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    Epic Botswana Safari

    Epic Botswana Safari

    Explore two of Botswana's top wildlife areas - Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta.

Monique Roden - Welcome to my profile!

About Me

I was born in the 'City of Gold' - Johannesburg - but spent my school years growing up in the friendly city of Durban. It was only on arriving in Cape Town some 12 years ago for a short holiday that I realized that I'd finally 'arrived home'. And what an amazing and exciting 12 years it's been!

I'm passionate about people and animals and love being 'out and about' exploring all those magical wilderness areas and scenic attractions on offer both in and around Cape Town and beyond. I'm particularly keen on great food and wine so it's always a treat for me to spend a day with friends and family sampling award-winning wines and delicious cheeses at one of the many picturesque wineries located on our local wine routes.

Where have I travelled

My passion for being on the go and travelling as much and often as possible drives me and I'm so appreciative that I've had the opportunity to travel extensively within South Africa and up to Kruger eight times.

I've also been fortunate enough to have been on safari in Botswana on over four different occasions - this remote and exclusive safari destination is my ultimate favourite! I've also travelled around Kenya and Tanzania, lapped up the sun in both Mozambique and the Seychelles, and I'm lucky enough to say that I can also tick Victoria Falls from both the Zimbabwean and Zambian sides! Internationally I've also visited the USA, Mexico and France.

What I love about Africa

Everyday I feel blessed that I'm able to combine my two loves of people and travel into my profession. I'm so happy to be able to share my love of our spectacular African wildlife and wilderness, shorelines and cosmopolitan cities and people - not forgetting the most splendid sunsets I think anywhere in the world!

My favourite travel moment

It's truly amazing to hear how my favourite travel moment mirrors that of one of my clients, a traveller who wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of his corporate life and routine. Standing in the middle of Dead Vlei in Sossusvlei, Namibia: it's a pristine region of bright orange sand dunes and the only place I've ever experienced true silence.

It's these moments that I realize I'm creating dream experiences for my travellers, moments they will likely never forget as long as they live.

Some African travel advice

Just enjoy the sights, sounds and experiences of Africa without analyzing beyond what's required and bear in mind that the vast majority of Africa does run on 'African Time'!

Where I want to go next

I'm hoping to conquer the magical countries of Zambia and Namibia and beyond that, I'm keen to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime gorilla trek in Bwindi, Uganda. Outside of Africa I'm really keen on ticking Thailand, Vietnam, Greece and Spain off my travel wishlist.

Monique Roden

Africa Safari Expert

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Africa is a destination that creeps into your heart, usually quickly & unexpectedly. In the ever-changing, fast-paced & pressure-driven world we all live in today, Africa is medicine for the heart & soul.

Read what our Travellers have to say

Now, the trip. It was the most fantastic, stunning, overwhelming, breathtaking, awesome trip we have ever done. The whole trip went off like clockwork with only a couple of very minor hitches which were solved with a minimum of fuss and inconvenience. The accommodation and people were absolutely outstanding – 5 star everything. None of us lifted a bag in Kenya or Botswana and we effectively hade private use of our safari vehicles throughout. We had our own plane throughout  Botswana as well. It was well and truly our own private safari. The food was sensational throughout the whole trip (I’m now on a diet). And then there’s the animals. Where do I start? Kenya was outstanding – we were overcome by the absolute prolific numbers of all types of animals in Kenya. It FAR EXCEEDED our expectations. Botswana was different – stunning landscapes from desert to the water of the Okavango. Each camp/lodge provided its own very special experiences. And of course, who could forget the fabulous Elephant Camp at Victoria Falls! And then there was Cape Town. WOW! What a wonderful, stunning, beautiful place. We were all blown away by it. Monique, I have only scratched the surface of what we saw and did – the whole trip was outstanding from start to finish. EVERY day had huge highlights for all of us with experiences we have never witnessed before. And all of this is down to one common thing – you! Without your outstanding service, listening to us, advising and helping us from start to finish we would never have had such a wonderful trip. Your attention to detail, unparalleled knowledge and experience helped us shape up the best itinerary we could have hoped for. None of us had ever been to Africa and whilst we knew very basically what we wanted to see we had no idea how to put it together. You listened to us, made suggestions and ended up giving us more than we could ever have hoped for. So, Monique a BIG THANK YOU from all 4 of us for giving us the trip of a lifetime – we will never forget it.

Daryl Lehmann - September 2012 View more reviews