I sat down with Elelwani Netshifire to share my journey. She put my story together beautifully in this video – check it out.
Farirai Sanyika | Gophari founder & Director
The gophari story
Hey, I’m Fari (Full name Farirai)! I’m the travel content creator behind this website, gophari.com – a travel blog focused on solo travel.
How Gophari began:
I had always been a city girl. I was raised in Durban and Johannesburg and then studied chemical engineering in Cape Town and graduated in 2015.
After completing my studies, I moved to work as a chemical engineer in a small industrial town called Secunda in Mpumalanga province. This was a part of South Africa I had known nothing about.
I didn’t realise how this move would change my life.
Over a long weekend, instead of driving home to Johannesburg, I ventured deeper into Mpumalanga province. Standing before Blyde River Canyon for the first time slapped me inside out.
That was when I realised how much I was missing out on in South Africa and that I needed to encourage everyone else to get out and explore too.
I decided to be blogger, and launched Gophari.com in 2017.
Travelling and equipping others to do the same has since been my joy. I’ve also discovered a passion for the digital world. I use my engineering background and digital marketing qualification in my full-time role in tech.
Through Gophari, I teach about the destinations I visit and about solo travel through video, image and blog content.
Though I am often on the road or in the air, Johannesburg, South Africa is my home.
Services
Gophari Travel blog helps solo travellers grow in confidence and provides helpful travel-planning assistance.
To join my circle of Gophari Travellers, make sure that you subscribe to Gophari.com to receive my monthly travel newsletter.
Using the 2 years I spent as Head of Community at TikTok Africa and my experience as creator, I create resources to help creators build their own personal brands.
I create content for travel-related brands and campaigns.
Work with me: contact@gophari.com
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Testimonials
Sibonelo
"Your Eastern Cape blog came in hand and made our lives so much easier. Our first stop Hole in the wall: having read your blog it felt as if I had been there before. You blogs remove the stress of planning a trip, we literally booked accommodation and and activities as per your blog. ”
Faith
"The blog post on the Drakensberg hike (Tugela Falls) was super informative and helpful. It helped me know what to pack and what to expect. It also made me so excited about the trip! Thanks Gophari for sharing such amazing pics and info.”
Didimalo
"I went to Zanzibar in Oct 2019 and before my trip I reached out to Gophari for some travel tips to Zanzibar as I follow her blog and travel handles. Gophari provided me with all valuable information ahead of the trip. To activities, must-see attractions and how the local transportation works. There’s no question I asked that Gophari didn’t respond too.”
Some of the Brands I've worked with
Work with me
Send an email to contact@gophari.com to enquire.