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No-one knows what you want better than you do. That’s why Red Carnation hotels have set up a fantastic online booking service to enable you to specify a break tailored precisely to your needs and desires.

Available at all seven of their luxury five- and four-star hotels in London and Dorset, the process is simple to use but provides a staggering number of permutations. First of all you choose your room type ­– suite, deluxe double, whatever. So far, so straightforward. Fancy tea for two one afternoon? With cream? Lunch for two the following day, and a three course dinner in the evening? Or maybe you’ll be busy during the day, so won’t be requiring lunch. Simply tick the boxes and everything’s taken care of. 

Now the fun really begins, with those all-important little extras that Red Carnation do so well. A single red rose on the pillow and a box of luxury chocolates on the bedside table. Champagne and strawberries on arrival, or a romantic midnight feast for later. Specify the show of your choice and the all-conquering concierge will get hold of tickets if it’s humanly possible, often when it’s not. Shopping vouchers as a romantic gift, airport transfers, fresh flowers, your choice of in-room entertainment. With everything costed in advance to give you an inclusive price for your visit.

It’s luxury à la carte: perfect for Valentine’s Day or a romantic break, just as useful if you’re in town on business (when you probably won’t need the roses). Combined with Red Carnation’s famous attention to detail, superlative personal service, gorgeous interiors, and restaurants that collect rave reviews by the week, you’ll be getting precisely what you want, how you want it. To view the service for yourself, visit www.redcarnation.com, and set your fingers and imagination to work.

http://www.redcarnation.com/

In a stunning setting right on a golden sandy beach, south of the Amalfi Coast, the baronial 17th century Palazzo Belmonte, exclusively featured by CV Travel, is undergoing sympathetic restoration to offer guests nineteen luxurious, suites for two to eight guests. The elegant suites, which are available to rent from May 2007, are houses in two wings of the palace, within a stone’s throw of the central courtyard, swimming pool and the Palazzo’s Belvedere restaurant.

Palazzo Belmonte is an historic private residence, in an idyllic location right on a long private sandy beach, overlooking the sea. adjacent to the sleepy harbour town of Santa Maria di Castellabate. It offers an elegant and regal retreat, an escape from the outside world, in an area where time passes by unnoticed, while kids can play on the beach or by the pool and parents relax and enjoy the tranquil surroundings.

Prince Belmonte, whose family line can be traced back to AD 1000 and whose ancestors built the Palazzo in the 17th Century as a royal hunting lodge, is still in residence in the main building. Palazzo Belmonte is only a short drive from Naples, south of the Amalfi Coast, in an area known as Magna Grecia (land of culture and beauty) in the National Park of the Cilento, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A week’s rental of a suite can be booked with CV Travel from £426 per person, for arrival 13 – 19 May, including flights to Naples, car hire and breakfast. A week’s high season stay at the end of July 2007 costs from £627 per person, including flights to Naples and breakfast.

To view Palazzo Belmonte visit this link,

Contact CV Travel 0870 606 0803 or visit http://www.cvtravel.co.uk/

Villa holiday specialist Owners’ Syndicate is offering one of the world’s most luxurious rental properties for 2007 holidays. The Great House on Barbados is a water sports paradise for up to 16 guests. The grand, fully staffed villa fronts 300’ of west coast beach and allows guests unrivalled access to a 30’ Foot Grady White speedboat with 2 x 225hp outboard engines, a 16′ Hobie cat catamaran, Sunfish sailboat, water skiing equipment, children’s tow-board, masks, snorkels, private raft, and Scuba Diving equipment. Gym and tennis is available through the house’s membership at nearby Sugar Hill resort.

Set in an oasis of one and a half acres of tropical gardens, The Great House is a traditional style plantation house, with verandas and shuttered windows, in a prime beachfront location with views over Mullins Bay. Four air conditioned bedrooms are in the main two storey house and a further four in chattel style cottages in the grounds.

Guests are exceptionally well looked after by a house manager, butler, chef, maids, a laundress, boatman and a night watchman.

Villa holiday specialists Owners Syndicate are offering a week’s rental of The Great House during 2007, with flights, from £1,702.00 per person in July 2007, based on 16 sharing. Under 12’s pay £1562.00. Or £1118.00 per person per week, rental only (based on 16 sharing).

Owners’ Syndicate (020 7801 9801, www.ownerssyndicate.com)

To view The Great House, click this link.

