Centurion Hong Kong Spring 2015

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BLACKBOOK A GLOBAL GUIDE FOR THE DISCERNING TRAVELLER A GLOBAL GUIDE FOR THE DISCERNING TRAVELLER out in Africa In the bush … PHOTO © ANGAMA MARA ESCAPE PLAN Home to seven of the top ten fastest growing economies in the world, this multifarious continent is courting business and opportunity with the same zest that it does intrepid travellers and holidaymakers. No wonder then, that it now offers so many experiential choices, as Lisa Grainger reports The most sophisticated newcomer is Leobo (leoboprivatereserve.com), an architecturally inventive mud-plastered bush villa in South Africa’s Waterberg designed by architects Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens, and decked out with high-spec toys that include a research-grade telescope and max-powered quad bikes. Several new tented camps also launched with unexpected extras and inventive decor. Each of the two new 210sq m Dhow Suites in Botswana’s colonial-style Zarafa Camp ( $ greatplainsconservation. com/zarafacamp), base of legendary explorers Beverly and Dereck Joubert, has a private pool and spacious two-level deck with fire pit. On Namibia’s dramatic desert seaboard, Hoanib Skeleton Coast (wildernesssafaris.com/camps/hoanibskeleton-coast) is decorated in soothing desert colours, while &Beyond’s Sandibe CONTACT CENTURION SERVICE FOR BOOKINGS CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM 23