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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 […]

Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton
23rd February 2026

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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 […]

Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton
13th January 2026

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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 […]

Katie Dalrymple-Hamilton
21st October 2025

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Posts from the past

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.

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.