Travel Bulletin Southern & East Africa Supplement 2013

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Southern & East Africa February 2013

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elcome to this year’s edition of All About Southern and East Africa – your essential guide to selling exceptional and affordable holidays to Africa with its amazing wildlife, varied cultures, superb beaches and outstanding natural beauty.

This year has started extremely well, with January and February sales of safari holidays hitting levels we haven’t seen since 2008. Customers wanting to see the abundant wildlife of Africa are once again booking rather than looking, as prices have come tumbling down over the recession.

Our customers continue to be predominantly middle aged, but we are seeing a resurgence of honeymoon bookings as young couples seek out a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Remember a safari holiday continues to be aspirational something for the bucket list. This demand has been driven by extensive TV coverage, including Sir David Attenborough’s new Africa programme on BBC1 and Charley Boorman’s South African Adventures on Channel 5.

So now is a great time to be promoting safari holidays. They range in price from inexpensive self-drive to top-end luxury, and are relatively easy to sell. And afterwards you will have some very satisfied customers.

So don’t be scared to book a safari holiday in 2013. Remember, you can always call us and ask for help.

Warm regards, Claire Farley Sales and marketing director 2by2 Holidays

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What’s new - 4

Hotel hotline - 7

Activity holidays - 9

Safari - 12

Weddings and honeymoons - 16

Regional round-up - 19

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What’s new With new tours, flights and safaris on offer, there are more opportunities than ever before to sell the marvellous destinations that make up Southern and East Africa

Cape Town Tourism's new online toolkit will equip agents to sell the destination to their clients

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our operators and national tourist boards are usually grateful of any positive TV exposure their destinations receive.

Madagascar reaped rewards from Sir David Attenborough’s three-part series on the country, and it seems operators that feature the countries that starred in his latest on-screen Africa escapades have too received an increase in enquiries from clients who feel compelled to follow in its footsteps.

And with Charley Boorman’s South African Adventure on Channel 5 set to sprinkle the ‘I must go there’ magic dust for the ever-popular tourist destination, the countries that make up Southern and East Africa are looking forward to a busy 2013. We catch up with some of the movers and shakers to get the lowdown on what’s new for this year.

South Africa South African Tourism has appointed Andrew Sharpe to the role of trade relations manager in the UK. Sharpe joins the organisation from Dubai Tourism, where he was trade sales manager for two years.

As part of a two-person trade team, Sharpe will be jointly responsible for implementing the South African Tourism trade strategy for the UK by managing relationships with trade, negotiating joint marketing agreements and implementing educational programmes for the UK trade selling South Africa.

Sharpe said that tourism arrival figures 4

are getting back to pre-World Cup levels with UK numbers showing a 5% increase from January to October last year on the same period in 2011, reaching a total of 350,000 UK visitors.

“We are really keen to get out and about and work with operators that sell through the trade so that we can build up relationships with agents that genuinely want to sell South Africa.

“Fam trips this year are high on our agenda and we are talking to operators to get them on board to increase the number they are doing,” he said.

“Many agents don’t feel comfortable packaging up tours to South Africa so we are planning to help them out with suggested itineraries. Also, fam trips are the perfect way to help them sell the destination, which has so much to offer.

Next year is a big one for South Africa. It is 20 years since the country’s first democratic elections and we are planning a number of events in the UK to celebrate that. Also, Cape Town is the World Design Capital next year, so again a big event for South Africa.”

Cape Town Tourism The tourist board has launched an online toolkit aimed at helping agents sell holidays to the South African city.

The Cape Town Toolkit www.capetown.travel/toolkit is aligned with the tourist board’s new brand campaign‚ 'You don’t need a holiday, you need Cape Town'.

Toolkit users will be able to: download

and personalise campaign templates; access the image and video libraries; download the latest events calendar; search and download local maps; make use of articles for PR and media; and download suggested itineraries and activity information.

Seychelles Tourist Office The Seychelles Tourist Office has launched a visitor pack, named seyGO, which comes with a tourist guide with ideas of where to go and what to do in Seychelles, a voucher for a free drink at a local bar or restaurant, a voucher for free entrance to a night club, plus discounts on boat excursions and a free map of the island.

The guide is also backed up with a free mobile phone app. The tourist office has

For agents African Territories is running two educationals in May and October this year to its lodges in Kenya.

The first fam trip takes place from 1-9 May and visits Sabuk Lodge, Laikipia, Serian in the Maasai Mara, Kipalo, Mbulia Tsavo and the Delta Dunes, Tana Delta. The second fam trip visits the same lodges and takes place from 13-21 October The total cost will be $1,340 per person.

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Giraffe Manor is located just outside Nairobi and is one of the properties in The Safari Collection

also published a pocket guide highlighting the Seychelles’ 20 most beautiful beaches.

Collette Worldwide The escorted tours specialist has added a new tour in South Africa to its 2013 Royal Horticultural Society Garden Holidays brochure.

The brochure contains 10 tours, with departures starting in May. In South Africa, the Floral Wonders of South Africa itinerary begins in Johannesburg, then travels through the Drakensburg mountains, Kruger National Park before flying on to Port Elizabeth for the Garden Route.

Horticultural highlights include a private guided tour of Johannesburg’s Botanical Gardens, a private tour of the Karoo Desert Botanical Gardens and the chance to explore Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, home to 5,000 species of plants native to South Africa.

Prices start at £3,699 per person.

Kuoni The luxury operator has launched its Africa programme with a wide range of holidays including new 11-day escorted group tours of Madagascar.

