TALL tale

Tanzania’s game drives call for exaggerated elation.

If travel were a book, the chapter on Africa may just have the most exclamation points. When recounting most any game drive experience, the effect on both storyteller and listener is dramatic, often conjuring grins and shares of sensational iPhone pics. And while the memories from travel — no matter where they are fostered — remain a part of the journey long after the return flight is wheels down, there’s nothing quite like viewing giraffe and zebra on a sunset safari. This year, companies like Micato and African Travel, Inc. are up-leveling African adventures with refined and customized approaches to private travel. So go ahead, imagine what’s possible. Your own tall tale awaits.

BY IGNACIO MAZA

BY IGNACIO MAZA

BY AMY ROBERTS

BY HEATHER GREENWOOD DAVIS

10 ROOM KEY

Checking into the new Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa; explore Puerto Rico with Journese; Italy’s stylish new Casa Baglioni.

Wow Factor

15 VIEW FINDER

South America by private jet; Intercontinental Barcelona; a Viking voyage; Oceania Cruises cuisine; Rocky Mountaineer; plus Ponant trips.

Contents

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34 NEW & NOTEWORTHY

Explora Journeys raises the bar; Seabourn expeditions beckon with remote itineraries; Regent Seven Seas Cruises up-levels adventure; Norwegian Cruise Line’s The Haven.

46 ABROAD & BEYOND

Meet Silversea Cruises’ Silver Origin ; your passport to new landscapes in Los Cabos and Japan.

52 DESTINATION GPS

Celebrity Cruises debuts a new ship; on safari with African Travel, Inc. Luxury Gold’s unique Travel Concierges; Down Under with Tauck; private jet travel with Abercrombie & Kent; North America with Cunard ®; Micato’s Africa.

96 POSTCARD

…The Gal ápagos Islands, with Bitinia Espinoza, Cruise Director on Celebrity Flora .

26 CRUISE GPS

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises’ latest entice; explore further with Lindblad Expeditions; French Polynesia with Paul Gauguin Cruises; Antarctica with Quark Expeditions.

Protect Your Journey

2 POINT OF VIEW

6 EDITOR’S LETTER

7 CONTRIBUTORS

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Ultimate Experiences

February 2023