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News & Information<br />
TravelBites<br />
Great travel apps to help you discover<br />
South Africa<br />
Many South Africans, who think the ideal holiday is somewhere overseas,<br />
do not realise just how many absolutely wonderful and affordable travel<br />
opportunities are available to them right here at home, at a fraction of the<br />
price of foreign travel. If you’re on the road looking for travel attractions and<br />
adventures, these Android apps recommended by Alcatel will help you find<br />
your way to the best accommodation, transport and locations in South Africa:<br />
MyCiti - Offers useful information on the Cape Town MyCiTi bus services that<br />
helps you get around Cape Town for a reasonable fair. The app includes your<br />
current card balance and bus times.<br />
Awesome South Africa - From must-see places, interesting gastronomical<br />
experiences, and fun things to do. This App is endorsed by SA Tourism, and<br />
will help you plot your itinerary in nearly any corner of our beautiful country.<br />
TRAVEL EDUCATION & TIPS<br />
Ecotravel in the African Wilderness<br />
Realising the need for humanity to make a difference through ecotravel as the<br />
pressure on the planet and its people grows, South African-based EcoTraining<br />
offers accredited safari guide courses, gap year travel opportunities, inspirational<br />
wildlife guardian courses, niche wildlife photography and birding courses as well<br />
as educational customised corporate courses. Ecotravel is an idea that shifts the<br />
notion of what travel is and what travel should be, and travelling in Africa should<br />
work towards a restored legacy for the generations to come, says the company.<br />
“The principles of ecology are universal: we are part of nature and that<br />
capitalism needs to be balanced with a strong environmental consciousness<br />
and accountability” says Anton Lategan, Managing Director of EcoTraining.<br />
Responsible tourism promotes the positive equilibrium between travel,<br />
community upliftment, and the natural environment. Engaging with tourism<br />
activities that educate you will not only empower and inspire you but it will place<br />
you in the position to play a vital role in securing the future and conservation of<br />
our planet.<br />
Sleeping in an unfenced camp with animals roaming around you or taking bush<br />
walks in prime wilderness areas confronted by the Big 5 are unique, exhilarating<br />
experiences. The company advocates spending time in the bush as a classroom<br />
like none other with its fluctuating environments and its culturally rich<br />
inhabitants. In 2016, EcoTraining trained people from 33 countries around the<br />
world from all walks of life through environmental education. EcoTraining’s goal<br />
is to create safari guides and wildlife guardians of the natural world. For more<br />
information about EcoTraining courses and programmes<br />
contact enquiries@ecotraining.co.za, +27 (0)13 752 2532 or visit their website<br />
on www.ecotraining.co.za.<br />
Voice Maps - Experience the magic of GPS audio walks, cycles, drives and<br />
even boat rides with VoiceMap tours in over 80 cities worldwide. They’re like<br />
podcasts that move with you to tell stories about what you’re seeing right<br />
now. South African locations include Johannesburg, Karoo, Cape Winelands,<br />
Overberg, Hermanus, Cape Town and Cape Point.<br />
The South African Guide - Even locals need to be steered off the beaten track.<br />
This South Africa travel guide contains up-to-date city guides for Cape Town,<br />
Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria and more. It works offline.<br />
Gautrain - The Gautrain offers quick and effective transport in Johannesburg.<br />
Find your nearest Gautrain station and bus stops. View peak and off-peak<br />
timetables to plan your day and calculate estimated trip, parking and bus fares.<br />
Latest Sightings - Why wonder around Kruger National Park aimlessly? Latest<br />
Sightings is an app where visitors to the Kruger National Park can share their<br />
wildlife sightings, in real-time, with visitors in the game reserve and with users<br />
worldwide.<br />
Wild about Madiba - For those Madiba fans – you can now walk in his<br />
proverbial steps. Travel around South Africa, following in the footsteps of the<br />
legend – Nelson Mandela. This app covers all important tourist attractions<br />
spanning his lifetime.<br />
Antonio Guillem/Shutterstock.com<br />
Source: Supplied by EcoTraining<br />
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