Vacation Spotlight

Where Is Your Favorite Place In The World?

It’s a question I’m asked in a regular basis. Where is the best place you’ve been?

Hands down: AFRICA!

I’ve been to Africa several times and in various ways, and each country I’ve visited has a special piece of my heart.

But if you were to ask me to pick just one, though it’s a tough decision, it would have to be Botswana because of Chobe National Park.

If you love elephants even as close to as much as I do, you will feel right at home in Chobe. With over 2,000 elephants who call Chobe home (if they could talk., you are bound to get up close and personal with more than a few. As well as lions, tigers, and bears (oh my.. Okay, that might be a bit of a Dorothy Gale stretch, but you will see zebras, giraffes, and lions there. Which I think might be infinitely cooler.

Only a hop, skip, and jump from the Kasane Airport, Chobe National Park in Botswana is a great add on to a South Africa and Victoria Falls trip.

The Chobe River runs right through the park and is the natural boarder between Botswana and its neighboring country, Namibia.

I love the opportunity to go out on a morning game drive in a jeep to spot the lions hunting, zebra grazing, wildebeests playing and so much more. But then you also have the opportunity to cruise down the Chobe on a pontoon safari boat to see more elephants and the giraffes coming out of the mountainside to drink from the watering hole. And the amazing African sunset. To this day, I’ve seen no other sunset has been better than a Southern Africa sunset—specifically the ones in Botswana.

I often have clients come to me because they’re interested in Africa, but it’s overwhelming to plan it on their own. Well, no problem! That’s totally what I do. I’ll plan and customize everything for you, so you can just go an enjoy the experience. I know everything that needs to be done and every detail that needs to be taken care of so you can have an amazing Africa experience.

In fact, I have a group going this September, and just happen to have 4 spots left. We’re going into Cape Town to visit the Cape of Good Hope, Table Mountain, and Boulder Beach to see the penguin colony (did you know there are penguins in South Africa?..

And that’s just the first part of our trip.

Then we’ll be making our way over to Krueger National Park—likely the most popular park in all of Southern Africa. After a few days there, we’ll be moving on to Zimbabwe and Zambia to see Victoria Falls—Mosi-oa-Tunya, the Smoke that Thunders.

And, my favorite part, we’ll be ending our trip with 3 nights in Chobe National Park, where we’ll be staying in an over the water bungalow-styled luxury property right on the Chobe River.

I would love for you to join us! You can find more details about the trip on our website, or you can give our office a call.

Amanda Vallone is the co-owner of Roseborough Travel Agency in DeLand. She is passionate about helping people experience the world around them. She was awarded and or recognized for the 40 under 40, President’s Excellence in Business, Future Leaders in Travel, Best Travel Advisor, and Best of the Best awards over the last 10 years.