| n Comfort | | | | of the conservation stance that the safari now |
| Luxury wildlife safaris are one of the ultimate | | | | embraces. Elephant, lion, buffalo, rhino, leopard are |
| holiday choices for relaxation and unforgettable | | | | not at present endangered species, but in times |
| experiences. Luxury lodges and tented camps in | | | | of dwindling habitats it is the huge expanses of |
| stunning locations allow you to enjoy the wild in | | | | game reserves in Southern Africa that ensure |
| comfort. Luxury wildlife safaris are one of the | | | | their survival. The luxury wildlife safari plays an |
| ultimate holiday choices for relaxation and | | | | important part in funding conservation efforts and |
| unforgettable experiences. Once upon a time a | | | | sustaining the game reserves visited, so by |
| safari was a rough and ready affair of basic | | | | enjoying the holiday of a lifetime you will also be |
| lodging and we put up with the discomfort for the | | | | contributing to the survival of the fascinating |
| rewards of spending time out in the majestic wild | | | | animals that are so thrilling to watch. |
| landscapes, viewing wild animals in their natural | | | | The Big Five are to be found in many of the |
| state and reconnecting with the elemental side of | | | | reserves in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and |
| ourselves. Today the savvy traveller who looks | | | | Botswana, but a safari is not just about those |
| for both style and comfort can choose from a | | | | five big animals: the agility of the springbok, leaping |
| wide selection of exclusive safari destinations, | | | | through grassland, the dignity of a soft-eyed |
| which provide both authentic encounters with the | | | | giraffe grazing on the tree-tops, a mass of sugar |
| wild unspoilt landscape and the luxury and | | | | pink flamingos skirting a pristine blue lake, all of |
| pampering that the luxury traveller expects. | | | | these sights and many others will enchant and |
| Safari is a Swahili word meaning journey. Every | | | | create unforgettable memories. |
| safari experience is a journey, both in the physical | | | | For an unusual safari experience a visit to a luxury |
| sense and in the emotional and spiritual one. | | | | lodge in the Namibian desert under the infinite |
| Travelling through landscapes as diverse as the | | | | southern skies makes a stunning retreat. Or |
| vast African plains and the humid Indian jungle in | | | | perhaps an elephant back safari in the Indian |
| search of wildlife takes us a long way from our | | | | jungles in search of tigers, where you might come |
| stressed out daily lives, freeing up our minds and | | | | across ancient temples hidden in the lush |
| emotions to unwind, in itself the ultimate luxury! | | | | greenery. |
| When you combine that with the relaxed | | | | A luxury lodge may provide the most in the way |
| evenings spent in luxury lodges or stunning old | | | | of luxury, but a tented camp in the Kruger |
| world tented camps, dining on gourmet food and | | | | National Park can also provide sophisticated style |
| even being treated to a massage or spa | | | | and modern opulence, even boasting a sparkling |
| treatment, a safari can be the perfect escape | | | | swimming pool. |
| and rejuvenation for both body and soul. | | | | So for the luxury traveller there are a multitude |
| In Africa it is the Big Five that every visitor | | | | of safari options to choose from, each with a |
| wants to see. Originally coined to identify the big | | | | slightly different flavour but all of them an |
| game hunter’s five most challenging | | | | experience to remember for a lifetime. |
| trophies, nowadays the Big Five are the mantra | | | | |