 is completely sold out for its first 2023 departure – although those quick enough can still bag seats on a second trip the following week. Setting off from Dubai, up to 10 guests will each get a suite on a customised Emirates A319, an aircraft more commonly used by the likes of easyJet to pack up to 156 passengers onto low-cost jaunts. Limited legroom and dodgy croque monsieur meal deals are out for this flight though; in their place are flat beds encased in the finest linens, personal minibars and a luxury Shower Spa with separate powder room. Adam Rikys, a content creator who documented a 2021 trip following the same itinerary, snapped roses left atop plumped up pillows and TVs above the loos. Next year's itinerary is a tick list of all the safari world's must-dos in one extravagant go. First up is two nights on the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls, then a stint in Botswana's Okavango Delta followed by three nights in Kenya's Maasai Mara and a final stay spotting gorillas and golden monkeys in the forests of Rwanda. The Greatest Safari On Earth was originally designed for American clients who kept pestering Roar Africa's founder Deborah Calmeyer for a once-in-a-lifetime safari, but this year's departure saw Britons, Singaporeans, Canadians, Australians and South Africans also jetting off. One Danish lady who went on its inaugural departure has booked the same trip for the next three years. These people are not looking for extreme travel. 'That's not my market,' says Calmeyer. 'They're looking for somebody who can provide efficiency, float them through airports and deal with luggage. When there's a headache, they don't want to know about it.' Many customers spend their savings on this trip of a lifetime, so it's imperative that th){kind=link}
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It might be the fact that guests zoom from lodge to lodge by Emirates private jet or it could be its billing as ‘The Greatest Safari On Earth’. Whatever the reason, Roar Africa’s wildlife-spotting trip (which costs almost £10,000 per day) is completely sold out for its first 2023 departure – although those quick enough can still bag seats on a second trip the following week.
Setting off from Dubai, up to 10 guests will each get a suite on a customised Emirates A319, an aircraft more commonly used by the likes of easyJet to pack up to 156 passengers onto low-cost jaunts. Limited legroom and dodgy croque monsieur meal deals are out for this flight though; in their place are flat beds encased in the finest linens, personal minibars and a luxury Shower Spa with separate powder room. Adam Rikys, a content creator who documented a 2021 trip following the same itinerary, snapped roses left atop plumped up pillows and TVs above the loos.
Next year’s itinerary is a tick list of all the safari world’s must-dos in one extravagant go. First up is two nights on the Zimbabwe side of Victoria Falls, then a stint in Botswana’s Okavango Delta followed by three nights in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and a final stay spotting gorillas and golden monkeys in the forests of Rwanda.
The Greatest Safari On Earth was originally designed for American clients who kept pestering Roar Africa’s founder Deborah Calmeyer for a once-in-a-lifetime safari, but this year’s departure saw Britons, Singaporeans, Canadians, Australians and South Africans also jetting off. One Danish lady who went on its inaugural departure has booked the same trip for the next three years.