Safari Odyssey

07/06/2025

Join this exclusive Hominin Fossil Dig hosted by SAFARI ODYSSEY & GENUS Palaeosciences. This Dig, designed specifically for non-professional persons with a keen interested in the palaeo-archaeological field, takes place at the flagship Hominin sites of Kromdraai & Sterkfontein, Cradle of Humankind, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Spend time working with, and learning from, world-renowned Researchers such as Prof Jose Braga and Drs Bernhard Zipfel and Matt Caruana of the WITS Evolutionary Studies Institute.

Read more: https://www.safariodyssey.com/tour-item/hominin-fossil-dig-cradle-of-humankind-oct-2025/

14 Days / 13 Nights l starting @ USD6599 pps

Add-on travel itineraries available

Contact: [email protected] l [email protected]
Whatsapp: +27 82 362 9302

02/06/2025

02/03/2025

For the first time in over 30 years, Cape Vultures have been spotted in a region just 40km outside Mountain Zebra National Park, near Wapadsberg. A sight unseen for decades, this moment is a testament to the incredible conservation efforts of our entire Vulpro team. With only 4,500 – 4,800 breeding pairs left in South Africa, every vulture counts. These misunderstood heroes play a vital role in the ecosystem, preventing disease outbreaks and keeping nature in balance. However, they face devastating declines due to poisoning, habitat loss, and negative public perception. A world without vultures would have severe ecological and health consequences. Help us to rewrite their story — recognise them as crucial ecological guardians and inspire meaningful conservation.

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15/02/2025

08/01/2025

LUXLife Travel & Tourism Awards 2025 . . . SAFARI ODYSSEY has been nominated!

https://lux-life.digital/lux_awards/tourism-awards/

Thank you to those who nominated SAFARI ODYSSEY.

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Authentically African travel to South Africa and the rest of the Continent!

30/09/2024

TOUR REVIEW: The Cradle of Humankind Fossil Dig Tour, South Africa, September '24

The Cradle Dig turned out to be a super exciting and successful experience. Excavations and site work were hosted by Prof Jose Braga and Dr Bernhard Zipfel at Kromdraai and Prof Matt Caruana at the Sterkfontein cave system. Guests experienced the thrill of real-time fossil excavations together with the excitement of finding micro-fauna fossils through to bovine bones, elephant tusk, sabre tooth fossils and also got to watch excavations that are on going on a site that hosts both australipithicus as well as paranthropis fossils (dated 2.3 - 1.9 million years back). As for lab work, the group participated in finer excavations and air-scribing.

Activities included a tour to the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS ESI) to view dinosaur fossils, prep-work, casting, sorting, categorizing as well as a visit to the fossil vault, hosting some of the most significant finds to date within South Africa. A visit to the WITS Origins Centre also included a short ochre-painting workshop.

A hot air balloon safari allowed for a rather fresh early morning view of the wider Cradle of Humankind landscape and some evening meals were enjoyed at a few of this area's most celebrated restaurants, with our farewell dinner ending off the trip with a nostalgic experience at the original home of Pres Nelson Mandela upon becoming president of South Africa - The Sanctuary Mandela!

Click here to view the 2025 Hominin Dig in the Cradle of Humankind, Johannesburg, South Africa:
https://www.safariodyssey.com/tour-item/hominin-fossil-dig-cradle-of-humankind-oct-2025/

For details please contact:
* Lynne: [email protected] l www.safariodyssey.com
* Tandi: [email protected] l www.genus.africa/

05/09/2024

Good morning everyone,

May you all having a fantastic week ahead ✨

Here’s another portrait of cross species mother and son 🥰 Rigby is growing up so fast, bless him 😊