The house is one of a large number of exclusive and luxurious villas Owners’ Syndicate have available on ten Caribbean islands, that include Barbados, Tobago, St. Lucia, Grenada, Antigua, Jamaica, Nevis, Anguilla, Mustique and the British Virgin Islands.

After spending one whole year clocking up over 26,800 miles of combined travel, and setting foot on over 1,000 beaches in all 6 continents, experts at British publication, The Travel Magazine (www.thetravelmagazine.co.uk), have named Oxwich Bay, on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales, as the most beautiful beach in Britain.

Seventeen travel experts undertook an epic marathon of visiting hundreds of beaches up and down the length and breadth of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, but the verdict was that Oxwich bay’s superlative sands and beautiful location made it a hands-down winner, alongside 11 other beaches from around the world – locations as diverse as the Caribbean, Mexico, India and the Cook Islands. “We went looking for beaches that had a refined quality. We wanted to include beaches not just with natural beauty, good sand and sea quality, but also eco-friendly beaches with a ‘just-this-minute-discovered’ feel”, said Nic Havers, co-author of the article and Deputy Features Editor of The Travel Magazine

(www.thetravelmagazine.co.uk)

“What makes Oxwich so special is its Arcadian quality: there are 2.5 miles of wonderful pale sand, with safe, shallow seas. Even on the hottest of days, this secluded beach is quiet. The scenery is magnificent and unspoilt. The beach is overlooked by Penrice Castle, and surrounded by extensive dunelands and wooded areas, which are great for children and adults alike to explore. The beach is also a popular spot for swimming, sailing and windsurfing”.

The year-long research took on a global dimension with journalists visiting every type of conceivable beach from Latin America to the Caribbean to Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Other winning beaches include Pink Beach in Antigua, Whitehaven beach in Australia and One Foot Island in the Cook Islands. Every beach is accompanied by a place to stay within a 30-minute radius of the beach and the accommodation is as diverse as the beach: a castle, jungle lodges, a stunning eco-lodge in Mozambique, a hippy-chic treehouse in the Philippines, a Turkish gulet in Mexico, and a boutique resort in Mykonos.

“But what Oxwich proves is that you don’t necessarily need to fly abroad to enjoy a superb beach” said Sharron Livingston, editor of The Travel Magazine (www.thetravelmagazine.co.uk), “For the cost of a tank of petrol, you can visit Britain’s most beautiful beach – and one of Europe’s best too – right here in southwest Wales”.

Andrew Davies, Welsh Assembly Government Enterprise Minister, said,

“For Oxwich Bay to be recognised as the best beach in the UK by The Travel Magazine is a tremendous accolade that speaks volumes for the beauty of Wales as a tourism destination. It is also a tribute to the care taken by our local authorities and other agencies to maintain and preserve these precious social amenities that are also wildlife habitats. Apart from being beautiful, they are well maintained in terms of water quality, general cleanliness and public amenity and the work of Keep Wales Tidy, the Green Seas Partnership and local authorities has secured 43 EU Blue Flags for our populous ‘urban’ beaches and many more Green Flags for their rural counterparts.”

The complete list of winning beaches was grouped by month (indicating the best month to visit) and runs as follows: 1. JANUARY: Pink Beach, Barbuda, Antigua – (excerpt from article: 17 miles long and formed from pink coral, this is arguably the most magnificent beach in the Caribbean)

2. FEBRUARY: Enseñada Grande, Isla Espiritu Santo, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico (excerpt from article: the sea is like swimming in a bottle of Curaçao; once ashore you’ll find wedding-cake white sands, nail-varnish pink volcanic rocks, clouds of yellow butterflies and the 300-year old boojum tree. Sail there by luxury, Turkish gulet.)

3. MARCH: Kovalam Beach, Kerala, India (excerpt from article: a coconut-forested, crescent-shaped beach where you can indulge in a rejuvenating herbal, body-toning massage or for the equivalent of 30p, enjoy a curry served on a leaf)

4. APRIL: White Island, Camiguin, the Philippines (excerpt from article: a Tippex-white sandbar with views of two volcanoes and a nearby sunken cemetery. Stay nearby in a hippy-chic treehouse) 5. MAY: Praia da Lopes Mendes, Ilha Grande, Brazil (excerpt from article: the beach has sand as soft as flour – to get there follow jungle paths alive with butterflies and pygmy monkeys past waterfalls and tropical flowers)

6. JUNE: Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia (excerpt from article: the sand here is 99.89% pure quartz and you can swim with 1,500 types of multi-coloured fish)

7. JULY: Oxwich Bay, Gower, South Wales (excerpt from article: Soft, sandy Oxwich Bay, framed by woodland and overlooked by Penrice Castle could come straight from an Enid Blyton story).

