Luxury Travel Experiences
Once in a lifetime, or more if you are lucky, there comes an experience so pure and natural that it creates a perfect moment, etched on your soul forever. As our lives become increasingly faster, the luxury of these ideal moments grows ever rarer. At &Beyond these are the experiences that we help you to find.
Masai Mara memories
An early morning game drive takes you into the great grasslands of the Masai Mara. The guide stops the vehicle and turns off the engine, and you sit in the midst of the limitless plains, simply scanning the vast horizon around you. Families of elephant graze on the edge of the forest, while a cheetah scans for prey from the top of a jutting termite mound. As far as the eye can see, tens of thousands of wildebeest and zebra graze peacefully on the sweet, new grasses.
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Serengeti songs
The pastel colours of dawn light up the sky as you wake in your ensuite tent in the heart of the Serengeti. Sitting in front of the tent with a steaming hot drink you watch the sun rise in the east as a chorus of birds bursts into song and hyena call in the distance as they make their way back to their dens after a night's hunt. Far off, the thundering hooves of the massed herds stir the dust as the Great Migration moves ever onward.
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Swim with the Dolphins
A salt spray gently rises and the silhouette of Mnemba Island slowly recedes as the boat skims over the waves of the Indian Ocean on your way out to a new dive site. Suddenly the sleek shapes of dolphin break the bow waves and, with a shout of delight, you slip into the balmy water to swim among them. The dolphins seem to know you and welcome you back into these indescribably blue waters.
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Desert & stars
In the Namib Desert, watch the dunes constantly change colour as the sun moves across the sky. As the day draws to a close, the clear desert sky lights up with a multitude of stars. Marvel at the smoky streak of the Milky Way and the bright guiding light of the Southern Cross while you listen to an astronomer tell stories of galaxies a million miles away. The velvet blackness with its blazing diamond stars watches over you through the ample skylight as you settle into bed.
Read more about Sossusvlei Desert Reserve...
River without end
Rivers awaken a special sense of awe and wonder in Africa. In the Okavango a river that never finds the sea flows into a maze of crystal clear channels and creates an oasis in the desert. Dig your toes into the cool river sand as you sit at a table set for a bush brunch on a sandbank in the clear waters of the Delta. Drift down the upper reaches of the Zambezi River at sunset, quietly watching great herds of elephant take their evening bath.
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Under African skies
Discover the nocturnal life of Africa on a night drive – cheetah on a kill before sunset and lion hunting after sundown, wide-eyed bushbabies and shy civet cats. The unfamiliar noises of the night, from the yipping of a distant jackal to the whooping of a hyena, send a shiver of anticipation down your spine. Coming around a corner, you are unexpectedly greeted by warm smiles and what seems like a thousand lanterns. There, spread out in the semi darkness, is a bush banquet fit for a king.
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Walking the wilds
Walking slowly through the bush in the cool of the earning morning, you watch the reassuring figure of your ranger and listen to his voice as he spins stories about the little things you see – how a spider starts its web, why the trees are so tall, and what creatures live here and why. Local legends make you laugh and unforgettable moments – like sneaking up close to a rhino on foot –take your breath away.
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Seven Worlds of Wonder
Journey into the pristine wilderness sanctuary of Phinda Private Game Reserve and experience one of the finest game viewing areas Africa has to offer. Described as the "Seven Worlds of Wonder", Phinda encompasses an impressive 23 000 hectares (56 800 acres), comprising seven distinct habitats so beautiful you will surely be spellbound. Experience close up encounters with the Big Five and elegant cheetah like never before within this wondrous wilderness. Combine the beach with the bush and discover unspoiled beaches and spectacular reefs nearby – the perfect safari and seaside adventure.
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A jungle story
Sitting in the middle of an Indian jungle as the afternoon shadows lengthen, your every sense is strained for an alarm call that would indicate a Bengal tiger making its way through the dense vegetation towards you. Langur monkeys, spotted deer, peacocks and jungle fowl all join you in your vigil, alert for the slightest rustle made by the king of beasts.
Read more about Mahua Kothi Bandhavgarh Jungle Lodge...
Soaring the skies
The hiss of the burner is the only sound as you ascend in a wicker basket beneath a large balloon. As the grey light of dawn coalesces into the colours of the bush, the land below comes to life. A lone giraffe, nibbling on the top of an acacia tree, lifts its face in puzzlement at this unaccustomed intrusion. As you drift on, you catch up with a herd of buffalo, their dark, grunting forms, carrying on their own inner rhythm as you float unnoticed in the African sky.
Read more about Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara...
