This 4-country Safari Is the ‘Greatest on Earth,’ According to a Top Travel Advisor

I grew up in Zimbabwe and have devoted my life to sharing my homeland with vacationers, whereas urgently defending the continent’s wildlife and final remaining wild areas. Not all journeys to Africa are created equal, although. The perfect have an skilled hand behind their design — a excessive stage of experience, sensitivity, and priceless instinct that solely comes from sharing one’s homeland, reasonably than merely promoting one other vacation spot. 

Crafting moments that nourish and join friends to faraway locations is an artwork and The Greatest Safari on Earth expertise is the fruits of a lifetime of experiences. Right here’s why I, a specialist in life-changing African experiences, assume you need to e book this journey now. 

What’s the ‘Best Safari on Earth’?

This 12-day journey takes place in August and September and is proscribed to 10 friends. The locations are 4 of Africa’s most iconic wildlife areas, and to get there, friends journey aboard an Emirates govt non-public jet. Alongside the best way, they’ll keep at luxurious safari camps and be led by the perfect guides.

Begin in Zimbabwe

The Best Safari on Earth begins in my dwelling nation of Zimbabwe. Standing earlier than Victoria Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage Website and one of many seven pure wonders of the world, is transcendent. The sweetness, the sunshine, and the facility are mind-blowing, and as that mighty wall of water cascades from a peak of 354 ft, thundering right into a chasm of gorges, rapids, and rock swimming pools under, you’ll really feel your individual coronary heart launch waves of awe and surprise.

From Victoria Falls, you’ll fly up the Zambezi river by helicopter, watching the wildlife under — hippos splashing, elephants sauntering throughout the water, and crocodiles floating — earlier than swooping all the way down to land at Matetsi River Lodge. Whereas there are many hotels in this area, this one is situated on the banks of the Zambezi river, permitting friends to really feel completely immersed in nature. Elephants stroll by for a drink, whereas bushbuck and warthogs linger round casually as a part of the household. Recreation drives and cocktail cruises are adopted by evenings spent drenched in orange, pink, and pink hues because the solar sinks into the inky river and the cry of the fish eagles pierces the air.  

Subsequent Cease: Botswana

The following vacation spot is Botswana’s Okavango Delta, the world’s largest inland delta, comprising 10,563 miles of lush floodplains and immense wilderness the place the water by no means reaches the ocean. The world is dwelling to a plethora of wildlife, and friends will discover this awe-inspiring panorama by automobile, on foot, by mokoro (a conventional dugout canoe), and from the air in a doors-off helicopter.

A Cease in Kenya

From Botswana, we head to the Maasai Mara in Kenya to witness the Great Migration, one of many world’s most unimaginable pure phenomena. Suspended above the motion in a hot-air balloon, watching the herds of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles, and extra thundering throughout the land, is an immense privilege.

Last Cease: Rwanda

This epic journey ends in Rwanda, a rustic of hope, reconciliation, and restoration — and residential to simply one among simply three locations on the planet to trek with critically endangered mountain gorillas. With a information, friends will be capable to witness these animals of their pure habitat, with an historic rainforest round them. You’ll return to a extra related human state — one you didn’t know you have been lacking  — and therein lies the great thing about The Best Safari on Earth.

You’ll be able to go away Africa, however it is going to by no means go away you. This place and these folks settle into your bones and take up everlasting residence in your soul. The aim of the Best Safari on Earth is to depart you a slice kinder, gentler, and extra conscious of our world and the wonder it holds. 

Deborah Calmeyer is a member of Journey + Leisure’s A-Listing and focuses on life-changing journeys to Africa. You’ll be able to create a tailored itinerary with Calmeyer by contacting her at welcome@roarafrica.com.