8. AUGUST: Guludo Beach, Quirimbas Peninsula, Mozambique (excerpt from article: possibly the most beautiful beach in Africa – experience a barefoot paradise where you can visit Rolas island offshore and meet an old fisherman who will take you into the Coral Rock Forest to see the biggest crabs in the world)

9. SEPTEMBER: Super Paradise Beach, Mykonos, Greece (excerpt from article: Super Paradise beach is, like the rest of the island, hedonistic, funky and tolerant of alternative lifestyles. With its breezy joie de vivre lifestyle, Mykonos is the St Tropez of the Aegaen).

10. OCTOBER: Eilat, Israel (excerpt from article: eclectic mix of Bedouin hospitality, Middle Eastern cuisine and Las Vegas style hotels)

11. NOVEMBER: One Foot Island, Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands (excerpt from article: Tranquil One Foot Island, lined by giant banyan trees and frangipani, fulfils even the wildest of tropical island dreams)

12. DECEMBER: Playa Flamenco, Culebra, Puerto Rico (excerpt from article: Used as a pirate refuge for more than three centuries, the beauty of 7-mile long Culebra inspires impulsive acts, like hugging trees)

Top Class South African Hotel

Executive Chef Roberto de Carvalho of The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa has over the past two (2) years created international interest for his unique Fynbos and Protea infused menu served at the Hotel’s stylish Azure Restaurant.

Fynbos forms part of the Cape floral kingdom, where it accounts for half of the surface area and 80% of the plant varieties. Of the world’s six floral kingdoms, this is the smallest and richest per area unit. The diversity of fynbos plants is greater than that of the tropical rainforests, with over eight thousand (8000) species of plants occurring in the area, around 5000 of which are unique to South Africa.

Launched in 2004, de Carvalho uses local indigenous herbs picked daily from the Hotel’s own garden, which have been carefully selected for use in popular South African inspired dishes. “You’re eating something specific to the Cape,” says de Carvalho. “The menu is different and is not available anywhere else in the world, which makes it a must-try.”

Azure Restaurant is the first to introduce Fynbos cooking and the menu includes:

Starters:

• Spicy West-Coast Crayfish Bisque With wild fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) under a pastry dome

• Fynbos Button Mushroom Samoosas Made with tinsel flower essence (Alepidea Amatymbica), coriander and wild ginger (Siphonochilus Aethiopicus). Served with an apricot and lemon geranium (Pelargonium Betulinum) chutney

• Ostrich Fillet Carpaccio Rolled in thyme, wild rosemary (Eriocephalus africanus), bay leaf, black pepper and drizzled with Paarl grapeseed oil served with rocket leaves, tossed in wild dagga (Leonotis Leonurus) pesto, slow-roasted tomatoes and Pecorino shavings

Main Courses:

• Succulent Loin of Springbok Wrapped in Mango (Amaranthus hybridus) and cured bacon served with savoury samp brulee and a wild rosemary (Eriocephalus africanus) Namaqua brandy sauce

• Masala Seared Fillet of Kingklip Served with wild garlic (Tulbaghia capensis) and potato mash accompanied by vegetable sosaties and buchu (Agathosma-crenata) butter sauce

• Vegetable Potjiekos Cooked with thyme and wild rosemary (Eriocephalus africanus), served with buchu (Agathosma-crenata) glazed sweet potato

Desserts:

• Fynbos Crème Brulee Vanilla and lemon geranium (Pelargonium betulinum) crème brulee

• Ice Cream Rooibos (Aspalanthus lineare), fynbos honey and peppermint geranium (Pelargonium) with tuile spirals

• Bittersweet Chocolate Tart With wild dagga (Leonotis leonurus) and a flaky pastry

The three-course Cooking with Fynbos & Protea menu is available daily for lunch and dinner and is priced at R215.00 per person. This includes an optional screening of the evening movie at the Hotel’s deluxe 16-seater private cinema, Cine 12. Azure, the signature restaurant of The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, boasts a contemporary and relaxed interior that combines with easy-listening background music, mesmerising sunsets across the Atlantic Ocean, appetizing cuisine and five-star service. Inspired by the African sunset and the South of France’s Côte D’Azure, Azure is clad in blue checked carpet that balances perfectly with the warmth of an Imboia wooden walkway.

