Responsible Traveller mag - edition 1 - 2021

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TOURISM NEWS

Serengeti Sojourn Mobile Camp Returns to the East African Plains After 12 months of closure the unique Serengeti Sojourn luxury tented camp has finally reopened for bookings. This premier game experience allows guests to view the spectacle of the annual wildlife migration where, following the seasonal rainfall, over one million white-bearded wildebeest and other species migrate from Masai Mara in Kenya to the Serengeti in Tanzania, offering spectacular game viewing opportunities.

that with the increase in the vaccine uptake (internationally) and the gradual return to a sense of normalcy, that we’ll be more than ready to welcome guests. Travel provides essential income to so many who rely on business from tourism – so many who have struggled over the past year. It is with great excitement that we look forward to opening our doors and welcoming you to the holiday of a lifetime!”

The elite tented Serengeti Sojourn camp moves within the national park to ensure the best possible sightings of this phenomenon and offers guests the chance to enjoy a raw African experience that is upclose and wild – an adventure of a lifetime.

“More than ever before, we crave to be in nature. We crave space, travel, new experiences – a break from what we’ve known and lived through inside our own four walls over the past year.”

From 1 July 2021, the camp will open in Lobo, northern Serengeti, where it will remain until November. During this period, guests get to witness the great migration of over one-million wildebeest, 200 000 zebras and other magnificent animals, including four globally threatened or endangered “We’ve seen a surge in bookings and a species: the black rhino, elephant, wild promising start to the second quarter of dog and cheetah. From 22 December 2021 2021,” says Neil Markovitz, CEO of NEWMARK, the camp will open in Ndutu, southern Hotels, Reserves, Lodges and Residences. Serengeti. “Our decision to re-open Serengeti Sojourn www.newmarkhotels.com came after much deliberation, but we feel As parts of our world slowly return to normalcy and begin to open borders, we celebrate with this breath of good news: an opportunity to make that bucket-list travel dream come true.

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