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SOUND SAFARI with DEREK SOLOMON

@ Sausage Tree Camp, Balule Conservancy / South Africa


 Minimum 4 people, max 6 people.


Have you ever wondered... if hippos talk underwater?
If ants talk at all?
Why elephant shrews tap dance?
Why birds sing at dawn?

 
* Join an exciting Sound Safari with legendary safari guide, conservationist and wildlife sound expert Derek Solomon to find the answers.
* Using specialised sound equipment, we eavesdrop on the wild.
Hear what mammals, birds, insects and other animals have to say.

* Based at the charming tented Sausage Tree Safari Camp in the Balule Conservancy.



What is it all about?

The safari starts after lunch with a fascinating talk on the world of sound: including how and why the big cats roar, birds sing and insects chatter. Moving onto infrasonic elephant rumbles and underwater conversations by hippo, fish and others; as well as non-vocal sounds by mammals and birds, and we wrap up with hints and tips on sound recording with basic equipment including smartphones.
We then head off on the afternoon game drive to listen to nature’s orchestra amplified through individual headphones. As night falls, we tune in to the nocturnal soundscape before returning to camp.
An early start the next morning gets us out on a drive to catch the dawn chorus. We stop regularly to listen in to a host of other sounds before heading back to camp for breakfast. 
The two night stay includes time at one of the dams with the hippos and allows us to expand our game drive activities to cover more ground and listen in to more wildlife.

Nuts & Bolts

Special offer for SADC residents.
R3650 per person sharing for a one night stay. R840 single supplement (one night stay).
R7300 per person sharing for a two night stay. R1680 single supplement (two night stay).
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PO Box 1565, Hoedspruit, South Africa
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 IN COLLABORATION WITH
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Elephants Alive is an established NPO located close to Hoedspruit SA and have been monitoring elephant ecology in the region for 18 years. They continue to break ground in promoting and developing a harmonious existence between elephants and people.
RHINO SAFARIS
Rhino Safaris is owned by long-time colleague Rhino Grohmann. Specialising in German speaking tours and safaris, Rhino continues to deliver meaningful and masterfully hosted safaris. Rhino has teamed up with AMS to support elephant conservation with ELEPHANTS ALIVE by pledging a percentage of safari costs for safaris to Timbavati and Klaserie.
AMS has been using Umlani as a Timbavati safari base for over 20 years. Owned by the Schiess Family, Umlani has clung onto its authenticity and philosophy, and continues to offer meaningful safari encounters, minus the bling!
Footsteps in a long- standing operation/booking office for Oddballs and Delta Camps, bases for our Okavango Delta wilderness trails.
BushLife Experiences is a Dutch based safari operator who understand the finer things of safari life ... small groups, adventurous activities and unpretentious destinations. We do great work together!


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​INDUSTRY AFFILIATION

  
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​WILDERNESS IS NOT A PLACE, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE. THEN THERE ARE ELEPHANTS.



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  • WELCOME
  • ABOUT
    • WHERE WE GO
    • WHY & WHO
    • ARTICLES
    • ELEPHANT ENCOUNTER VIDEO EXPLAINED
    • CONNECT
    • Terms & Conditions
  • NATURE & LEADERSHIP
  • SAFARIS & TRAILS
    • RESTORATIVE LEADERSHIP TRAIILS >
      • OKAVANGO LEADERSHIP TRAIL
    • FLAGSHIP ENCOUNTERS >
      • Umlani specialist elephant safari
      • UMLANI safari
      • OKAVANGO WILDERNESS trail
      • DESERT ELEPHANT safari
      • ZAMBEZI LEGEND safari
    • SPECIAL DEPARTURES >
      • Umlani specialist elephant safari
      • Okavango wilderness trail
      • 2022 Private Wilderness Experience
      • Sound safari with Derek Solomon
    • SAFARI-SHOP
  • TAKING OUR LEAD FROM THE WILD: CONVERSATION TOUR '23
  • MEDIA