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Aerial view of a Planhotel beach resort on the East African coast at dawn, white sand and turquoise Indian Ocean
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Planhotel Resorts Kenya & Zanzibar Review — Diamonds, Sandies and Exploreans

An honest group overview of the Planhotel Hospitality Group's beach resorts across the Kenya coast and Zanzibar — the Diamonds premium tier, the Sandies value tier, and the Exploreans boutique collection. Six properties, two countries, one Italian-run group.

26 October 2026·14 min·Read Article →
Moivaro Coffee Plantation Lodge Review — A Garden Base Seven Kilometres From Arusha
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Moivaro Coffee Plantation Lodge Review — A Garden Base Seven Kilometres From Arusha

Moivaro Coffee Plantation Lodge sits seven kilometres from Arusha on a forty-acre working coffee farm, about fifty minutes from Kilimanjaro …

26 October 2026Read →
Tau Pan Camp Review — Kwando's Classic Camp on a Central Kalahari Dune
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Tau Pan Camp Review — Kwando's Classic Camp on a Central Kalahari Dune

Tau Pan Camp sits on an ancient sand dune in the middle of Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve, one of the highest points for miles, lo…

26 October 2026Read →
Golden grass plains and fossil dunes of the Central Kalahari at sunrise, long shadows across the open desert
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Best Kalahari Safari Lodges & Camps 2026–2027 — Central Kalahari, Kgalagadi & the Pans

The Kalahari is the quiet counterpoint to the Okavango — a semi-arid sea of golden grass, fossil river valleys and red dunes where black-man…

25 October 2026Read →
Geiger's Camp Review — A Four-Suite Owner's House on a Timbavati Koppie
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Geiger's Camp Review — A Four-Suite Owner's House on a Timbavati Koppie

Geiger's Camp sits on a rocky koppie in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, part of greater Kruger, looking down over the Nhlaralumi River…

25 October 2026Read →
White sand and turquoise water on a Nosy Be beach, northwest Madagascar — Top 10 Best Madagascar holiday packages 2026 and 2027
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Top 10 Best Madagascar Holiday Packages 2026-2027 | Honeymoon, Luxury, Family, All-Inclusive & Couples

Madagascar is two holidays in one country — the lemurs and baobabs of the interior, and a string of beach islands most travellers never hear…

24 October 2026Read →
A wooden dhow on the white sand of Nungwi beach, northern Zanzibar, turquoise Indian Ocean beyond — Top 10 Best Zanzibar holiday packages 2026 and 2027
Beach & Islands18 min read

Top 10 Best Zanzibar Holiday Packages 2026-2027 | Honeymoon, Luxury, Family, All-Inclusive & Couples

Zanzibar is the Spice Island beach holiday South Africans reach on a direct flight — white sand, warm turquoise water, carved-door Stone Tow…

24 October 2026Read →
Weather-worn granite boulders on a white-sand beach at La Digue, Seychelles, a calm turquoise bay beyond — Top 10 Best Seychelles holiday packages 2026 and 2027
Beach & Islands18 min read

Top 10 Best Seychelles Holiday Packages 2026-2027 | Honeymoon, Luxury, Family, All-Inclusive & Couples

Seychelles is the granite-island beach holiday South Africans reach in a single four-hour flight — 115 islands north of Madagascar, giant bo…

24 October 2026Read →
Aerial view of a Maldives island ringed by overwater villas and a turquoise lagoon inside a coral atoll — Top 10 Best Maldives holiday packages 2026 and 2027
Beach & Islands18 min read

Top 10 Best Maldives Holiday Packages 2026-2027 | Honeymoon, Luxury, Family, All-Inclusive & Couples

The Maldives is the yardstick every other beach holiday is measured against — eleven hundred coral islands scattered across the Indian Ocean…

24 October 2026Read →
White-sand beach fringed with palms on the coast of Mauritius, a calm turquoise lagoon beyond — Top 10 Best Mauritius holiday packages 2026 and 2027
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Top 10 Best Mauritius Holiday Packages 2026-2027 | Honeymoon, Luxury, Family, All-Inclusive & Couples

Mauritius is the Indian Ocean beach holiday South Africans can reach in a single four-hour flight — a coral-reef island of long white beache…

24 October 2026Read →
Turquoise channels and white sandbanks of Benguerra Island in the Bazaruto Archipelago from the air, Mozambique — Top 10 Best Mozambique holiday packages 2026 and 2027
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Top 10 Best Mozambique Holiday Packages 2026-2027 | Private, Luxury, Family & All-Inclusive

Mozambique holds the best beaches on the eastern side of Africa — a long Indian Ocean coastline of dune-backed sand and offshore archipelago…

24 October 2026Read →
A leopard at golden hour in a Greater Kruger private reserve — luxury Kruger safari tours for 2026 and 2027
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Luxury Kruger Safari Tours 2026/2027 | Private-Guided & Fly-In

A luxury Kruger safari tour is not simply an expensive lodge. It is the whole shape of the trip — a private vehicle and your own guide-and-t…

24 October 2026Read →
Aquila Private Game Reserve Review: Overnight Big Five & Rhino Rescue in the Karoo
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Aquila Private Game Reserve Review: Overnight Big Five & Rhino Rescue in the Karoo

An honest review of Aquila Private Game Reserve — the 10,000-hectare malaria-free Big Five reserve in the South Karoo, about 2.5 hours from …

24 October 2026Read →
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