As well as a selection of safaris across Kenya and Tanzania, there are tours to see Rwanda's mountain gorillas, itineraries that take in Namibia, Botswana and Zambia, epic rail journeys and self-drive holidays of South Africa, a climb up Kilimanjaro, great white shark cage diving in South Africa, new tours themed around the Born Free Foundation, in Kenya and Shamwari, volunteering with Earthwatch and the Fair

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Feel-good holidays feature under Kuoni's volunteering holiday brand Ananea offering holidaymakers the chance to take part in the efforts to conserve cheetahs in Namibia so they co-exist alongside people and livestock on a 15day expedition.

Five-star safaris in Mara Bushtops and Serengeti Bushtops are exclusive to Kuoni, while the new Majestic Botswana and Cape Town itinerary makes its debut combining the Orient Express with a flying safari to enjoy the remoteness of the Okavango Delta and Cape Town.

Rainbow Tours The escorted tours specialist has launched a nine-day Essence of Tanzania small group tour for 2013.

Prices for the tour lead in at £2,995 per person and include visits to the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara for wildlife spotting along with the services of a tour guide.

Return flights from London to Nairobi and onward to Kilimanjaro Airport; private use of 4x4 vehicles and unlimited game drives; national park entrance fees; a visit to Olduvai Gorge; and accommodation in lodges and camps with all meals are included in the price. The trip departs in March, June and October.

Intrepid Travel The tours specialist has launched a series of special offers to coincide with David Attenborough’s Africa series on BBC1 and Charley Boorman’s South African Adventure on Channel 5.

The deals are 50% off selected tours including the 10-day Road to Zanzibar itinerary, which travels from Nairobi to Zanzibar, crossing Kenya and Tanzania’s vast savannahs, taking safaris in the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti, exploring the secluded Usambara Mountains and relaxing on the beaches of Zanzibar.

Prices start at £420 per person and includes accommodation, most meals, game drives, park entry fees and transport, services of a local tour leader, but not international flights.

The 22-day Victoria Falls to Cape Town itinerary costs £560 per person and travels through the waterways of the Okavango Delta in Botswana Etosha National Park and the giant sand dunes of Namibia.

The Safari Collection Kenya tour operator the Safari Collection has launched The Safari Collection Privately Guided, which is designed to bring together the best private guides in East Africa.

The eight handpicked guides specialise in different aspects of the culture, wildlife and nature of the region. The Safari Collection also features a portfolio of four properties in Kenya that create a circuit from Sasaab in the Samburu in the north through to Solio Lodge in the foothills of Mount Kenya, into the heart of the Masai Mara to Sala's Camp and to the Giraffe Manor in Nairobi. The Safari Collection works with the guides to compile the safari itineraries for guests staying at the four properties. Private guides are available from $280 per day.

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Airline update Kenya Airways has boosted its fleet with the latest arrival of a new Embraer E-190 jet as it looks to expand its operations.

It is the sixth out of 10 fully owned E190 jets that Kenya Airways expects to take delivery by mid this year. The new aircraft is suited for short regional routes within the Africa continent, where the airline is keen on boosting its presence. In addition to the E-jets, Kenya Airways has also ordered nine Boeing 787 Dreamliners that are slated for delivery by 2014.

Under its 10-year strategic plan, Kenya Airways targets increasing its fleet to 119 by 2021, while growing the number of destinations to 115 from the 50 that it currently flies to.

Kenya Airways has recently launched daily flights to Eldoret in western

Kenya and is planning new services to Lamu and Kilimanjaro on Tanzania’s northern tourist circuit, Malakal in South Sudan, Mauritius

and Cape Town. Other routes include Beirut, Lebanon and the recently opened direct flights to New Delhi in India.

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The all-inclusive Olare Mara Kempinski, Masai Mara Tented Camp in Kenya

From boutique hotels in capital cities to safari lodges in the remotest parts of the Serengeti, new hotels are opening thick and fast in Southern and East Africa.

Namibia is set to open a new camp on the Hoanib River in the northern reaches of the Palmwag Concession following the recent closure of its nearby Skeleton Coast camp.

Guests will be able to take game drives and hikes to the game-rich riverbed where they will find elephants, giraffes, lions and oryxes. There are also the extensive plains to explore, plus the river valleys and hillsides, home to black rhino, mountain zebra and springbok.

The camp itself will consist of nine rooms; eight of which will be twin rooms and one will be specially designed for families.

Tanzania Safari lodge owner Asilia Africa is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the opening of its Oliver’s Camp in Tarangire National Park with the launch of on 1 July.

Oliver’s Camp, one of Tanzania’s original safari camps, is located in the southeastern corner of Tarangire National Park, surrounded by baobab trees and was built by Paul Oliver in 1992.

Little Oliver’s Camp will comprise of five luxury, en-suite tents overlooking a flood plain of the Minyonyo Pools, part of the Tarangire River, a mile downstream from the original Oliver’s Camp.

Rates start at £369 per person per night on a full-board basis, excluding national park fees.

A new camp is set to open on the island of in Lake Victoria in Tanzania. will be the only camp on the island and will only have eight cottages.

The island’s inhabitants include elephants, giraffes, wild chimpanzees, bushbuck and genet.

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Meanwhile, the remote Lamai triangle, an area in the northernmost tip of the Serengeti National Park, will be welcoming new visitors following the launch of the This new camp with six guest tents has a total of 16 beds and is one of very few permanent camps in the northern corner of the Serengeti and represents the Singita company’s philosophy of preserving iconic locations by offering ‘fewer beds in larger areas’. The camp is located on an oxbow bend, providing viewing of the wildebeest river crossings during the annual migration from August to October.

Prices start at £605 per person per night and include fullboard accommodation, drinks and safari activities.

Zambia Norman Carr Safaris is opening a new sustainable bush camp in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park.

Scheduled to open on March 1, the is being designed by architects Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens, the visionaries behind North Island in the Seychelles.