Striking white coral pieces rest impressively on the centre display tables, unique silver-metallic coral objets by artist Walter Oltman are displayed on the mantelpieces and inky navy blue banquettes contrast with the elegant marine blue and cream walls. Comfortable navy blue leather chairs complement the crisp white table overlays bringing a fun and relaxed ambience to Azure.

Azure is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the dress code is smart-casual. The Sunday Brunch with live entertainment by songstress Jenie Oliver is a must-do when visiting Cape Town. This is a non-smoking venue however smoking is welcome on the terrace and in the Leopard Room Bar & Lounge.

For reservations call (27) (21) 437 9029
Email azure@rchmail.co.za  or visit http://www.12apostleshotel.co.za/ .

Foreign and Commonwealth Office warns – ‘Know Before You Go’ Bungee jumping, skydiving, abseiling, and swimming with sharks are just some of the adventures that the over 50’s are enjoying on their holidays – but the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) warns at the same time of an upsurge in cases of over 50’s needing consular assistance abroad.

The first of Ireland’s G Spots was coined in print by Graeme Blundell from the Australian with his article on the G Hotel in Galway in 2006. For 2007, Tourism Ireland is promoting Ireland’s other ‘G’ spots. To give you a taste of what’s in store– Gardens, Gourmet, Georgian, Green, Golf, Guinness, ‘Grand’ Galway… We are constantly adding to the list so if you can think of any other G Spots then please let us know!

The first G Spot for the year is: Gourmet

Gone are the days when all Ireland could serve up was a big bowl of spuds. In recent years, there has been a huge shift in food focus in Ireland resulting in the explosion of high quality local and seasonal produce. Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of Ireland’s authentic foods is the fact that so many of them remain so intensely regional. To eat blaas, you must travel to Waterford City. To eat boxty, head north to counties Cavan, Leitrim and Fermanagh – and when you are in Fermanagh, get some black bacon to fry with your boxty, for you won’t find it anywhere else.

The oatmeal of Macroom in north Cork is unlike any other, the sweet fulsomeness of Westmeath beef is a province of flavour all unto itself.

Here is just a taste of Ireland’s new exciting local producers and foodies:

1. Discover a local producer who’s used an ancient Art to develop a unique product range (Connemara): Connemara provides the perfect climate in which to air-dry Irish lamb. Master Butcher Eamonn McGeough uses the traditional art of smoking and dry-curing meat to produce a fine selection of air dried beef and pork, all from local produce. He sells them in his regular shop – ‘Connemara Fine Foods – James McGeough’s Butchers’ in Oughterard, Co. Galway. http://www.irelandwest.ie/

2. Family Traditions Rekindled (Aran Islands): Fish specialist Gearoid De Brun has rekindled an old family tradition of fish curing and smoking, to establish the ‘Aran Islands Smoked Salmon’ enterprise. It’s a family run business based on Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands off the west coast. The location gives them access to the freshest salmon of the highest quality. http://www.irelandwest.ie/

3. Take a Cookery Course with a Food Hero!(Co. Tyrone): Visit the family run Grange Lodge country house in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, and take a cookery class with hostess Norah Brown who has worked with Rick Stein.  Visit this link. 

4. Sup Beer made from Seaweed and ‘Bog Myrtle’ (Ennis, Co. Clare): Biddy Early Brewery in Ennis is Ireland’s first microbrewery that produces a beer made from Cariggeen Moss (seaweed) and Bog Myrtle. The brewing technique and resulting taste are unique and highly revered. http://www.beb.ie/

5. Ultimate Food Matchmaker (West Cork): Learn which foods compliment each other at URRU (Urban Rural), a local speciality store in Bandon Town. Owner Ruth Healy is an expert in advising on matching food flavours. The store is community based and uses only local produce.

