Carrie Hampton
De Mond Villa - De Hoop Nature Reserve
De Hoop Nature Reserve has everything from camping to the luxury De Mond Villa.
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Carrie Hampton
Feb 17 min read
THE SIJWA RECYLING PROJECT
Along the banks of the Kwando River in Namibia’s far north-east Zambezi Region is a place called The Sijwa Project. It is the most...
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Carrie Hampton
Nov 3, 20225 min read
SHAMWARI CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF CONSERVATION
Now on Netflix & Shamwari TV on YouTube From overworked Eastern Cape farmlands to one of South Africa’s best known Big Five safari...
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Carrie Hampton
Jan 21, 20224 min read
Where is This Paradise Island?
This tiny island is off the north coast of Mozambique, with palm trees barely surfacing above the tropical blue Indian Ocean surrounding...
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Carrie Hampton
Jan 8, 20223 min read
People mention Royal Malewane, using hushed tones reserved for those in high regard. South Africa.
This is because Royal Malewane seems to have effortlessly created a safari lodge at the pinnacle of taste, within the boundaries of...
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Carrie Hampton
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Which safari operator will buy your personal choice of wine just for you?
Repeat guests of Singita's sensational safari lodges in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania, have their taste in wine taken seriously. To...
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Carrie Hampton
Nov 4, 20213 min read
A Safari Island All To yourself - where is Tsowa?
Tsowa Safari Island, 40km upstream of Victoria Falls in the middle of the Zambezi River, is my kinda place! At 1.5km long and 400m wide,...
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Carrie Hampton
Sep 13, 20214 min read
Genius Design at Lion Sands Ivory Lodge, Kruger Area
You may think that a safari lodge decorated in no other colours than variations on black and white, could be too monotone. But it’s...
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Carrie Hampton
Sep 7, 20213 min read
Arrive in Style at Chobe Water Villas Chobe River, Namibia
As I stepped off the motor launch into Chobe Water Villas I couldn't help giving it a “Wow”, for safari lodge décor the likes of which...
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Carrie Hampton
Sep 6, 20214 min read
Sizzling Hot at Selinda Camp, Botswana
It’s early November and I’m at Selinda Camp, north of Botswana's Okavango Delta. The rains haven’t arrived yet and it's a sizzling 45 °C!...
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Carrie Hampton
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Sublime Singita Lebombo - Kruger - South Africa
The décor, in a palate of ripening corn through straw to old oak, sang to my soul. There are things that can dramatically influence the...
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Carrie Hampton
Sep 3, 20214 min read
True Wetland Experience at Xigera Camp - Okavango Delta - Botswana
Life doesn’t get any better than being silently poled through the lily lagoons and flowing water channels of the Okavango Delta. I...
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Carrie Hampton
Sep 2, 20213 min read
Barefoot Beach Luxury at Anvil Bay Lodge, Mozambique
Aren’t we all looking for that special place where your footprints are the only ones in the sand and time becomes fluid ? I found it at...
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Carrie Hampton
Sep 1, 20211 min read
Great Rift Valley Stopover at The Cliff, Lake Nakuru, Kenya
The Cliff; part safari lodge, part tented camp, with a hint of boutique hotel, melds the best of design and comfort in considered...
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