Otti Dick

Otti just got back from Tanzania where she went on an incredible two-week trip across the northern parks. She started in Arusha National Park, then headed to Manyara followed by the Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti and finished in Tarangire. She loved visiting some of our favourite properties and getting to know all the amazing teams out there that help give our clients such a wonderful safari experience. One of the highlights of her trip was experiencing a hot air balloon safari in the Serengeti!  

“Gosh this is hard! There’s just too many, but I think one that will always stay with me is an elephant encounter that I had in the Masai Mara last August. I was on a safari with my family, staying at Naibor Camp. We were out on our afternoon game drive, and our excellent guides spotted an elephant herd in the distance. The elephants looked like they were ages away, but our guides parked us up by a stream and said let’s just wait. Within 10 minutes, the whole herd was down by the stream drinking – it was golden hour so the lighting was stunning! We tried to move slightly but realised that we had broken down, so instead of stressing, we opened a bottle of rose and just sat there taking in this insane encounter. Babies chasing after their mothers, teens playing around with each other, it was incredible and I’ll never forget turning around and seeing my father sitting there with tears in his eyes just watching this family all around our car.”