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14 days insouthern africa
Bush luxur ntnus ts vlutn, frm
tntd amps, t suprlds mplt wth
spas and urmt dnn, t tdas ultmat
ammdatnsur wn prvat ld-
s. Wv vstd th nwst luxur lds
arss th suth f th ntnnt t brn u
th bst bts fr a prvat takvr. Th nl
hard part? Ddn whh frnds and fam-
l mmbrs t whsk awa wth u fr an
xlusv, prvat safar.
By ScoTT goeTz
L I T E R E C O M M E N D STeNTeD LUXURy/SAUSAge TR
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Arrive in CApe Town
Ca T prvds a sdutv, as tran-
stn nt Afra as lmnts f th n-
tnnts wld sd ar lmpsd wthn th
saf, famlar arna f a smpltan t.
Th twn nstantl surprss, whthr ts
an unsusptn babn rssn th strt
r th nsprd dsn f th ema va
($6,500 pr nht) that oprah Wnfr, Bll
clntn and Jhn Travlta all knw. Frm
ts hh-dllar prh abv Bat Ba, th
vlla frams a vw vn mr splndd than
th prlss Suth Afran art adrnn ts
walls. Thrapsts Vk and yvtt rt u
n arrval, rad t unlash ur tnsn n
th vllas tw-rm spa. At sunst, jn Jr-
m Vrnark, ellrmans hf, n th dk
fr harmn surfr-stl strtlln as h
barbqus lal safd.
cntat: gnral Manar Tm cummn,
Phn: 27-21-430-3200; Fax: 27-21-430-3215;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: www.llrman..za
The wesTern CApe
Aftr a lsurl brakfast, mt ur ud
Rhad fr a Mrds tur thruh th cap.
exprn th rnwnd raps f Stl-
lnbsh at Mt etat, whr th M-
burh faml has bn prdun wrld-lass
wns sn 1756. Lunh s srvd undr hs-
tr aks surrundd b vnards at T
rtaat. Mak a quk swn b wat-
fd etat fr a hlat and wn tastn,
thn rlax bak at th vlla b unrkn mr
pnta plsd.
Mrlust estat
cntat: Mrlust estat,
Phn: 27-21-843-3587; Fax: 27-21-843-3274;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: w ww.mrlust..za
Watrfrd estat
cntat: Wrnr Brdnhann,
Phn: 27-21-880-0496;
Fax: 27-21-880-1007;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: www.watrfrdstat..za
1 2CApe Town To Kruger nATionAl pArK
clmb abard ur nata Aapat
pC-12, n f th fastst arraft n th bush
that an land n shrt strps (lk th ar-
ld at ur dstnatn, sta s). Ths
sx-sut h hdawa s nstld aln th
banks f th Swn Rvr and has lass walls,
ndr/utdr shwrs and dabdsask
Brad Ptt, Anlna Jl r Wsl Snps all
abut t ($1,132 pr nht pr prsn). Had
gud Matthw Hardn taks u ut t nd
a rash f Krur rhns that maks up half
f th wrlds ppulatn. Sta up lat fr a
nht drv: Lk ut fr th 19-mmbr ln
prd n th hunt.
Natnal Arways crpratn
cntat: chartr Manar Trvr Abrahams,
Phn: 27-11-267-5000; Fax: 27-11-267-5054;
emal: [email protected];
Snta Swn Ld
cntat: gnral Manar Jasn Trllp,
Phn: 27-13-735-5500;
emal: [email protected]
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PooL AT NigHT / igUAzU gRAND HoTeL ReSoRT & cASiNo
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Kruger nATionAl pArK
onl at sta wll u nd urslf standn
utsd th am vhl bravl dnnn a
hlmt bfr jumpn n a muntan bk.
gnral Manar Jasn Trllp xplans th
danrs f bush-bkn but assurs u th
lns ar mls awa bfr u start. cath
up t th spdn mpala that dl dart
bak and frth, but b prpard t kk nt
hh ar f a buffal appars. Pddl past
th rdls and hpps t a bank-sd
brunh whr a ntnnt f hfs prpar
s and wafs tppd wth thk urt,
frsh passn frut and nutt hn ranla.
Aftrwards, wrk t ff wth a bush walk t
xprn hart-pumpn nuntrs wth
bull lphants. At th ld, ntr ur n-
nr junl madman wth th Snatur Mn-
k oran bd massa n th spa. explr
th lds str and hk ut th strh
lathr wn hars, kudu hrns and trad-
bad jwlr.
