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Featured in The Independent: The most thrilling way to do a safari – by running a marathon
Featured in The Independent: The most thrilling way to do a safari – by running a marathon

As Travel Partners to Tusk, we were delighted to arrange for Isabella Machin to run amongst wildlife as part of the Lewa Safari marathon in June, raising critical funds for the charity. Enjoy a snippet of her time below or read the full article HERE: “My heart fights against the thin-breathed strain of altitude at […]

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  • Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton
  • 21st October 2025
Featured in The Mail: Running whilst spotting the Big Five
Featured in The Mail: Running whilst spotting the Big Five

As Travel Partner to Tusk, Exceptional Travel manage all the logistics around the annual Lewa Safari Marathon. A challenge that has been raising essential conservation funds for over 25 years, whilst enabling runners the experience of a lifetime; running through one of the most wildlife rich Private Reserves in East Africa. “Is that a rhino […]

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  • Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton
  • 29th September 2025
Conservation Through Exploration
Conservation Through Exploration

In recent months, we’ve been reflecting deeply on the impact of tourism—not just the visible effects on a landscape, but the ripple it creates through communities, wildlife, and ecosystems. The recent viral reels from the Serengeti showcases how tourism has gone wildly out of control through irresponsible management and lack of understanding, impacting negatively on […]

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  • Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton
  • 29th July 2025

Posts from the past

Don’t get left out in the cold…
The summer is officially over. If your memories of long, lazy days soaking up the sunshine are fading rapidly, below we have gathered a list of our suggested top five winter escapes.
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A happy guest returns from Zambia
Renowned wildlife photographer Paul Joynson Hicks lead a small group of four guests to Zambia's South Luangwa National Park recently, and they sent in some examples of the fantastic shots they took whilst on safari.
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The First Lady of Kenya starts 2018 Lewa Marathon
We were again delighted to work with Tusk and be involved with the Lewa Marathon, organising the travel arrangements for most of the international runners attending.
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New Nasca Lines Discovered in Peru
Armed with satellites and drones, archaeologists discover new Nasca lines and dozens of other enigmatic geoglyphs carved into the earth.
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October Half Term
You may well be all set for the summer, whether you are planning to make your way to The Maldives, settle in Scotland, pop over the pond or wind your way down to the West Country, but have you...
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Astonishing Arabia!
Exceptional Travel's Susanna Reynolds returns to Oman, visiting Muscat, the desert, the mountains and the tropical shores of Salalah. Read her full trip report here.
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Beautiful Botswana
Head of African sales Lukey Bourne returns from Botswana where she visited a selection of the best camps in the Okvanago Delta. Read her full trip report here.
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