Africa, the United States and Italy: three news from three fronts of luxury tourism, that is, the one that suffers the least in economic crises.
AFRICA. Lions, elephants, rhinos, etc. in Tanzania and Kenya: African Explorer, brand of the Milanese operator World Explorer specialized in the black continent, has studied two luxury safari proposals, one in Tanzania with a sea extension in Zanzibar and one in Kenya, which can be booked by on 30 October 2021 for departures until 31 December 2022.
The safari in Tanzania combines 5 days of Serengeti – a naturalistic sanctuary with impressive concentrations of predators and prey, which can be visited all year round – with a sea stay on the Indian Ocean for another 4 days. For those interested in the Great Migration of millions of wildebeest, zebras etc. and to stay in the mobile camps set up seasonally in the areas of fauna concentration, there is the “Serengeti Migration Fly in safari” tour.
The fantastic luxury safari in Kenya, on the other hand, includes a 10-day stay with high-level accommodation, individual itinerary, guide-driver and private off-road vehicle, among parks and nature reserves rich in fauna and with a great variety of ecosystems and landscapes . The journey starts from the arid Samburu to continue with the lakes of the Rift Valley and finish in the Masai Mara.
UNITED STATES. Mammoth Lakes Tourism has chosen Aviareps as its representative for Italy and Spain. The agency will provide public relations and marketing support. Mammoth Lakes Basin is an open-air wonderland filled with lakes, streams, teeming with wildlife and a network of paved bike paths accessible to all. The area is a 5 hour drive from Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco (summer only). Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (BIH) offers travelers a year-round service of daily flights. Mammoth Lakes is also one of the access points to Yosemite National Park, a 45-minute drive from Tioga Pass. Mammoth Lakes is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is located near Mono Lake, as well as Bodie State Historic Park, the ghost town of California; Death Valley National Park is three hours from Mammoth Lakes.
ITALY. To stay within our borders, on the 700th anniversary Dante and Florence constitute a perfect combination, yet if Dante returned to us he would struggle to recognize his city, and not only for the cars and smartphones etc., but also because of the buildings that are arose in the Renaissance, in the eighteenth century and up to the present day; instead it would breathe the air of home in some of the best preserved Tuscan villages, and certainly in San Gimignano, the fortified town famous for its intact fourteenth-century architecture and for its numerous medieval towers that dominate the landscape. San Gimignano is still today as all Italian cities were (including Florence, even Rome) in the Middle Ages, that is, bristling with towers on which the flags of noble families flew in perennial war with each other. Therefore. if in this year of Dante’s anniversary and proximity tourism you should try a trip to Florence, do not neglect its surroundings, with castles and palaces among woods, vineyards and olive groves; San Gimignano is located one hour from the center of Florence and also offers good food, saffron and “Vernaccia” wine, one of the most famous Italian white wines, produced exclusively here. Via a funicular you can reach Certaldo, another small medieval jewel hidden in the center of the Val d’Elsa, famous for having hosted Boccaccio and home to the museum dedicated to him. Certaldo has two different faces, Certaldo Alto and Certaldo Basso, the upper part is the one that has kept intact the charm of the past.
As a base for exploring the surroundings if you are looking for a luxury hotel, the Brunelleschi Hotel can help you enter the Dantesque atmosphere, which overlooks a small square in the historic center of Florence, a few steps from the Duomo, Palazzo della Signoria and the Uffiz Gallery. . The Brunelleschi Hotel incorporates in the façade a semicircular Byzantine tower from the 6th century and a medieval church, completely restored respecting the original features. Inside, a private museum preserves artifacts found during the restoration of the Tower and a calidarium of Roman origin, now set in the foundations. The Brunelleschi Hotel is part of the Florentine Historical Exercises.