4To The oKAvAngo DelTA
Wav farwll t Suth Afra as ur plan
s dpr nt th ntnnt. Kp amras
rad as th rks n th plans blw slw-
l wdn nt th mmnst f Btswanas
okaa Dta. Fran lphants, awnn
hpps and swarn raffs mak thr
hm n th ll-lld watrs. Safar rm C
& K has arrand ur sta at sda
r and Zbadaja ($1,025 pr nht pr
prsn), th rsrvs nw fur-tnt luxur
-ld (bult b gat pa Ca-
t, a multnatnal nsrvatn-tursm
mdl that s th branhld f safar vtrans
cln Bll and Natnal graphsDrk
and Bvrl Jubrt). camp Rlf Manar
elmar culr srts ur takvr rup t
spaus tnts that ar ah surrundd b a
lar dk wth prvat plun pl.
cntat: cx & Kns Jan Fundra,
Phn: (813) 258-3323; Fax: (813) 258-3852;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: www.xandknsusa.m
5selinDA reserve
Wak up at Zbadaja t ath sht f lh-
wantlp ran n th maal mrnn
lht. grab ur rms mplmntar cann
40D dtal amra bfr u lmb nt ur
prvat-us Land crusr (dsnd sp-
all fr am phtraph), a prft plat-
frm frm whh t sht phts f rar wld
ds and thr fauna f th rn. Aftr u
rturn t th amp fr brunh, a hlptr
hartrd b okaa hct arrvs
fr a surprs hampan tur that wll tak
u t an unhartd part f th dlta. Hrs
whr u wll nj a prvat dnnr as wll
as th aman nss f th nht, a hrus
f hpp bllws and ln rars.
cntat: okavan Hlptrs Ptr Prlstn,
Phn: (267) 686-5797;
Fax: (267) 686-5798;
emal: [email protected]
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LioN SPoTTiNg/ziBADiANJA BAcKyARD ViSiToR/ziBADiANJA
LeBoMBo SUiTe/SiNgiTA
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To ABu CAMp
its a shrt ht suth aftr ur mrn-
n am drv at Duba t Ab Cam. Ths
400,000-ar prvat rsrv thradd b
paprus-lld watrs and rass slands
s a sn trat, but ts th trand Afran
lphants that mak ths amp unqu. Sx
spaus tnts wth fur-pstr bds and
ppr baths ln th d f a hpp-lld
lan and ar ntrd arund a tak dn-
n dk whr mmunal mals ar asual
and hm. Arss th lan ls th va
okaa ($8,036 pr nht pr vlla), a tw-
bdrm lnal amp. Aftr lunh, rss
vr t elphant island t mt th mahuts
and pk ut ur lphant (hs cath f
u an, spall f mahut Bll s wrkn
wth hr).
8DuBA plAins
Fl t th farthst rahs f th wt
okaa Dta t s n f th anmal kn-
dms rat rvalrs: Th nt btwn
th lns and buffals f th Dba pa.
Surprsnl, ts th dp hpp-arvd ra-
vnsmpntrabl natural fnsthat
hav nsnd ths advrsars t a lf f
nstant battl. Rarl d vstrs t t xp-
rn a hunt frm has t bn, but at Duba
th hans ar multpld; hwvr, ts th
nun kndnss f th staff at ths sx-tnt
amp that ull rmmbr mst. yur sta s
arrand b ucatd ott.
cntat: camp Manar Mals Tumpan,
Phn: (888) 995-0909; Fax: (505) 795-7714;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: www.unhartdutpsts.m
7A DAy As A MAhouT
Wak up arl wth th lphants and, f wn-
r Randall Mr s avalabl, nlst hm as
ur ud s u an har hs rst-hand st-
rs frm das spnt wrkn wth clnt east-
wd n Wht Huntr, Blak Hart. clmb
nt ur pahdrm fr a tw-hur rd wth
an up-ls lk at what t s lphants d:
eat, trumpt and ntrat wth th lal hrds
f thr lphants, raffs and hrbvrs.
Arrv at a srn pn spt undr a sau-
sa tr n tm fr lunh mplt wth n
hna and ush pllws. Latr, an th tru
dlta safar xprn f ldn thruh th
d plans n a mkr, r du-ut an.
cntat: Abu camp ownrs Randal and
cathrn Mr, Phn: (267) 686-1260;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: www.abuamp.m
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10viCToriA FAlls
Wn t ut f th dsrt fr a brathtakn
ht vr vcta Fa. Land n Lvnstn,
whr xprt rvr ud Ptat chsana
(frm Bd Adt raft) srts
u n a thrlln Zambz r advntur. A
hlptr lfts u ut f th r and shut-
tls u t th v-bdrm sdabz ld
($2,120 pr nht fr fur ppl).
