| Recent studies have revealed holidays are | | | | next on their holiday agenda. |
| imperative for physical and mental well-being. | | | | Holidays as important as sleep |
| Apart from being an important bonding time, | | | | Leading psychotherapists claim a holiday away is |
| holidays also diminish the risk of heart disease and | | | | as important as sleep. Studies have shown that |
| other stress-related illnesses by up to 32% in | | | | people who do not go on holiday have difficulty |
| some cases. | | | | thinking clearly, acting decisively, absorbing |
| Holidays are really the only time during the busy | | | | information effectively and exhibit an inability to |
| year the family can spend quality time together, | | | | see a situation in its totality. |
| share exciting experiences and create new | | | | The physical impact is also worrying. People who |
| memories that will last a lifetime. | | | | fail to make full use of their vacation time have a |
| African tours are synonymous with excitement | | | | lower resilience to disease and are often unable to |
| as visitors not only get to see wild animals in their | | | | ward off infection. |
| natural habitats but also get to meet new people | | | | A study conducted in the USA in 1992 revealed |
| of diverse and interesting cultures. | | | | women who took time out only every 6 years or |
| No technological diversions to much needed | | | | so were eight times more likely to develop |
| R&R | | | | coronary heart disease than those who enjoyed a |
| The vast majority of game lodges that host | | | | holiday at least twice a year. |
| guests on southern African safaris do not have | | | | 32% more likely to die of a heart attack |
| television, cell phone reception or any other | | | | In another study conducted in 2000, men who |
| interruptive technology, so ‘getting away | | | | failed to take an annual vacation were found to |
| from it all’ means exactly that. | | | | have a 21% higher risk of death from all causes |
| There is little point in going on holiday if one is | | | | and were 32% more likely to die of a heart |
| constantly in touch with the office. This simply | | | | attack. |
| elevates stress levels to new heights purely | | | | Interestingly enough, it is the American population |
| because one is so far away from the action and | | | | who are most at risk. With the recent economic |
| can really do nothing about a problem should one | | | | woes and the fact that 25% of American |
| arise. | | | | workers do not get paid time off, there is a |
| The other reason to consider safari travel for the | | | | growing worry as to the negative effects of an |
| complete holiday experience is the value of | | | | overworked population. |
| ‘real relaxation’. Many tourists who travel | | | | Best the Americans take heed, don the pith |
| to far flung places effectively forget the trials and | | | | helmets and head for an ultimate African safari |
| tribulations of their day to day lives and, instead | | | | experience. With the local African currencies at all |
| of worrying about the millions of jobs that need | | | | time lows, it won’t cost an arm and a leg |
| doing around the house, their entire field of | | | | either. |
| concentration is on R&R and what’s | | | | |