Change of perspective: helicopter flights

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The only way to explore the vastness of the Okavango Delta is on a helicopter flight. This gives you the opportunity to cover long distances and let your gaze wander far and wide. Then, even flood plains are no obstacle. On the contrary, many animals gather here. To be able to take lots of photos, the doors of the helicopter are simply removed. During an intermediate landing, guests can toast to special safari experiences with a glass of champagne.

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Sitatunga Private Island, Botswana
First opened last summer, the luxurious camp in Kenya is also one that enables safaris with a green conscience. The water-based camp was built entirely from recycled materials.

Take the bike instead of the jeep

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Traditionally, safaris are thought of as bumping through the savannah in a beige jeep. But more and more providers are focusing on alternative modes of transportation. How about a walking safari, for example? Or you could collect a special safari experience during a cycling tour through Botswana. Guests can cycle along ancient elephant trails. Together with two experienced guides, they cover between 40 and 70 kilometers a day. The scenery is characterized by savannah landscapes as well as acacia and mopane forests and idyllic riverbanks.

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Natural Selection, the association of owner-managed safari camps and adventures, offers its guests this extraordinary experience in Botswana.

Sleeping under the open sky

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Is a five-star accommodation not enough? Do you want the whole starry sky? Numerous lodges in Africa now offer their guests wonderful nights in the wild. There's no need to be afraid. Because either the outdoor beds are on raised platforms and therefore safe from all animal inhabitants, or guards are posted or locations without hungry animals are selected. As night slowly falls over the savannah and the animal noises fall silent, the Milky Way seems close enough to touch.

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Ol Donyo Lodge, Kenya
Equipped with luxurious bed linen and a mosquito net, you sleep under the endless African sky and wake up to the sound of birds and the rising sun.

In the footsteps of Jane Goodall

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Who says safaris always have to be in Africa? The pioneer in community tourism, G Adventures, honors the world-famous animal rights activist with its Jane Goodall Collection, which now includes 19 trips. They all focus on experiences with animals. To mark this year's 90th birthday of the extraordinary woman, the company is launching five new trips. One of them takes participants on a nine-day river trip on the Amazon through the exotic world of the rainforest. A visit to the rescue center for orphaned manatees is also on the agenda.

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G Adventures
The tour operator has been offering adventure tours in small groups since 1990. Guests can now choose from 750 tours in 100 countries on all seven continents. Every trip is responsible and sustainable.

On the road with women

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Women can look forward to a special five-day desert safari this fall. From September 20 to 25, 2024, they'll have the opportunity to experience a safari all to themselves. Together with three female guides, they'll go on game walks and quad bike tours in the Kalahari. The experience also includes encounters with the San, overnight stays under the stars in the salt pans and observing meerkats. And you'll get to sleep in luxurious white tents.

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Natural Selection
Special safari experiences are guaranteed with the offers from Natural Selection. The collection brings together private, independent, small lodge and safari providers.