Safaris and Wilderness Travel
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Clear, bright stars reaching from horizon to horizon, meeting the white expanse of the Makgadikgadi describing the curvature of the earth; a full 360° panorama. A raw, exhilarating ride across the pan on quad bikes to the picture-perfect Kubu Island – a surreal ‘scape of huge round boulders and the twisted trunks of baobab trees. This giant playground and archaeological curiosity is best explored as the red sun descends, chilled drink in hand.
Cosy bedrolls are laid out on the warm granite and, following a friendly meal around the camp-fire, you lie back and gaze at your stellar ceiling, the silence of the desert carried on the clear night air.
Jacks camp and it’s sister, San Camp, offer one of the most unusual safari experiences in Africa. They are located in the harsh and rarefied environment of the Mkgadikgadi salt pans in northern Botswana. Read more?
Another in the varied experience offered by Ralph Bousfield and Catherine Raphaeilly, Camp Kalahari was sited where Ralph's infamous father, Jack, first based himself when he came to this empty wilderness and fell in love with it. Read more?
Catherine's long experience of, and enthusiasm for Africa, makes her a mine of travel information. Add to the mix her vivacious character and inscrutable attention to detail and there are few people you'd rather have plan your holiday.