6. The Generation Game – It’s a family affair (West Cork): Meet Tom Ferguson, a dairy farmer who married Giana, a cheese maker. The leftover whey from her cheese is fed to their son Fingal’s litter of pigs, which are eventually used to produce fine salami and dry cured smoked meat. Meanwhile their daughter Clova has an organic herb garden. http://www.gubbeen.com/

7. The next big thing in Food Hotspots! (Waterford): Waterford is the up and coming choice for gourmet lovers and has seen a rapid rise in great eateries, including the Tannery Restaurant in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. (www.tannery.ie) Paul Flynn is one of Ireland’s rising chefs and is featured on Rick Stein’s Food Heros.

8. Michelin Star chef turned Market Stall Trader (East Cork): Declan Ryan is a Michelin star chef who has since decided to set up Arbutues Bakery, a stall at Midelton Farmers Market in East Cork. He is a great character and produces a select range of artisan breads that include include traditional west cork soda bread,.

www.midletonfarmersmarket.com./stalls/arbuteous

9. Experience the new market Tradition sweeping across Ireland (Midleton): Discover the delights of Ireland’s food through its growing culture of farmer’s markets. Discover the unique regional flavours at these mad, cosmopolitan melees, which showcase great foods from gifted bacon curers to salmon smokers. The original farmers market is Middleton at this link –  others include the St George’s Farmer’s Market in Belfast. For a full list visit this link.

10. Ireland has its Dark side: The name may not sound very Irish but Danucci Chocolates are very Irish and are produced in Dundalk. Husband-and-wife-team Mark and Michelle Lowth wanted to produce the finest artisan chocolates in Ireland when they started up Danucci. Flavours such as cardamom and chilli are just a taste of their 40 different chocolate selections. For more info: www.danucci.com

For more information about Ireland visit http://www.discoverireland.com/ or for a free vacation planning kit call the NY office at 800/223-6470. Read Ireland feature stories from Jetsetters Magazine at this link

Unique Venues, the hotel division of Destination Marketing Services, today announced its appointment as the Australian and New Zealand sales and marketing representative for Vietnam’s luxury award winning property Furama Resort Danang.

Unique Venues will additionally oversee the Resort’s presence in the Australian and New Zealand leisure market with a focus on wholesale tour agents.

As Vietnam emerges as one of 2007’s global tourism hotspots, the addition of the five-star Furama Resort Danang to the Unique Venues collection was strategic to fit in with market trends.

“With Australia and New Zealand’s interest in Vietnam increasing, it was an opportune time for the Resort to create an alliance with Unique Venues,” said Sean Halliday, General Manager of Furama Resort Danang.

“Unique Venues has a strong representation reputation within the local wholesale, conference and incentive markets and we are confident of a long and prosperous partnership”.

Furama Resort Danang is located near the port city of Danang on the Central Coast of Vietnam. Built on the world famous China Beach, the Resort comprises of 198 rooms and is an impressive blend of Vietnamese and historic French colonial architecture. The property is easily accessible and only 15 minutes from Danang International Airport with direct flights from Singapore and Bangkok and domestic links to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Boasting first class conference facilities, the Resort has been host to many prestigious international events including the 3rd APEC Senior Official Meeting in 2006.

Consistently recognised for its commitment to superior hospitality services, Furama Resort Danang has received international and local accolades and is the only Vietnamese property to be recently presented with the United States Seven Stars and Stripes Award. In 2004, it received a Member’s Choice Award by World Hotels and from 2000 to 2005, the property held the title of Best Resort Vietnam by the Vietnam Economic Times and The Guide Magazine.

The Resort further offers an ideal base for cultural discovery and is nearby to four UNESCO listed World Heritage sites – the former imperial city of Hue, the ancient ‘Silk Road’ trading port of Hoi An, the spiritual centre of the Champa civilisation My Son and the mystical Phong Nha Caves in Quang Binh province.

The Unique Venues collection also includes Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Raffles Hotels & Resorts (worldwide); Nirwana Gardens Resort (Bintan Island); The Byron at Byron Resort & Spa and ZEST@Royal Motor Yacht Club (Australia).

Kimberley Wild Expeditions is thrilled to announce our 2007 range of 4WD day trips and overnight safaris, operating out of our home base in Broome.

An award-winning company, Kimberley Wild offers itineraries that reflect our passion for traditional cultures and the Kimberley environment. On Kimberley Wild adventures, our travellers can interact with local indigenous communities, encounter unusual wildlife, explore ancient landscapes, relax by idyllic waterholes, sleep under starry skies, discover fascinating history and really experience the magic of the Kimberley region.

