Journey Beyond

Spa and wellness holidays are a huge travel trend at the moment, and there’s nowhere better to indulge your senses and rediscover your joie de vivre than in Africa. The continent offers everything you need to relax, revive and rejuvenate. Beautiful landscapes and sweeping views have long been recognised as being good for the soul, and Africa offers endless variations on this theme. The pace of life is slower here, which also bodes well for a restorative vacation.

While the idea of a solo vacation in Africa may seem a little daunting at first, the good news is that it’s a great option if you have wanderlust but no travelling companion. Solo travel is becoming more common, which means that holiday destinations are much more geared to welcoming people travelling on their own. That means that single supplements are less likely to be charged (reducing the overall cost) and that there are many more resources available to help you plan your trip.

They say that the way to a person’s heart is through their stomach, but choosing to enjoy local specialties on an African holiday is the best way to get in tune with the place that you’re visiting. Africa features some of the best places in which to enjoy a memorable meal or surprising snack. Whether you’re visiting the Cape Winelands or the Spice Island of Zanzibar, enjoying local cuisine will give you a real taste of your destination

East Africa is where safari began – or at least that’s what they’ll tell you when you go there. And go there you should – it’s an amazing region that’s been captivating travellers for decades, and still offers a great many new experiences. Whether you want to go gorilla trekking or float above the Great Wildebeest Migration in a hot air balloon, East Africa is the place to go. The scenery is incredibly diverse, and especially outside the most popular parks and reserves, you could find that you have huge swathes of wilderness practically to yourself.

We cannot believe how quickly this year is flying…It is nearly that time again... TRADE SHOWS FOR AFRICA! Journey Beyond will be represented by Phillip Lategan at: ILTM Africa 07 – 09 April 2019 We Are Africa 13 – 16 May 2019 Experience Africa 24 – 26 June 2019 Our team will be attending Indaba 02 – 04 May 2019.

In the past, travel was all about what people brought back, in terms of souvenirs and pictures. Happily, we’ve moved on as an industry and now what guests most want to return home with is memories of incredible experiences. One of the best ways for them to achieve that is to participate in meaningful activities while they’re here in Africa – in other words, to give back. We’re big believers in Africa’s ability to solve its own problems, but a helping hand or two never goes amiss.

No-one is sorry that cameras have replaced rifles as the ‘weapons’ of choice of modern safari-goers – this is one kind of shooting we’re happy to encourage. With the rise in importance of social media, tourists want to share their experiences with their friends, families and followers. That means that photography is becoming ever more important. As well as online sharing, technology has played its part in other ways. Digital cameras have almost completely replaced film cameras, making photography much more accessible.

Africa is renowned for the unique wildlife and cultural experiences it offers, but now a new generation of travel companies and tour operators are taking this to the next level. Fusing exclusivity, authenticity and luxury, they are designing and delivering one-of-a-kind experiences that in many cases really are dreams come true for travellers to Africa.