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BBC vs ISPs: Bandwidth row escalates as Tiscali wades in
Outspoken broadband provider Tiscali has crossed swords with Ashley Highfield, the BBC's top technology executive, over calls he made for ISPs to lump the potentially devastating effect of the iPlayer on their business. Since the launch of the popular streaming service, the iPlayer is costing ISPs dear, with one reporting a …
The ISPs wading in on this…
…seem to suffer from a fundamental misunderstanding of what their job is.
It's dead simple. I, as a customer, pay you, the ISP, to let me access stuff on the Internet. That's it. Finito. HOW you charge me is between you, me and your accountants.
Working this way ensures the innovative services become popular when the market decides it's ready for them, rather than when ISPs feel like approving them.
In other words, ISPs are supposed to be gateways to the Internet, not gatekeepers.
If ISPs' charging models make carrying traffic for their customers uneconomical, that's their problem. If they don't like it, they can take it up with BT, their customers, or both.
"The BBC would like us to pass all those [iPlayer bandwidth] costs on to the end user,"
Oh, so they think that the user should pay for what they use? Obviously idiots. Why, in any imaginable situation, should the BBC have to pay for providing a service? ISPs, in selling you a service are suggesting that they can provide anything you ask for (if limits apply, limits apply), it's not like TV at all, but more like a newspaper charging people who are in it for reporting news on them because you should pay for the paper. "Oh sorry sir, I know you've just been in a car crash, but the story takes up two pages so you'll have to give us twice as much money even though it's nothing to do with you how many people actually read the story in the first place."
Who's fooling who?
Surely the ISPs can provide the bandwidth that their customers are already paying for, they wouldn't be taking money for services they can't provide now would they?
I know, I know....
At the end opf the day, the BBC must decide if it wants to be a content provider, a broadcaster, or both.
If the latter then they should expect to incur costs for transmission, if the former then they cannot expect any quality of service and pay nothing.
Oi Tiscali no!
Why don't Tiscali sort out their business model rather than asking for money from the BBC? This is a ridiculous state of affairs. I would have thought the idea of stop advertising unlimited broadband £6.49 would have been a better idea?
Tiscali should get their own house in order
and sort out their really shoddy broadband service and especially their excessively rubbish backend hauls before wading into this battle.
"Always on" & "unlimited usage" are the problem here
If the ISPs didn't flog their connections as such, knowing full well that they are unable to fulfill always on & unlimited bandwidth should, horror of horrors, customers take them at their word. There wouldn't be an issue.
The rise of bittorrent, Youtube & iPlayer is highlighting the ridiculous contention ratios some ISP customers have to endure. Bah.
Paris, cos she would never sell anything short.
No Escape
Would it be possible, do you think, to arrange to pay an additional fee to my ISP to make sure that I do NOT have access to the BBC's recycled crap?
Cheeky gits
Isn't that what their customers are supposed to be paying for? Either cap the connection or charge them extra. I don't see why the BBC should subsidize Tiscali customers just because their service is popular.
Go Beeb!
Finally, the Beeb is sticking up for itself after being left to foot the bill for terrestrial digital switch-over costs.
The solution...
If only there was a way to transmit this stuff wirelessly...
Hardly a shock...
...given that Tiscali's network is barely capable of handling the traffic they currently have.
And their technical support can barely handle the levels of lying and misinformation required to fob off people reporting problems.
Well tough shit ISPs
It never occured to them that offering "unlimited" packages that cheaply would drop them in it?
If they don't work out their business model right then they can't bitch when customers start using their service as it was advertised...
Maybe the ISPs should have been clearer about their products.
(Not using terms like unlimited in a different way to the normal meaning, for example).
They give the impression that they were selling a product that could be used like this, but when it costs them more money they moan.
It's their fault entirely.
Saying that, the BBC should provide a caching system, (a live CD, that would run on the ISP's own hardware) .
Paris, well why not?
Why bother with iPlayer?
They're both as bad as each other. The BBC for creating these costs and trying to avoid paying for the service that they are trying to provide, and the ISPs for lying to the public about limited unlimited connections amongst other things.
To paraphrase something from one of my favourite books: it's like a wasp landing on a nettle. One of them is going to get stung and you don't care which one it is.
A bit rich?
"A bit rich that a publicly-funded organisation is telling a commercial body how to run its business"...
Yet it's okay that a commercial body can get away with not selling a service as advertised? And expect the publicly-funded organisation to go begging-bowl in hand for more cash?
I leave Tiscali this month. Yayness.
Aggresively priced?
Cheap Rubbish I think is what he meant to say. I jumped ship on Tiscali a long time back cos their network couldn't handle the traffic, at peak times it couldn't even be referred to as "broadband", I'm not surprised they're complaining now.
Surely the cost should be funded by the users - buy the bandwidth you intend to use through a series of capped packages. Works for me (with a decent, non-traffic-crippling ISP).
Sure I'd prefer uncapped, but you get what you pay for, offer traffic-shaped, uncapped packages & full speed capped at different price points, everyone's happy.
Why just the BBC and not the others?
So what's going to happen when YouTube et al offer high-definition videos instead of the current low-def offerings? Are UK ISPs really going to expect US websites to donate towards their costs?
Tiscali are full of shit
...and that's quite well established.
Here we have a man that is quite happy to run advertising campaigns full of untruths about what customers actually get for their money.
Actually, publically funded bodies should be telling him how to run his business. Trading standards for one, and quite possibly the police for another.
If it wasn't iPlayer using this bandwidth it'd be something else (heck, it already is something else - YouTube uses just as much). Tiscali's business model is a lie, and even if the BBC inexplicably paid to patch it up that doesn't mean a thing when there's a hundred thousand US companies will be providing bandwidth sinks just as bad if not worse in two years time.
A use for the licence fee?
I for one would be happy for part of my licence fee to go towards this.
I rarely(if ever) watch anything from the BBC and listen to 3.5 hours of Radio 1 a day - paying a bit of money to (and I use the term loosly) "ailing" ISP's. Id rather my licence fee money was put towards this than the cost of my (horifically crippled, limited, high contention, ANTI p2p) broadband subscription being upped.
Flaky business model
So, I pay for my 'unlimited' broadband connection flogged to me in some big marketing push by a large ISP. I then watch content on the BBC's iPlayer, which is just a fancy name for a website with a whole load of video. The BBC then get flack for causing this demand... Really doesn't make sense.
The iPlayer is nothing particulary special - there are many sites that have provided video content for a lot longer. The only difference is the iPlayer actually gets used. Bandwidth usage has always been continuing to increase so if the ISP's were short-sighted enough that they for some god-for-known reason thought that nothing else new would come along on the Internet, then that is their problem.
It would be like Ford producing a car (the Focus for example) and then the Government demanding Ford pay for the roads for the car to go on because people like that car...
Really the issue falls back to the ISP's dumbass marketing departments coming up with the dumb idea of selling a product as unlimited when clearly they can't back this up.
I'll go with the majority here.....
It's not the Beeb's fault if the ISPs' business model has been caught out. And why are they not asking for money from iTunes, ITV Formula 1, Youtube, (any other content provider).
Change your business model, not force all licence payers to pay for your flawed pricing model.
Paris because she's used plenty of bandwidth of her own over the years.
Good old Tiscali
- where by "good old" I mean "those bastards". Their network can barely cope with all (yes, all) their customers throttled, and noone allowed to use the network between 6 and 11pm. No wonder they're crapping themselves at the thought of this.
Meanwhile, Be* manage to provide true unlimited broadband at a consistent 8Mb, 24/7, for £14. So, it's blatantly not that Tiscali can't provide a decent 2Mb or so connection at their prices; they're just too greedy, dishonest and inept.
Why is only the BBC getting picked on
I haven't used the iplayer so don't really know how good it is, but why is the BBC getting picked out from the crowd. So their iplayer does consume a lot of bandwidth, on a per user basis it is does use up a lot.
But what about itunes, obviously far less bandwidth requirements but I'd imagine they have many more customers. Also I can download videos from my lovefilm, why don't they have to charge extra.
