Saturday, March 15, 2008

Meet Maggie from Kapani Lodge in Zambia

Our blog is filled by the impressions we have about the wild and wonderful world out there. For something a bit different, we thought you may be interested to read a report about a recent trip to London and the UK by one of the staff at Kapani Lodge in the Luangwa Valley in Zambia. Sometimes travel is something that can remind us all to look at the world we live in through fresh eyes!

"The one thing that I found most strange was the pleasure to walk miles and miles without meeting the elephants. I have lived in the bush long enough that I am always alert and careful in case of meeting wild animals. Did I expect to see some there? I don't think so! But I guess it would have been nice combining my bush life with the amazing lights of London....."

Friday, February 15, 2008

Customer Comment - The Cornells - Botswana Tailor Made - Feb 08

"Each & every person we met at the three camps made us feel so welcome as if we were the only people that mattered. They were prepared to spend any amount of time with us explaining all about the environment & the tourist industry."

"Over the 10 days at 3 camps we saw: Hippo, lion, giraffe, zebra, blue wilderbeest, cheetah, leopard, serval, impala, llechwe, baboon, spring hare, tree squirrels, hyena, wild dogs, jackals, kudu, steenbok, tsessebe & numerous birds, reptiles & amphibians. Yet again, thank you all. "

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Customer Comment - The Atkinsons - India Tailor Made - Feb 08

"The tour operators in India were there to meet us, ontime, helpful & efficient. The tour was well planned and any guides/agents they used were also top notch."

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Photography weekend snaps - January 2008 - The Peak District


On heading up towards the Peak District through the cold sheeting rain last Friday evening I did begin to wonder exactly how much we might be able to achieve on a photography weekend within the confines of our base - The George Hotel at Hathersage in Derbyshire. We were hosting a weekend for general and more specialised photography techniques to be tutored by top wildlife photographers Nick Garbutt and Chris Mattison...


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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Customer Review - Mr & Mrs Donner in East Africa


We went on a month's holiday to Kenya and Tanzania from mid-November to mid-December 2007. Overall the holiday was a great success. We thoroughly enjoyed it and Isabel did a good job planning our itinerary and putting up with our frequent suggestions for changes to get it just right...


Monday, November 26, 2007

Customer Review - The Parens in Chile


The Atacama provided a wide variety of desert and saltpan scenery and an amazing range of colours, particularly at the beginning and the end of the day. The Tatio Geysers were the best we have seen anywhere, although they only function for a couple of hours at dawn each day. Our guide, Patrick, struck the right balance between scenery and wildlife...


Thursday, November 22, 2007

Evening at the Hawk Conservancy with Chris Packham - November 2007

'Rain Didn't Stop Owl Play' -

Up to 40 people braved the autumnal Hampshire downpours and joined Wildlife Worldwide at the Hawk Conservancy in Andover on Tuesday 20th November for a presentation by local naturalist, wildlife photographer and television presenter Chris Packham...