Holmes Travel - A selection of hand-picked safari destinations and luxury camps

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SAFARI DESTINATIONS

AFRICA

Africa is home to some of the world’s greatest wilderness areas. It is an incredibly diverse continent that will lead you on a journey of discovery and tempt you to return time and time again. The pure abundance of game is breathtaking plus the spectacular variety of birdlife, the richness of the coral oceans and lushness of the jungles make Africa one of the most remarkable places on earth.

KENYA

Best time to go: Dec-Mar and Jun-Sep (Jul-Oct for migration).
Highlights: The Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha & Nakuru, Amboseli, Chyulu Hills, the northern parks of Samburu and Meru and Lamu.
Expect to see: Large prides of lion (Big Cat Diary fame), huge herds of grazers including the endemic Grevy’s zebra and Rothschild giraffe, black and white rhino, elephant and an amazing diversity of birdlife.

TANZANIA

Best time to go: Jun-Oct (Mar-Apr for the migration).
Highlights: Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Mt Kilimanjaro, Lake Manyara, Selous, Katavi and Zanzibar.
Expect to see: The ‘Big Five’, flamingos, the migratory herds, wild dog, chimps, over a thousand species of birds and abundant marine life.

ZAMBIA & MALAWI

Best time to go: Apr-Oct.
Highlights: Victoria Falls, North & South Luangwa, Kafue, Lake Kariba and the Lower Zambezi.
Expect to see: Famous for walking safari, excellent leopard sightings, crocodile and hippo lagoons, carmine bee-eaters and exciting night safari.

BOTSWANA

Best time to go: Apr-Oct.
Highlights: Okavango Delta, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Linyanti Wetlands and Chobe National Park.
Expect to see: Herds of elephant and buffalo, wild dog, red lechwe, reedbuck, spotted hyena, lion, leopard and close encounters with the superb birdlife as you take a mokoro (dug-out canoe) along the delta.

NAMIBIA

Best time to go: Apr-Oct.
Highlights: Etosha National Park with its floodlit waterholes, Caprivi Game Park, the Skeleton Coast, the red dunes of Sossusvlei and Damaraland.
Expect to see: Desert elephants, black rhino, large cheetah numbers, seal colonies, spotted hyena and the solitary orynx.

SOUTH AFRICA

Best time to go: Mar-Nov (Jun-Nov Whale watching and May-Sep for Kruger).
Highlights: Cape Town and the nearby Winelands, whale watching, the Garden Route, Kruger National Park, Drakensburg Mountains and the legendary battlefields of Rourke’s Drift.
Expect to see: The ‘Big Five’ at Kruger, rare wild dog, Southern Wright and Humpback whales.

‘Do not go where the path may lead, go istead where there is no patn and leave a trail’

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Africa has, since the beginning of time evoked in travellers a deep recognition and an inexplicable yearning to return. It is here that we experience true wilderness. You can witness the ancient rhythm of life, sleep under cloudless skies and meet extraordinary people. It is a place of mystery, intrigue and a beauty that engraves your soul with unforgettable memories and entices you back time and time again.

Both John and Martin are passionate about this wonderful place and have travelled there extensively. Their knowledge and expertise means they can help to arrange the perfect safari, offering advice on the best time and place to see the migration, camps that cater for families, where you can gallop across the plains neck and neck with giraffe and where to find those hidden gems. Long established relationships with many of the leading tour operators means that Holmes Travel offers up to date information on all of the parks and are skilled at putting together the perfect itinerary, tailored to suit your needs and personal requirements.

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