The co-founder of A2A Safaris shares his travel tips and tricks
In 2002, Jose Cortes teamed up with Victor Dizon to launch A2A Safaris, the first travel agency to specialise in organising African safaris for clients travelling from Asia. Since then, A2A has arranged thousands of safaris to destinations ranging from the deserts of Namibia to the rainforests of Rwanda, while also expanding their reach to offer tailor-made trips to Latin America and Antarctica. Here, Jose reflects on his most memorable journeys, including multiple visits to the Altiplano in South America and an unforgettable hike up an active volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Last trip?
Zakouma National Park in Chad in Central Africa. It is one of the most remote parks in the world. To give some perspective, over 35,000 tourists visit Antarctica every year while this protected area of the park we stayed at hosts less than 100 tourists a year.
Zakouma lies along this geographic belt called the Sahel, which runs for almost 4,000 kilometres across the African continent, just below the Sahara Desert and above Africa’s forests and savannahs—it's home to sub-species of lion, giraffe, buffalo and many other animals not found anywhere else.
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