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The Bird Nest, Segera Retreat #1

“So lovely, as if the contemplations of it could itself be enough to make you happy all your life.”

Karen Blixen
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The Eco-Conscious Escape

We’ve joined forces with Timbuktu to bring you a safari with a twist: an epic exploration into Botswana and Zambia, visiting outstanding wilderness operations that are striving to make a difference to our planet.

Explore these discerning destinations and play a part in preserving Africa’s precious environmental capital.

10 Books Written by or About Karen Blixen

First published in 1937, Out of Africa recounts events of the seventeen years when Karen Blixen made her home in Kenya. Here is a list of books, all written about or by Karen Blixen / Isak Dinesen.

Back to Africa on a dream

The wonderful old flying machine – a 1929-model Gypsy Moth – spent around 50 hours soaring over the quintessential East African bushveld during the filming of ‘Out of Africa’ – a Kenyan tale of romance between Danish Baroness Karen Blixen and big-game hunter Denys Finch Hatton.