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Fathala Reserve Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Lendir: I do not have the means to renew this cache now, hopefully I will be able to activate it again in the future, but for the forseeable future I have to put it into archive.

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Hidden : 11/5/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is located close to the entrance to the Fathala Reserve, the only place in the world where you can meet The Western Giant Eland - "Lord Derby Eland”. The reserve lies in the southwestern Senegal not far from the coast and is the enclosed part of the ‚Forêt de Fathala‘ with a protective and partially managed regime in the terrestrial parts of the Delta du Saloum national park.

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Experience a visit to Fathala Game Reserve, where you will be riding among herds of antelopes crowned by the Western Giant eland - the rarest one. You will drive up to giraffes rhinos and buffaloes and spot monkey families on
giant African mahogany trees.

Fathala Game Reserve is an area that encloses 2000 hectares of the original and protected
Fathala forest. You have the opportunity to visit the original stretch of the African wilderness.

In the reserve you can enjoy the natural environment of bush in its original condition.

Inside our educational center you will learn also about the communities of Senegal and Sine Saloum. You can discover their culture, lifestyle and history of the region.

Visit the Reserve with your own car, or hire one of our safari off-roads. The visit usually
Takes 2-3 hours

The Fathala Game Reserve is located just north of the Gambian/Senegalese border right off the main highway heading north.

...THEN EXCLUSIVELY!
The Fathala reserve is the only place in the whole world where you can meet majestic Western Giant Eland.

Come and see how the Fathala Game Reserve made a success
of saving the rarest and the most beautiful of all antelopes from
extinction: The Western Giant Eland - "Lord Derby Eland”
These magnificent animals can be viewed exclusively in Fathala.

Note: coordinates might be a little off due to cache maintenance, please use hint.

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Vivez la visite de Fathala, au coeur de la brousse, vous approcherez des troupeaux d'antilopes et la perle d'entre elles - l'éland de Derby. Vous verrez girafes, rhinocéros, buffles ou des singes sur les géants caïlcédrats.

La réserve de Fathala, c'est 2000 hectares clôturés pour protéger la Forêt classée de Fathala. Vous avez l'opportunité rencontrer nombreuses espèces d'animaux sauvages africains.

Dans la Réserve vous ferez la connaissance de la forêt dans son état naturel.

Exposition éducative va vous promener dans les traditions, la vie et la nature dans le Sine Saloum. Vous allez découvrir l'histoire culturelle de la région et la vie traditionelle de ses habitants.

La Réserve de Fathala est située à quelques kilomètres de la frontière Gambienne sur la route nationale.

Visitez la Réserve avec votre propre voiture, ou louez un de nos véhicules 4x4. La durée du circuit est d'environ 2-3 heures.

...EN EXCLUSIVITÉ!
La Réserve de Fathala est l'unique site dans le monde entier où l'on peut faire connaissance avec ce majestueux éland de Derby.

Venez voir le succès de la Réserve de Fathala dans la conservation de la plus précieuse et la plus belle des antilopes: L'éland de Derby. Ce bel et magnifique animal uniquement à Fathala.

Note: les coordonnées peut-être un peu à l'écart pour cause de maintenance cache,utiliser le souffleur,SVP

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jrfgrea Tvnag Rynaq - gver/ Éynaq qr Qreol - carhzngvdhr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)