Chinzombo comprises six wifi-equipped villas, one with capacity to accommodate a family of five. A footpath connects the accommodation and lounge/dining area. The camp will have a yoga and exercise area and spa facilities.

Zimbabwe African Luxury Hideaway is to boost its property portfolio with the arrival of two new lodges which will open in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park in April.

The and lodges both have eight chalets with en-suite bathrooms, reception area, restaurant and bar areas, a lounge area and swimming pools.

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Hotel hotline Hwange National Park is the largest Park in Zimbabwe and is one hour south of Victoria Falls.

The new lodges will also be accessible to Chobe National Park, and will be able to be sold as part of twin-centre packages including Victoria Falls, Chobe, Savuti and Moremi.

Kenya Virgin Limited Edition is opening a new lodge in Kenya in the summer. is situated within the Motorogi Conservancy in the Maasai Mara ecosystem of Kenya, It consists of 12 sleeper tents and can cater for a maximum of 24 guests at any one time.

Rates start at £376 per person per night (based on double occupancy) and are fully inclusive of all meals, drinks and daily game drives as well as unlimited access to the Olare Orok and Motorogi Conservancies. is dipping its toe in the safari market with the launch of its first camp in the Masai Mara. The allinclusive Olare Mara Kempinski, Masai Mara Tented Camp is located in the Olare Orok Conservancy Masai Mara, an hour’s flight from Nairobi or 90 minutes from Mombasa.

Accessible via twice daily air transfers on Air Kenya or Safarilink from Nairobi and one daily flight from Mombasa, Olare Mara Kempinski accommodates a total of 24 guests.

Each tent is furnished in the classic style of the grand African safaris with four poster or twin beds, outdoor and indoor showers and teak decking.

The recommended itinerary includes a three-night/four-day stay with prices from £277 per night per person A new traditional-style safari tented camp has opened that overlooks the plains of Tsavo, the Ngulia Hills and Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance.

The new Singita Mara River Tented Camp in the northernmost tip of the Serengeti National Park in Kenya

has eight luxury tents, a volleyball area and a swimming pool. The camp is situated within a 12,000-acre Mbulia conservancy, which was initiated with the local community upon their request to develop a tourism initiative on their land, and who receive a conservation fee from overnighting guests.

Mbulia Conservancy borders and has direct access into Tsavo West National Park. has opened a new camp in the Maasai Mara reserve last month. Located on a secluded spot on the Ntiakitiak River, the camp has just five tents and it has traversing rights of both Mara North Conservancy and the Maasai Mara Game Reserve so guests will have plenty of places to explore. is the setting for Sun Africa Hotels’ first all-inclusive luxurious camp. , Naivasha is located within the Lake Naivasha Country Club overlooking the lake.

The lodge has eight wifi-enabled, en-suite tents, its own restaurant, and a shared spa and swimming pool with the country club.

Guests can enjoy a range of activities around the lake including boat rides, sunset cruises, bird walks as well as a trip to Crescent Island where visitors can wander on foot among herds of zebra, wildebeest, gazelle and giraffes.

Meanwhile, a new boutique hotel opened in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi last month. is a plantation-style building in the peaceful suburb of Karen with 45 suites, each overlooking the Ngong Hills.

Hemingways Nairobi offers personalised butler service and also features a wellness centre, swimming pool, gym and spa.

The 209-room beach-front resort has opened on Tiwi Beach near Mombasa. The resort has a large swimming pool, eight separate restaurants and bars serving international cuisine as well as local Swahili dishes, a spa, various recreational facilities, on-site diving school and a kids’ club.

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Activity Holidays

Different strokes From spa breaks to photography safaris, there’s much more to selling Southern and East Africa than game drives and beach breaks

The Zambezi River Trail stops off at Chongwe river camp on its seven-day journey

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afari is top of most people’s list when they talk about a holiday in Southern and East Africa. However, while this may be the objective of a first-timer to the region, what about repeat visitors who may want to try something a little different?

Well, there’s a multitude of experiences to enjoy whether that’s rail journeys through the Namib desert or river safaris.

Here’s an insight into what’s available this year.

Rail journeys If your clients are cash rich but time poor and are keen to explore South Africa by spending some time in Cape Town before heading out on safari, then Great Rail Journeys suggests its 11-day Cape Town, Blue Train and Kruger itinerary.

The experience takes guests on a city tour of Cape Town, a journey up Table Mountain, a visit to Cape Point then on to the penguin colony at Boulders Bay before embarking on the Garden Route that heads into Franschhoek and Stellenbosch valleys.

On day five of the itinerary, guests will hop on board the Blue Train from Cape Town to Pretoria. On arrival in Pretoria, they will book into the Sheraton Hotel Pretoria to prepare for their flight the next day to the Kapama Southern Camp, located in the Kapama Private Game Reserve for a three-day safari, which will take them deep into Kruger National Park in search of the big five.

The 11-day tour leads in at £3,525 per person and includes international flights, seven nights’ bed and breakfast, one night on the Blue Train, a Cape Town tour, five game drives in Kruger and transfers.

Rovos Rail Africa specialist Visions of Africa recommends a 14-day epic luxury rail journey with Rovos Rail that takes passengers from Cape Town to the exotic spice port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

The Rovos Rail experience aims to recapture the romance and atmosphere of a bygone era; the trains may be hauled by steam, diesel or electric locomotives at various stages of the journey and carry a maximum of 72 passengers in 36 suites.

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takes them through the historic village of Matjiesfontein, the diamond town of Kimberley and the capital city of Pretoria before arriving in the Madkiwe Game Reserve for a two-night stay.

The train then passes through Botswana into Zimbabwe where guests overnight at the Victoria Falls Hotel.

