What its Really Like to Spend the Night at Giraffe Manor: Part II

February 12, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

After a seriously good nights sleep, we woke up SO excited for what would happen that morning. Yep, it was time for us to eat breakfast with the giraffes! I had dreamt of doing this for so many years and it was finally happening. I couldn’t wait for those enormous faces to pop through the […]

What its Really Like to Spend the Night at Giraffe Manor: Part I

February 5, 2019.Reading time 11 minutes.

Most of the time, my bucket list destinations are countries or cities, towns or islands. They are regions, ruins and stunning parts of nature. However, some of my bucket list destinations are much more specific. Sometimes these wish-list travel destinations are literally just certain hotels or resorts! Giraffe Manor was one such bucket list item. […]

Lions, Leopards and Baths in the Bush: Another Incredible Day in the Maasai Mara

February 2, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

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Our first day in the Mara had included lions, wildebeest, giraffes and a truly phenomenal sunset – so it was going to take a lot for day two to live up to the incredibly high standards that Cottars had set for us. We awoke early to the sounds of the jungle. Birds sang and the […]

Cottars 1920s Camp: The Most Luxurious Tented Safari in all of the Maasai Mara

January 26, 2019.Reading time 14 minutes.

Looking back, it amazes me to think about how drastically different each of my safari experiences were during my time in Africa. We went on three safaris – one in South Africa, one in Tanzania and one in Kenya – and each one was unlike any of the others. Madikwe (SA) had been dry, arid […]