14 days southern africa itinerary - elite traveler

8/2/2019 14 Days Southern Africa Itinerary - Elite Traveler

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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;


Wbst: w ww.mrlust..za

Watrfrd estat

cntat: Wrnr Brdnhann,

Phn: 27-21-880-0496;

Fax: 27-21-880-1007;


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;


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;


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;


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;


Wbst: www.abuamp.m

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JUNgLe coMPoUND/DUBA PLAiNS ViLLA oKAVANgo/ABU cAMP


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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;


Sndabz island

cntat: gnral Manar Rudy Brbn,

Phone: 260-21-33-27-468; Fax: 260-21-33-24-282;


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;


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;


Wbst: www.unhartdafra.m

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LAKe LUXURy/SiNDABezi LoDge VicToRiA FALLS


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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;


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;


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

14 days southern africa itinerary - elite traveler

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