TRAVEL-WELL
A TRAVEL CONSULTANCY
LET'S GO!
TW SAFARI EDIT
THERE IS SO MUCH OVER-INFORMATION WHEN YOU START TO PLAN YOUR SAFARI. WE HAVE TAKEN A REALLY DEEP DIVE AND DISTILLED THE INFORMATION DOWN TO WHAT ALIGNS WITH TRAVEL-WELL. WHAT WOULD WE DO?
STEP 1
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?
1. EAST AFRICA: KENYA OR TANZANIA?
2. SOUTH AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE?
3. DO YOU WANT TO ADD ON AN ISLAND OR CHIMPANZEE OR GORILLA EXPERIENCE?
STEP 2
WHAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE DO YOU WANT TO HAVE?
1. WILDLIFE/GAME DRIVE,
2. CULTURAL/COMMUNITY.
3. ADVENTURE.
4. ALL.
OUR GUIDANCE
WHEN YOU START DOING YOUR HOMEWORK ON SAFARIS YOU WILL BE OVERWHELMED WITH SO MUCH INFORMATION. YOU WILL WADE THROUGH THE BIG BOX PLAYERS, THE LOCAL ON THE GROUND OUTFITS AND THEN THE SWEET SPOT THAT WE HAVE FOUND. YOU WILL WANT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, WHAT YOUR STANDARD AND BUDGET ARE.... BUT MOSTLY- HOW WILL YOU GET HELP CRAFTING THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE? IT IS TOO BIG TO DO ON YOUR OWN- IT IS TOO BIG TO DO ON OUR OWN, SO WE HAVE DONE OUR HOMEWORK AND WE HAVE FORMED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMPANIES THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO CRAFT THE MOST SIMPLE, ELEGANT, BEAUTIFUL AND TAILORED SAFARI EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME.
OUR TW SAFARI CURATION
PHOTOS COURTESY: BUSH AND BEYOND, LEGENDARY EXPEDITIONS, CHEM CHEM LODGE, TANZANIA
WHY CHOOSE THESE COMPANIES TO WORK WITH?
OF ALL THE DESTINATION MANAGEMENT COMPANIES(DMC), LODGES, OUTFITTERS AND COMPANIES IN EAST AFRICA- AND THERE ARE A TON- WHY DO WE CHOOSE TO WORK WITH THE FIRMS BELOW? SIMPLE, THEY HAVE SUBSTANCE, THEIR PEOPLE ARE GENEROUS OF SPIRIT AND GENUINELY KIND. ALL THREE HAVE DEEP CONNECTIONS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY WORK AND RESIDE. THEY ALL HAVE WHAT WE EXPECT IN DESIGN, AMENITIES AND LODGING CHOICES, BUT WHAT I LIKE MOST IS THAT THEY ALL PRACTICE THEIR CRAFT WITH INTEGRITY AND ART. I FEEL A KINDRED SPIRTIT AND A NATURAL ALIGNMENT. THEY ARE DECIDEDLY NOT BIG BOX AND ALL THREE SEEK SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE LARGE-SCALE MEGA CONGLOMERATES... MORE ADVENTURE, MORE TRANQUILITY, AWAY FROM THE CROWDS AND ULTIMATELY, THEY SEEK DEEPER MEANING AND DEEPER FEELING OUT OF THE EXPERIENCE. WE LIKE THAT. THIS IS SLOW, SMART SAFARI. IT IS EVERYTHING WE LOVE. THE BENNEFIT OF GOING THROUGH TRAVEL-WELL IS THAT WE HAVE VETTED THESE FIRMS AND DEVELOPED CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TOP TIER OF THEIR FIRM. WE HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO SORT OUT DIFFERENT ITINERARY, LODGES, EXPERIENCES AND SEASONS TO TRAVEL. WE, AS ALWAYS, WORK AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND LIAISON TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE RECEIVING A TRAVEL-WELL APPROVED EXPERIENCE. BELIEVE ME- YOU WILL HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF YOUR LIFE.
LEGENDARY EXPEDITIONS AND CHEM CHEM LODGES
THE HEIGHT OF CHIC, GROUNDED LUXURY IN PERFECT LOCATIONS AND POSITIONS. THEY DO EVERYTHING RIGHT AND HAVE SINCERE AND AUTHENTIC CONNECTIONS TO THE LAND, THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. YOUR GAME DRIVES WILL BE AWAY FROM THE CROWDS, CULINARY OFFERINGS ARE FORM LOCAL FARMERS AND THEY HAVE A BEND TOWARD WELLNESS THAT IS NOT OFTEN FOUND ON SAFARI.
