Post by Owen on Sept 4, 2020 19:57:37 GMT
1 ~~~ Why Your Next Safari Should Be in Namibia ~ Conde Nast Traveler ~~~
www.cntraveler.com/story/why-your-next-safari-should-be-in-namibia ~ 6 November 2018 ~
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The Best New Safari Camps and Lodges
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www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-best-new-safari-camps-and-lodges ~ 1 May 2018 ~
Giraffes, rhinos, and elephants in the desert: With its otherworldly landscapes and isolated luxury lodges, Namibia is like nowhere else on earth.
“Where else can you see such vast distances with no movement?” asks Dave van Smeerdijk, co-founder of Natural Selection, a collection of owner-operated safari camps and lodges. We’re sitting at Hoanib Valley Camp in northern Namibia’s Kaokoveld Desert under the blinking stars that form the Southern Cross. The only other sound above the crackle of the campfire is the croaking of geckos reverberating off the rocks. “As humans, we crave open spaces, we need to be able to look out,” he says.
Looking out is itself one of the main activities at Hoanib Valley Camp. In the morning, it takes place over coffee and oats, and again, in the evening, with the addition of gin and tonics. It’s these endless expanses of desert and the magnitude of its vistas that make the country so magnificent. “The desert is so exciting,” says Simon Swenyego, the camp manager, as he stares out at the amphitheater of mountains, tin mug filled with coffee. Beautiful, yes, but exciting? The view before us is as unmoving as a Pierneef painting. “When the rains come, life bounces back and animals appear, you can’t help but get excited,” he says.
www.cntraveler.com/story/why-your-next-safari-should-be-in-namibia ~ 6 November 2018 ~
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The Best New Safari Camps and Lodges
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Whether because of where they opened (parks you've never heard of, former no-go countries) or why (a fierce commitment to community and conservation), this year's best camps and lodges are changing the safari landscape. View the full lineup of this year's Hot List.
~~~www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-best-new-safari-camps-and-lodges ~ 1 May 2018 ~