Emerging Destinations

The Explorer Camp at Jock Safari Lodge offers guests a unique experiential insight of a bygone era, a time when exploring really was an adventure into this unknown Big 5 wilderness, as did the legendary Percy Fitzpatrick in the 18th century. The camp and tents have been meticulously recreated with the similar style camp beds, more »

Premier Safaris, a specialist in adventure/luxury safaris in East Africa, is launching a unique program – customized safaris with Explorer-in-Residence Julian Monroe Fisher, a 21st century David Livingstone. Fisher, an American currently based in Austria, is an explorer, anthropologist, Ethnographic filmmaker, author, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, member of the American Anthropological Association and more »

  Thanks Travel Weekly for the nice article Travel Weekly – April 8, 2013 – travelweekly20130408-13654300070004e732ced34-pp

  The much-awaited Supreme Court ruling was delivered on 30th March 2013, ending two weeks of waiting to know who would be Kenya’s next President. The delay arose from an election petition that was filed, disputing the election results as announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The six Supreme Court judges unanimously more »

Jacqui Sugden of Nordic Travel, a DMC in Tanzania, recently visited Buffalo Luxury Camp, and had this to say about the camp,  which is managed by Intimate Places. Sometimes being on the edge has its advantages. That certainly rings true at Buffalo Luxury Camp, where we stayed recently as part of our tour in search more »

  The Seven Natural Wonders Project, a non-profit conservation initiative based in Dallas, Texas and spearheaded by Dr. Phillip Imler, has declared award winners of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, and they are:  The River Nile; Mt. Kilimanjaro; The Red Sea; Ngorongoro Crater; Sahara Desert; Okavango Delta; and the Serengeti Migration. Tanzania’s Minister of more »

Bluebay Hotels Zanzibar wishes to advise you that we shall be closing Bluebay Beach Resort & Spa for major renovations and up-grading with effect from Monday 22nd April 2013 for the months of May and June 2013 and we shall reopen on Wednesday 10th July 2013. The primary objective of the work will be to more »

Stone Town, Zanzibar – The Directors of Inn on the Square Company Limited (trading as Beyt al Chai) take this opportunity to advise you that the lease which the company has held for many years will come to an end  on 31st March 2013. In addition the property has been sold by the previous owner more »

Many people think that by visiting Kenya and Tanzania, they have seen East Africa.  We beg to differ.  Uganda, is known as the “Pearl of Africa” for a reason… and we have 25 of them. Listen to stories of the Royal Kingdom and local folklore told by members of the Ruboni community. Go mongoose trekking more »

 Shamwari Group has raised R1, 000, 000 (@ US$110,000) for the Wilderness Foundation’s Forever Wild Campaign, an initiative to help save rhinos throughout South Africa. Each of the Shamwari Group properties – Shamwari Game Reserve situated in the Eastern Cape, Sanbona Wildlife Reserve just outside Cape Town, Jock Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park more »