Luxury holidays in Africa and the Indian Ocean
Hear lions call at dawn, then swim in a warm island lagoon a few days later. We build the safari and the beach as one trip, and confirm every flight in writing.
It comes off your final price, and is refunded in full if you don't go ahead.
For many travellers, a first safari changes how they think about travel. The sound of lions at night and elephants crossing in front of the vehicle stay with you long after you are home. East Africa holds the great migration in Kenya and Tanzania, and the forests of Uganda shelter mountain gorillas.
Southern Africa adds private reserves in South Africa, the dunes of Namibia and Victoria Falls on the Zambezi, while Cape Town has some of the continent's best food and wine. When the safari is done, the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius, the Maldives and Zanzibar give you reefs and white sand, often a short flight away.
One favourite from each country, chosen by our travel experts.
Lift off before dawn and drift over the plains as the light comes up, watching herds and hunters below. You land to a champagne breakfast laid out in the grass.
Follow Chapman's Peak along the Atlantic cliffs to Cape Point, with stops for the penguins at Boulders Beach and lunch by the sea.
Follow the rainforest path along the gorge with a private guide, stopping at each viewpoint as the spray rises from the falls.
Walk from camp to camp with an armed guide and scout, slowing down to read tracks and watch wildlife at close range in the park where walking safaris began.
Safari, desert, rainforest and reef. Each country has its own season, so start with the one that calls you.
The Maasai Mara's migration and elephants beneath Kilimanjaro.
Cape Town, the winelands and Big Five safaris near Kruger.
The Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire's elephants.
Calm lagoons, northern islets and sunsets on the west coast.
Victoria Falls in full flow and sunsets on the Zambezi.
Mountain gorillas in Bwindi and chimpanzees in Kibale.
Livingstone's side of the falls, with Chobe and the Okavango.
Red dunes at Sossusvlei, the coast at Swakopmund and Etosha.
Mountain walks on Santo Antão and music in Mindelo.
Overwater villas, house reefs and seaplanes over the atolls.
Lemurs, baobabs and the canyons of Isalo.
Safari countries share borders and short flights, and the islands make an easy finish.
Small group tour | 9 days | Cape Town · Greater Kruger · Johannesburg
Private tour | 9 days | Arusha · Tarangire National Park · Nairobi
Private jet journey | 11 days | Nairobi · Amboseli National Park · Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Small group tour | 11 days | Cape Town · Victoria Falls · Marakele National Park
Private safaris lead here, and small groups, self-drive routes and private jet journeys are also offered.
Your own guide and driver, and a day that moves at your pace.
Travel with a few like-minded people and a guide who knows the way.
Your own car, the route planned and every night booked ahead.
Several countries in one journey, flying between them by private jet.
Your route, your hotels and your pace, set before you fly.
Wildlife drives with guides who know where to look.
Seasons differ across the continent, so there is always somewhere in its prime.
Calving in Tanzania's southern Serengeti, summer in Cape Town, Maldives dry.
Dry in Kenya and Uganda, the Maldives at its clearest, Mauritius humid.
Cape Town settled, Victoria Falls rising, Maldives calm and dry.
Long rains in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, falls in full flow.
Mauritius dry and warm, Namibia clear, Victoria Falls at its fullest.
Dry season safaris in Kenya, Tanzania, Kruger and Botswana.
The migration reaches the Maasai Mara, Namibia's waterholes busy.
Mara River crossings, gorilla trekking in Uganda, Madagascar dry.
Peak game viewing across East and Southern Africa, Mauritius sunny.
Spring in the Cape, Madagascar's wildlife active, Mauritius dry.
Cape Town warm, short rains in East Africa, Mauritius at its best.
Summer in South Africa, the Maldives dry season begins.
Every region has its own seasons and ways to travel.
Temples, rice terraces and islands, from Japan to Sri Lanka.
Old cities, coastlines and wine country, from Iceland to Greece.
Deserts, ancient wonders and the medinas of North Africa.
From the Andes and Patagonia to Costa Rica and the Rockies.
The Red Centre, New Zealand's fiords and Fiji's islands.
Tell us which countries call you, when you can travel and who is coming. Your travel expert replies in writing with a route that fits.
