‘Launch Of New 9-day Cheetah & Kruger Combination Voluntour’

News release
21 October 2009

According to Acacia Africa Soft Voluntourism Is Winning Out With Today's
Adventurers
'Launch Of New 9-day Cheetah & Kruger Combination Voluntour'

Voluntourism is still one of the major buzzwords when it comes to
holidays, but according to Acacia Africa, a softer version where
charitable pursuits are juxtaposed with adventure is winning out with
today's travellers. The tour operator's new 9-day Cheetah & Kruger
Combination Voluntour, which will be featured in the forthcoming
brochure, is the perfect example.

Heath Ashcroft, Marketing Director of Acacia Africa, comments: "A
growing number of travellers are looking to give something back to the
host country they are visiting, hence our decision to launch a dedicated
voluntour section late last year. However, adventurers still want to
experience the destination as a whole, whether that's enjoying the
traditional African safari, participating in village visits or
travelling off the beaten track on a overland journey."

A "hands on" experience, Acacia Africa's new itinerary includes
opportunities to be directly involved in the care and rehabilitation of
animals at the "Race Against Extinction Project; volunteers working in
close proximity with the brown hyena, suni antelope, wild dog, cheetah,
and a wide variety of vulture species. Adventurers can also enjoy Big
Five safaris in the Kruger National Park, two days of game viewing
completing the tour.

An established venture, the project, which is set in the foothills of
the beautiful Magaliesberg Mountains, is one of the oldest conservation
volunteer schemes for the African cheetah and has been in operation for
37 years.

£1,085pp (based on two sharing) + local payment from £94pp. The price
includes all tour highlights, transport, accommodation, park fees,
sleeping mat, road tolls and taxes, meals as indicated, camping and
cooking equipment and services of driver and tour leader. Excludes,
visas, travel insurance, flights, departure taxes, airport transfers,
tips, sleeping bag and items of a personal nature. Accommodation is
based in single, twin, triple and quad rooms with shared bathroom
facilities (5-nights), twin share rondavels at a private lodge
(one-night) and pre-erected two person dome tents (two-nights).

Departures Monday, Wednesday & Saturday year round.

Contact Acacia Africa on 020 7706 4700, email info@acacia-africa.com or
visit www.acacia-africa.com for further information. ATOL No. 6499 and
ABTA No. W4093 PROTECTED.

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