#maketravelmatter

At the heart of the How We Tread Right Campaign is our passion and commitment to #MAKETRAVELMATTER

Travel is an incredible gift. It has the ability to open our eyes to the unique cultures and spellbinding beauty of the natural world. But with this gift comes a responsibility – to protect the world as we know it.

As a member of the TreadRight Foundation, our mission is to; have a positive impact on the people and communities we visit, to protect wildlife and marine life, and to care for the planet we call home.

We partner with properties whose passion aligns with ours.

The conservation levy at Kapama Game Reserve goes towards preserving and protecting the biodiversity on the Reserve through an established anti-poaching unit (APU) that patrols the high-risk areas of the reserve on a daily basis in search of wildlife traps and poachers.

Their aim is to put people and planet first by using local suppliers wherever they can and minimizing their impact on the environment by working towards eliminating plastics in their daily operations.

To combat poaching, the Kapama APU has been using tracking dogs as part of its anti-poaching initiative. There are currently two male bloodhounds that have been trained to track poachers. These tracking dogs traverse the Kapama Reserve and surrounding areas. Kapama also works closely with law enforcement and supports anti-poaching units on surrounding reserves in numerous ways. It also conducts occupational safety inspections regularly.

The Lion Roars Foundation is privileged to give support to a wide range of local social development and conservation efforts.

The Foundation was created by Lion Roars’ shareholders so they could support causes such as conservation and community development. Most of the funding comes from the shareholders themselves as a means of giving back to initiatives that they feel strongly about. This is driven by a desire to invest in efforts that are trying to turn the clock back 150 years to reverse the negative effect of humans on conservation in Southern Africa’s wild areas.

The Foundation helped create (African Rhino Conservation Centre) ARCC which is to create awareness of Rhino Poaching as well as developing strategies around community awareness.

Lion Roars Foundation helped fund the building of the anti-poaching village. This village houses the APU team and run a 24 hour surveillance and response team for Rhino as well as the protection of the reserve as a whole. The Foundation has provided traps for the neighbouring farming communities to catch predators and release on the AGR rather than shooting them.

Lion Roars Foundation sponsored the Eye in the Sky Gyrocopter for Arial surveillance as well as K9 monitoring on the ground. The successful program has not only protected our rhinos but also made Amakhala Reserve a safe, wild sanctuary for rhinos.

Lion Roars Foundation has provided monitoring collars for the cheetah and leopard program.

Silver Welcome on arrival at Cape Town International Airport
Private return transfers between Cape Town International Airport and Hotel
4 Nights at Your Selected Hotel – Bed & Breakfast
Complimentary return transfers between Hoedspruit Airport and Kapama Game Reserve
3 Nights at Your Selected Lodge – Accommodation, all meals, teas and snacks, all local and select premium drinks, two daily safari activities, bush walks, return transfers to/from Eastgate Airport (HDS) for scheduled flights only, VAT and Conservation levy.
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We're a proud member of The Travel Corporation (TTC), a financially healthy and stable collection of travel brands.

Thanks to TTC's financial strength, you can feel confident that your monies and future travels with us are secure. Read Brett Tollman's (Chief Executive of TTC) letter on The Travel Corporation website.

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Thompsons Africa is part of Cullinan Holdings Ltd, whose main shareholder is The Travel Corporation, a family-owned entity with 45 offices worldwide and an envied reputation for delivering quality, service, and value. We also have trusted, long-standing supplier relationships that extend back in excess of 40 years. We are proud to be part of a joint initiative by The Travel Corporation family of brands, called The TreadRight Foundation — a not-for-profit that works to ensure that the environment and communities we explore, remain vibrant for future generations.