Belmond encapsulates pure luxury in everything they do, from their iconic rail journeys and remarkable hotel stays across the globe, to the 5* service and detailed care they place upon every traveller who graces their beautifully designed world.
We want to keep in touch with you and talk about positive signs for travel and holidays once the current challenges are overcome. That’s why we’re sharing our thoughts and good wishes – to stay connected as the world slowly opens up again.
Lockdown is proving to be a time for reflection and taking stock. The glorious spring sunshine is, of course, tempered by concern for the safety of friends and family, and enormous respect for healthcare workers struggling to cope. Yet while the restrictions of present daily life allows plenty of time for contemplation, holiday dreams will probably start to flood into your mind. It’s all set us thinking at 360 – literally, pondering the direction of travel…
There are 10 entire countries around this world that are each smaller than the Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia, northern Kenya. It’d take you months to explore all its 57,000 acres, treading carefully in the homeland of giraffe, elephant and zebra herds, and a big cat population mixing lions, leopards and cheetahs. Even then, if you came back you could do it differently time after time via camels, mountain bikes, on foot or horseback, or simply in the company of Masai locals. But where to stay in the lap of luxury as the sun sets each magical day? Well, let’s see…
We’ve been thinking about places to go for a chilled-out break in the early autumn that boasts uplifting aromas, tastes and vistas. That’s when Villa La Coste stopped us in our holiday-planning tracks. Superlux style in an idyllic South of France setting, where the spa and dining room are equally delectable …and the finest of its suites come with private pools. It even has it’s very own vineyard too. Dive in!
Soaring in a glider above the Ahuriri Valley, eagle-like in the spectacular peace above this untouched landscape, is one of the most uplifting experiences you’ll ever have. Running it a close second must be pulling a muscle-bound trout from the crystal-clear waters of the river that snakes through it. Admiring and exploring the multiple vistas on offer at The Lindis lodge is New Zealand at its finest; so it could be your very next trip…