After crossing the Zambezi river, the train travels northeast through Zambia where guests can enjoy a bush walk at Chisimba Falls before crossing the Zambia and Tanzania border, almost the midpoint between Africa’s two Great Rift Valley lakes before descending into the Rift Valley. Early on the last day, the train passes through the Selous Game Reserve before arriving in Dar es Salaam.

Prices start at £8,250 per person based on two sharing and includes 13 nights’ fully inclusive on the Rovos Rail and hotels en route, return flights from Heathrow, all transfers and an additional night in Dar Es Salaam.

Titan Travel The escorted tours specialist is currently in the process of putting the finishing touches to pricing for its new Tracks of Africa itinerary.

The 17-day Cape Town to Victoria Falls takes passengers across vast panoramas, gold-mining towns and rugged mountains of South Africa to Pretoria then continues northbound to Chobe National Park before heading to its final destination at Victoria Falls.

The itinerary includes visits to Tsitsikamma National Park and Storms River, Featherbed Nature Reserve, Cape Agulha, a city tour of Cape Town, a visit to the Victorian village of Matjiesfontein, the Kimberley Diamond Mining Museum, two game drives in Chobe National Park, sunset cruises along the Chobe river, sundowner cruise on the Zambezi Queen along the Zambezi river and a visit to Victoria Falls National Park. The package will feature a two-night train journey on Rovos Rail’s Pride of Africa from Cape Town to Pretoria, 12 nights’ hotel accommodation, flights and transfers.

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board at Selati Camp in the Sabi Sabi reserve, one night in Pretoria before boarding the Blue Train to Cape Town for three nights at the Steenberg Hotel.

Prices start at £4,650 per person and include international flights, complimentary flights from Johannesburg to Sabi Sabi, all accommodation, an overnight on the Blue Train and one night’s free stay in Pretoria.

City spa breaks Another holiday experience that travellers are increasingly associating with Southern and East Africa is the spa retreat, which is a perfect complement to an exhilirating – but sometimes gruelling – safari.

So a visit to the 52-suite at the end of a break in South Africa before you catch your flight home is guaranteed to leave you feeling rejuvenated.

Its USP is that Nelson Mandela found it relaxing enough to edit his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom there. So, with such good form, the Saxon vows to reduce stress, detox and delight guests with a number of treatments including its signature sound therapy.

This Tibetan treatment uses eastern gongs, bells and bowls with the sound waves working on the chakras and the logical mind. The treatment takes place on a heated waterbed with built-in colour therapy enhancing the effectiveness of the treatment with the ultimate aim of leaving the guest feeling totally stress-free.

Rates start at £652 per suite per couple per night and include one-75 minute elemental massage therapy and a couple’s rasul treatment per person per stay.

River safaris Chongwe Safaris has teamed up with Tongabezi Safari Lodges to create a seven-night Zambezi River Trail.

The tour starts at Victoria Falls and then heads downstream to the Zambezi Valley. Guests will have the chance to go on safari in the Lower Zambezi National Park or relax on the lodge balcony and watch the wildlife wander by.

There will be the option to combine walking and driving safaris with extra activities which include canoeing and tiger fishing on the Zambezi and white-water rafting or a helicopter flight over Victoria Falls.

Sample product Southern and East Africa specialist 2by2 Holidays’ top recommendation for a spa break is a nine-night Cape Town and East Cape Safari holiday.

The holiday starts in Cape Town with four days at the 12 Apostles, which has an award-winning spa, that embraces holistic principles and ancient practices in its spa treatment packages. Then it’s time to transfer to the Safari Lodge in the Amakhala Game Reserve for three days.

Prices lead in at £1,845 per person and include flights and accommodation on a mixed board basis.

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Activity Holidays Enjoy a bit of sound therapy treatment at The Saxon Hotel in Johannesburg

The tour features two nights at Tongabezi luxury lodge near Victoria Falls and five nights at the Chongwe river camp in the lower Zambezi.

Prices lead in at £2,520 per person and include accommodation, domestic flights, standard drinks, meals, park fees and transfers.

For agents The one-stop shop for premium train experiences, the Luxury Train Club, is offering Travel Bulletin readers 5% commission on their first bookings made and paid for by 31 March.

The 5% rate includes current 2.5% discount for paid bookings before 31 March; 2.5% and minimum 5% after 31 March.

The portal is currently promoting taster train trips including the two-day Pretoria to Cape Town with Rovos Rail. Prices start at £957 per person for the two-day experience.

The Luxury Train Club has also introduced the overnight Namibian Desert Express, which starts off in the capital Windhoek and passes through the sand dunes of the Namib desert down to the Atlantic coast line to its final destination of Swakopmund.

How much? Prices start at £337 per person for the onenight train journey.

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Photography safaris If you or your clients are keen photographers, then you may be thrilled to hear about Africa’s first permanent photo safari business operating in the Chobe National Park in Botswana.

Pangolin Photo Safari was started by two keen photographic guides who saw that there was an increasing level of conflict on safari between photographers and non-photographers.

In an attempt to resolve the issue Pangolin was born with the intention of providing a photo-centric safari operator catering to the specific needs of amateur and professional snappers alike.

Pangolin operates every day of the year in the Chobe, which means that clients can join them any day, and be assured that the guides and drivers will endeavour to get them more photographic opportunities in a game drive than with a traditional operation.

Pangolin has a custom-built photo boat with eight rotating camera seats and mountings and digital SLR cameras for every one of the seats.

As well as the single photo safari activities, which fit neatly into any itinerary, Pangolin regularly runs photographic workshops with some of the region’s most talented photographic guides and instructors.

The operator plans to run safaris in Namibia, Uganda, Kenya and various South African reserves in the near future.

Prices start at £75 for a single morning or afternoon activity to £1,580 for a five-day Better Wildlife Photography course.

