Acacia Africa “Wild Tweep” Questionnaire

Apply to be our South Africa “Wild Tweep” – your chance to win an Acacia Africa 6-day African Insight overland tour. All the entries will be judged by Acacia Africa AND some of the best Africa bloggers on the web including, AfricaFreak, Travelcomments.com and PlanYourSafari. The competition will close on Friday 12 February, the winning “Acacia Wild Tweep” being announced on Friday 19 February 2010.

PLEASE NOTE: you don’t need to have travelled on an Acacia Africa tour – all we ask is that you have a genuine and unrivalled passion for South Africa and that you can participate in our “Tweet Up” – see date and time below. All entries should be emailed to gowildonline@acacia-africa.com.

Please answer the questions below to enter:

• Full name:

• Nationality:

• Job title:

• Which tour operator did you travel with? (If you travelled independently please add the words “independent traveller”):

• Who did you travel with (best buddy, partner, solo etc.)?

• Your travel Motto:

• Please list locations you have visited in South Africa?

• Top three most memorable moments in South Africa and why?

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• What would you say to someone thinking of travelling to South Africa?

• Where would you like to travel next on the African continent?

• Please tell us why you should be our “Wild Tweep” (Fancy getting creative - we're all ears! Why not run off a short video telling us why it has to be YOU or if you have followers on your blog ask them to give you their vote ☺ – don’t forget to provide links!)

• Your email:

• Please confirm that you can give us 20 minutes of your time to join our live “Tweet Up” on Acacia Africa’s twitter page (http://bit.ly/2dM3Sx) on Friday 26 February from 13.00 to 13:20 pm (GMT)…your mission, should you choose to accept it...to answer questions on South Africa and tell our tweeps why you can’t get enough of the Rainbow Nation.

Yes, I can make the above date and time:

• NB. Case study profile material, blog links and video may be featured on Facebook®, Twitter® and our blog (Your email will remain private and we will not release your personal details to any third parties.)

Terms and Conditions: Entrants for the “Wild Tweep” competition must have visited South Africa, although not necessarily on an Acacia Africa tour. 1 X African Insight (Tour code:NAI6 or SAI6). For travel before 01 January 2011. Non-exchangeable or transferable. Subject to the Acacia Africa booking terms and conditions as laid out in the 2010/2011 brochure. Subject to availability. Excludes flights/visas, insurance, spending money, optional activities and any other items not listed as ‘included’ in the Acacia Africa brochure under the African Insight heading. All entries should be emailed to gowildonline@acacia-africa.com

Go Wild Online With Acacia Africa - Win A 6-Day African Insight Overland Tour

Looking to “Go Wild Online” with our new campaign? Now you can get involved in the Africa adventure buzz on our Twitter page. There will be a major prize giveaway and a retweet discount voucher up for grabs, so dust off that backpack if you’re feeling lucky and read on…

Going In Search Of The South Africa “Wild Tweep”

We know you’re crazy about the African continent – and so are we, but rather than do all the tweeting we thought you might like to pitch in and join us on a virtual journey through South Africa. You can now apply to be our Acacia Africa “Wild Tweep,” one lucky winner walking away with a 6-day African Insight overland safari. Simply fill out the Q&A (available on Facebook and right here on our blog) and confirm that you can give us 20 minutes of your time to join us for a live “tweet up” on Acacia Africa’s twitter page (Friday 26 February from 13.00 to 13:20pm GMT)…your mission, should you choose to accept it - to answer questions on South Africa and tell our tweeps why you can’t get enough of the Rainbow Nation. Completed Q&As should be emailed to gowildonline@acacia-africa.com.

It could be you! Well, who needs a winning lottery ticket when you could be trucking around amazing Africa. The six fun filled days on the continent will include Big Five game driving in the Kruger National Park. River cruising on the Chobe River and optional adrenaline activities at the Victoria Falls will make this one amazing Africa trip to remember.