Surely its a separation of roles
I pay for the BBC product already via my licence fee, and if I want product from another site, I pay the appropriate fee or suffer the advertising. The suppliers pay for their bandwidth connection to the internet, so they do bear some of the cost at their end. If i subscribe to lots of video from the US, how does an ISP in the UK intend to recover "costs" from them? Should the BBC effectively subsidise the increased capacity that will also be used by those downloading video from overseas? No.
Separately I pay my ISP for my connection. I accept reluctantly that due to the limits of the BT line (not living in a cabled area) I can only get a certain pathetic speed, and I have no real choice about this. I have checked quite carefully with my ISP and there is no cap on my usage, althought they state they will block illegal p2p (presumably legal p2p will not be blocked, I've yet to test this out), and I pay a bit more than to the bargain basement ISPs.
If the ISPs want more money, they should in my view either offer the bandwidths they state "up to 8MB" is not a proper statement, and also either set unlimited download/upload tarriffs or publicly state the caps, and the consequences of breaching them.
This could probably mean that we will pay more for our connections in the future, but it might be the chance to actually learn what we are getting for our money and force some honesty from the shadier end of the ISP market, as well as realism on the part of resellers and consumers alike. It also might lead to a realisation that we need to invest in better infrastructure (FTTH? Please) including in rural areas if our "knowledge/creative economy" (lest face it, large manufacturing is not really able to do much in the UK now) is to provide any benefit. Long live the universal service obligations (or something reasonably close to it)!
forgive me if this sounds somewhat like I don't care in any way whatsoever...but haven't the ISP's generally been making people pay for exactly the traffic that they Do use for some time now. How on earth can the ISP's complain because if they just cahrge people for usage - the way they do all the damned time anyhow - then they'll just make more money.
Yes I understand perfectly that the amount of traffic being discussed here is significant but so is the 'I don't care one way or an other as long as the ISP's suffer' attitude that I have.
Does anyone remember the unlimited offers? I know they are not sustainable but if ISP's were actualy transparrent *ALL* the time with their charging then what is the problem. It's the ISP's business, if they are sulking because the BBC has provided a service online that is *horror of all horrors* ... Popular... then isn't that their business problem, not the content provider. Why should any content provider pay an ISP because a customer of an ISP is using a service.
ISP's, sorry but honestly, stop talking bollocks and do your job. Make money by charging people if you wish. Or do you feel that may put people off? Don't make me laugh. (Excuse the spelling, i'm rubbish at it)
sponging shits...
So let me get this right.....after lying to their customers about "unlimited" usage and letting their marketing idiots undercharge for broadband in the first place, ISPs are saying it isnt right to charge customers who use iplayer for using the bandwidth but it IS ok to take money from licence fee payers, many of whom ARENT tiscali customers to pay for the ISPs lack of investment in their networks.
bloody cheek!!!
@ TrishaD
Is there some 'beyond this world power' that drags your mouse to click on their link?
I dont understand the problem
Sorry, but I'm really missing the point of the tone of the Register over this issue. The authors tone in this article, and indeed in all the articles posted by the Register regarding this issue seem to take the tone that the BBC is in the wrong here. The limitations of various ISP's is of no concern of the BBC, or indeed, any internet content provider.
It is a well documented fact that ISP's have been vastly overselling thier capabilities and now are in a panic desperately trying to back peddal on the services they provide. I certainly understand thier protesting at the launch of a new, and I assume extreemley popular (if not now, in the future) bandwidth heavy service, but how they can demand that the BBC take responsibility is beyond me.
If ISP's have been selling broadband cheaper than it costs to maintain, then that is thier issue. Step aside and let ISP's who know how to manage thier businesses in an appropriate manner take up the mantel (be that higher, more realist charges for bandwidth charged to the customer, then so be it).
Can someone explain how this is any different for the BBC than, say, youtube or bit-torrent, or even, one of my own websites? Is this just an attempt by UK ISP's to broach the subject of tiered internet, anit-net nuetrality?
ISPs: Stop Whinging!
We pay you for a service. That service is a connection to the internet. You have managed to get away, so far, with telling us our connection is Unilimited. Now, Shock Horror! We want to use that unlimited connection? The one we are paying for?
If you have oversold your bandwidth, then tough shit. Your problem.
If you have underpriced your packages assuming that we wont use it(Tiscalli, I am talking to you), then tough shit. Your problem.
If you have lied about your products for so many years that you have come to beleive that it is right to do so, tough shit. Your problem.
If you have done everything right, ensuring that the contention ratio is reasonable, and the price is reasonable, then you don't have a problem.
Stop your belly aching and accept that you are now being found out for mis-selling products for many years. Guess what? TOUGH SHIT!! YOUR PROBLEM!!!!
blah blah blah
The thing is, all of that data has been paid for on their networks... by the subscribers who pay for the connections. If they're providing that data stream at below cost then surely that is a problem with their business model?
How can it be BBC's fault if the ISP's have been tryign to get away with poor business models and practices that simply don't scale.
I hope they go bust.
You pay...
...for a contended connection to the internet with a usage policy attached. It used to be the case that this was unclear, but bluntly, anyone who doesn't know that by now probably uses a wobbly X as their signature. The BBC, whose license fee is ALSO supposed to cover the provision of distribution methods, are demanding that ISPs either choke their existing network with a massive increase in traffic, charge all their users for a honking great upgrade to network capacity, or go bust. They, of course, hope to remain entirely unaffected, and are likely to do so, since for all their snivelling about horrible ISPs not giving enough bandwidth to support them, they only allow streaming from their own servers and over their own bandwidth (that's the stuff they pay for) of low bitrate poor quality video. The high quality version, they expect YOU to distribute for them via the abortion that is Kontiki. Easy for them to play consumer champion when either way they don't have to bear the cost of it, isn't it? I particularly liked the way that that sanctimonious prig Highfield claimed that iPlayer's impact was negligible, until the stats came in and proved he was talking through his hat. Still, at least one has the wonderful spectacle of watching a queue of turkeys lining up to vote for Christmas...
BBC naming and shaming?
Why does the BBC feel that it needs to name and shame any ISP that can't manage the volume of traffic on its network? If the customers aren't happy with the download rates their ISP offers, they have feet.
Contention ratios are there for a reason, maximum load can't be exceeded. Customers who sign up for cheap packages should realise this, businesses who over sell on the hope that worst case contention ratios are never reached need to look at their customer base and model service levels on realistic usage. All they need to do is invest in a few extra pipes and normal service levels will return.
When the BBC sites are not available because a popular story has hit the headlines and too many people are trying to access the site, no one puts the blame on the ISPs for sending too much traffic to the Beeb. It sounds like too many requests is not the problem with the iPlayer. The Beeb has made its investment, time for the ISPs to either invest or drop market share.
At last ISP's realise.......
You cant sell Unlimited quantities of stuff if you dont have unlimited quantities to sell, I'm no genius but if you try this then sooner or later it will all fall down!
Go, Tiscali!
Push other ISPs out of the market by pricing your services below cost and then complain that people are using what they pay for and you need public money to survive.
Take business advice from someone, please? I don't care who, even Paris would be better than whoever told you this was a good idea.
Now seriously for a moment: Budget ISPs bleed money when people use their services. Let them die, it's their own fault. ISPs who provide a decent service, British call centres and products worth paying for, operate on a bigger margin and can afford the hike in bandwidth.
So Tiscali goes down and their users need to make alternative arrangements. Cry me a river. Pipex would have survived it.
The BBC are already paying for it.....
The BBC have to pay their ISP (well, more like an internet peering - but im sure charges do apply) for transfer of all this data in the first place.
The ISPs have absolutely no grounds for complaint - can't handle the data rate? deal with it. (ie go bust until you come up with a better business model)
That said, the BBC should not dictate that the ISP cannot traffic shape etc, let them do that, let ISPs cut off the BBC - you'd soon see it's obviously many fans move to another ISP. (Regardless of your own opinion, the service is obviously popular with the mass market).
I will be saddened if the BBC have to pay ISPs.
So... Dos this mean that Blizzard should pay my ISP for all my World of Warcraft usage? If I can get them to pay the subscription too, I'll be quids in!
Why ?
Should I have to pay my ISP extra to cover the costs of other subscribers using the BBC service ?
