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Dream holidays
It’sall on your doorstep
Your clients don’t always Safari Island-hopping
have to fly to a far-flung
If the plains of the Serengeti are beyond You don’t have to head for Greece or the
destination to have the
your budget, how about. . . er . . . Kent? Maldives to do this – and the islands you
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near can visit are truly quirky.
holiday experience they Hythe (above) has over 500 African animals Guernsey is a 45-minute flight from
dream of — they can save
roaming free, but overlooking the English Gatwick or Southampton, or a two-hour fast
a lot of time and money,
Channel rather than the rolling savannah. ferry trip from Poole or Weymouth. From
Safari vehicles take you on a 90-minute here it’s easy to discover the lesser-known
and reduce their carbon ride with on-board commentary on the Channel Islands.
footprint, by staying right
creatures and surroundings of The African Sark hit the headlines recently during a
here. By Dave Richardson
Experience, including black rhino, giraffes, local election challenging the rule of the
ostrich, wildebeest, blackbuck and antelope. “seigneur”, a role which has controlled the
It isn’t commissionable, but on April 1 island for centuries.
Port Lympne opens Livingstone Lodge, an Away from the politics, tiny Sark is a real
overnight safari experience. After the safari throwback with no cars or street lighting,
guests can relax on the balcony before a but secluded beaches and lovely views.
six-course dinner while a ranger regales Also visit Herm (below) with its long shell
See Jara, an them with stories from Africa. beach. There are frequent inter-island ferries,
African elephant, A stay in a twin-bedded luxury tent costs
at Port Lympne £175 for adults and £95 for children – and
Wild Animal Park you can forget the malaria pills.
Sample price: Superbreak charges from
£38.45 per person for day entry to the park
plus one night with breakfast at the Grand
com
Burstin Hotel, Folkestone.
■ superbreak.com/agents
guernseyimages.
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The Aspinall Foundation – Tracey Smith
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