PHOTO COURTESY: CHEM CHEM LODGE, TANZANIA
BUSH AND BEYOND
IN KENYA, BUSH AND BEYOND HAS SEVERAL ITINERARIES THAT ENCOMPASS WILDLIFE VIEWING, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND ADVENTURE. THEIR TENTED CAMPS AND LODGES ARE IN MIND-BLOWINGLY BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS AND THEY TICK ALL OF OUR BOXES. WHAT STANDS OUT FOR ME IS THE ABILITY TO HAVE A TRUE ADVENTURE SAFARI, THE WAY SAFARI FIRST STARTED OUT. THESE INCLUDE CAMEL AND HORSEBACK JOURNIES, FLY-OUT CAMPOVERS AND HELI-ADVENTURES. THE OTHER ASPECT OF BUSH AND BEYOND THAT STRIKES ME IS THAT MANY OF THEIR LODGES ARE RUN BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE LAND AND THE LODGES IN THEIR FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS. THESE OWNER- PROPRIETORS ARE THERE TO TALK WITH AND LEARN FROM. IN TERMS OF AN EXPERIENTIAL BONUS- I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL OR AUTHENTIC.
PHOTO COURTESY: BUSH AND BEYOND OL MALO NOMAD SAFARI
NOMAD SAFARIS
NOMAD COVERS THE MAIN TRACK OF NORTHERN TANZANIA BUT ALSO DIVES DEEPLY INTO SOME OF THE LESSER KNOWN BUT JUST AS SPECTACULAR PARKS LIKE KIGELIA, RUAHA, NYERERE AND MOST INTERESTING TO US- MAHALE AND KATAVI IN WESTERN TANZANIA, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD A CHIMPANZEE EXPERIENCE TO YOUR SAFARI.
SAFARI GALLERY
PHOTOS COURTESY: CHEM CHEM, LEGENDARY EXPEDITONS
JUNGLE ADVENTURES
WE SEEK GROUNDED LUXURY LODGES, VILLAS AND HOTELS IN MEXICO, BELIZE, COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA, PANAMA AND BEYOND TO BUILD JUNGLE ADVENTURES THAT INCLUDE, TREKKING, SURFING, YOGA, FISHING, WILDLIFE VIEWING, ISLAND HOPPING AND SO MUCH MORE.
IN NICARAGUA: YEMAYA ISLAND
PART OF THE COLIBRI HOTEL GROUP IN MEXICO. THEY DO ROMANTC, BOUTIQUE HOTELS IN TULUM THAT ARE THANKFULLY, DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER OFFERRINGS ON THE STRIP. YEMAYA IS ON LITTLE CORN ISLAND, A SHORT FLIGHT FROM MANAGUA. THIS IS THE ARCHETYPE YOU HAVE BUILT IN YOUR HEAD ABOUT THE PERFECT ROMANTIC ISLAND GETAWAY.
SURF SCHOOLS AND SAFARIS
WHETHER YOU ARE SEEKING AN IMMERSIVE WEEK -LONG SCHOOL OR A LESSON ON ONE OR TWO DAYS OF YOUR TRIP, WE KNOW WHERE THE BEST BEACHES, BREAKS AND HOTELS ARE, TO GET YOU INTO THE WATER AND UP ON YOUR BOARD.
LUXURY SKI TRIPS
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SISTER BUSINESS: WWW.POWDER-CON.COM FOR OUR POWDER SKIING AND LUXURY SKI VACATION TRAVEL. WE PACKAGE, LODGING, LESSONS, RENTALS, APRE SKI, PASSES ALL INTO ONE WONDERFUL PORTFOLIO.
IDEAS FOR TRIPS
NOTHING IS PRICED OR PACKAGED BECAUSE WE HAND CRAFT EACH TRIP SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO EACH CLIENT'S NEEDS AND DESIRES. THESE ARE UNIQUE, DIFFERENT AND DESIGNED TRIPS. YOU WILL NOT BE STANDING ON LINE TO SEE THE ACROPOLIS.
This is called Fishing for Home. I made it to document my love for the outdoors, seeing what is around the corner.....and fly fishing.- sound up.