Sanctuary Retreats

With so many of Sanctuary Retreats’ properties offering dedicated children’s programmes, Michael McCall, DoS Australia, New Zealand and Asia, shares some favourites for where families go on wild on an African safari during the school holidays. Kenya Sanctuary Olonana, idyllically set on a private expanse of Kenya’s Mara River,…

There are plenty of reasons to visit Uganda, the undiscovered pearl of Africa. A landscape of deep lakes, glacial alpine mountains, wide-open…

Go back to the e-newsletter Imagine going on safari in Africa and having an area almost 350 square kilometres for your own exclusive use. That’s what…

Go back to the e-newsletter Vast and sparsely populated, Tanzania hosts some of the greatest wildlife experiences on Earth – making it the perfect choice for a safari holiday. From the snowcapped summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to the game-rich Ngorongoro Crater, from the endless plains of the Serengeti to the baobabs of the Tarangire, Tanzania is…

Go back to the e-newsletter The Great Migration is undoubtedly one of Nature’s most unforgettable spectacles: 1.5 million wildebeest accompanied by 200,000…

Go back to the e-newsletter China's landscapes are vast, its history and monuments epic. Complex and energetic - this country must be experienced at least…

Go back to the e-newsletter Before the modern 4WD safari became so popular – and, in fact, before arrival of cars in general – the only way to experience the African bush was on foot. The most famous African explorers of the 19th Century, the likes of Burton, David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley, and even Ernest Hemmingway in the early…

Go back to the e-newsletter Sanctuary Retreats has announced the opening of the new Sanctuary Retreats Chief’s Camp in Botswana in June 2016, with 11 new…

Go back to the e-newsletter South Africa offers visitors the chance to experience some of the most diverse and exciting safaris in the world. Sanctuary…

Go back to the e-newsletter With ‘mindfulness’ emerging as one of last year’s biggest buzzwords, there are few activities that encourage you to stay more wholeheartedly in the moment than travel. Luxury travel operator, Sanctuary Retreats, has established a well-deserved reputation for creating inspirational travel experiences in some of the…