Maybe the ISP's could bring out a new package that doesn't have this traffic shaped and charge extra for it so you only pay if you want to use it ?
As long as I don't get charged
for services (iPlayer, youtube etc) i don't use I couldn't give a stuff what the ISP/BBC do about it.
Tosscali more like
"...There seems to be a lack of understanding about how networks are built. Either we are not explaining it properly or it is falling on deaf ears."
Err, having had exposure to Tiscali broadband (thankfully not in my own home) I'd say that it was actually Tiscali who don't understand how networks work. Or about good customer services, or fair description of a product, etc. etc.
The BBC will be paying a hefty wedge for uploading this data onto the internet, that is all they should have to pay. The ISPs then charge their customers for the cost of getting the data across their network.
So unlimited bandwidth means....
... everything except where the bandwidth exceeds the ISP's ability to deliver it. Nice one Tiscali, I think you have just opened a huge can of worms. What next? No streaming media at all? Only email without attachments and web pages?
I seem to recall a company called Freeserve offering unlimited connection time for free in those heady days when 56K dial-up was fast. And nearly crumbling themselves and Energis (their network provider, sadly no defunct) when they realised that people might just take them at their word.
If I recall, didn't the Beeb talk about putting content servers closer to the customer, say in trunk exchanges? I thought that was jolly decent of them, even considering this. After all, all the Beeb needs to do is pay for their uplink service and have some decent servers. If they are doing that today (and after some tentative starting problems, they seem to be) then their oblighation is fully discharged.
How long before Tiscali start traffic shaping the iPlayer traffic?And then how long before someone takes them to task for breach of contract?
Who pays?
"The BBC would like us to pass all those [iPlayer bandwidth] costs on to the end user"
Instead he'd prefer to charge the BBC, who would find the extra money to pay for it at the end of some magic fucking rainbow, presumably?
@Nick Palmer
I'm assuming you're not Nick Palmer my MP because you're not sitting on the fence.
You're on the wrong side, Reg
I'm surprised at the Register's reporting on this whole issue, which appears to be siding with the ridiculous comments of Tiscali and the like.
Yes, the ISP business is in dissarray and that's partly as a result of the Iplayer, but it's mostly as a result of their business being structured around lies and half truths. If they can't provide the capacity their users demand, and would appear to be paying for, then they need to be honest about that. Tell customers the truth about the service they're being charged for, and introduce a new scale of charges that actually reflects the way their business works. If that's really so impossible, then put pressure on the regulator (Ofcom) to force a system where the smaller ISPs can compete fairly with the infrastructure owners like BT.
But to direct this bile at the BBC? Actually make a straight-faced argument for them to pay? Utterly ludicrous. It's an impossible argument that flies in the face of every technical (or ethical) principle underlying the internet. The BBC is a content provider putting stuff on the web - no different to the Register, or Google, or Youtube, or any of the other video-on-demand players like Channel 4 or ITV - there is simply no good reason why they should be singled out for some kind of backwards levy on the "broadcast" of content they're not forcing on anybody. The Iplayer is not broadcasting, it's providing content on request to users, using bandwidth that's supposedly been paid for already by the same. If those users are exceeding some limit then just block the connection. That's the ISP's right - under the terms of whatever contract they have with their subscribers. Honest implementation (and charging) of those contracts would avoid this entire problem.
The license fee is a complete red herring in this. When you compare ITV's VOD content with the Iplayer, does it become any more lighter or less bandwidth intensive because it's funded by ads rather than the public? Does Tiscali get some extra wedge from ITV's advertisers to carry their material? Of course not. The only real difference is that the BBC content is more popular, and that publicly funded bodies are always seen as soft targets when they apparently conflict with the interests of poor, defenceless private companies like Tiscali.
The funny thing is, I don't remember any of these ISPs complaining all the time that the BBC were using public funds to drive internet and broadband takeup through advertising and educational campaigns, and establishing various internet "killer apps" like the BBC News website, much to the benefit of private companies like Tiscali. These things never work the other way though, do they?
I look forward to the Register's positive reporting on Tiscali's tax demand to Google - surely carrying that website must be costing the poor ISPs a bob or two as well?
Erm, am I missing something?
The BBC *is* paying for it's usage. It hosts the streams on a server/servers with a connection to the internet. It has to pay for the bandwidth/throughput the servers use. Unless of course it got it's hosting package from someone like Tiscali, who offered them an 'unlimited' allowance for 3.5p a year? I don't have to pay Tiscali if one of their poor uninformed suckers looks at my website, but they use up my allowance on my host. Why should the BBC be any different?
A further comment...
...rarely does an El Reg story produce such common comments - apart from Phorm maybe.
ISPs are all rubbish
The governemnt should force all ISPs over to public ownership and the shareholders and managers shot for being unable to to provide decent customer service.
Re: BBC
But the internet IS broadcasting. Otherwise RIAA/IFPI/et al could not complain about distributing copies of their songs over the internet just by virtue of having them on their shared drive.
Misuse of technology
It's a misuse of technology, plain and simple. Like the roads infrastructure, the UK's data infrastructure just isn't geared to supplying large amounts of video content.
Stick to letting the users watch TV content where it's supposed to be viewed - on the TV. If they miss a programme, then they should record it on their dedicated boxes (freeview with integrated hard drive, DVD recorder, SKY+, Virgin whatever, or even a good old VHS recorder).
I'd much rather have a reliable fast internet connection for traditional content, rather than it be slowed down because someone missed Eastenders last night or is downloading dozens of movies from a torrents site or even legitimately from a DVD rental company.
I find it very reassuring that so many people here consider this to be the ISPs' problem. My consicence is clear paying for a service which is "unlimited" and using as much bandwidth as I can find uses for. Too many of my friends make the argument (the same one people make about insurance companies): that if I'm using up more than my fair share of bandwidth then I'm hurting the service other people receive, which upsets me; if it's a government service that affects society, then I'm happy to reduce my consumption of the service when I don't strictly need it, because I understand that public resources are limited and others could gain more benefit from them than I. When it's a private contract between myself and a corporation, I'll do exactly what they do - try to get as much as I can for as little as possible.
