if we paid cash. He asked for $600 US. We asked for $150US. He said he could come down some if we would pay the shipping when we returned home. He told us that shipping costs $3-$4 per kilogram. We told him that would be fine and finally settled on $250US for the selling price plus $20US to him for a tip. We only had $40US left after that other than tip money for Dominic and tip money for bags, and I figured that the shipping would be more than that. I work with shipping some with my job and expected that the shipping would probably be closer to $100US, which would be fine because we thought that we got a great deal on the piece.
When we arrived home, I received an e-mail from the Nairobi Airport Cargo representative stating that we would need to take $295.50US with us to the airport in Memphis to claim our package. I explained what had happened to him, and he said that the people in the shops know nothing about what shipping costs. He went to the cargo people for me and got the shipping reduced to $240.00US. I really appreciated this gesture. However, had I known that the shipping was going to be this much, we would have tried to carry the piece home with us as it was just a little oversized.
All of this to let Dominic and Thomas know to inform people to go ahead and include the shipping with their purchase, so they don't have any surprise bills when they get home.
Thank you again for coordinating a wonderful Safari for us.
TG
2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber’s message to future passengers!
Please be warned . . . in good faith you purchase items from Africa (as is outlined above) but the moment you leave the Continent, the ‘picture’ changes and you are at the mercy of strangers that you do not even know! Being African myself, I have no doubt that this was a scam and that ‘someone’, ‘somewhere’, walked off with a huge bonus! My personal recommendation to my passengers is that if you buy anything that needs to be shipped back home to the U.S., USE A MAJOR CREDIT CARD for the purchase for if matters steer off course, your Credit Card Company can (and will) dispute the charge! This has happened to me previously and I will not tolerate such inappropriate business practice – morally, it is wrong!
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at http://www.2afrika.com/
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
TRIP ADVISOR RECOMMENDATION FROM XXXXXXX – AKA SH ON BOTSWANA
I just returned from a wonderful six night Safari at Chobe Safari Lodge in Botswana. I traveled on a Safari-package through 2AFRIKA, INC. and could not have asked for a better first trip to Africa.
The staff were outstanding, the guides extremely knowledgeable, and the facilities and grounds were beautiful. I stayed in one if the Safari Rooms which was very large with a large deck that overlooked the Chobe River.
As a female traveling alone, I was concerned about traveling to Africa but I had nothing to worry about. The level of respect I was afforded was higher than I experience even in the US.
I have always found that the slightest effort to communicate in the local language in any country is met with overwhelming responsiveness so I took the time to learn Setswana (the Botswana local language) before traveling to Botswana. It really made a difference and everyone responded so warmly. I will definitely travel to Africa again and although I may journey to a location other than Botswana, I would like to recommend that anyone desiring a first rate experience to Africa book with 2AFRIKA, INC. based in New York City – look at www.2afrika.com – you’ll be amazed!
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at www.2afrika.com
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
The staff were outstanding, the guides extremely knowledgeable, and the facilities and grounds were beautiful. I stayed in one if the Safari Rooms which was very large with a large deck that overlooked the Chobe River.
As a female traveling alone, I was concerned about traveling to Africa but I had nothing to worry about. The level of respect I was afforded was higher than I experience even in the US.
I have always found that the slightest effort to communicate in the local language in any country is met with overwhelming responsiveness so I took the time to learn Setswana (the Botswana local language) before traveling to Botswana. It really made a difference and everyone responded so warmly. I will definitely travel to Africa again and although I may journey to a location other than Botswana, I would like to recommend that anyone desiring a first rate experience to Africa book with 2AFRIKA, INC. based in New York City – look at www.2afrika.com – you’ll be amazed!
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at www.2afrika.com
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
IN THEIR OWN WORDS - BOTSWANA!
Greetings Kenneth:
I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude at the outstanding job done by 2AFRIKA, INC. in planning a marvelous safari! Every aspect of the safari came off without a hitch and I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed the entire experience.
I have attached a link to a review I have posted on the Trip Advisor web site because I want to ensure that the visitors to this web site know that 2AFRIKA, INC. is a great organization! (see review from xxxxxxx)
I will definitely travel to Africa again and will use 2AFRIKA, INC. In fact, I’ve already started looking at the packages to Egypt and Kenya because I would like to travel to one of those destinations next year.
Once again, thank you for the professionalism and care with planning my safari.
Sincerely,
SH
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at www.2afrika.com
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude at the outstanding job done by 2AFRIKA, INC. in planning a marvelous safari! Every aspect of the safari came off without a hitch and I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed the entire experience.
I have attached a link to a review I have posted on the Trip Advisor web site because I want to ensure that the visitors to this web site know that 2AFRIKA, INC. is a great organization! (see review from xxxxxxx)
I will definitely travel to Africa again and will use 2AFRIKA, INC. In fact, I’ve already started looking at the packages to Egypt and Kenya because I would like to travel to one of those destinations next year.
Once again, thank you for the professionalism and care with planning my safari.
Sincerely,
SH
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at www.2afrika.com
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
IN THEIR OWN WORDS - KENYA!
Good Morning:
A thousand Thank You’s for the wonderful Safari we had with 2AFRIKA to Africa. Our 2AFRIKA ‘IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN’ Safari to AFRICA was the BEST trip we have ever taken, and we have traveled all over.
We all had a wonderful time, not a thing to complain about, were astounded with the beauty of the country and the abundance of animals, the accommodations, the people, the food and especially Dominic.
Dominic is a wonderful individual and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with him and found it hard to tell him goodbye. We now realize that you took the extra step to have Dominic as our guide. He knows his stuff and doesn't take chances. He saw to it that we saw all the animals. He really took excellent care of us. We all thought we had hit the jackpot with him as our guide. It appears that all the other company drivers defer to him and seek him out.
So again a huge thank you 2AFRIKA! It was just wonderful and we appreciate the time you spent getting our Safari together and your patience in providing such quick responses to our questions.
We may take another trip to another part of Africa! Rest assured that 2AFRIKA, INC. will most certainly be contacted when we do.
Again thank you and take care!
The ‘M’s
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at http://www.2afrika.com/
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
A thousand Thank You’s for the wonderful Safari we had with 2AFRIKA to Africa. Our 2AFRIKA ‘IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN’ Safari to AFRICA was the BEST trip we have ever taken, and we have traveled all over.
We all had a wonderful time, not a thing to complain about, were astounded with the beauty of the country and the abundance of animals, the accommodations, the people, the food and especially Dominic.
Dominic is a wonderful individual and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with him and found it hard to tell him goodbye. We now realize that you took the extra step to have Dominic as our guide. He knows his stuff and doesn't take chances. He saw to it that we saw all the animals. He really took excellent care of us. We all thought we had hit the jackpot with him as our guide. It appears that all the other company drivers defer to him and seek him out.
So again a huge thank you 2AFRIKA! It was just wonderful and we appreciate the time you spent getting our Safari together and your patience in providing such quick responses to our questions.
We may take another trip to another part of Africa! Rest assured that 2AFRIKA, INC. will most certainly be contacted when we do.
Again thank you and take care!
The ‘M’s
For further information on this Safari or any other Safari in the 2AFRIKA Collection, visit us on the web at http://www.2afrika.com/
2AFRIKA, INC. remains committed to Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism.
If you would like to comment on this Blog Post, please communicate directly with 2AFRIKA Founder & President, Kenneth R. Hieber, electronically via kenneth@2afrika.com
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