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2026 safari openings that shift the dial
2026 safari openings that shift the dial

While Africa sees new safari openings every year, only a handful truly shift the dial. The most compelling arrivals don’t simply add more beds to the map — they reinterpret classic landscapes, open up lesser-known regions, and offer fresh ways to engage with places travellers may think they already understand. Together, these new additions capture […]

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  • Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton
  • 23rd February 2026
Lessons from Peru
Lessons from Peru

At the end of 2025 we spent two weeks in Peru, meeting artisans in the Sacred Valley, hiking the final day of the Inca trail ending at Machu Picchu and taking in the volcanic city of Arequipa, with time carved out for the vast Colca Valley. What unfolded wasn’t a checklist of highlights, but a […]

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  • Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton
  • 13th January 2026
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

Posts from the past

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...
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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...
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Featured in The Telegraph: Meet the 2022 finalists of the Tusk Award for Conservation
Meet the 3 chosen finalists for the Tusk Conservation Award in this powerful article by Sarah Marshall in The Telegraph on the lead up to the Tusk Conservation Awards on November 1 2022. David Daballen – on a mission...
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Featured in The Telegraph: Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award Winner, 2022
As Travel Partner to Tusk, Exceptional Travel is delighted to showcase the dedicated work of Neddy Mulimo, this years winner of the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award. Extract from The Telegraph: Meet the 66-year-old ranger still battling poachers in Zambia....
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Featured in The Times
We are delighted to have been featured in The Times highlighting Elephant Watch Camp, Kenya, as one of the best Boho Safari Camps to visit. A well loved camp in the arid Samburu area, rich in culture and home...
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Ride4Rangers
DONATE | TAKE PART We are so proud to be involved in this fantastic Ride4Rangers initiative to help protect African wildlife. Naturally a subject very close to our heart, the halting of tourism has had a devastating economic impact...
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Leaving lockdown…
Dear Friends, Following the recent removal of the blanket FCO advice against all non-essential travel, there at last appears to be a glimmer of light at the end of the COVID travel tunnel. The effect of the coronavirus has...
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Feature in The Telegraph
We are delighted to have been featured in The Telegraph‘s encouraging article regarding the lifted FCO restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka earlier this year, and the fantastic opportunities available to travellers which wont be around for long. Read...
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