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Safari

Game for an experience With the choice of safari options so wide and varied, whatever your client chooses, they are guaranteed to have the time of their lives

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afari holidays have changed a great deal since the early days. While the three-day safari lodge is predominantly the most popular choice, more and more visitors to Africa are looking for different experiences.

Whether that is to be more adventurous and go trekking in the forests of Rwanda in search of gorillas, or cruising the Okavango Delta; for those who feel like they want to do their bit for conservation, there are volunteer programmes to get involved in.

Here is just a taster of what’s on the safari menu for 2013.

On the move For a safari with a twist, operates luxury mobile safaris by 4x4 or by boat in the Okavango Delta in Botswana.

A Matshwane safari is a highly mobile safari, where guests

have their own private vehicle and professional guide, cook and assistant.

The same team stay with the group for the duration of the safari and are responsible for all the camp duties, cooking bush cuisine and keeping guests well entertained.

So if you fancy sitting around a campfire, eating some bush grub with the distant roar of a lion and the beauty of the African night skies, then this could be the safari. It works well as a twin-centre too.

Prices start at £1,802 for a 10-night adventure safari from Maun to Kasane This includes two nights’ camping in Moremi, game drives, boat cruise on the Okavango Delta, three nights’ camping in Khwai, three nights’ camping in Savuti, two nights’ camping in Chobe and a Chobe boat cruise. International flights are not included.

Eco-friendly When it comes to green credentials, Campi ya Kanzi in the Chyulu Hills directly near Tsavo West National Park in Kenya has got the awards and certificates to prove that it knows what it’s talking about.

It has a model for sustainable operations that includes, just to name a few, rainwater collection, electricity and heating drawn from more than 100 solar panels, black and grey water recycling, and much more.

The lodge owners also pride themselve on their connection to community development through their links to the Masai Wilderness Conservation Trust, which does conservation work in the area and provides educational and health-care initiatives to the local Masai people, including an academy for gifted students, four medical dispensaries, and a health clinic in a local village.

Another USP is its intimate setting. It only accommodates a maximum of 16 guests at a time in a wilderness that is 62 square miles.

Guests can experience game drives or walks by a Masai guide and tracker and because Campi ya Kanzi is near national parks but not on them, guests can enjoy all the wildlife of the parks without any of the restrictions, for example, being allowed to get out of vehicles while on safari drives.

Rates start at £474 per person per night in a luxury tented camp.

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malaria-free Waterberg Mountains, three hours from Johannesburg, for all ages and all levels of experience.

With a herd of 75 horses, they can match any rider with a number of ideal horses or ponies to suit them. Horizon offers a range of riding activities from safari riding, to cross-country jumping, and swimming with horses.

Accommodation is at Horizon’s lodge which has seven en-suite rooms overlooking a lake or the new bush camp, which has four luxury safari-style tents.

A seven-night African Explorer Safari combines four nights at Horizon Horseback’s Camp Davidson in the Waterberg Mountains with three nights at Limpopo Valley Horse Safaris in Botswana’s Tuli Block. Prices lead in at £1,590 for an adult including transfers Riding safaris are also available in Kenya. offers a riding itinerary in the Masai Mara, while offers a number of horse riding safaris including the Amboseli Mobile Safari which starts near Amboseli National Park, close to the Tanzanian border and proceeds to the Chyulu Hills.

Original Travel recommends eight nights’ riding in the Masai Mara, with Tristan Voorspuy, from £5,400 per person. Price includes full-board, transfers, and international and domestic flights. A seven-day riding safari with In the Saddle starts at £3,504 which includes full-board; riding; safari activities and transfers.

Volunteering Sustainable tourism is creeping up the travel agenda every year and volunteer programmes are becoming a big part of the holiday experience in Africa.

The Samara Wildlife Volunteer Programme in Great Karoo, South Africa is a good way to experience the magic of an African game reserve, while contributing to conservation efforts and community projects.

The volunteers are directly involved in eradicating invasive plants, rehabilitating degraded land and collecting data for studies to better understand some of Africa’s most vulnerable species. In addition to this, the programme helps support Vuyani Safe Haven 14

in Graaff-Reinet, which is a home for abandoned children.

Projects on the go include clearing alien invasive cacti species, a research project running to determine the effectiveness of herbicides for eradicating these cacti, soil erosion management techniques and planting spekboom, a plant that is efficient at taking up atmospheric carbon from greenhouse gas emissions and helps restore degraded land.

Samara also carries out cheetah research, which gives volunteers the opportunity to have up close encounters with these incredible creatures. The distinctive vervet monkey population of Samara is also part of a research project.

If you have clients interested in volunteering, then they can opt to take part in two, four, eight and 12-week programmes. This gives Samara staff enough time to provide all volunteers with relevant training and it takes a while to adjust to the bush and find their feet. Guests can choose to stay at one of the three lodges in Samara which include Karoo Lodge, Mountain Retreat and Manor House. Prices start at £711 for a two-week stay.

Tailor-made touring Peregrine Reserve specialises in luxury escorted travel for small groups, with luxury accommodation, fine dining and private transportation; the three key elements which the operator says ensures their guests can experience a destination in style.

With a maximum of 12 people, the operator tailor makes itineraries to cater for each private group’s needs. The tour is guided by local reserve leaders, which Peregrine Reserve says ensures the guests “are privy to experiences that stretch far beyond those provided by destination tourist boards”.

The specialist has a nine-day Spirit of Kenya tour that starts off in Nairobi before heading out to visit the Chyulu Hills, for day and night safaris, a guided bush walk, on horseback or by wildlife tracking and a night under the stars on star beds at Ol Donyo Lodge.