Trips include:

2 Day Cape Leveque Indigenous Experience
Departs Mondays
Highlights: Cape Leveque, Beagle Bay Pearl Shell Church, Lombadina
Aboriginal Community, One Arm Point / Bardi Aboriginal Community, Dgugaragyn
Indigenous Bushtucker Tour
Price: from AU$439.00 per person

4 Day Kimberley Gorges Safari
Departs Wednesdays
Highlights: Bell Gorge, Galvins Gorge, Manning Falls, King Leopold Range,
Adcock Gorge, Windjana Gorge, Napier Range, Phillips Range, Barnett River Gorge
Price: AU$849.00 per person

1 Day Geikie Gorge Experience
Departs Tuesdays & Sundays
Highlights: Geike Gorge, Darnkgu Aboriginal Heritage Cruise or National Parks Ranger Guided Cruise, Fitzroy Crossing Fitzroy River
Price: from AU$219.00 per person

 So if you are looking at a holiday in Australia¹s beautiful northwest, take a break from your hotel and embark on a Kimberley Wild expedition into the Kimberleys. This is a unique part of Australia everyone should experience at least once in a lifetime.

For more details or to order a brochure, visit http://www.kimberleywild.com.au/

As part of their 15th anniversary celebrations, The Classic Safari Company has tailored a five-star ‘mobile’ wildlife safari in the best Hemingway tradition, tracking the monumental migration of the plains game across the Masai Mara – although the only ‘shooting’ will be through a camera lens.

The safari will draw on the 50 years’ experience of East Africa’s premier safari outfitters – Ker & Downey – who had their grounding among hunting legends including Finch Hatton and von Blixen. Migration Madness – Kenya is a 14-day small group safari travelling by 4WD and charter plane, staying in superb mobile tented camps and bush lodges on private concessions, enjoying the best cultural and wildlife experiences Kenya has to offer. The safari is fully escorted by the leading professional Ker & Downey safari guides.

The safari begins with a night to unwind at Ngong House, overlooking the famous Ngong Hills of Out of Africa and comprising separate split-level tree-houses set on ten acres of private land. Departing Ngong House for the base of the Great Rift Valley, the adventure begins on the shores of Lake Nakuru, known as ‘the flamingo park’ for the water’s pink tinge and the thousands of flamingos in residence.

Borona Lodge is one of the best small lodges in Kenya offering exclusive run of its 35,000 acres of prime game country. Guests have the option of walking or horseback riding amongst the animals, or taking a game drive with the rangers and trackers who have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the area and its flora and fauna.

There are three nights under ‘luxury’ canvas in the Ker & Downey private camp at Kitirua Woodlands on the edge of Amboseli National Park, with the same majestic views of the 5894-metre Mt Kilimanjaro that so inspired Hemingway. Sleeping, eating and touring in the shadow of Africa’s highest peak; the unrivalled elephant viewing and interactions with the local Masai tribes people make this a highlight of the trip.

From Amboseli, the safari crosses to Tsavo West National Park, which enfolds a diversity of habitats including open plains, savannah bush, acacia woodlands, rocky ridges, riverine vegetation, palm thickets and mountain forest within its 9,000 square kilometres. In keeping with the classic safari theme, the group will stay at Finch Hatton’s, which overlooks a series of spring-fed pools that attract some of Africa’s most diverse game: the camp’s main attraction is the huge pod of hippos that bathe in the area.

The final destination is Kenya’s most famous game reserve, the Masai Mara, with the safari timed to coincide with the annual migrations of millions of plains animals across the Mara to Tanzania. The Mara is known for its predators, with large prides of lion, hyena and the elusive leopard. Because it has more permanent water and a higher rainfall, it has more wildlife residents that anywhere in East Africa. It’s also home to the Masai people who live and graze their cattle on the fringes of the reserve.

There are four nights at the Rekero Luxury Tented Camp in the heart of the Mara, with as much time as possible in the field, tracking game with experienced Il Dorobo and Masai guides.

Migration Madness – Kenya is a 14-night safari hosted by Ker & Downey Safaris. Prices start at $11,790 per person twin share, including accommodation, domestic air transfers, game drives and activities, park entry fees, a professional safari guide for every vehicle, most meals, and laundry service. The trip departs Nairobi on September 4, 2007 and is limited to eight participants.

For further details contact The Classic Safari Company on 1300 130 218 or visit http://www.classicsafaricompany.com.au/