TRAVELLING TOP TIPS
We are highly experienced travellers, having visited over 100 countries, and are often asked to share our wealth of knowledge on all things travel. As a result, our expertise and passion has evolved into a brilliantly useful tool, Travelling Top Tips. Whether you are embarking on your first trip or are a seasoned traveller, we have numerous tips to share; from what to wear on safari, to great reads on the journey. For good alternative anti-bite remedies to tried and tested luggage. ‘Must Do’ packing tips, online memory archives, photographic books, tips for trip planning, wines, music and mementos. Our tips, ‘out of the box’ ideas and thoughts stem from our experiences and are shared in the blogs below:
Babylonstoren has been voted #1 hotel in Southern Africa by Conde Nast Traveler
We are also so excited to share that Babylonstoren has been voted #1 Hotel in Southern Africa! This week, Condé Nast Traveler announced the results of the 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards and the Farm Hotel [...]
Babylonstoren Voted Number ONE #1
We are so excited to share that Babylonstoren has been voted #1 Hotel in Southern Africa! Condé Nast Traveler announced the results of the 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards and the Farm Hotel topped the list [...]
Show some love to your hands with Molton Brown Orange and Bergamot Hand Sanitiser
Orange and Bergamot Hand Sanitiser by Molton Brown Whilst we have always carried hand sanitiser when we travelled, the last year has meant we have used more than we ever imagined. After much [...]
Safari Dreaming with Elephant Dawn by Sharon Pincott
Whilst safari dreaming continues until we can visit Zimbabwe again, we found this book transported us on safari and the beauty and wonder of the vast herds of elephant to be found in Hwange NP. [...]
International Cheetah Day
Today is International Cheetah Day. Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world reaching 112km/h in just three seconds. At full pelt, their stride is 6-7m with their feet only touching the ground twice [...]
Celebrating World Safari Day
Today we celebrate World Safari Day. For those not yet travelling, now is the time to plan your safari. For next year and our Top Tip would be to travel where your impact is high [...]
A truly luxurious travel book created for you
Our Top Tip this week is to have a truly luxurious Travel Book created for you by AMI. These beautiful, bespoke and handmade books are designed specifically with your holiday or project in mind. Content [...]
Where will you travel next year?
Fantastic to read in the latest Wanderlust Survey how 92% of people have travelled this year, although only 20% abroad, preferring open spaces and nature with almost all readers planning to travel in 2021. Which [...]
Reusable Cleansing Pads
As we start to travel again, it is important to always minimise our footprint. Our Top Tip this week are these fantastic, reusable, soft pads for removing make up or just cleansing our faces/hands when [...]
Ilanga Honey supporting beekeepers in Madagascar
With some extra time on our hands recently we have been looking beyond tourism at some of the amazing stories and products that support people across the continent we love. Whilst chatting to Paula Carnell, [...]
The Elephant Whisperer – a truly great read
We both loved this true story of a remarkable herd of rogue elephants that are reintroduced to an area of Zululand, South Africa, after more than a century by conservationist Lawrence Anthony. It is a [...]
A night with Sir David Attenborough
After a busy week, our Top Tip this week is to watch BBC’s ‘Extinction – the Facts’ on catch up. With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis [...]
Cyder sorbet anyone? It’s a must!
Tempt your tastebuds with something new and amazing this week. One of our Top Tips is to visit The Newt in Somerset - they make a mouthwatering cyder sorbet with apples from the estate and [...]
Supporting Wildlife Rangers across the world
Spare a thought for Rangers across the world who are protecting wildlife until such time that you can visit again. In Africa, the halting of tourism has had a devastating economic impact which is threatening [...]
View the Great Migration at any time of year…
It is a common misnomer that the Great Migration only happens now, in August. It is a year round event when thousands of wildebeest are on the move and each month of the year offers [...]
One of the best sundowner spots, stood in the Mwaleshi River, North Luangwa NP, Zambia
Sometimes the most memorable moments are when you stop. Listen to the sounds around you, press pause and soak it all in. Sundowners are pretty special all over the world and Africa has some of [...]
One of our favourite waterholes is @Nehimba, Hwange NP, Zimbabwe
Being up so close and personal with Africa's largest mammal is an incredible feeling and can leave you speechless. One of our favourite waterholes is @Nehimba, Zimbabwe when the elephants will also drink the swimming [...]
One of our favourite rooms with a view – Fynbos Cottages @ Babylonstoren
Views from the Fynbos Cottages, Babylonstoren, Cape Winelands, South Africa Time well spent is choosing a room with a view that has the wow factor when searching and reviewing hotels around the world. [...]
One of our favourite baths with a view – Nimali Mara, Serengeti, Tanzania
Favourite bath with view at Nimali Mara, Serengeti, Tanzania Deep copper bath filled with bubbles, a glass in hand and a breathtaking view of the Serengeti. Safari moments are more than just tracking [...]
Updates and Stories from Babylonstoren 🐝🐓🌵
Farm meals at the Greenhouse, Babylonstoren A farm never sleeps and the hotel and restaurant teams have continued to be busy with staff redeployed into different areas of Farm life offering insights from [...]
Facemasks are the new essential travel must have….
Facemasks are the new essential travel must have. We wanted to support some communities in Africa and have purchased from Tribal Textiles, a community based in South Luangwa, Zambia. Colourful and made of cotton we [...]
The Hwange specialist Imvelo Safari Lodges, Zimbabwe 🐘🐘🐘
Visiting Ngamo School supported by Imvelo Safari Lodges, Hwange NP, Zim Imvelo Safari Lodges are committed to sustaining the community and wildlife through this extraordinary season of 2020 and have exciting plans for [...]
#traveldeeper with Footsteps in Africa, Botswana
Footsteps in Africa, Botswana recently launched their brand new website with a new tag #traveldeeper. Distinctive and independent, the lodges in their collection are hand-picked to connect the traveller with remote places and are dedicated [...]
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