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Children’s Review of Kosi Forest Lodge

Gia (11) and Indi (10), two of Portfolio Collection’s littlest travellers, share their thoughts and impressions from their recent winter...
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The Enchanted Forest

Superb photographs and text capture the magical stay of Sayari Africa: Go Wild at Kosi Forest Lodge. Click on this...
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Far and Wild Safaris Reviews Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge

Thank you to Far and Wild Safaris for this beautifully written and photographed review of their stay at Rhino Ridge....
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Make 2016 the Year of Your Bucket List Travels

What’s on your bucket list? A few years ago I wrote out mine. What started out as a satisfying experience...
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Dreams are made of this

Here's what renowned writer David Bristow and award-winning photographers Roger and Pat de la Harpe have to say about Thonga...
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Cleansing Space

Guest review by Characterstays: As a grubby little farm dweller, to me there is nothing that beats a glamorous stay...
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Not a great spot for meditating …

I stay at Rhino Post Safari Lodge with a friend who is a serious meditator. Half way through our stay I inquire...
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Thonga Blue

In my family, we ascribe different names for colours after our favourite holiday destinations. Oia blue is a deep Prussian...
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Pool with a View

Each moment of each day at Plains Tented Camp is a marvel. Here I lie in a swimming pool overlooking...
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What would you do if money was no object?

Berenice Meintjes of Characterstays writes the following in her latest post for Isibindi Africa, which was published on Africa Geographic earlier...
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