Paris, because she gets a lot for not very much
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Veterinary hospital takes on large tiger as a patient 11/26/2014
U.S. Patent Issued to Tuskegee University Researchers for Detection of Biological Threat and Foodborne Pathogens Discovery 11/24/2014
Golden Tigers win 2014 SIAC Football Championship 11/16/2014
Year of events to mark 100th anniversary of Booker T. Washington's death 11/14/2014
Campus activity communication and participation revamped 11/10/2014
Golden Tigers to Host NCAA Division II Playoff Game 11/10/2014
School children get glimpse at next generation in transportation 11/07/2014
University receives $50,000 grant for HBCU Preservation Project 11/04/2014
Tuskegee University event showcases future of electric vehicle transportation 10/31/2014
More than $600,000 awarded for cancer research projects 10/30/2014
Year-long celebration of Carver continues with lecture series 10/30/2014
Event-packed homecoming blends vision for future with gratitude for past 10/26/2014
For 110th anniversary, public gets a closer look at archives 10/24/2014
Physics Department unites to give back to university 10/22/2014
Graduate fair offers opportunities and sound advice 10/17/2014
Room named in recognition of Alabama Power donation 10/16/2014
Alabama Ag Credit gifts sponsor scholarships and conference 10/13/2014
Maryland politician and alumna to deliver homecoming convocation address 10/10/2014
After 32 years, social work conference returns to university 10/09/2014
Tuskegee No. 1 in producing minority agriculture and veterinary graduates 10/09/2014
Fermin appointed as university provost and vice president of academic affairs 10/07/2014
New vice president of development and advancement announced 10/07/2014
Tuskegee families and high-achieving students honored 10/05/2014
Tuskegee University president named speaker for USC doctoral hooding ceremony 10/03/2014
Company recruiters set sights on students 10/02/2014
Re-vamped Open House draws more than 1,300 students and parents 09/30/2014
Summit encourages entrepreneurship and grassroots efforts 09/30/2014
Partnership continues to help improve science and math achievement in Alabama 09/29/2014
Tobacco ban clears the air and promotes healthy campus 09/26/2014
Former astronaut shares world of possibilities with students 09/19/2014
Tuskegee part of multi-million dollar science grant 09/10/2014
Tuskegee now No. 9 among Southern colleges, remains No. 5 among HBCUs 09/09/2014
$2M pledged to Tuskegee during induction of new students 09/08/2014
President Johnson to speak at Clemson University 09/02/2014
President addresses students at inaugural SGA Town Hall 08/29/2014
Tuskegee again ranked No. 2 baccalaureate college in nation 08/26/2014
University awarded $30,000 UNCF/Mellon grant 08/14/2014
Former Big Ten head coach and NBA assistant coach to lead Tuskegee University's basketball program 08/08/2014
Tuskegee University students return home from Liberia 08/05/2014
President Johnson presides over first commencement 08/01/2014
First summer pinning ceremony held for nurses 07/31/2014
IBS Ph.D. program holds White Coat Ceremony 07/31/2014
Tuskegee unites in new space vehicle's development 07/24/2014
Quote campaign launched as daily reminder of Washington's leadership 07/15/2014
Tuskegee mournfully announces the passing of Alice Coachman 07/14/2014
Former president of Shaw University to be summer commencement speaker 07/10/2014
Help Adopt-A-Dorm give Douglass Hall some TLC 07/08/2014
Tuskegee honors founders on 133rd anniversary of founding 07/04/2014
Author and lecture speaker adds to university libraries 07/02/2014
From shanty to 5,000-acre campus, university to celebrate 133rd anniversary 06/27/2014
Summer program looking to mold future nurses 06/26/2014
Residence halls receiving upgrades 06/24/2014
Incoming students introduced to campus life and new president 06/20/2014
University and city join forces to clean up local park 06/20/2014
New president introduced to the university community 06/13/2014
Tuskegee alums No. 4 among HBCU giving 06/04/2014
Families of syphilis study victims remember President Clinton apology 05/16/2014
More than 400 graduate during spring commencement 05/10/2014
Partnership penned with United States Army Corps of Engineers 05/09/2014
Twelve new officers commissioned 05/09/2014
Two members join board of trustees 05/05/2014
Tuskegee University selects Brian Johnson, Ph.D. as seventh president 04/29/2014
More than $40,000 donated for math and science education 04/28/2014
"Chief" Anderson postage stamp unveiled at historic site 04/17/2014
Quiz team earns $17,000 grant 04/15/2014
New Miss Tuskegee and attendants chosen 04/11/2014
Chevron donates $250,000 during T.U.B.E. Conference 04/08/2014
Boeing helps restore aerospace lab equipment 04/07/2014
Founders remembered during weekend of activities 04/06/2014
Life of university's most famous choir director celebrated 04/06/2014
Spring commencement ceremony speaker announced 04/05/2014
George Washington Carver Museum re-opens to the public 04/04/2014
Lyceum Series to celebrate William Dawson's work 04/01/2014
University community to celebrate founders 03/31/2014
University shares past and future with prospective students 03/31/2014
Tuskegee University among Top 10 Alabama colleges with best Return on Investment 03/28/2014
Anniversary of syphilis study apology to be marked 03/27/2014
Golden Tigers' season ends with loss to NCAA II top team 03/27/2014
Message from the Chairman of the Board of Trustees 03/26/2014
Author and publisher Haki Madhubuti to deliver Ralph Ellison Lecture 03/24/2014
Vision for future of veterinary medicine school shared 03/21/2014
University community welcomes historic basketball champions home 03/20/2014
Tuskegee University celebrates Annual Health Fair 03/19/2014
Forum explores education-based solutions for economic inequality 03/18/2014
Tuskegee wins NCAA II South Regional, advances to Elite 8 in Indiana 03/18/2014
Golden Tigers advance to NCAA Division II South Region championship game 03/17/2014
Quiz team to compete for national title 03/13/2014
Tuskegee wins 2014 SIAC Basketball Tournament Championship 03/10/2014
Tuskegee University forum to address economic inequality in America 03/04/2014
USDA administrator helps to honor Carver's legacy at convocation 02/28/2014
Toland lecture examines Tuskegee's race relations and history 02/27/2014
Universities collaborate for agricultural education and training 02/25/2014
Conference pays tribute to Carver's work and family farmers 02/21/2014
Year of events to celebrate life and work of George Washington Carver 02/21/2014
Tuskegee Airmen historic site expansion dedicated 02/18/2014
"Pink Out" game to help raise awareness about breast cancer 02/14/2014
Carver convocation to pay homage to work of venerated professor 02/13/2014
Tuskegee Board of Trustees invites applications for University President 02/11/2014
Students from around Alabama share research at Science and Technology Open House 02/10/2014
Several events to celebrate Black History Month 02/04/2014
Monsanto and USDA award $1.5M for Henderson Hall addition 02/03/2014
Army Nurse Corps' 113th anniversary celebrated 01/31/2014
World-renowned St. Olaf Choir to perform with Golden Voices 01/29/2014
Marching Crimson Pipers march in Senior Bowl 01/28/2014
Message from the Board of Trustees 01/23/2014
Tuskegee University celebrates King's life and legacy 01/22/2014
Marching Crimson Pipers featured in Reese's Senior Bowl 01/17/2014
Tuskegee University Army ROTC commissions two new officers 12/22/2013
Former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to speak at King Observance 12/20/2013
PAWC activities focused on women and youth in agriculture 12/12/2013
Holiday concert a blend of tradition and international music 12/09/2013
Liberian university president encourages student and faculty exchange 12/05/2013
Tuskegee receives $100,000 grant to examine Booker T. Washington's contributions 12/03/2013
Tuskegee has great showing in first ever playoff game 11/24/2013
Alabama Ag and Farm Credit provide financial support to university's agriculture department 11/22/2013
Tuskegee University and Alabama Power seek to strengthen relationship 11/15/2013
Football team to make historic appearance in NCAA II playoffs 11/14/2013
Chevron increases commitment to Tuskegee University with $250,000 donation 11/12/2013
Tuskegee University opens doors to students and parents 11/09/2013
Acting president shares success tips with students 11/07/2013
Tuskegee University presidential search committee announced 11/05/2013
Jenkins addresses alumni during homecoming events 11/04/2013
Bill Cosby urges black Americans to "Get up" 11/03/2013
More than $400,000 donated during homecoming weekend 11/03/2013
Homecoming to celebrate the "Spirit of Tuskegee " 10/25/2013
Tuskegee University invited to "Think Pink" for breast cancer awareness 10/22/2013
Food and nutrition sciences event opens up career options for students 10/18/2013
Graduate school recruiters meet with Tuskegee University students 10/18/2013
Tuskegee University celebrates return of Tompkins Hall 10/18/2013
Provost shares his advice and experience as a Tuskegee Parent during breakfast 10/14/2013
UNAIDS director encourages Tuskegee University parents and students 10/14/2013
Nursing program receives more than $1 million grant for nurses 10/07/2013
Employers and alums join forces to recruit Tuskegee University students 10/03/2013
University community honors life of Bobby J. Smith, Jr. 10/01/2013
Tuskegee University receives more than $50,000 in donations during Fall Convocation 09/09/2013
Tuskegee ranked No. 2 among baccalaureate colleges, No. 1 in research expenditures 09/07/2013
Alumnus and former university administrator dies 09/06/2013
Memorial service to be held for student killed at block party 09/06/2013
50th anniversary of the March on Washington remembered 08/28/2013
