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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
Contact us today for more information and to complete your registration forms! The Nature College Office: 081 774 6709 Mobile: +27 76 871 1773 Email: nadia@naturecollege.co.za www.thenaturecollege.com Aru Safaris Mobile: +264 (0)81 129 5536 Email:...

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...

Aru Game Lodges Memories 2018
The Aru 2018 Memories book is now available on Blurb and Amazon for purchase. On these pages lie special moments from all the hunts at Aru Game Lodges in 2018; testimony to the fact that we continue to provide some of the best hunting Namibia has to offer. But perhaps...

State of the Hunting in Namibia by NAPHA President Danene van der Westhuyzen
Ladies & Gentlemen - and all protocol observed The Namibia Professional Hunting Association marked its 45th year of existence in 2018. It is an achievement to be proud of. I know of no other African hunting association that has reached such a significant milestone....

International Expo Tour 2019
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1544601133544{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"]Hello to all our clients and hunting enthusiasts. We invite you to experience interactive Aru at our International Expo Tour 2019. We have supplied the schedule ahead of...
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