Many Andrew Harper travel consultants spent time abroad last year, exploring new destinations and experiencing Mr. Harper’s recommended hotels. They travel not only because it’s great fun, but also because the more they know about a destination, the more insight they can offer our subscribers. Here are a few postcards that travel consultants sent from [...]
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2013 Grand Awards: Abu Camp, Botswana
Over the past 20 years, Abu Camp has acquired a reputation as the preeminent place to ride on African elephants. Now partly owned by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, Abu reopened in April 2011, having been completely rebuilt and refurbished. Set on a 500,000-acre private concession in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, it has just six accommodations. [...]
An Ideal Safari Season in the Okavango
This year, Botswana’s famed Okavango Delta experienced the most favorable water conditions in recent history, according to Michael Gregurich of Sanctuary Retreats. The entire area has transformed into an Eden bursting with life. Ordinarily, mokoro (dugout canoe) safaris become more limited after October, when the floodwaters traditionally recede from the smaller channels. In this exceptional [...]
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