Tuskegee University's provost and executive vice president to retire 08/28/2013
Tuskegee University launches new more accessible athletics website for fans 08/27/2013
Veterinary medicine receives more than $2M grant 08/27/2013
Acclaimed writer and alumnus, Albert Murray, dies 08/22/2013
Daniel Foundation of Alabama grants $200,000 for scholarships 08/21/2013
Integration of City of Tuskegee high school to be remembered 08/21/2013
University welcomes incoming students, OneStop Center opened 08/20/2013
Math and science conference highlights partnership 08/19/2013
Alabama Power executive joins Board of Trustees 08/15/2013
Coca-Cola donates $50,000 for scholarships 08/15/2013
Lewis Adams descendent dies 08/13/2013
Show school spirit and help TU during College Colors Day contest 08/13/2013
Tuskegee University holds summer commencement service 08/02/2013
Summer commissioning ceremony held for ROTC graduates 08/01/2013
Architecture students compete to design new athletic facility 07/26/2013
University to mark 100th anniversary of John A. Andrew Hospital 07/15/2013
Summer program encourages leadership among young people 07/14/2013
2013 summer commencement speaker announced 07/02/2013
Founders remembered by descendants and community 07/01/2013
Tuskegee's new athletic director selected 07/01/2013
Research symposium brings in students from five universities 06/28/2013
University's founders to be remembered on Independence Day 06/28/2013
Former university first lady dies 06/24/2013
Civil Rights pioneer to give memorabilia to alma mater 06/18/2013
Tuskegee unites with community groups to feed minds and bodies 06/14/2013
Governor signs appropriation bill for increased university funding 06/05/2013
Tuskegee among schools with highest return on educational investment 06/05/2013
New building for agricultural and science education opened 05/21/2013
SEC pioneer and former Tuskegee vice president for finance and chief business officer dies 05/17/2013
Tuskegee University graduates 400 during spring commencement exercises 05/12/2013
Graduates encouraged to make the right decisions about future 05/11/2013
Perdue Farms awards $10,000 grant to students 05/10/2013
State representative appointed to Tuskegee University Board of Trustees 05/03/2013
Alumnus donates $25,000 to support lecture series 05/01/2013
Tuskegee could be job pipeline for aviation manufacturer 04/30/2013
Senegal delegation training at university 04/24/2013
Visiting scientist talks about possible treatment that can kill HIV 04/20/2013
Harrison crowned 84th Miss Tuskegee University 04/19/2013
Research at home and abroad shared during conference 04/16/2013
Tuskegee to host HBCU Summit for first time 04/12/2013
Tuskegee University recognizes National Minority Health Month 04/09/2013
Alumni raise nearly $500,000 over Founder's Day weekend 04/08/2013
Community and state leaders support Science and Technology Open House 04/08/2013
Syphilis Study apology event honors victims and families 04/07/2013
Life of William Dawson celebrated during Founder's Day events 03/27/2013
Museum event seeks donations to preserve artwork 03/26/2013
Open house will highlight science and technology 03/25/2013
Author Colson Whitehead to deliver Ralph Ellison Lecture 03/24/2013
University opens doors to prospective students during Spring Open House 03/24/2013
Farrakhan urges stewardship of legacy, financial independence for HBCUs 03/23/2013
Former U.S. Surgeon General to speak at syphilis apology commemoration 03/23/2013
New hospital will expand veterinary medicine education, service to community 03/21/2013
Tuskegee University athletic director resigns 03/21/2013
Hundreds get free health screenings, lifestyle information 03/20/2013
Chevron donates $250,000 for scholarships, education programs 03/18/2013
Louis Farrakhan to address university community 03/11/2013
Free screenings featured at health fair 03/09/2013
American Chemical Society honors graduate student 03/05/2013
English professor receives UNCF/Mellon grant 03/05/2013
Tuskegee students win physics research award 03/04/2013
Tuskegee University helping to create new generation of agricultural professionals 02/22/2013
Tuskegee University adds four new directors to university staff 02/15/2013
Rochon celebrates ties to local VA hospital, outlines future relationship 02/13/2013
Pigskin Club of Washington honors Tuskegee coach and player 02/12/2013
Annual Farmers Conference begins next week 02/11/2013
High-achieving first-year students honored 02/04/2013
First black nurse in Army Nurse Corps honored, anniversary celebrated 02/01/2013
Student accepted to Ralph J. Bunche Center for African- American Studies summer program 02/01/2013
Army ROTC holds cadet change of command ceremony 01/31/2013
Speaker warns against irrelevancy during George Washington Carver Convocation 01/25/2013
Former attorney for Martin Luther King, Jr. urges students to reach for goals 01/22/2013
Rochon signs statewide agreement to address health care improvements 01/22/2013
Nobel laureate speaks at statewide social business plan competition 01/21/2013
Rochon speaks at historic church that was at center of Montgomery Bus Boycott 01/20/2013
Tuskegee to celebrate annual Faith Week 01/16/2013
New eateries, convenience store welcomed to university 01/08/2013
University to receive nearly $700,000 grant from USDA 01/04/2013
New company to take over food services 01/03/2013
Tuskegee student elected vice president of national architecture organization 01/02/2013
New officers commissioned in winter ceremony 12/14/2012
Alumni raise more than $30,000 during Pioneer Bowl event 12/04/2012
Students learn value of ethical ambition and professionalism 12/03/2012
Williams named university's provost and executive vice president 12/03/2012
Christmas concert starts off holiday season at university 12/01/2012
Annual Christmas concert to start holiday season at university 11/24/2012
Golden Tigers to end year with Pioneer Bowl appearance 11/24/2012
University donates new computers to school 11/21/2012
Tuskegee receives $10,000 donation during business breakfast 11/20/2012
YES event explores "Pathways to Success" 11/16/2012
Board chairman shares lessons for success with students 11/14/2012
Tuskegee Airman honored during 'final mission' 11/13/2012
Golden Tigers win another SIAC Football Championship 11/12/2012
Funeral for Tuskegee Airman to be at University Chapel 11/11/2012
University to be featured in George Washington Carver film 11/08/2012
Alabama Ag Credit extends support to university's agricultural work 11/06/2012
Tuskegee Airman and former professor, Herbert Carter, dies 11/05/2012
Tuskegee University heading to SIAC Football Championship 11/05/2012
Tuskegee, ASU students return after escaping Hurricane Sandy 11/02/2012
Festival offers families a safe alternative to Halloween celebration 11/01/2012
Tuskegee University to participate in $50M science education initiative 10/31/2012
Golden Tigers closing in on possible SIAC championship 10/30/2012
Nobel laureate explains universe, how galaxy may end 10/26/2012
U.S. senator tours university and speaks with students 10/26/2012
Homecoming celebrations blend Tuskegee's rich military heritage 10/22/2012
Air Force ROTC alums return to share their knowledge with students 10/21/2012
Food and Nutrition Sciences faculty and students present research to industry leaders 10/21/2012
Nobel Prize winner's lecture will explain evolution of the universe 10/20/2012
Parents' Weekend focused on families and students 10/15/2012
Tuskegee University gearing up for 2012 Homecoming 10/15/2012
BET College Tour returns to Tuskegee 10/13/2012
Latest in computer technology showcased at conference 10/12/2012
Former Board of Trustees chair dies 10/11/2012
Corporate recruiters seek new employees at Tuskegee 10/05/2012
Fall Open House welcomes students and families 10/01/2012
Former college president urges innovation at economic development summit 09/28/2012
City gearing up to host annual Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic 09/27/2012
$1M grant renewal to improve campus facilities and aid outreach 09/25/2012
Summit to focus on revitalization of small communities 09/24/2012
Capital campaign reaching out to federal employees 09/21/2012
Procter & Gamble awards $300,000 in scholarships to students 09/20/2012
Symposium helps to promote biomedical research 09/20/2012
Tuskegee University establishes research foundation 09/20/2012
International delegation takes lessons home from visit 09/19/2012
University welcomes Tuskegee Airmen home 09/17/2012
Tuskegee Airmen return to relive and share memories 09/13/2012
International youth to visit Tuskegee for summit 09/12/2012
Joint council of land-grant universities and USDA meet at Tuskegee 09/10/2012
New students commit to excellence during fall convocation 09/09/2012
Rochon names new chief of staff 09/05/2012
Provost honored as 'Man of the Year' 09/04/2012
Multi-million dollar grant to help veterinary medicine program 08/28/2012
ROTC programs show their appreciation for students 08/25/2012
Show your school spirit and "paint" Tuskegee crimson and gold 08/22/2012
Tuskegee University faculty and staff looking toward future growth 08/20/2012
Tuskegee University hires new sports information director 08/20/2012
New students welcomed to campus life at Tuskegee during first week 08/16/2012
Rochon and Tuskegee University alumni honored as "People of Influence" 08/10/2012
Tuskegee University holds 2012 summer commencement ceremonies 08/05/2012
Rochon appoints vice president for innovation and sustainable development 08/02/2012
Cecil Lucy appointed new chief financial officer at Tuskegee University 08/01/2012
President Rochon makes new staff appointments 07/17/2012
Marine Corps director chosen as 2012 summer commencement speaker 07/16/2012
Tuskegee University hires new athletic director 07/14/2012
Continuing Education program reaches out to high school students 07/13/2012
Founder of Tuskegee University honored during graveside service 07/01/2012
