DESTINATIONS
style). The Southern Camp has 25 rooms (15 standard suites, seven villas and three family villas), while Karula Lodge has 12 villas. All three camps are located a short drive from each other, enabling larger groups to be split between them.
GETTING THERE Kapama is next to Eastgate Airport (Hoedspruit Airport), which is an hour’s flight from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Alternatively, Kapama Air’s eight-seater aircraft is available on request, connecting guests to several local and international destinations. Ravintsara Wellness Hotel
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Lokobe is located on the island of Nosy Be, just off northern Madagascar. This 740 hectare national park is home to the last remaining original Sambirano forest on the island, as well as the black lemur and the beautiful Nosy Be panther chameleon.
ATTRACTIONS Daryl Keywood, MD of Walthers DBS, singles out Lokobe as a favourite wild place for incentive groups, a choice he explains when he says, “Madagascar is pretty wild, with some challenging logistics; however, once you arrive, opportunities abound. Taking an incentive group paddling in local outrigger fishing canoes, from Ambatozavary to Lokobe Reserve, followed by a trek during which one encounters several types of lemurs, boa constrictors and chameleons in their natural forest environment is truly once in a lifetime. It ranks right up there with gorilla trekking in Rwanda and Uganda, which are also exhilarating and humbling experiences we offer our clients.”
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sick or injured animals, as well as attaching antipoaching tracking devices and relocating animals.
ACCOMMODATION & VENUES The largest of the Kapama Private Game Reserve camps is the luxury five-star River Lodge, with 62 rooms (seven standard rooms, 33 deluxe, 16 spa suites, two royal suites and four spa family suites). It also offers conferencing facilities that can seat up to 200 delegates, while its Xitsumbeni dining facility can be closed off to accommodate 60 delegates. Smaller conferences can be held at Kapama Southern Camp (maximum 30 pax in schoolroom
ACCOMMODATION On Nosy Be, there are several hotel options suitable for incentive groups. Daryl suggests, “The large, all-inclusive Andilana Beach Hotel is a win for a younger crowd, with restaurant options and nightclubs; however, smaller groups might prefer the garden atmosphere and huge rooms offered at the authentic Ravintsara Wellness Hotel, or the more intimate The Residence. All are on the ocean and accessible by boat, which makes water transfers an easy option.”
GETTING THERE Previously, Airlink offered direct 3 hour 30 minute flights from Johannesburg to Nosy Be’s
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