Entries will be judged by Acacia Africa and some of the best Africa bloggers on the web including, AfricaFreak, Travelcomments.com and PlanYourSafari. The competition will close on Friday 12 February, the winning “Wild Tweep” being announced on Friday 19 February 2010. See terms and conditions below…

Retweet Our “Go Wild Online” Campaign & Win…

So everyone’s a tweeter these days, but now you have a real bona fide reason to tweet like crazy. We’ll be showcasing several “Go Wild Online” campaign videos on Twitter and Facebook and our blog from December through to the end of March, each piece of footage giving you an insight into our tours. Of course, you can trawl the net to find our videos, but if you want to be “in it to win it,” then simply join us on our Twitter page. All you have to do is retweet the campaign message: RT #GoWildOnline with Acacia Africa (and include the video link) to be entered in our random draw – the winner (to be announced at the end of March) taking away a 25% voucher for use on any of our overland tours. (NB. closing date of competition, Friday 26 March). See terms and conditions below…

The Wild Bunch

Got a burning question on Africa? Now you can tweet with your own personal Africa guru, courtesy of “The Wild Bunch”. Chosen for their total and unwavering addiction to the most adventurous continent on the planet, these experts are bound to have a few insider tips from the road. Feel free to contact our Africa pundits from 07 December onwards, putting #AcaciaWildBunch? ahead of your tweet…

Wild Tweep competition terms and conditions: Entrants for the “Wild Tweep” competition must have visited South Africa, although not necessarily on an Acacia Africa tour. 1 X African Insight (Tour code: NAI6 or SAI6). For travel before 01 January 2011. Non-exchangeable or transferable. Subject to the Acacia Africa booking terms and conditions as laid out in the 2010/2011 brochure and availability. Excludes flights/ visas, insurance, spending money, optional activities and any other items not listed as ‘included’ in the Acacia brochure under the African Insight heading. All entries should be emailed to gowildonline@acacia-africa.com.

Video retweet winning voucher terms and conditions: 25% off the tour price only of any overland tour found on pages 6 – 44 of the Acacia Africa 2010 – 2011 brochure. Only one overland tour discounted. Cannot be taken in conjunction with any other Acacia discounts. Local Payment and Gorilla Permit (where applicable) still payable. For travel before 01 January 2011. Non exchangeable or transferable. Subject to the Acacia Africa booking terms and conditions as laid out in the 2010/2011 brochure. Subject to availability. Excludes flights, visas, insurance, spending money, optional activities and any other items listed as ‘excluded’ on the relevant tour page of the tour chosen for discount.

Got That Friday Africa Feeling?!!!

The Acacia Africa 2010 brochure is hot off the press, so get ready to zip back to Zimbabwe on our new dedicated small group safari or leap into Lesotho and saddle up in one of Africa’s up and coming adventure travel destinations.

You can also brush up on the historic bush in South Africa’s battlefields, as we’ll have an adventure to suit any budget, our new 6-day Lesotho, Battlefields and Zululand itinerary costing only £390pp + local payment from £182pp.

And here’s one NOT to miss!!! Get ready for our “Go Wild Online” campaign, starting in December. Whether you want to research, converse or get actively involved in the adventure buzz, the choice is yours. There will also be a major prize giveaway and discount vouchers up for grabs, so dust off that backpack if you’re feeling lucky and join us on our Facebook and Twitter pages for regular updates - coming soon!

More news just in…

Want to spice it up in Morocco? Well the country might be paparazzi central at present due to the filming of Sex In The City II, but we can promise some more off the beaten track haunts on our 8-day Ski & Surf itinerary including, Oukaimden in the Atlas Mountains, the perfect place for more adventurous skiers, and Taghazoute, once a 60’s hippie enclave and now one of the best locations to catch those point breaks...

And just in case you missed those tweets – here’s a brief selection…

Wonga Widget: Whammy Quadruple November discounts -11-day Cape Desert Safari featuring 24/7 game viewing at the Etosha NP.

Up for a beer? Tour through the SAB Miller factory and discover how your favourite tipple is brewed!