Rochon signs MOU to increase cooperation between 1890 universities and U.S. agencies 07/01/2012
Rochon discusses future plans with president of Liberia 06/27/2012
Bramwell appointed as dean of College of Arts and Sciences 06/16/2012
Rochon appoints Egiebor as vice president for international education, research and development 06/15/2012
Incoming freshmen learn about campus life, more at session 06/02/2012
Tuskegee University breaks ground on new science building 05/26/2012
Rochon appoints capital projects and facility services vice president 05/25/2012
Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus addresses Tuskegee University graduates 05/16/2012
USAID administrator Shah speaks at 2012 baccalaureate ceremony 05/15/2012
Tuskegee University commissions new military officers, honors graduates in ceremonies 05/14/2012
Tuskegee University names new student leadership, crowns queen 05/12/2012
Middle school students learn about healthy relationships during syphilis study apology commemoration 05/11/2012
Tuskegee University to hold pre-commencement ceremonies 05/07/2012
Tuskegee University announces speakers for commencement ceremonies 04/30/2012
Tuskegee University signs partnership with Environmental Protection Agency 04/24/2012
Tuskegee University to mark anniversary of presidential apology for Syphilis Study 04/23/2012
Science and Technology Open House highlights creativity, innovation of STEM disciplines 04/20/2012
Students honored at annual President's Essay Contest and Awards Program 04/16/2012
Tuskegee University Air Force ROTC cadets participate in 'Warrior Run' 04/16/2012
Alumni return to campus to honor Washington during 95th annual Founder's Day 04/07/2012
Health Disparities Symposium Strives to Foster Collaborative Partnerships 04/06/2012
Author Pearl Cleage shares story during annual Ellison Lecture 04/01/2012
Page appointed to Tuskegee University Board of Trustees 03/30/2012
Choir concert, lecture to celebrate the life of famed musician William L. Dawson 03/28/2012
Former Dillard University President Marvalene Hughes to speak during Founder's Day 03/28/2012
Nearly 2,000 prospective students show up for Spring Open House 03/22/2012
New York Times bestselling author Pearl Cleage to present Ralph Ellison Lecture 03/21/2012
Rochon elected chair of Council of 1890 Universities 03/11/2012
Tuskegee University student wins nationally televised black college quiz show 03/01/2012
Tuskegee University Golden Voices to kick off spring tour at Lincoln Center 02/28/2012
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff makes historic visit to Tuskegee University 02/24/2012
Rochon speaks about role of land grant institutions at Middle District of Alabama Bankruptcy Court Black History program 02/24/2012
Tuskegee University alumni affairs director, Willie Burnett, dies 02/23/2012
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to speak at Tuskegee University 02/12/2012
120th Farmers Conference to focus on marketing, cooperative development, more 02/11/2012
Procter & Gamble CIO and executives visit Tuskegee University, talk with students 01/31/2012
Tuskegee University president says hazing can harm future of HBCUs 01/31/2012
Tuskegee University student competes in black college quiz show 01/31/2012
Washington Hall awarded energy and environmental design certification 01/24/2012
Tuskegee University board chair pens autobiography 01/23/2012
Tuskegee University, Chevron partner in 'Energy Smart' alliance to increase internships, research opportunities, more 01/20/2012
Procter & Gamble global executive, CIO to speak at George Washington Carver Convocation 01/19/2012
Jackson appointed as interim director of internal audit 01/18/2012
Tuskegee University celebrates significance of faith during week of activities 01/15/2012
Jock Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund established for Tuskegee University students 01/11/2012
Tuskegee University Board of Trustees member, nationally acclaimed attorney Jock Smith dies 01/08/2012
Tuskegee and Auburn universities to explore life of George Washington Carver 01/05/2012
Tuskegee University graduate student receives national research honor 01/04/2012
President Obama honors Tuskegee University vice president with mentoring award 12/22/2011
Tuskegee University to be represented in National Park Service promotion in Times Square 12/09/2011
Student groups addressed about university's anti-hazing policies at workshop 12/08/2011
Tuskegee continues agricultural legacy with conference, new facilities 12/07/2011
Tuskegee University awarded $100,000 food safety grant by USDA 12/07/2011
Rochon chosen as chair-elect of council of 1890 Universities 11/30/2011
Hyundai awards $10,000 to Tuskegee University 11/29/2011
Black Belt educators, others gather at Tuskegee University to commemorate launch of nanobioscience partnership 11/28/2011
Tuskegee University conference to address farmers' needs 11/27/2011
University to bring in holiday season with annual Golden Voices Christmas concert, tree lighting 11/22/2011
Tuskegee University youth summit encourages young people to find opportunities 11/17/2011
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center improvements continue with new chiller, more 11/09/2011
Top aviation company to collaborate with Tuskegee, Auburn universities 11/09/2011
Tuskegee president announces largest capital campaign in university history 11/08/2011
Homecoming weekend blend of history, plans for the future 11/07/2011
Tuskegee University's Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center gets a new look 11/06/2011
Tuskegee University students become state legislators for a day 11/05/2011
Tuskegee University receives $9M grant from National Science Foundation 11/02/2011
Tuskegee University welcomes prospective students to Fall Open House 10/31/2011
New member appointed to Tuskegee University Board of Trustees 10/28/2011
Tuskegee University homecoming filled with events 10/27/2011
Students present design proposals for Varner House renovation 10/26/2011
New degree programs added, colleges reorganized 10/25/2011
Tuskegee University president addresses new students during 130th Fall Convocation 10/25/2011
Tuskegee University president attends UN-sponsored conference 10/24/2011
Tuskegee University students assist in rebuilding plan for storm-ravaged community 10/20/2011
Army ROTC team participates in largest run event in nation 10/17/2011
Tuskegee University holds graduate school fair 10/13/2011
Golden Tigers explode offensively, beat Lane 41-17 10/12/2011
Tuskegee University conference addresses health disparities and food insecurity 10/12/2011
Columbus honors Tuskegee University president during Tuskegee-Morehouse classic 10/10/2011
FEMA donates construction model to university to aid communities prone to natural disasters 10/07/2011
President Rochon announces new appointments 10/06/2011
Tuskegee University president addresses staff assembly 10/04/2011
Students meet with corporate recruiters during career fair 10/03/2011
Tuskegee University football coach optimistic about game against Morehouse 10/01/2011
University becomes only HBCU with Materials Science and Engineering department 09/28/2011
Honor students recognized, 'Parents of the Year' honored at annual scholarship convocation 09/26/2011
Allstate, Tom Joyner Foundation unite to aid HBCU students 09/25/2011
American College of Surgeons president receives honorary degree 09/23/2011
Tuskegee University student featured on UNCF program 09/23/2011
University awarded largest competitive grant in its history 09/23/2011
Administration visits with Huntsville alumni 09/20/2011
Rochon speaks at Butler Chapel AME Zion Church anniversary, birthplace of school 09/20/2011
University completes more than $3M in housing renovations 09/16/2011
University's local economic impact discussed at Booker T. Washington summit 09/15/2011
University holds Sept. 11 observance on 10th anniversary of attacks 09/11/2011
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity honors Rochon as 'Man of the Year' 09/09/2011
Memorial to be held for Tuskegee board member, former Clinton aide 09/08/2011
Tuskegee University tops Washington Monthly's education ranking list 08/29/2011
University president and comptroller participate in NATO organization meeting 08/29/2011
Acclaimed writer Murray receives legacy award 08/24/2011
Tuskegee enters research agreement with Lockheed Martin 08/24/2011
Rochon addresses more than 900 freshmen 08/23/2011
Macon and Bullock counties join in national anti-obesity event 08/20/2011
Auburn University president addresses Tuskegee graduates during summer commencement 08/16/2011
Tuskegee named No. 5 HBCU by U.S. News and World Report 08/10/2011
Employment journal names Tuskegee among top 25 universities for black students 08/09/2011
Alexander appointed director of integrative biosciences Ph.D. program 08/08/2011
Auburn President Gogue to speak at Tuskegee summer commencement 08/08/2011
Community to celebrate civil rights legend, university's oldest living alumna 08/08/2011
Forbes ranks Tuskegee among top 20 percent of colleges nationwide, eighth in Alabama 08/08/2011
Tuskegee alumnus, former president of Alabama A&M Morrison dies 08/03/2011
Tuskegee delegation visits National Science Foundation to discuss further opportunities 07/28/2011
Fermin appointed associate dean for graduate studies and research 07/27/2011
Students graduate from master's program in naval systems engineering 07/25/2011
Alumni chapters to hold annual regional conferences 07/23/2011
University partners with transportation software company for research project 07/22/2011
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(Windhoek, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Palmwag, Etosha)
The fresh sea breeze whispers through your hair as you sip Champagne and feast on fresh oysters on one of Namibia's most stunning deserted beaches.
