12
Feb
STAY IN LUXURY
LANTANA GALU @LantanaGalu is one for the lovers of fine travel. It is situated on the tranquil side of Diani Beach and set in lush tropical gardens and along one of the most exclusive and pristine beaches of the Kenyan coast. With villas facing the ocean and pools at your doorstep, life will here is... Continue Reading
15
Jan
2019’s Brand New & Renovated Lodges & Camps
With another adventure of a year ahead of us, we’re excited to announce our very own selection of brand new camps and stunning lodge renovations! NEW: &BEYOND TENGILE RIVER CAMP South Africa: Opened December 2018 LOCATION: Sabi Sand Game Reserve, overlapping onto the Kruger National Park with an unfenced border ‘Tengile’ means ‘tranquil’ in the... Continue Reading
30
Nov
Escape to Funzi Island
Katy Fentress I lie awake in the Lamu bed; outside in the darkness, the coastal night orchestra is in full swing. The cricket string quartet is competing with the monkey chorus to drown out the clashing cymbals of the night birds and the blaring bush baby horn ensemble. A mosquito’s high-pitch hum searches for an... Continue Reading
5
Nov
Kwando, Kwando, Kwando!
As our team of travel consultants bustled into Monday morning with their trademark hustle, and my PC flickered to life, I wondered how my client, Jim and his wife, had settled back into ‘civilization’ after the Botswana safari we designed for them, incorporating a very special request: a return to Kwando Lagoon… Dear Lise, As I mentioned in an earlier... Continue Reading
17
Oct
How to spend 7 days in Kilifi and watamu.
Shades of Acqua_ by Marie Magesha PLANNING A GETAWAY August 2018 Planning a vacation can be fun but at times, it is borderline maddening. Picture this, you have perfectly aligned all the forces together, a couple of friends, enough money, leave days, hotel bookings and all that’s left to do is, getting to the vacation... Continue Reading
17
Oct
Wasini: Hakuna Matata
Mwangi kihira Wasini Island has to be one of the most beautiful islands in Africa, if not the world. Apart from having one of the cleanest beaches at the Coast, it is home to dolphins. It neighbours Shimoni, a small town off the Likoni-Lunga Lunga road which is also the highway to Tanzania. Shimoni too... Continue Reading
3
Oct
Santorini, Mozambique: Almost Shirley Valentine
When I was called upon to have a little toddle off to Santorini for a bit of a look-see, I couldn’t help but subconsciously get my Shirley Valentine on. Granted, I’d like to think I’m not quite old enough to pull off a bored Liverpudlian housewife stuck in a matrimonial rut, espeically seeing as I’m rather happily... Continue Reading
10
Sep
A (Zen)zibar Miracle
The Adventurous Art of Parenting As a parent whose job is to intimately know Africa like the back of my hand, I travel throughout the continent, exploring each of our destinations by experiencing the wildlife, communities, reserves and lodges with a keen and experienced eye for the details that matter – like a passionately ruthless... Continue Reading
23
Aug
Rusinga Cultural Festival turns 7 in December!
Rusinga Cultural Festival will go down on the 20th and 21st December. Taking place in Rusinga Island – one of Kenya’s hidden gems on Lake Victoria – the festival offers two days of family fun within the picturesque environs of the island. Its two days of nothing but music, fashion, film, food, artistry, literature, sports and... Continue Reading
6
Aug
On safari in Botswana with Desert & Delta
We were recently invited by Desert & Delta to join a small group of Africa travel agents on a ‘Fam Trip’ to Botswana. Here are our impressions. Chobe Game Lodge, Chobe National Park Chobe Game Lodge was our first camp. We were surprised and delighted to be met by a female guide driving an open... Continue Reading