Imagine spending the small fortune it costs to go on an African safari and not seeing a single elephant, baboon or dung beetle. Could you even still call it a safari?
Camps can build over-the-top wine cellars and art galleries all day but, “It’s not often people are excited about a luxury property if it doesn’t have the guides and trackers to match,” said Tamsyn Fricker, director of Travel Artistry Africa.
After all, you can sip Château Mouton-Rothschild anywhere in the world, but having front row seats to a David Attenborough-worthy showdown between prides of lions only happens in Africa — and only with the help of true experts.
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