You'll arrive at this magical place via a cruise from Swakopmund that will whisk you through colonies of inquisitive seals, pods of playful dolphins and plentiful populations of wild flamingos, pelicans and penguins. Such is the unexpected grandeur of Namibia's coastline that teems with abundant aquatic life. You'll also explore the country's vast desert vistas and soaring sand dunes in Sossusvlei; inspect a shipwreck in Skeleton Coast Park; take in the ragged valleys of the Damaraland highlands; visit a traditional settlement near Palmfontein; and spot the roaming wildlife at renowned Etosha National Park.
From the vibrant coastline to desert moonscapes and the abundant wildlife of Etosha National Park, the many faces of Namibia will surprise and delight you. Expert local tour guides reveal all the country's most prized scenery and native wildlife, while you experience Namibia's finest accommodation in a hand-selected collection of desert lodges, heritage hotels, remote homesteads and luxury safari camps.
Enjoy a personalized vacation that best suits your needs, developed by one of our experienced destination experts. Relax during your trip with our 24/7 support and expert local guidance.
Enjoy your private transfer to or from Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport.
This morning you will meet your guide and depart from Windhoek and drive to Sossusvlei. This drive will take approximately five hours.
Guest staying at the Sossus Dune Lodge are providing with a variety of exciting and culturally inspired activities to choose from. During the daylight hours, guests can hop aboard a privately driven vehicle for a guided nature drive. Explore the many diverse Namibian landscapes whilst trying to catch a glimpse of the local wildlife including Oryx and Springbok. In the evening hours guests can head out on a sunset drive across the flowing sand dunes. You will return back to the lodge just in time to marvel at the starlit heavens.
Early morning visit to Sossusvlei. It is surrounded by possibly the highest dunes in the world and is filled only with water in years when exceptionally good rainfall is received. After spending time in the dunes you will visit the Sesriem Canyon. It is said that the canyon got its name during the time of the ox wagon, when a person had to use six harness straps to haul water from the bottom of the canyon. Please note that if you're not using a 4X4 throughout the trip you will take a 4X4 shuttle into the dunes.
Those staying at the Sossus Dune Lodge are provided with a variety of exciting and culturally inspired activities to choose from. Guest can experience the true natural beauty of the Sossuslvei Desert during a guided walk to the Sesriem Canyon. Explore this extensive Namibian basin during the daylight hours before heading out on an outdoor dinner under the stars. The remoteness of this area provides the ideal conditions for stargazing and constellation searches.
The route takes you north via the Kuiseb Canyon to Swakopmund. Highlights en route include a drive to the "Moon Landscape" and the ancient desert plant, "Welwitschia mirabilis". This quaint desert town with its old-world charm and relaxed atmosphere hedged by desert and sea, is enhanced by lush green lawns and palm trees.
This idyllic coastal town is the perfect location for walking tours, shopping, relaxing at a quaint coffee shop or along the sandy beaches. This being Namibia's playground, we also have a wide variety of activities on offer, ranging from dolphin cruises, desert tours and scenic flights to quad biking, paragliding, parachuting and kite surfing to mention but a few.
This marine dune day gives you the ultimate combination of a leisure cruise on the Atlantic Ocean, a delicious lunch on the beach or in the dunes and a 4x4 ride in the breathtaking Sandwich Harbour area of the Namib Naukluft Park. The day starts with a marine cruise in the morning at 09h00. You get a chance to see flying pelicans, seals, the Walvis Bay Harbour, old boat wrecks, dolphins and during season even whales and turtles. Around 11h30, your skipper will drop you off at a deserted beach at the Jetty at Pelican Point, where your Sandwich Harbour 4x4 guide will meet you with a Land Rover. You will see the Kuiseb River Delta, flamingoes, the saltpans and the wetlands just north of the Sandwich Harbour Lagoon. If weather and tides allow, the drive goes right to the Sandwich Harbour Lagoon, one of Southern Africa's richest and unique wetlands. If vehicles cannot make it there due to tides, you will have the time to walk 4 – 5 kms. Alternatively, you will get a chance to see the Lagoon area from one of the many beautiful lookout spots. You will have plenty of time to take photos, when the big dunes in Sandwich Harbour are crossed. En route, a light meal with snacks and salads as well as oysters and sparkling wine are dished up. The oysters here are amongst the best in the world. On the return drive to Walvis Bay, more giant dunes are crossed, including the big roaring dunes. Arrive in Walvis Bay at app 16h30.
Departure from Swakopmund along the Atlantic Coast towards the North. Visit the lichen fields near Wlotzka's Baken before continuing to Henties Bay, a small holiday resort. Onwards to the seal colony at Cape Cross. After visiting the seals, the journey continues via Ugabmund to the southern Skeleton Coast Park to inspect a shipwreck. You leave the Skeleton Coast Park in the early afternoon via Springbokwasser and can experience the harsh transition from the Namib Desert to the Damaraland highlands with its impressive landscape and ragged valleys.
Today you'll join up with others from the lodge and visit one of the last most traditional peoples of Namibia in a small settlement near Palmfontein surrounded by makalani palms and dry river beds. These friendly people, closely related to the Herero, are herdsmen, breeding mainly cattle and goats while leading a semi-nomadic life. Learn how the proud Himba women spend many hours on beauty care and clean themselves with herbal steam baths. See their homesteads, cone shaped structures made from palm leaves, mud and cattle dung. Due to their lifestyle the trip cannot be guaranteed all year round.
While at Grootberg you can choose many activities such as Elephant or Rhino Tracking, Guided walks, a cultural visit to the Ovahimba Tribes, Nature Drives or even a horseback safari. These activities can be booked and paid for at the lodge or ask your trip specialist to arrange this prior to travelling.
You will travel via the Grootberg Pass to Kamanjab and further on the tarred road to the Etosha National Park. Afternoon arrival at your lodge in the southern end of the Etosha National Park. At the heart of this National Park is the Etosha Pan, a vast dry shallow depression. Perennial springs feed the waterholes along the southern verge, which attract a myriad of animal species.
This afternoon you'll head out for a game drive in Etosha National Park.
Today you'll spend the day searching for the Big 5 in Etosha National Park.
This morning you will meet your guide and depart from Etosha Park - Von Lindequist Gate and drive to Windhoek. This drive will take approximately six hours.
Villa Violet is tucked away in the heart of Windhoek. All rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, TV, WiFi and a safe. You can enjoy a healthy breakfast each morning in the breakfast room. The garden around the pool, the deck or the lounge are there to make you feel comfortable.
Sossus Dune Lodge lies just 4km from the Sesriem gate, at the base of a mountain. With magnificent views of the distant dunes to the west. It is the first, and currently only, lodge to be built in the Namib-Naukluft National Park. Guests can walk directly from the lodge into the nearby Sesriem Canyon.
