African safari

Kanana Camp, a Ker & Downey luxury tented camp, is located in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. This well-run property offers incredible food, service, and spacious accommodations. Your wake-up call is accompanied by coffee or tea, and there are cookies in your room if you require or desire a quick …

Chobe National Park in Botswana is known throughout the world as a premier viewing arena for elephants. This park has nearly 200,000 elephants and in our couple of days visiting I am sure we saw at least 50,000 of these entertaining and wonderful animals. They love the water and each …

I recently had the privilege of staying at the beautiful private game reserve of Ulusaba in the Sabi Sand area of Kruger National Park. Royal treatment is offered to each guest, no matter which level of the property your room occupies. Ulusaba has two different lodges on property. The Safari …

Every trip to Kenya should include a stay in Amboseli where there are unrivaled views of Mt. Kilimanjaro. I recently stayed at the wonderful tented camp called Tortilis Camp (named for the umbrella-shaped Acacia Tortilis tree – a favorite of giraffes) which not only offers astounding views of the mountain, …

On the edge of the Athi Plains in the Nairobi suburb of Karen, sits the elegant property House of Waine. This former plantation home is now a very classic boutique property with eleven rooms, each different in design and flavor. They are each named, and offer a different color scheme, …

I have just returned from an amazing trip to South Africa to the malaria-free area of the Eastern Cape. The River Lodge in Kariega is a wonderful representation of the local hospitality and fine cuisine. Upon arrival we were greeted with cool towels and a cool drink to refresh us …

On my recent trip to Kenya, I was able to spend some time at Hemingways Ol Seki Mara Camp. This luxury tent camp is located on the Naboisho Conservancy, a couple hours north of the Massai Mara. As we flew into the Ol Seki air strip all I could see …

Travel is my passion, and so each time I plan another personal vacation, my husband teases me about how excited we are to embark on yet another “trip of a lifetime”.  Fortunately there have been several. How many “trips of a lifetime” have you been on?  A trip of a lifetime …

Are you interested in going on an African safari?  I am.  The owners of Andavo Travel, Mike and Camille Cameron, were lucky enough to get invited by Virtuoso to go on one back in October 2010 – you can read Mike’s recap here.  Now, Virtuoso has written their own recap of the …