Meanwhile, the Explore South Africa itinerary visits Cape Town for a tour of the Victoria and Alfred waterfront, a cruise around the harbour, a cable car to the top of Table Mountain

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Masai guides and tracker take Campi ya Kanzi guests on walks through the game reserve

Safari The 2by2 tailor-made holiday includes four days packed full of games drives and wildlife encounters at the Selous Serena luxury tented camp followed by a flight to the ancient Stone Town on Zanzibar for a two-night stay at the Zanzibar Serena Inn. After the buzziness of Stone Town, it’s off to the barefoot luxury of Pongwe Beach Hotel.

The 11-night Selous Safari, Stone Town and Zanzibar holiday leads in at £2,495 per person and includes flights, transfers, game drives and accommodation on a mixedboard basis.

and a morning tour of Robben Island to learn more about the history of apartheid.

Guests also get to dine at La Colombe restaurant, ranked 12th in the San Pellegrino 50 restaurants in the world.

Then it’s time to embark on the Garden Route for some wine tastings in Stellenbosch and a stay at the lavish Majeka House before paying a visit to Spier Cheetah Sanctuary, where guests can see the amazing conservation work being done. A stay at the Motswari Safari Lodge in Kruger follows.

The nine-day Spirit of Kenya tour leads in at £5,345 per person and the nine-day Explore South Africa starts at £5,125 per person.

Safari and beach For the ultimate African safari and beach experience, recommends an 11-night holiday that combines game drives in the Selous game reserve with some down time in the Spice Island of Zanzibar.

New for 2013 Encounters Travel has launched a Gorillas & Plains tour of Kenya and Uganda.

The adventure kicks off in Nairobi before heading out to Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley to take in the bird life of the lake.

The tour then continues on to Masai Mara for a day of game drives before heading north for the day at Lake Nakuru, one of the Rift Valley’s soda lakes which attracts vast numbers of flamingos.

The tour then crosses into Uganda for the next stop, which is Entebbe on the shores of Lake Victoria.

After time exploring this scenic colonial town and visiting the orphaned chimp sanctuary on Ngamba Island, the itinerary heads west towards the mountains, stopping at the Lake Bunyoni for a night.

The following day will take the group on a gorilla trek deep into the Bwindi Impenetrable forest – the highlight of the tour – before heading for the Queen Elizabeth National Park where there are options to do wildlife viewing and a chimpanzee trek.

As the tour ends back to Nairobi, it stops over in Jinja in Uganda for a chance to do some white-water rafting.

Prices start at £1,149 per person including airport transfers 15 nights’ varied accommodation in hotels, camps, lodges and a wildlife education centre on a mixed-board basis, an experienced local guide and private transportation throughout. International flights are not included.

Tips on selling luxury safaris Liz Peacock, co-owner of Cheli & Peacock has six camps including Kitich Camp, Joy’s Camp, Lewa Safari Camp, Tortilis Camp and Elsa’s Kopje. Cheli & Peacock also manages the ground arrangements in Kenya for a number of UK tour operators.

She offers some advice to agents on how to sell luxury.

Make sure that safari camps and lodges you are booking follow ethical practices. Check to make sure they have: built in a sensitive zone; that they work with the local community; they have built the camp with ethical materials and followed sound environmental practice; and they have properly trained guides.

The best high-end areas and lodges and camps are not always the most well known, as they don't get the mass-

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market numbers travelling through them. This is actually an advantage to the high-end traveller so research well to make sure that you are booking clients into the ‘best’ rather than the most popular.

Often the most well-known destinations have suffered from overcrowding. However the original reasons they became famous are often still valid, and the knowledgeable high end operator knows where to send their client to have the best experience of these areas.

Staff knowledge is key - Fam trips are very important.

High end clients need to talk to someone who really knows what they are talking about, and can sell beautiful areas with small luxury camps that have not hit the big time.

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Love in a tropical climate From the rolling plains of the savannah grasslands to the white, sandy beaches of the resorts that overlook the Indian Ocean, southern and east African countries certainly pack a punch when it comes to romantic settings

Keep the romance alive with a night under the stars on the star beds at Loisaba Lodge in Laikipia, Kenya

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f you have clients who are looking to get married abroad and want something a little different, then what could be better than a walk down the aisle at a safari lodge far out in the African wilderness? That’s before you mention the exclusive gourmet dining out in the bush with your own personal chef, sleeping under the African night sky on star beds on raised platforms, or keeping an eye out for the big five from your bath tub on the decking of your luxury safari tent.

Then there’s the private coastal retreats of the likes of Mozambique, Kenya and Zanzibar where guests feel like they are a universe away from their day-to-day lives.

The choice is varied and exclusive, so here is a snapshot of what’s on offer.

Mozambique It may not appear on the radar of many couples looking to get hitched abroad, but they would be very foolish to overlook Mozambique, which is home to many luxury properties that cater for weddings and honeymoons, in particular the Azura Benguerra, which is located in the idyllic island chain of the Bazaruto National Park.

Setting the tone for things to come, couples are picked up at Vilcanculos Airport in a helicopter, and whisked up over miles of untouched turquoise ocean 16

dotted with white dhow-sails and golden sandbanks before they gently touch down at Azura.

Weddings at Azura are all about barefoot matrimonial bliss with couples walking down the aisle on the hotel’s white sandy beach.

After the ceremony, guests can start their life together in one of the retreat’s luxury villas that boast four-poster beds, the dedicated private butler service, and the private deck and pool.

The staff at the hotel take special care to ensure every couple’s big day runs smoothly. Brides can be pampered and prepared at the Azura Spa, while the groom can enjoy his last vestiges of bachelorhood by heading out on a fishing boat with his best man and some cold beers. Wedding guests can be entertained by a whole load of other activities, ranging from sand-dune safaris to sunset dhow cruises. On the wedding day, once the open-air ceremony is over, the guests can feast on a spread of seafood fresh from the local fishermen’s nets.

