Sanctuary Retreats

In 2014 the annual Virtuoso Luxe Report proclaimed that the multi-generational trip was one of the hottest trends in travel. Three years on, the trend is showing no signs of abating – hardly any wonder as ever-increasing numbers of time-poor parents and grandparents eager to spend as much quality time with family as possible…

Have your clients ever fancied an elephant as their tour guide on safari? Well, now they can thanks to Sanctuary Retreats’ unique elephant…

The new-look Sanctuary Yangzi Explorer has been unveiled by Sanctuary Retreats. Following a comprehensive refurbishment, the boutique ship reflects…

Named by Lonely Planet as one of the ‘Hot Destinations for 2016’, Botswana’s star is definitely on the rise. So what makes it so special? Well for start, it’s hard to go past beautiful landscapes and the quality and abundance of wildlife. Then there’s its rare combination of desert and delta. The Kalahari Desert…

With so many of Sanctuary Retreats’ properties offering dedicated children’s programmes, Michael McCall, DoS Australia, New Zealand and Asia,…

There are plenty of reasons to visit Uganda, the undiscovered pearl of Africa. A landscape of deep lakes, glacial alpine mountains, wide-open…

Go back to the e-newsletter Imagine going on safari in Africa and having an area almost 350 square kilometres for your own exclusive use. That’s what travellers get with Sanctuary Retreats, if staying at either Sanctuary Baines’ Camp or Sanctuary Stanley's Camp in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. As part of the company’s lease of the land from the…

Go back to the e-newsletter Vast and sparsely populated, Tanzania hosts some of the greatest wildlife experiences on Earth – making it the perfect choice for a…

Go back to the e-newsletter The Great Migration is undoubtedly one of Nature’s most unforgettable spectacles: 1.5 million wildebeest accompanied by 200,000…

Go back to the e-newsletter China's landscapes are vast, its history and monuments epic. Complex and energetic - this country must be experienced at least once in a lifetime. And the Yangtze River, the world's third longest river at 6280 kilometres is its symbolic lifeline. Flowing from Tibet to Shanghai, and cutting through the dramatic…