Win a Safari Holiday Competition 2011

Enter the ASJ holiday competition to win a stunning African safari for two in the world famous Kruger National Park in South Africa.

Neil Heron of Bearded Heron safaris (contest sponsor) goes for a morning safari drive...

If you have been on an adventure trip in the past, enter a travel report and photographs of your experience to win a free vacation to the plains of Africa.

Holiday Competition Safari Prize Itinerary

Spend five days on a guided safari in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. The total value of this prize is US$3500.

Transfer from Johannesburg international airport in South Africa to the Malelane gate at the Kruger National Park where Neil Heron from Bearded Heron Safaris will meet you.

You will be guided in an open-sided game viewing vehicle by Neil who will be able to interpret the behavior, ecology and relationships of and between all the animals, vegetation and landscapes you see during your game drives with him.

Neil is accompanied on safari by his hospitality chef, who takes care of the meals from great cooked breakfasts, light lunches and fantastic dinners all the cuisine is traditional South African and all this in a wonderful outdoor setting.

You will have your own private accommodation in the form of a one bedroomed, fully serviced (fresh linen and towels) en-suite cottage.

The Safari Prize Includes:
  • Kruger conservation and entrance fees.
  • Two game drives every day - no schedule for the length or diversity of the game drives except your needs, and what the bush delivers.
  • On one of the nights a nocturnal drive (night drive) with spotlights.
  • All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and refreshments such as South African wine, beer, bottled water and fresh juice.
  • Accommodation within the Kruger Park in private en-suite units.
More About Bearded Heron Safaris

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Neil Heron is a qualified trails ranger and field guide. He has his own open game viewing vehicle and is famous for his incredible insights, interpretations and bush skills when it comes to African wildlife and game viewing.

Neil's understanding of his guest needs and comfort while on safari are recorded on the testimonials page of his Bearded Heron Safaris website including over 500 testimonials, and his 16 years of experience in the Kruger makes Neil a specialist guide in the National Park.

He has a passion for and deep love of the Kruger, its ecological diversity and the magic of South Africa, its people, culture and wildlife.

Bearded Heron Safaris appears on the Top Three South African safari companies list which is compiled by African Safari Journals and is a SATSA (South African Tourism Services Association) member.

Read safari reviews for Bearded Heron Safaris on this website »

Who Can Enter The Holiday Competition

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If you have been on any of the adventure trips that appear on this dropdown list in the past five years then you can enter this holiday competition by sharing your experience with others in the form of your trip report and photographs taken on the tour.

So why can't people who have never been on an adventure trip enter this contest?

Because the travel review and picture of your previous adventure experience is your entry into this competition, just like entering a photograph in a wildlife photography competition entitles you to enter and win a prize there.

So please only enter the holiday competition if you have already been on an adventure trip that appears on the list in the past five years.

How To Enter the Holiday Competition

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Simply request a questionnaire for the relevant adventure trip that you went on by choosing it from the dropdown list below. The questionnaire will then be e-mailed to you so that you can answer the questions provided.

Please try to be as comprehensive and accurate as you can in your answers and you can write as much as you want about your experience so don't be shy (the total length of your answers must be more then 200 words to qualify for the contest).

After completing the questionnaire, e-mail it back to me and then your answers will be transformed into a webpage which will help others who are considering an adventure trip themselves so try and make it as informative and helpful as possible because potential travellers will be learning from your experience.

Please also include up to four of your best photographs (tough choice I know...I always take hundreds of photographs on safari).

Once you submit your adventure review and pictures I will read through it to make sure that it's going to be useful and helpful to future adventure travellers and will let you know when it appears on this website and becomes your entry into the competition.

Please make sure that your contact details are accurate.

By submitting your contribution you certify that you have read and agree to be bound by the holiday competition rules of the safari journal of the year holiday competition.

African Safari Journals Competition
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Example Safari Trip Report Entries

Click below to see the competition entry trip reports from other safari travellers...

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Lions Mating in the Ngorongoro Crater: Overseas Adventure Travel Review  Everything went exactly as planned and the food was great. We saw elephants and zebra adults and young. So beautiful. Also cheetah, lions and lions mating ...

Self Drive Kruger Safari - Travel Opinion  A safari has always been my dream holiday - I adore animals in any form and there is no doubt in my mind that the flora and fauna of South Africa is as ...

Safari Day Trip In Hlane, Swaziland  Hlane National Park is one of the few places in Swaziland where it's still possible to see lion in their natural habitat. Whitney paid the park a visit ...

A Kruger Park Holiday Worth Waiting For  16 years!! That's how long it took for us to return to the Kruger National Park. 2006 was our year. The twins had outgrown their hyperactivity and ...

Kruger Park Big Five In One Hour 
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Black Mountain Trek 
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Uluguru Mountains Safari  Although I made a 6-day photographic safari in a vehicle with A Tent With a View Safaris Ltd to the Selous Game Reserve, ( which was fantastic! ), my ...

Volcanoes Gorilla Safari  We saw the Amahoro family group. It was a surreal experience watching these beautiful creatures sitting around, eating, and playing with each other. I ...

Hoopoe Safaris Review  The lions we spotted were absolutely magnificent (and lazy). Learning about the lion pride and their lifestyle was fun. The birds looked unreal. They ...

Addo Self Drive  Lots of elephants seen on our Addo self drive safari, tortoises, zebras, monkeys, baboons, hartebeest, warthogs, goshawk, ostrich, kudu, lions, hippo,...

Norman Carr Review  Wildlife spotting was great but for me the highlight of my Norman Carr safari was the whole experience and I enjoyed the walks and the time spent on the ...

Seamless Private Reserves Safari  
We had the most amazing trip of our lives!! It exceeded our expectations a million times over, and we are so grateful to Connie Ebright, our African ...

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Trip Reports   These travellers were so impressed by their Bwindi experience to visit the mountain gorillas that they wrote trip reports about it.

Lake Victoria Tour  A Kenyan living in Nairobi, I was asked by some good friends from the UK if I would plan a safari for them, and go along as their driver. We spent ...

A World In One  South Africa certainly is like the whole world in one country. We left Heathrow for Johannesburg on 17 April 2005 and after a city tour we went to the ...