Your Kent Wedding - Page number 109 - July/August 2021 (Issue 97)

HONEYMOONS 109 Selinda Camp, Botswana Resting on the banks of the Selinda Spillway as it enters the Linyanti River, the new Selinda Camp is situated on a private 130,000-hectare Selinda reserve. This pristine area is home to elephants, wild dogs and the famous Selinda Lion Pride recently featured in the National Geographic film Birth of a Pride by Dereck and Beverly Joubert, the cofounders of Great Plains. Selinda Camp was completely refurbished in June 2019 and can accommodate up to six guests sharing three tented villas, including a family room where children aged eight and up are welcome. Each room has a private pool and in-room exercise equipment to assist in working off the sensational food and wine served at the camp’s fine dining show kitchen. Activities include: morning and evening game drives, guided walks, local culture visits and in-room spa and wellness treatments for an additional cost. Water-based activities are also available depending on the season. Nightly rates from £1,400 per night. Check out the following website https://greatplainsconservation.com/portfolio/selinda-camp for more info. Duba Plains Camp, Botswana Duba Plains Camp is located in the centre of the Okavango Delta among a matrix of palm-dotted islands, flood plains and woodland on a 33,000-hectare private reserve boasting incredible game viewing. The exclusive camp evokes classic African 1920s style and accommodates up to 10 guests sharing tented rooms (children must be age eight and up). Guests will enjoy their own plunge pool with verandah and shaded salah, indoor and outdoor showers and sweeping views of the surrounding floodplains and passing wildlife from the privacy of their own room. An interactive kitchen allows guests to relax around the bar area whilst the camp chefs whip up culinary delights in front of them. Activities available include morning and night game drives, swimming in the main camp pool and fishing, mekoro, canoeing and boating depending on water levels. Nightly rates from £1,400 per night. For more details visit https://greatplainsconservation.com/portfolio/duba-plains ol Donyo Lodge, Kenya ol Donyo is located on the Maasai-owned Mbirikani Group Ranch, comprising of 275,000 acres of wilderness between Amboseli and Tsavo National Parks and bordering Chyulu Hills National Park. This stunningly beautiful area is incredibly diverse, and often has spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro. This camp is very remote offering extreme privacy and a vast amount of activities to choose from: morning and evening game drives, mountain biking, bush breakfast and dinners, guided bushwalks, tracking, conservation and community out-reach programmes and sleep-out star-bed experiences. ol Donyo Lodge can accommodate up to 16 guests sharing and children are welcome from age five and up. Nightly rates from £530 per night. Visit https://greatplainsconservation.com/portfolio/ol-donyo-lodge