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Farirai Sanyika | Gophari founder & Director

The gophari story

Hey, I’m Fari (Full name Farirai)! I’m the African travel content creator behind this website, gophari.com – a travel blog focused on solo travel that also offers group travel for women. 

 

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. The South African cities were my comfort and I honestly felt that I was not missing out on a thing.

Then…after completing my studies, I moved to work in a small industrial town called Secunda in Mpumalanga province. This was a part of South Africa I knew nothing about. 

I didn’t realise how this move would change my life.

Over a long weekend, 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.

Exploring South Africa and equipping others to do the same has since been my joy 🇿🇦

I’m now a certified South African travel specialist teaching about the destinations I visit. I am also helping my audience to break their routines and travel somewhere different.

I am passionate about showcasing the beauty of Africa and have learnt to get more out of my travels by digging deeper. 

Though I am often on the road, Johannesburg, South Africa is my home. Oh and I am traveling Africa from the bottom up –  Angola or Madagascar next!

Gophari Services

I create content for travel-related brands and campaigns across my social media pages.

I host group travel for women. Since inception, all group trips have sold out!

To join my circle of Gophari Travellers, make sure that you subscribe to Gophari.com to receive my monthly travel newsletter.

Gophari Travel blog helps solo travellers grow in confidence and provides  helpful travel-planning assistance.

Premium group trips for women.

I’ve created content for numerous travel campaigns! Work with me: contact@gophari.com

I sat down with Elelwani Netshifire to share my journey. She put my story together beautifully in this video – check it out.

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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.”

Brands worked with

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Work with me

Send me an email to contact@gophari.com to enquire.