Bundu Advnturs
cntat: N chassn,
Phn: 260-332-44-07; Fax: 260-332-4406;
emal: [email protected];
Sndabz island
cntat: gnral Manar Rudy Brbn,
Phone: 260-21-33-27-468; Fax: 260-21-33-24-282;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: www.tnabz.m
DeserT explorATion
Wak up arl t wath th sun rs vr th
ndlss xpans f dsrt and s wh ths
pla s rvrd b all wh vntur hr. St
ff fr sm prsnal ntratn wth th ap-
tvatn mrkats, thn drv t a pn brak-
fast at Cama Babab (a tr that s vr
3,000 ars ld and n f th larst trs n
Afra). in th aftrnn, st ut n a walk nt
th past, whr zuhas bushmn trakrs
tah u hw th survv n ths harsh n-
vrnmnt. Aftr dnnr, tak th quad bks
ut nt th saltpan whr th mn and stars
abv mak th wht sand blw u lw.
cntat: cyrus Dar, Phn: 27-11-447-1605;
Fax: 27-11-447-6905;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: www.unhartdafra.m
1211To The KAlAhAri
exprn th xtrm dvrst f B-
tswanas sstms b n suthwst
frm th dltas marshs nt th Kaaa
Dt, whr vr tw mlln ars a
arthquaks shftd rvrs and turnd ths
n-larst lak n Afra nt th wrlds
larst saltpan. chk nt th nwl rbult
sa Cam ($950 pr prsn pr nht) whr,
n th d f th Makadkad pa, sx
1940s safar-stl tnts vk uttr dsrt
rman. Furth-nratn amp wnr
Ralph Busld ffrs ViP udn ($2,200
pr da) and wll mt u fr lunh t ds-
uss ur ntrsts.
cntat: San camp Marktn Manar
Sant Faan, Phn: 27-0-11-447-1605;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: www.unhartdafra.m
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livingsTone To lower ZAMBeZi
Ths mrnn vst th Tabz Tt
sc and spnsr a hld r dnat art
matrals, lths and ts. A tw-hur ht
wst nds u abv a narl tw-ml-wd
stn f th zamb Rvr ankd bmuntanus bush. Land n th l Zam-
bz nata pak whr a bat wll whsk
u awa t th fur-bdrm C
r h (dsnd b Nl Rhr f
sm fam). Bult f Frr walls and
wld wd that fllw th natural lns f
th branhs, th rsrt vs ff a wn
futurst atmsphr, spall whn u
nj t frm th rvrsd pl. chf Mf-
fat Tmb rats mnus upn rqust and
gnral Manar Brndan Rasbk dsdubl dut as ur lnsd ud.
cntat: gnral Manars clm and
Brndan Rasbk,
Phn: 260-1-286-808;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: www.hnw.m
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lower ZAMBeZi nATionAl pArK
its mpssbl t full apprat th Zam-
bz r untl t s xplrd b bat, s rs
arl ths mrnn and mt ur uds frm
saa T Cam fr a full da f an-
n. As n f th fw pratrs basd nsd
th park, th ar abl t xplr th rvrs
mst stunnn stn, th Cf Ca-
. N xprn r partular strnth s
rqurd; ur ud ds mst f th wrk.
Th 20-ml trp lasts tw-thrds f a rlaxn
da lld wth pht-takn, pnkn and
brd-wathn. can lvrs an ntnu
anthr 20 mls t sstr amp, fur-halt
od Md r had t n f Sausa Tr
camps sx Bdun-nsprd rms whr
lphants ftn trundl past ($895 pr nht
pr prsn). Drss fr ur farwll dnnr,
hstd n a rmant lantrn and mnlt
sland.
cntat: Sausa Tr Manan Drtr
Jasn Mtt, Phn: 260-211-845-204;
emal: [email protected];
Wbst: sausatramp.m
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Layover Luxe
evn n a prvat jt safar, ts hard t avd lavrs n Jhannsbur. T wtcff
an turn t nt an vnt wth ts as-ass hlptr pad, a surprs htah wlm
n th pdta st ($2,009 pr nht), a atrd dnnr n th lphant nlsur f
th adjant r vn a vst wth a tradtnall drssd Sanma wth dtr.
cntat: gnral Manar Mark Hldn, Phn 27-86-681-9596; Fax: 27-86-682-9722;
emal: [email protected]; Wbst: www.wstlff..za
uncharted experts
U.S.-basd Sand cunnnham s xprt n dsnn luxur trps t th smallr, prvatl
wnd Afran prprts. Hr dvtn t tursm and mmunt has mad ucat-
d ott safa ad Ta Cma n f th natns ldst and mst rsptd
Afran safar spalsts.
cntat: Sandy cunnnham, Phn: (888) 995-0909; Fax: (505) 795-7714;emal: [email protected]; Wbst: w ww.unhartdutpsts.m
GettinG there
st Afca A A340-300 frm Nw yrk r A340-600 frm Washntn D.c. has fast
ht tms t safar atwa t Jhannsbur as wll as la-at Prmum class sats.
cntat: Drtr f Sals Tdd Numan, Phn: (954) 769-5000; Fax: (954) 769-5079;
emal: [email protected]; Wbst: www.flysaa.m
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AFRicAN ARcHiTecTURe/cHoNgWe RiVeR HoUSe