“Dear Carlo You and your team have done an amazing job to make this trip perfect and unforgettable for us. My father and I have great passion and love for Africa, its people, culture and the wild life. We have been on numerous safaris trips in Africa for the past 18 years. Both my father and I think this trip is our very favorite one. Everything went very smoothly. The vehicles you have arranged for us are comfortable and the…

What’s that!?” I shout excitedly at our ranger Kyle soon after we set off on our maiden game drive. I’m pointing at what I would soon learn to be a nyala antelope foraging in a nearby thicket.       “I’ve never seen one of those before, not even in Kruger,” I explain further. “You’re right,” Kyle confirms. “But you’ll see plenty more while you’re at Phinda. We have the largest population of privately-owned nyala in the world,” he adds…

After a three-hour drive from Cape Town we arrive at Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat – a South African National Heritage Site in the lap of the magnificent Cederberg Mountains. With its wide-open spaces interrupted only by exquisite sandstone monoliths and indigenous flora and fauna, this five-star Relais & Chateaux retreat is a communal play place for the human spirit and Mother Nature. The main lodge sits in a lush garden overlooking rock pools and towering cliffs with…

Fifty kilometres beyond the citrus farming town of Ceres, my partner and I arrived at Inverdoorn Game Reserve & Iziba Safari Lodge – a pristine wildlife sanctuary of vast open spaces guarded on all sides by majestic mountains. On this modern Big Five reserve we enjoyed a truly hospitable blend of wildlife, fine dining, luxury lodging and fascinating insight into the preservation of the world’s fastest land animal – the cheetah. Our comfortable bungalow is equipped with air-conditioning and a…