Africa has given rise to a good many legendary couples. Some imaginary, like Charlie Allnut and Rose Sayer, alias Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, in The African Queen. Others very real, like Karen Blixen and Denys Finch Hatton, a couple with an extraordinary destiny and unforgettable heroes of Out of Africa, or Osa and Martin Johnson, the first wildlife filmmakers, Hollywood stars in the first half of the 20th century, whose romantic story is told in Michel Viotte’s film Les Amants de l’Aventure.
Dereck and Beverly Joubert are unquestionably eligible for this list of legends.
Writers, filmmakers and wildlife photographers, members of the National Geographic Society, they have been crisscrossing Africa for more than thirty years. Thirty years of a shared life devoted to conservation and wildlife protection. Made famous by several films shot in Botswana, they are behind the Big Cats project in collaboration with National Geographic, an initiative to study and protect Africa’s big cats.
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A new gem in Zimbabwe: Greater Mana Expedition
At the heart of Mana Pools (a Unesco World Heritage site), on Zimbabwe’s northern border, lies a new conservation area: Sapi Private Reserve. To its west, Mana Pools National Park. To its east, Chewore Reserve. Opposite, on the other bank of the Zambezi, 36 km opening onto Lower Zambezi National Park.
Formerly a hunting concession, Great Plains Conservation took over the management of Sapi in December 2016 to transform this magnificent territory into a first-rate reserve, as they had previously done in Botswana with Selinda.
Here, every two days between May and November, Great Plains Conservation runs the Greater Mana Expedition, over 7 days and 6 nights.
An exciting journey through three distinct camps, 20 km apart. Each camp has only three rooms/tents and hosts just six guests accompanied by the same professional guide.
You will be able to explore the Sapi Reserve and spend a day in Mana Pools National Park. A magnificent habitat to discover by 4×4 by day and by night, on foot, or by canoe on the Zambezi.
While the first and last of the three camps are authentic bush camps set on the banks of the Zambezi, the central camp sits within an elevated, wooded site, with star-shaped platforms overlooking the bed of the Sapi River.
For more information on the Greater Mana Expedition or to receive a tailor-made quote, contact Aurélie or Laurent by email or directly at 01 77 37 03 10.
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