Now, more than ever, we need to get our teams together and stand strong. We believe there’s no better way to get together and lift the spirits than cooking together, especially good food prepared around a fire! Let us host your next team building or year-end function in the form of a potjiekos competition, in…
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We understand that travellers may be nervous to book travel now, fearing Coronavirus cancellations or interruptions. We have therefore adapted our policies to offer a more flexible payment procedure, free date change and a much more lenient cancellation policy. Book now and pay later (group and day tours): We will no longer require full payment…
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Earthstompers COVID-19 protocols Thank you for choosing Earthstompers Adventures and booking your holiday in South Africa. We are travel ready! We have used the last few months of lockdown to have a good rest, but also to make sure we are prepared when tourism reopens. We are looking forward to welcoming our awesome guests back….
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With no tours on the road, our freelance tour guides have suddenly stopped earning an income. And while we hope for the best, it seems that travel is going to be slow for many months. So this week, we set up a crowdfunding campaign to help our freelance tour guides. Because they are freelancers, they…
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By now we have all heard enough about the damage wrecked on the tourism industry and indeed the global economy by the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if we look at this in a positive light, in terms of what it means for travel to South Africa in the future? The Rand has weakened at a…
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Last week, I had the privilege of teaching a week of “Tourism Boot Camp“. This is an industry-led initiative in partnership with Luxury Safaris and the SALT group, whereby we recruit and offer training to young people looking for work in the tourism industry. The aim is to offer practical experience, and facilitate internships in…
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Hi everybody. Chrissy here, the Earthstompers’ statistics geek! I would like to share some of our business statistics for the calendar year 2019. I find these really interesting to understand where our clients come from, the distribution of online travel agents vs. more traditional booking methods, and how South African tourism is doing overall. So,…
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Wow!!! What an honor to be named the Best Tour Operator in South Africa, at the 2019 Lilizela National Awards this past Saturday! It was an incredible privilege to receive this award on behalf of the Earthstompers team. We are so proud of every single member in our team and certainly could not have achieved…
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Earthstompers and Cape Food & Wine Tours love Boschendal Farm. They just have it all! Located about 1 hour’s drive from Cape Town, Boschendal is a working farm situated in the stunning wine region of Franschhoek. This farm has it’s own Deli, Bakery and Butchery with all produce sold coming straight from the farm! They…
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The Lilizela Tourism Awards recognize the ‘best of the best’ in South African Tourism. “These awards recognize and reward tourism players and businesses who work passionately and with pride to deliver a world class product and service and whose delivery grows South Africa’s global destination competitiveness.” In 2018, we entered the Awards for the first…
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