If couples stay five nights or more, the bride only pays 50%, they get a complimentary half-hour together in the spa, and a romantic candle-lit dinner on the beach.

Imagine Travel offers a 10-

night wedding and honeymoon package which includes a blessing in a location chosen by the couple, an African massage, champagne, cake, a candlelit private beach dinner and a honeymoon day excursion to Pansy Island the following day, 10 nights’ all-inclusive accommodation in a beach villa, flights and transfers. Prices start at £10,085 per couple.

Tying the knot For couples looking to get married with the plains and savannahs providing the backdrop, 2by2 Holidays suggests a Kenya safari wedding and beach honeymoon.

The 12-night holiday starts with two nights in the Severin Sea Lodge in Bamburi, Mombasa before transferring to the Severin Safari Camp in Tsavo National Park for two days of wedding preparations – with a few game drives thrown in – before the big day.

Then it’s back to Mombasa for five days’ rest and relaxation at the Voyager Beach Resort.

Prices start at £2,645 including flights and accommodation on a mixed board basis.

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It's all barefoot luxury at Azura Benguerra in Mozambique

Zambia Located on the bank of the Zambezi river, couples who opt to say “I do” with a riverbank reception at the – part of the Sun International chain – have three wedding packages to choose from: the wedding package, the deluxe and the superior, with the added extras for the deluxe and superior including horse-drawn carriages, champagne breakfast and a dinner for two the night before the wedding.

Aside from the wedding packages, the Royal Livingstone raises the bar in the romance stakes with experiences such as sunset cruises down the Zambezi river, a journey on the Royal Livingstone Express through the national park and the Zambezi Valley, while indulging in a six-course gourmet dinner, or a simple romantic picnic in the hotel’s herb garden.

The Five-Star Romance at the Victoria Falls package leads in at £753 per person and includes return flights between Johannesburg and Livingstone, transfers, four nights’ bed and breakfast, an African Queen sunset cruise, massage and free access to the Falls Park.

Kenya For the ultimate safari wedding, ticks all the boxes as a romantic destination to get married.

Porini Lion Camp is located in the 20,000-acre Olare Orok Conservancy, along the Ntiakatiak River, a permanent river with hippo pools and an abundance of birdlife. The ceremony is held in the camp with the couple welcomed by traditional Masai singing. The Masai elders will also give their blessing to the couple. The camp staff will then present the bride and All About Southern & East Africa

bridegroom with a wedding cake, made in camp before the newlyweds enjoy a romantic dinner. the wedding costs £770 and includes the organisation of documentation in Kenya, assistance with wedding planning both pre, during and after the wedding ceremony, bush wedding lunch or dinner, traditonal maasai singing ceremony, a wedding cake made in the camp, traditional blessing from Masai elders, a bottle of sparkling wine, a present for the bride and groom and assistance with photography.

South Africa Cape Town’s many five-star properties offer some opulent wedding packages that deliver romance with a capital R. But couples that choose to get hitched in Cape Town often opt to venture along the Garden Route for their honeymoon afterwards.

One of the places that is guaranteed to deliver the perfect honeymoon is the Gondwana Game Reserve.

A picturesque four-hour drive from Cape Town, Gondwana is just off the Garden Route, near the shores of the Indian Ocean and the coastal town of Mossel Bay. Gondwana is a great choice for loved-up couples looking to combine the adventure of a safari with the relaxation of a chilled-out beach break.

Set on 11,000 hectares of wilderness, Gondwana offers guests the chance to see all of the big five as elephants, buffalos, lions, rhinos and leopards roam free within the reserve.

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Couples can walk down the aisle alongside the Zambezi River at the Royal Livingstone Hotel

There are 14 thatched stand-alone guest suites in the reserve, including the honeymoon suite, and each hut has a large glass front that can be opened for views of the mountain vistas and dome-shaped roofs that give views of the African skies at night.

Special honeymoon treats include private three-course dinners that are held around a fire at one of the reserve’s spectacular viewpoints, or daytime picnics set up at a waterhole in Gondwana’s 1,000-hectare walking area.

Between game drives, newlyweds can chill out around Gondwana’s infinity pool or visit the reserve’s spa.

Gondwana’s honeymoon package starts at £686 per couple and includes two nights in the Honeymoon Suite at Kwena Lodge, all meals, sparkling wine on arrival, two game activities a day, private picnic lunch with guided Fynbos bush walk, bush dinner experience and spa treatments.

Kenya If it’s good enough for the future king and queen of Britain, then the chances are most couples will agree that in the romance stakes, in Kenya scores quite highly.

Famed as the place where William proposed to Kate, Lewa boasts spectacular views of Mount Kenya and the wild Northern Frontier District and is home to 10% of Kenya's black rhino population and the largest population of Grévy's zebra in the world.

Accommodation comes in the form of a 12-tent, classic safari camp - with thatched roofs, verandas and full en-suite bathrooms for each tent. In the middle is a central dining and lounge area where there's always a log fire, and a swimming pool overlooking the rolling plains.

Who couldn’t fail to feel the love with guided bush walks, breakfasts in the bush and romantic sundowners?

Prices start at $195 per person per night on full board which also includes all house drinks.

For the ultimate vintage safari-style wedding – think antiques, fabulous furnishings, oil lamps, gramophones, crystal and log fires – in the Masai Mara (part of the Cheli and Peacock Safaris portfolio) has been organising safaris for 100 years and knows a thing or two about arranging weddings.

While they can be tailor-made to the couple’s exact requirement, there are a number of wedding experiences for them to choose from including a vintage car that can be used by the bride and groom, baths on the savannah where couples can relax in a canvas tub overlooking the Mara and Serengeti plains, the chance to enjoy a traditional Masai blessing ceremony, night bush dinners and private dining in their tent is possible.

