news to use AFRICA Mantis has ultimate Zambia trip
BY JO AUSTIN The Mantis Group has put together
a special package for Zambia featuring three of its properties – including a floating hotel. ‘The Ultimate Mantis Journey’ starts
at Baies River Camp on the Lower Zambezi on a private aircraft. A luxury safari camp set beside the river, Baies offers extensive game-viewing by boat as well as fishing and kayaking. Next stop is Kasane in Botswana,
flying over Victoria Falls and on to the Zambezi Queen, a 45-metre floating hotel on the Chobe River. Just 14 suites make up the accommodation and guests can enjoy two days of game viewing from its decks in one of the most densely elephant-populated regions of the world. The final stop is Royal Chundu Zambezi River Lodge, on the banks of the Zambezi, with 10 secluded villas plus four-island villas, built on stilts. The main
Savings on Selous with Odyssey
Africa Odyssey has a Tanzania deal
that saves £771pp on a nine-night safari and beach adventure. Available for selected departures
throughout 2012, the £4,450pp price includes flights from London-Heathrow with British Airways, internal transfers, three nights at Jongomero Camp, three nights at the Selous Safari Camp – with game viewing drives in open-sided 4x4 vehicles, concession and park entrance fees – and three nights at the beach retreat of Ras Kutani, all on a full-board basis. Selous Safari Camp, by Lake Nzerakera, also offers boat safaris.
www.africaodyssey.com
AFRICA IN BRIEF
One&Only Xmas in Cape Town The One&Only Cape Town’s two signature restaurants, Reuben’s and Nobu, have lined up two festive menus. Reuben’s Christmas Day menu will include a buffet with more than a dozen starters and main courses (R675pp) while Nobu will showcase the best Japanese food in the city (R700.)
www.oneandonlyresorts.com
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SAA updates fleet South African Airways has
replaced its older-generation A340-200 planes with brand new A330-200 aircraft on its London-Cape Town route. Over sixty per cent of its operations out of the UK are now operated by A330-200s which are less than a year old. See 'In Person', page 74.
www.flysaa.com
Acacia goes overland in style Acacia Africa has launched a
premium overland collection aimed at discerning travellers who have an adventurous spirit but don’t want to rough it. The itineraries range from eight to 19 days and the group size is limited to 20 people. Walk-in tents and local guest houses feature.
www.acacia-africa.com
Melia heads to Zanibar Spanish hotel-brand Melia has opened Melia Zanzibar in the northeast of the island. Built on a 100- acre estate with a private beach the resort features seven villas with private pools and gardens and 100 rooms with lounges and a garden or terrace. There's an Anantara spa and a kids' club.
www.melia.com
Malawi ups air
connections Two new airlines have taken to the
skies over Malawi this summer, connecting the country's biggest tourism and commercial centres and linking with international flights in and out of the country. Now supported by the Malawi
Travel Consortium, the airlines, Ulendo Airlink and Swift Air are both Malawian owned and managed. Ulendo Airlink serves the destinations
lodge features spa facilities, an indoor restaurant, library, TV lounge, boma and an infinity swimming pool. Ultimate Package prices start from £3885 per couple for seven nights,
inclusive of accommodation, meals, drinks and airport transfers. For more on Zamibia, see our feature
on pages 25-26.
www.mantiscollection.com
Namibia’s first Himba-owned camp Built on a hilltop overlooking the
desert plains of Onjuva in north-west Namibia, newly-opened luxury camp Etambura is Namibia's first wholly community-owned tourism venture. Located within the Orupembe Conservancy, Etambura’s horseshoe- shaped main structure is built from natural materials on a wooden platform, with five canvas and thatch units. Each suite has its own private deck,
with unbroken views over Namibia’s landscape of hills, valleys and vast desert plains dotted with wildlife. The tribal Himba and Herero communities in this region strive to protect their wildlife and live alongside rare breeds of desert-adapted elephant, rhino, and wildcats.
of Lilongwe, Blantyre, Club Makokola, Likoma Island, Chelinda and Mfuwe. With C210 aircraft, Ulendo’s timetable complements routes offered by Air Malawi, with connections to international flights from Kamuzu International to Johannesburg, Nairobi and Addis Ababa. Lilongwe-based Swift Air is owned by African Flying Boats and operates a single Beechcraft 1900D aircraft into Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Karonga. African Flying Boats has pledged a considerably large investment into the airline over the next two years, which will include the introduction of 30 new amphibian carriers to be used to service Lake Malawi beach resorts. Swift Air also hopes to introduce a
cross-border service to Lusaka, Zambia, via Mfue in South Luangwa National Park.
www.malawitourism.com
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The local tribes have long had a great
respect for the animals they share their home with and believe the Onjuva plains are sacred and that the wildlife is protected by a mystical force. All profits from the safari business go
to the 1800 tribe members who live on the conservancies.
www.kamilisafaris.com
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