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South Africa’s favourite decor shop, Amatuli, has opened a quirky, bistro-style eatery in Victoria Falls. Their small concept menu focuses on informal and communal eating – a true African tradition.
Next on our list of wonderful safari spaces to swoon over is Segera Retreat’s recently launched NAY PALAD Bird Nest in Kenya. The NAY PALAD Bird Nest offers a luxurious sleep out experience like no other.
James Stevenson-Hamilton“…few can sojourn long within the unspoilt wilderness of a game sanctuary, surrounded on all sides by its confiding animals, without absorbing its atmosphere; the Spirit of the Wild is quick to assert supremacy, and no man of any sensibility can resist her.”
I dreamed of Africa“Looking into the night, I can see eyes staring back at me.
In the dark, something is moving. I am afraid, but I am also happy.
I have never been here before, And yet I feel like I have returned.
I am at peace.”
‘You strike a woman, you strike a rock,’ were the words sung by hundreds of women as they marched to the Union Buildings on the 9th August 1956. Although that was 60 years ago, these words still ring true. Nowhere more so than in Balule Nature Reserve, where the Black Mamba all-women anti-poaching unit operates.
Pikolinos is a Spanish shoe company that prides itself on high-quality, handcrafted leather footwear.
What we love about them is their Maasai Project, a line of exquisite, beaded sandals designed and crafted by women from Maasai communities in Kenya and Tanzania.
Looking for the perfect outfit for your next luxury safari trip?
One of Kim Gray’s favourite South African fashion designers oozes an international safari chic look and feel. Cosy up in chunky knits, earthy bush colours – perfect for those starry, starry nights.