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New luxury boat cruising the Chobe River in Botswana's Chobe National Park. In April 2010, How to spend it: Travelista reports, "The exotic terrain and wildlife of Northern Botswana can now be viewed from the comfort of The Zambezi Queen, a fully-appointed five-star barge.... Expect a feel-good factor along with the luxury: solar panels provide all hot water and some power." [FT] Twice-daily game viewing excursions by either speedboat or Land Cruiser. From 1200 pounds per person, sharing, for a two-day itinerary.
Last Update: April 05, 2010 | Created: April 05, 2010
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DailyCandy's safari pick for Botswana. "At Zarafa Camp, you can sleep in a four-poster bed, relax in a free-standing copper tub, and snooze by roaring open-stone fires," writes DailyCandy in the attached article naming Botswana one of of its top 10 desinations for 2010. "Safaris always deliver, especially in Botswana, where the flood plains of the Okavango Delta are home to elephants, lions, wildebeest, giraffes, and buttloads of wild cats. [DailyCandy]
Last Update: November 30, 2009 | Created: November 11, 2009
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Well-positioned African safari for seeing wildlife, on the banks of the dry Boteti Riverbed in Botswana. The FT writes about Meno A Kwenna Tented Camp, "This the base for a variety of different safari experiences focusing on different areas of the surrounding landscape. Day-long safaris can be organised to the Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pans National Parks, as well as camping excursions in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. " Learn more about safaris in Botswana in the attached Financial Times article.
Last Update: January 23, 2009 | Created: January 23, 2009
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Good place to rent with friends for a "wonderfully secluded" safari. Located on the eastern fringes of the vast 300,000 Selinda Reserve in Botswana, Zibadianja is "isolated and so wild that are still parts of it where no man has ever walked." "Colonial-smart" accommodations, comprising four tented pavilions with Oriental rugs, huge beds and a free standing copper bath and a "roaring" fireplace in the bathrooms. [Tatler, Tatler 2009 Travel Guide]
Last Update: January 08, 2009 | Created: January 07, 2009
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A 2008 DailyCandy honeymoon pick. "Explore the surroundings by canoe or on bush walks. Befriend lions, elephants, hippos, and antelope on game drives in early morning or evening. Recover on rooftop lookout and in plunge pool at new [romantic] safari resort." [DailyCandy]
Last Update: November 10, 2008 | Created: November 09, 2008
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Bazaar's pick for a "private villa safari" in Africa. "A sybaritic villa on stilts in Abu Camp." From $8,000 a night, full board (sleeps four).
Last Update: March 19, 2008 | Created: March 10, 2008
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Bazaar says the best place to view elephants in Africa is beside the Chloe River in Botswana. "See them, literally in their hundreds, trumpeting with joy as they greet..." [Bazaar]. The magazine recommends staying at Chobe Chilwero, a small camp with just 15 cottages. Eight nights, from 1,779 pounds a person full board.
Last Update: March 18, 2008 | Created: March 10, 2008
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For an African safari with children, Bazaar recommends Kerr & Downey's Young Explorers' Camp near Shinde in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. "Paul Moleseng is a young child's dream companion; the greatest possible fun, he knows how to keep children in order while giving them the times of their lives." [Bazaar] Five nights, from 1,456 pounds a person.
Last Update: March 14, 2008 | Created: March 10, 2008
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A family-owned 1940s-style camp, located on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, decked out with vintage Persian rugs, four poster beds, and "flushing loos." Vanity Fair writes about Jack's Camp, "It's the place to go for a more spiritual, yoga-like experience after the Okavango Delta."
Last Update: October 31, 2007 | Created: October 11, 2007
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