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How to Plan Your Family Safari
A visit to Africa at least once in a lifetime is a dream for everyone - whether you are young or old, it is an exciting destination. Many might think that Africa is not an excellent destination for families' to visit, but being in wide-open spaces, the kids have the...
Aru’s New Rhino Royále Restaurant!
One of the worries travelers have when being in “the bush” is what will they eat? Further than that, travellers often worry about whether or not the food will be good. None of us minds a bit of roughing it using the braai when we have a 4x4 hire, but what about...
My tender shoulder: Reminiscences of a buffalo hunt.
Original post from, African Expedition Magazine By: Danene van der Westhuyzen I have a very dear aunt who lives in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Every time she sends me a text message, email or word of mouth message, her missive ends in the following...
Living From the Veld in Namibia
Original interview published in partnership with, Conservation Namibia by the Namibian Chamber of Environment. In our modernised, fast-paced world, many of us are increasingly disconnected from the earth we live on. Our food comes in neat plastic packaging in...
Hunting Namibia’s Most Formidable Swordsman
Daybreak finds us sitting close to the camel thorn fire, for the morning air is chilly. Soon the kettle boils and coffee is brewed. Another day on the arid hunting grounds awaits. My hunting friend Lance and I have pursued many animals with some success, but it is the...
FREE 2021 Calendar
Africa is calling! Download your FREE, 2021 ARU Game Lodges calendar. Click to download. Stay health and see you soon, The Aru Family
SPECIALISED NATURE GUIDING COURSE: JAN. 14 – FEB. 14, 2021
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Rites of Passage on the Sands of Africa
Rites of Passage on the Sands of Africa by Aram von Benedikt My young son was the hunter, his small hands wrapped capably around the stock of my Nosler rifle, having left his own at the truck. Dust rose from underfoot, and the scent of the thornveld bit at our...
Lessons to Learn & Strategies to Implement in an Anti-hunting Conversation
Deconstructing an Interview with Emma Barnett on BBC’s Emma Barnett Show Press play to listen to the entire, original BBC interview: Not long ago, Namibia Professional Hunting Association President and DSC conservation advisory board member, Danene van der...
Namibian PH Says Hunting Is the Game Changer for Conservation
By: Brad Fitzpatrick from NRA Hunters leadership Forum Danene van der Westhuyzen grew up in Namibia and began hunting with her father at an early age, and one of the lessons that she remembers most about those early days in the field is her father’s respect for...
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