2019-10-01 Wanderlust

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25 SeptemberFindoutmoreaboutCostaRicaatourspecialreadereventinLondon’sFrontlineClub.wanderlust.co.uk

2 OctoberTravel’sunsungheroestaketheirplaceontheredcarpetatourannualWorldGuideAwardsatthe Royal

GeographicalSociety(RGS),London.wanderlust.co.uk

17 OctoberLearnallaboutlionconservationatthebooklaunchforRememberingLions,attheRGS,London. rgs.org

Underwaterengineersandmetal

sculptorshavecome together to

helmtheBritishVirgin Islands’

BeyondtheReefproject, turning

oldwreckagesinto artiicial coral

reefs,andputtingthe islands on

themapasago-todiving

destination.Threeabandoned

airplanesarenowrather toothy

metalsharksandthe Willy-T, the

belovedloatingbar that was

devastatedintheaftermath of

HurricaneIrma,isnow a pirate

shipplaygroundfor marine life

anddivingenthusiasts alike.

Swimalongsidemarine animals,

andthefundsraised will go into

supportingthelocal community

andacharitythato  ers

swimminglessonsfor children.

Naude Heunis; Kendyl Berna; Olwen Evans

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What’s getting us talking at Wanderlust

Towers

BVIBEYONDTHE REEF

DATES

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The award-winning tour operator Llama Travel

has launched a new destination – Africa! Voted

joint top travel company by Wanderlust readers

last year, Llama Travel has developed a great

formula of Žlexible small group tours in Latin

America, but now they’re branching out into

southern Africa, o’ ering trips to Namibia,

South Africa, Botswana and Victoria Falls.

If you book before the end of 2019, they’ll

include a package of free optional excursions.

llamatravel.com

It may be a little-known destination, but with its revival of more than

2,500 animals, including gira  es and lions, Malawi’s Majete Wildlife

Reserve deserves far more attention. Now, wild cheetahs are the

new focus of conservationists – for the irst time in 20 years, the

predator will be spotted roaming the park. Translocated from

South Africa by African Parks and the Endangered Wildlife Trust,

the four cheetahs have been busy adapting to their new home.

Majete’s wildlife took a hit a few decades back, but nowadays,

it’s Malawi’s only Big Five park, and visitors can experience guided

walks and game drives.

THE CHEETAH COMEBACK

Llama in Africa? Buy this!

Go green with this Fjallraven

backpack (£265; Žjallraven.co.

uk). The waterproof outer

fabric is 31% recycled nylon,

the rest is organic cotton

mixed with recycled polyester,

and the frame inside is

wooden (rather than metal)

reducing CO2 emissions in

manufacturing by 90%. For

more green gear see p169.