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Safari from the sofa?
Posted Wed, 12 Nov 2008
Want to experience the bush from the comfort of your living room? For the whole of this week you can go on twice-daily game drives without leaving your lounge.
South African safari operator Singita Game Reserves will make international news this weekend when National Geographic Wild Channel broadcasts twice-daily game drives 'live' from Singita Kruger National Park, to 166 countries worldwide.
The programme, called 'Caught on Safari: Live', will be presented by safari legend John Varty and Andy Coetzee, and will feature morning and afternoon game drives that will be broadcast 'live' (on DSTV Channel 261 in South Africa) over a period of seven days from Sunday 9 November to Saturday 15 November. The drives will take place from 6am-8am, and again from 5pm-7pm daily.
The programme will be hosted by UK wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan and will be broadcast on National Geographic Wild, as well as online at www.natgeotv.com. Game rangers and wildlife trackers from Singita, along with veterinarians and ecologists, will also share insight into Africa's conservation issues, as well as specific initiatives taking place in the Kruger National Park.
The 'virtual safari' will cover the length and breadth of the 15 000 hectare Singita Kruger National Park concession, situated along South Africa’s border with Mozambique on the far eastern reaches of the Kruger National Park. The concession boasts two award-winning Relais & Chateaux accredited lodges, Singita Lebombo and Singita Sweni, both located at the confluence of the Nwanetsi and Sweni Rivers with the spectacular Lebombo Mountains as backdrop.
Viewers will also be able to interact with John Varty by emailing questions and comments to National Geographic at questions@ngceurope.com.