As our new brochure is packed with plenty of sensational South Africa small group safaris we couldn’t resist releasing these late snapshots from the recent Overland Tweet: on the 43-day Kenya to Cape Town. Dan’s recently moved onto India, but you’ll get plenty of insight when it comes to Acacia Africa on his “Around The World Travel” blog including, a full review of the trip so drop by online...

The "Africa Freak" NOW on Facebook - everything you ever needed to know about the safari experience and more!... One of our favourites is not the Horse Whisperer, but wait for it, the Lion Whisperer - and while we wouldn’t be advising you to get quite this close, you can go walking with lions at the Antelope Private Game Reserve in Zimbabwe:)

We'll also have some new bloggers coming to you live and online soon - all of Acacia Africa's travellers sharing their travel tips and some spell binding photography. If you're just crazy about the continent and want to journey with our fans online then email us at info@acacia-africa.com and put those travel writing skills to the test!

Finally, for those of you who want to spend more of your time on the continent, have those adventure CV’s at the ready, as we’re on the look out for new recruits in our Cape Town office. If you share our passion contact us direct :)

“Just Go…”

The Acacia Africa team

Acacia Africa’s “Quadruple Whammy Discounts”: Available Throughout November

WHAMMY No. 1: Save 20% on any of Acacia Africa’s overland itineraries departing before 01 January 2010.

11-day Highlights of Tanzania (SAVE £99pp): Big Five games drives in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater are included in the itinerary, a beach break on Zanzibar and guided walk to a local Masai village also featuring on the tour. (ONLY £396pp + local payment from £101pp).

58-day Ultimate African Overlander (SAVE £339pp): Highlights include, gorilla viewing in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a day’s volunteering in Jinja, Big Five safaris in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater and game cruising on Botswana’s Chobe River. (ONLY £1,356pp + local payment from £851pp + gorilla permit from £310pp).

WHAMMY No. 2: Adventures looking to touch down in Africa before 01 April 2010 can save 15% on all Acacia Africa’s overland itineraries.

11-day Cape Desert Safari (SAVE £44pp): indulge in some of the continent’s most evocative landscapes, the Fish River Canyon, the Namib Naukluft National Park and Spitzkoppe featuring on the itinerary. (ONLY £251pp + local payment from £180pp).

WHAMMY No. 3: Looking to experience the continent with a small group of like-minded travellers? Acacia Africa will be discounting several of its accommodated small group safaris departing before 01 January 2010 by 15%.

10-day Delta and Chobe Waterways (SAVE £104pp) includes adrenaline fixes at the Victoria Falls, game cruising on the Chobe River and opportunities to explore the watery paradise of the Okavango Delta by Mokoro (dug out canoe). Accommodation: twin share with ensuite facilities (7-nights), bush camping with basic facilities (2-nights). (ONLY £591pp + local payment from £452pp).

WHAMMY No. 4: Not a happy camper? 10% discounts are also available on several other accommodated small group safaris departing before 01 January 2010.

7-day Coast To Cape Town (SAVE £46pp): includes optional horse riding across the beaches of Cinsta, game drives in the Addo Elephant Park, bungy jumping in Tsitsikamma National Park and opportunities to marvel at the spectacular stalagmite and stalactite formations on a visit to the Cango Caves. Accommodation is based in twin share rooms with ensuite facilities. (ONLY £414pp + local payment from £223pp).

Unless otherwise stated all prices include tour highlights as listed in the brochure, transport, roads tolls and taxes, camping (overland)/accommodation and cooking equipment, most meals and services of tour leader and driver (overland no single supplement/small group safaris based on two sharing). Excludes return international flight, visas, departure taxes, transfers and optional payment excursions. Discount excludes local payments and gorilla permits. Booking period from now until 30 November. Discounts cannot be taken in conjunction with any other Acacia Africa discount.

Contact Acacia Africa direct to take advantage of the discount on 020 7706 4700, email info@acacia-africa.com or visit Acacia Africa for further information. ATOL No. 6499, ABTA No. W4093 PROTECTED. All prices are subject normal booking conditions and availability.