This 4-country Safari Is the ‘Biggest on Earth,’ In keeping with a High Journey 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 easiest have an skilled hand behind their design — a excessive degree 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 Biggest Safari on Earth expertise is the fruits of a lifetime of experiences. Right here’s why I, a specialist in life-changing African experiences, suppose it’s best to e-book this journey now. 

What’s the ‘Biggest Safari on Earth’?

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

Begin in Zimbabwe

The Biggest 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 wonder, the sunshine, and the ability are mind-blowing, and as that mighty wall of water cascades from a peak of 354 toes, thundering right into a chasm of gorges, rapids, and rock swimming pools beneath, you’ll really feel your personal coronary heart launch waves of awe and surprise.

From Victoria Falls, you’ll fly up the Zambezi river by helicopter, watching the wildlife beneath — hippos splashing, elephants sauntering throughout the water, and crocodiles floating — earlier than swooping right down to land at Matetsi River Lodge. Whereas there are many inns on this space, this one is positioned 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. Sport drives and cocktail cruises are adopted by evenings spent drenched in orange, crimson, 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 realm 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 Nice Migration, one of many world’s most unbelievable 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.

Ultimate Cease: Rwanda

This epic journey ends in Rwanda, a rustic of hope, reconciliation, and restoration — and residential to only 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 linked human state — one you didn’t know you had been lacking  — and therein lies the great thing about The Biggest Safari on Earth.

You’ll be able to depart Africa, however it can by no means depart you. This place and these individuals settle into your bones and take up everlasting residence in your soul. The objective of the Biggest Safari on Earth is to go away 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-Record and makes a speciality of life-changing journeys to Africa. You’ll be able to create a tailored itinerary with Calmeyer by contacting her at welcome@roarafrica.com.