True to the old saying “there is always something new out of Africa” yet another exotic mobile safari experience is now available and is brought to avid tourists by the husband and wife founders Robert “Rob” Barber and Charlotte Bennett-Diver. The couple has created an experience that exposes arrivals to “a people with strong rooted culture and traditions dating back to centuries, due to very minimal contact with Western Civilization”. For more on this exciting tale, our Senior Writer, Martin Chemhere interviewed co-founder Rob Barber. Rob begins by saying that he has been running mobile safaris to and from Ju!hoasi Khoi San / Xai Homeland in Western Kalahari, since early 2004. The motivation behind initiating this safari was, initially, to be introduced to the tribe by someone else, and it was at the time of these first meetings that he realized how “incredible” the people he was meeting were. Rob has been running mobile safaris to and from Ju!hoasi Khoi San / Xai Homeland in Western Kalahari, since early 2004. Photo: Golden Africa Safaris It was the most powerful “wow factor” he had ever had with other human beings. He started developing a relationship with them as well as learning as much as he could upon every visit. It led to him wanting to share their incredible culture with as many people as possible so that the world would be able to see the intrinsic value of their knowledge and appreciation of their natural environment, their deep-seated wisdom and connection…
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