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Hosted Africa is a travel and safari agency located in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada

Hosting groups to Africa is a homegrown success story. Trips are hosted by Ronnie and Dee Pitcher and joined by Antony and Ashley.  All our hosts were born and raised in South Africa and they have a love of the beauty of the country of South Africa and the abundant wildlife, and they thrive on socializing and inter-acting with guests. Having spent most of their lives in Southern and Central Africa, they know first-hand the places to visit in order to experience the best that Africa has to offer.

Between the four of them, they host groups every year to explore Africa’s wild beauty and they highly recommend traveling to South Africa for 2 reasons. Firstly travel in the region is relatively inexpensive and secondly, South Africa provides some of the best opportunities for up close and personal wildlife viewing with extremely knowledgeable safari guides.

Ronnie and Dee Pitcher are the owners of Expedia Cruiseshipcenters offices in Nanaimo, Parksville and Duncan on Vancouver Island. They know the travel industry extensively and, together with their knowledge of Africa, they and their family are experienced hosts to showcase Africa.

Antony is a born and bred Capetonian who has been arranging and organising bespoke Southern African tours for the last 15 years. His  hospitality journey started while owning and running the highly rated Blackheath Lodge in Cape Town and One Marine Drive Hotel in Hermanus. Ashley is a Cordon Bleus chef, having studied at Silwood Kitchen in Cape Town. Ashley has specialised in food styling, and has worked with many International brands. Ashley is well travelled and very much in the know when it comes to exploring culinary delights.

They are passionate about Africa and it’s diversity, from the bustling cities to the magnificent winelands, it’s majestic rivers and waterfalls and the wild and beautiful bushveld. They cannot wait to share this all with you.

Expedia Cruises is a travel agency franchise company, specializing in marketing and sales of cruise vacations. It has a network of 235 independently owned retail locations and over 4,700 consultants in North America.

Your hosts

Ronnie & Dee Pitcher

Your Hosts

Ashley and Antony

“Travelling is so important because you get to see how other people live and their culture,” he says. “I love learning about what other countries are like.”

“I don’t think anything can beat an African safari,” says Ronnie. “It’s enthralling. It’s the smell of the bush, being in the wild, seeing the animals up close. It’s the most exciting place in the world!”

“We found we have a passion for sharing Africa and seeing Africa through newcomer’s eyes.”