Blessed with some of the world's most extraordinary beaches, the African coastline - the stretch between Kenya and Mozambique in particular - is like nowhere else in the world.
Wild coves, warm, reef-protected seas and a luxiourious range of beach camps, hotels and private houses are the norm. The food - local or otherwise - is exquisite. The host communities - old, multifareous and very much used to the business of entertaining - are extremely welcoming. The list of great beaches is extremely long, and changes according to individual taste. Kenya is a case in point: the Lamu archipelago possesses fantastic sweeps of untouched beach, while, further south, Malindi is reknowned for its fishing, Mombasa for its history and culture, the south coast for its family friendliness, Kisite Marine Reserve for the quality of its diving, and the Funzi Keys for its intimacy. All are beautiful, and all offer something different.
And there is more than Kenya on our books. Tanzania is wilder, and just as beautiful. The Seychelles is magnificent, with North and Fregate islands' beaches in a competition all of their own. Mozambique offers a multitude of first class beach experiences in the Quirimbus archipelago. And if the sea is colder, South Africa and Namibia more than make up for it by way of a very southern African take on the beach safari.
The majority of our clients will combine time on safari with a few days relaxing on the coast. How this is done depends very much on time and priorities. Often journeys to countries without coastlines (Botswana, Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, Rwanda) include cross border flights to those with, while, for some, the emphasis on a classically warm sea beach experience means, for example, taking a break from the Kruger National Park in South Africa, and flying direct to Mozambique's Bazaruto archipelago. Either way, the beach and everything it offers adds something very different to an itinerary otherwise based around wild lands and the animals they hold.
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