The four star Hansa Hotel is nestled in the centre of Swakopmund and offers easy access to everything the town has to offer. This classical building dates from 1905, and it is an integral part of the architectural heritage of the area. The Hansa has twice received the Best Hotel in Namibia Award and is also a 5 time winner of the Award of Excellence, a Golden Award of Excellence and a HAN Gold Award winner. The hotel has also been awarded the prestigious Diners Club Wine List Platinum Award, for outstanding selection and quality of it's wines. The Hansa Hotel offers you a feeling of being enveloped in a luxurious and sophisticated hospitality with a satisfying blend of both classic atmosphere and truly elegant interior, matched with friendly and personalized service.
Grootberg Lodge is a landmark in Namibia for the tourism industry as it is the first middle-market establishment in the country that is 100% owned by the conservancy it is located on a large private concession in the remote northwest of Namibia. Perched on the edge of the Grootberg Plateau, it probably has the most spectacular views of any lodge in Namibia. The purpose of the Grootberg Lodge is not only to offer a professional service, great surroundings, extremely good food, well-trained guides and exceptionally good local management but, at the same time, to benefit the local community thanks to the revenues generated by the Lodge.
Stylish Ongava Lodge is situated along the southern boundary of Etosha National Park in the privately-owned Ongava Game Reserve. From its beautiful vantage point overlooking a waterhole and the plains beyond, one can enjoy a plethora of game that arrives to drink. Its proximity to the National Park makes it the ideal base for exploring Etosha's kaleidoscope of wildlife.
Shayna Maislin ,
April 21, 2014
"I would highly recommend the tour guide that we had in the Serengetti . He was extremely knowledgeable, very helpful and courteous. We all agree that Kensington has first class staff working for them in Africa. All the camps that we stayed at were absolutely beautiful except perhaps for the one in Lake Manyara. All in all it was a spectacular trip!"
Janine Chey ,
April 21, 2014
"Our trip to Masai Mara via Kensington ran very smoothly. We stayed at the Mara West Lodge. Beautiful location atop a ridge overlooking the Masai Mara plains. Our luxury tents were quite comfortable and the staff/service at the lodge were great. Meals were very nice especially the daily soups. Our guide, Steve, was also great...so knowledgeable and eager to show us many interesting things. He planned our daily game drives and took us on a nature hike one afternoon. He clearly knows and understands this ecosystem. He has an amazing eye, finding animals in fields of tall grasses. Our entire family had an amazing time, trip of a lifetime...would love to go back!"
Justin Yax ,
April 21, 2014
"Once again, a perfect trip. From Elizabeth's planning to Godfrey's guiding, we could not have asked for a more thorough and well planned safari. I can't wait to come back and do it again, this time with a Kilimanjaro climb added onto the trip!"
Nancy Frierson ,
April 21, 2014
"The entire trip was superb - all the transfers, the lodging and the food, the safari experience and the knowledgeable guides. The guide's ability to spot an animal and identify it at a great distance allowed us to see and photograph all the animals on our list and then some. The lodgings were even better than we had hoped and the staff could not possibly have been better. Our trip of a lifetime turned out to be just that."
Avi J.Moskovitz ,
February 03, 2014
"We finally returned from the most magical vacation in Morocco and we cannot thank Lily and Kensington Tours enough!! This trip was beyond amazing and we are so appreciative for everything done to make this trip happen last minute for us!
We had a spectacular tour guide that spoke 8 languages, Ismail, and the friendliest and warmest driver, Said, whom made the experience absolutely phenomenal! Not only did we learn and see, but we laughed, danced, ate like pigs, kissed camels and snakes, ran in the Sahara desert under the stars, and enjoyed life - the best gift of all!
Ebony Hoskins ,
October 18, 2013
"I am so happy that I used Kensington Tours to help with my dream trip to Cape Town South Africa. I was looking for a well respected tour company that planned private guided tours that was not going to cause me my leg, lol. I begin searching companies by reputation and value. I narrowed it down to Kensington Tours because of the quality and value. I felt taken care of prior to my departure due to the detailed itinerary.
From the time of got off the plane to the time I headed back to the states, I was in excellent hands. The service was EXCELLENT! I will definitely use Kensington again. Certainly, a trip of a lifetime!"
Hanne Jones ,
October 24, 2013
"I have travelled all my life. I've combed much of Europe, from The arctic north in Norway to the streets of Seville in Spain, the beaches of Cannes and Nice in France and the medieval heart of Bologna in Italy. I've been on two African safaris (one tented, one not), both "luxurious." I've been on more than a dozen jaunts to India, some guided, others not. Over the years I have discovered that I had rather be lost and disoriented in a foreign country than submit once again to the unbending schedule of a guided tour. Hence I had given up tours of any kind, until Molly Kelly, an American Express travel agent, suggested I might want simply to list the places my friends and I wished to see in Morocco then let Kensington Tours make accessing them in an orderly way not only possible but thoroughly enjoyable as well. And this Kensington Tours did. They pulled our disparate destinations together and designed a far, far better route than we could ever have done on our own. They satisfied all our requests and threw in delicious additions, areas of interest we had never considered or even heard of. Our accommodations were well within our means and wonderful. Our guide and driver, not to mention our Mercedes SUV, could not have pleased us more. In other words, thanks to Molly and her recommending Kensington Tours, we had a sensational holiday. "
Anthoula Korina ,
September 05, 2013
"Africa had always been a myth in mind since I was child that was up until a week ago. I just returned from an epic safari adventure! Kenya, Tanzania and the Maasai are sorely missed.
Words cannot fully express the magic of this ever-flowing journey. It was awe-inspiring, breathtaking, free and powerful. My mind keeps playing tricks on me; thinking rather hoping that I'm going to see a giraffe cross a busy NYC street :)
The memories will resonate for a lifetime. To boot, I went on this trip solo; female traveler. Not sure any of it would have been possible w/out Kensington Tours!!! Thank you..."
JaneJennings ,
July 12, 2013
"I had a wonderful trip visiting the mountain gorillas in Uganda. We were able to get really close to the gorillas and watched their interactions with each other. The local people are so gracious and made every minute a delight. The accomodations were great. I loved waking up in the morning to the sounds of the forest. The added luxury of a massage was a great way to end the trip!"
gingermedlen ,
July 26, 2013
"Our family of 6 traveled to Morocco for a 9 day Imperial cities discovery, I was absolutely amazing. Our guide Lahcen Zaaim was the best guide we have EVER had and we have traveled to many countries. There was not one subject that he was not knowledgeable about. He made the trip sooooo memorable. He was so flexible and when he picked us up in the mornings to head out, he was talking nonstop to tell us soo much about everything we were seeing. There was soooo much to see in Morocco and he made sure we saw it all.. He truly has a gift in the touring business, you feel as if your leaving your best friend when the trip is over. When we got to the airport in casablanca, he spotted us before we saw him and of course, we asked him, how did you recognize us? He even went as far as to get the King of Moroccos artist to meet us at our riad the night before we left to return home late to do our names in moroccan arabic to frame, They were beautiful, He showed us a picture of the Kings Face he had done for the Palace! Lily Baffour from Kensington planned our trip and she was amazing, planning everything as she thought we would like based on what I told her. She did an Outstanding job and literally sent our Iteniaries by next day air in a beautifully done spiral bound personally book for each family that was going on the trip, SOOOOOO IMPRESSED and she even got the guide we requested!!!! I cant say enough about this trip and Kensington, we will definitely use again!!! We experienced a VERY different culture in going to Morocco and thats what we wanted, a Very different exotic trip and thats what we got!!!! Again our accomodations we Top Notch, staying in the TRuly authenic Riads, they were SOOOOO Luxurious, Plan on taking another suitcase or buying one there because you will buy more things to bring home than any other trip because of all the Handicrafts there, especially in Fes!!!
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Metro Transit Police Chief Michael Taborn is retiring after 31 years with the agency.
The Washington Post reports that the 60-year-old Taborn announced his retirement Thursday. He's served as chief since 2008.
Metro says it will conduct a national search for Taborn's replacement. The outgoing chief plans to oversee operations on Inauguration Day and step down in the spring.
The agency has 500 officers who operate on Metro property in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Taborn oversaw the addition of 100 officers and worked with other agencies to reduce vehicle break-ins in Metro parking lots.
Crime at parking facilities is down 26 percent compared with last year. But aggravated assaults and burglaries are up about 7 percent.
Information from: The Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com
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