For the ultimate, hynotically romantic experience, a hot-air balloon flight over the Mara is guaranteed to raise the romance thermometer.

Prices for the wedding ceremony at Cottars with the assistance of a wedding planner who will help arrange all the paperwork, arrange the ceremony and plan the party pre and post event start at £1,565.

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If getting married in a quaint stone church on a hill in central Kenya floats your boat, then take a look at Sabuk Lodge in Laikipia.

As well as all the romantic dining in the bush options in the lead up to the wedding, Sabuk’s open-fronted stone cottages with star beds and bath tubs that overlook the Ewaso Nyiru river ensure the romance factor stays at an all-time high.

Camel safaris and fly camps are also available and are a fun way for couples to get out into the bush and spend time together experiencing something amazing.

Zanzibar Originally built for Benny Anderson, of Abba fame, the exclusive retreat of Kilindi located on the northwest coast of the spice island of Zanzibar ticks all the boxes for couples who want to completely get away from it all for their honeymoon.

Kilindi is a blend of Scandinavian minimalism and middle eastern Arabic cultures and each pavilion-style guest room is a private residence with a plunge pool and garden, serviced by a dedicated butler and with views over the Indian Ocean.

The romance factor As we all know, once the wedding ceremony and reception is all over, it’s all about the wedding night and where better to spend it than under the stars.

The star beds at Loisaba Lodge, Laikipia in Kenya are located out in the wilderness about a 15 minute drive away from the main lodge.

Each star bed is designed on a handcrafted wooden raised platform serving up great views of the surrounding plains.

The star beds can be wheeled in and out from under the thatched roofs.

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Regional round-up

Congo Gorilla Tours has seen an increase in demand for its trekking holidays since the BBC’s Africa series

It’s time to turn our attention to the lesser-known countries that are looking to get their holiday offerings on the travel agenda Malawi Malawi Travel Marketing Consortium is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with an average 12% a annual increase in visitors since 2003.

Nestled in the heart of south east Africa and landlocked between Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique, Malawi is one of Africa’s smallest countries. The consortium represents the country’s operators, accommodation providers and ground handlers.

The group promotes the destination through its wildlife experiences, water sports, landscapes, culture, its much-famed lake known as ‘God’s Aquarium’ and its relaxed ‘bare foot’ luxury appeal.

As a consequence, the number of tour operators selling Malawi has increased in recent years, and as well as African specialist operators, some of the larger tailor-made specialists such as Cox and Kings, Explore Worldwide and Audley Travel now feature Malawi within their itineraries.

Over the last twelve months Malawi’s tourism industry has been boosted by significant investment from a number of sources. In the lower Shire Valley, the Majete Wildlife Reserve’s wildlife restocking programme has culminated with the re-introduction of predators, and in the east of the country around $850,000 is being invested into the Nhakotakota Wildlife Reserve.

The first upmarket lodge has opened in Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve and rhino tracking is now available at Liwonde National Park, with the first new lodge to be built in 20 years opening this year. Horse-riding safaris are also being resumed in Nyika National Park.

Air Botswana is starting daily flights between Lilongwe and Gaborone, which will open up new twin-centre holiday options between Malawi/Botswana.

South Sudan Bahr el Jebel Safaris is offering visitors the chance to get away from the crowds and go on safari in south Sudan.

Bahr el Jebel Safaris takes clients on safaris that follow the route of the White Nile that flows through northern Uganda, into south Sudan and onward to the Mediterranean Sea passing through Boma National Park, a scene of mass animal migration when the seasonal rains return.

The operator uses vehicle ground transport only when necessary and relies on aircraft and river boats to transport guests to their lodges in Boma National Park.

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An eight-day South Sudan Boma National Park and Cultural Safari leads in at £2,805 and includes six days’ safari in a 4x4 vehicle or on foot with accommodation in mobile tented camps.

Congo Gorilla Tours Congo Gorilla Tours has seen an increase in demand for its gorilla tours through the Congo Basin following the screening of Sir David Attenborough’s BBC Africa programme.

The specialist’s 14-day itinerary begins with a visit to the city of Brazzaville before embarking on the drive to the Lefini Gorilla Sanctuary in northern Congo.

Visits to Nouabale-Ndoki National Park headquarters are included where guests will be based at Mondika Camp for two days for gorilla trekking before transferring to Mbeli Camp to observe wild gorillas.

The journey continues via motorised canoe to the Central African Republic to visit Dzanga-Ndoki National Park for more gorilla trekking and cultural activities with the Ba'Aka. The itinerary culminates with a boat trip on the Oubangui river.

Swaziland Swaziland Tourism has launched a new website as the landlocked southern African country looks to raise its profile with seasoned travellers and first-time safaris alike.

About the size of Wales, Swaziland, which is also the birthplace of British actor Richard E Grant, is one of the smallest in the Southern Hemisphere.

It has one of the most well-established and celebrated cultural heritages on the continent. One of only three remaining monarchies left in Africa, the Swazi nation is led by King Mswati III, who along with the rest of the ‘Dlamini’ royal family is the focal point of the country’s calendar of traditional festivities.

The Kingdom has a wide range of ecological zones; the rugged mountainous terrain in the west has earned Swaziland the name 'Switzerland of Africa'. In contrast the landscape to the east is mainly bush savannah and open plains, but rises again with the Lebombo mountains.

Swaziland’s largest protected area, the Hlane Royal National Park, is home to four of the big five; the lion, elephant, rhino and leopard.

In the southeast lies unspoilt wilderness and is a haven to endangered species. The Mkhaya Game Reserve is one of the only places in Africa where visitors will spot both black and white rhino.

A number of operators feature Swaziland including Cox and Kings, Tribes Travel and Sense Africa.

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