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South African Safari: Returning to a Renovated MalaMala Rattray’s Camp

On our last South African safari, we sampled a few camps in different areas and fell in love with MalaMala. Their motto: “It’s all about the wildlife.” resonated with us and the whole reason we love safaris. We also learned that they had just finished a renovation of the famous Rattray’s Camp and we were […]

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Barren Yet Beautiful Namibia

We had seen a picture of the famous Skeleton Coast hotel, the Shipwreck Lodge in a magazine once. I remember us both saying wow wouldn’t it be amazing to stay there. With this in mind, we planned our Namibia trip over the course of one week with three stops. We would start with Sossusvlei for […]

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Tanzania Safari: The Great Migration, the Serengeti and Lake Manyara

Some years back we were fortunate enough to have done a safari in Kenya and Tanzania where, despite being off season for the Great Migration, we had a wonderful driver-guide who took us on a daylong game drive to see the edges of the huge migrating herds of wildebeest and zebras. If you’ve ever driven […]

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Botswana Safari: Chobe, Okavango Delta, and Linyanti

Botswana with its famous Okavango Delta and Chobe River is a well-known and sought-after safari destination. While we had been lucky enough to have done other safaris in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, Botswana promised a new perspective with river safaris and canoe rides in ancient dugout canoes (or mokoros).

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Victoria Falls and Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, Zambia

Known as Mosi-Oa-Tunya, meaning “The Smoke That Thunders”, visiting the mighty Victoria Falls is just spectacular to experience. Bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe, you can fly into either Livingstone Airport in Zambia or Victoria Falls International in Zimbabwe. Visitors often get a Kaza visa allowing one to cross between the two countries and to experience the […]

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Planning a Safari in South Africa’s Private Game Reserves

So, you are finally ready for your bucket list trip of a lifetime, a South African Safari. You want to know how to plan your trip and don’t know where to begin? Well we hope our experience can help! We are just back and simply loved the experience.

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Going on a Magical South African Safari: An Adventure of a Lifetime

There’s nothing like going on safari. It’s a trip of a lifetime for sure! It’s exhilarating, awe-inspiring and humbling at the same time. Seeing these majestic animals up-close and in their own environment is a privilege. But going on a luxury safari is in a class of its own with top-notch services and amenities, fabulous […]

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Our Dream Safari in Kenya and Tanzania with a Few Days in Zanzibar

I remember being so excited and full of anticipation as the day of our departure neared. This was a bucket list trip for me, as I had dreamed of going on safari for a very long time. My love and admiration of Big Cats went as far back as my childhood and the idea of […]

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On Safari, a Dream Come True!

This was a bucket list trip for me, as I had dreamed of going on safari for a very long time. My love and admiration of Big Cats went as far back as my childhood and the idea of getting close to these majestic animals was exhilarating. Here I was years later on my way […]