Nature; without adults and beautiful. It’s not often that you get the chance to witness it up close and personal, let alone get the chance to be a part of it: living, breathing, and feeling a million times more alive than you would in the office on any casual weekday afternoon, staring mindlessly at your computer screen. As much as humanity has invented some pretty clever things in its time, making us homes to live in, tall skyscrapers to gaze at, and microwave ovens to roast our chickens in, sometimes there is nothing better than going back to our basic capabilities and existing as good mother earth intended. Cue a luxury African safari.
Africa, a continent of vast proportions and epic landscapes has to be the greatest natural playground the world possesses. It’s here that some of the most incredible natural phenomena occur, and it may be the only place to choose where to go when you’re looking to get away from it all. We’ve heard of the Big Five, we’ve all seen The Lion King (and secretly harbor wild dreams to become a part of it…wild nature). So why not book a luxury safari holiday that takes in the best of this African landscape and enjoy the feeling of being one with the land without compromising comfort or worrying about an overloaded tourist impact? You can be in nature, but getting away from it all doesn’t mean you have to have a bad time or ruin it. These days, moldy tents are transformed into private capsules of opulence constructed of canvas, campfire songs become dimly lit, chilled champagne-infused memories under a perfect starlit sky, and local guides lose their anonymity to become trusted friends and a source of inspiring anecdotes. You’ll be miles away before you know it.
So he broke away from the real world and settled seamlessly into this new, limitless space that stretches from the sky to Savannah. In our chicken coops at home, this is enough to blow the mind. But nothing can prepare you for the spectacle of the landscape. And if there’s one thing you simply can’t miss, it’s the annual Great Migration. On a Kenya safari, you can watch herds of wild and magnificently determined animals and other grazing herbivores make their way across the plains of the Masai Mara ecosystem. Count more than 200,000 zebras, 500,000 gazelles and more than one and a half million wildebeests crossing this incredible landscape. It has been dubbed the greatest show on Earth. The cameras can’t do it justice.
Replace the urban jungle with a natural one. Inhale slowly, take in the expansive, endless views, and thank your lucky stars that truly amazing and peaceful escape routes like these still exist. Life doesn’t get much better.