Category: Adventure Travel

Top 5 luxury safari breakfasts

Top 5 luxury safari breakfasts

By on Mar 31, 2014 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel, Tanzania

Everyone loves breakfast when you’re on holiday – what could be better than having perfectly poached eggs produced for you every morning, followed by delicious fresh tropical fruit and home made muffins. The breakfasts on any luxury safari are bound to wow you and certainly set you up for the day ahead. Often they are […]

Top 5 thrillseekers sports to enjoy in Thailand

Top 5 thrillseekers sports to enjoy in Thailand

By on Mar 26, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Asia, Featured, Regions, Speciality Travel, Thailand

Visiting Thailand may be your chance to escape from the busy pace of your everyday life, the chance to relax and enjoy a new country, exotic and otherworldly, or it could be your chance to indulge in some once in a lifetime, adrenalin driven experiences. You can even incorporate both but Thailand is a natural […]

Alternative Africa: 7 things to do besides a safari

Alternative Africa: 7 things to do besides a safari

By on Mar 26, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Air Travel, Leisure Travel, Madagascar, Namibia, Regions, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Tanzania, Zambia

Africa is renowned for its safari experiences, and rightly so. Wildlife viewing opportunities abound, from the world-famous Great Migration that sees over two million wildebeest journey across the plains of the Serengeti and into the grasslands of the Masai Mara, to gorilla trekking in the smoky mountains of Uganda and the countless endemic species that […]

Is the Okavango the best luxury safari location?

Is the Okavango the best luxury safari location?

By on Mar 13, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Botswana, Regions, Speciality Travel

Botswana’s Okavango Delta has been drawing in guests and visitors for many years. From the early stages Botswana’s government declared a low impact high income tourism policy which has successfully managed to prevent over crowding in this wondrous and lush Delta – here the game is abundant and the people are not which is what […]

Top African hotspots to see the Big 5

Top African hotspots to see the Big 5

By on Mar 07, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Regions, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Zambia, Zimbabwe

For many who go on an African safari adventure they will want to catch sights of as many animals as possible and to put a great big tick against the most sought after wildlife, the ‘big five’. The wild and vast African landscape is a feat to be explored. Multiple trips may be needed to […]

A quick look at the spectacular wilderness of Patagonia

A quick look at the spectacular wilderness of Patagonia

By on Mar 05, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Chile, Regions, South America, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Videos

Let yourself be taken away by the beauty and wildlife of one the Earth’s farthest corners. Chilean Patagonia’s spectacular wilderness will leave you wanting an adventure, in what remains one of the planet’s few truly pristine places. Watch the video and tell us what you think… are you ready?!

Fantastic footage taken from off coast of San Clemente, CA and Maui, HI

Fantastic footage taken from off coast of San Clemente, CA and Maui, HI

By on Mar 04, 2014 in Adventure Travel, California, Cruises & Boat Travel, Hawaii, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA, Videos

Take a look at this wonderful video edited from footage captured by a drone controlled by Captain Dave Anderson of Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari which operates out of Dana Point, California. It shows thousands of dolphins, three gray whales migrating off the coast of San Clemente, and some wonderful imagery of a humpback […]

Africa's top 10 most romantic properties

Africa’s top 10 most romantic properties

By on Feb 28, 2014 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Botswana, Kenya, Leisure Travel, Malawi, Namibia, Regions, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Tanzania, Zambia

True romantics don’t need Valentine’s Day to show their loved ones how much they care. With these dreamy properties in Africa you’ll be looking for any excuse to spend a few nights away! Read on for our guide to the 10 most romantic places to stay on the continent. Kaya Mawa, Malawi The name of […]

Top 5 luxury safari rooms to watch wildlife from

Top 5 luxury safari rooms to watch wildlife from

By on Feb 28, 2014 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Kenya, Regions, Resorts, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Tanzania, Zambia

The best luxury safari camps in Africa are those which are in locations with abundant game – of course that’s one of the main reasons we all travel to Africa is to see the wildlife. There are many camps which actually offer incredible game viewing from your private room. Whiling away the hours watching antelope […]

5 ways to get high in Africa

5 ways to get high in Africa

By on Feb 28, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Air Travel, Regions, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

It’s always great to change your perspective on life.  Getting high can definitely do this for us. Taking an overview is always an eye-opening experience, so the experience tends to stick with you for quite some time.  If it also includes some form of exhilaration or effort, this makes the moment even more vivid in […]

5 reasons why the South Luangwa is the best safari destination

5 reasons why the South Luangwa is the best safari destination

By on Feb 27, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Regions, Speciality Travel, Zambia

The South Luangwa which is touched lightly by the Great Rift Valley, and sits in Eastern Zambia recently received widespread publicity through the program Waiting for the Rains. This wonderful program charted the time at the end of the dry season when everything is desperately waiting for the November rains to come. Almost instantly the […]

5 of the world's most remote destinations

5 of the world’s most remote destinations

By on Feb 27, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Antarctic, Canada, Chile, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Polar Regions, Regions, Saudi Arabia, South America, Speciality Travel

Sometimes there are times in which you might wish to get away from it all… the stresses and woes of daily life. Seek out these remote destinations and you can be guaranteed to enjoy some peaceful solitude! Here are 5 of the world’s most remote places to lose yourself. Easter Island, Chile Surrounded by the […]

Affordable luxury safaris in South Africa

Affordable luxury safaris in South Africa

By on Feb 26, 2014 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, South Africa, Speciality Travel

South Africa is renowned globally for its safari experiences, and deservedly so.  Historically, there have only ever been a handful of truly luxurious safari destinations in South Africa, such as Londolozi, Singita, and Mala Mala, with very luxurious price tags associated with them.  These are all located in the Kruger area, which is ideal for […]

Photograph of the week: Startled lion in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve

Photograph of the week: Startled lion in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve

By on Feb 19, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Regions, South Africa, Speciality Travel

This adult male lion was preparing for a cat nap when a safari vehicle approached in the distance, headlights beaming. The lion was momentarily startled and the spotlight made for the perfect photographic opportunity for those of us a few feet away. The photo was taken in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa – […]

5 excellent alternatives to skiing in Val d'Isere this Spring

5 excellent alternatives to skiing in Val d’Isere this Spring

By on Feb 13, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Europe, Events, France, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

You may be surprised to hear that ski resorts aren’t all about skiing. I don’t mean in the summer months when there isn’t any snow to be had. I mean in the core months, when the snow is at its best and sunnier days prevail. Val d’Isere for example has five alternative events that make the […]

Amazing Race-style team travel competition

Amazing Race-style team travel competition

By on Feb 10, 2014 in Adventure Travel, Europe, Regions, Speciality Travel, Western Europe

There’s a travel company that is seeking to redefine luxury travel by de-emphasizing the well-known creature comforts and instead focus on the intriguing idea of the luxury of the unknown. If you have ever watched the popular travel reality TV show ‘Amazing Race’; and muttered to yourself “I could do that”… well, here’s an intriguing […]