Robb Report Singapore

A BETTER SAFARI

Luxury outfitter andBeyond offers spectacula­r new ways to experience Africa’s wildlife – and protect it.

- By SHAMILEE VELLU

e’s going to go for it. He’s going for it!” I’m on the edge of my seat, completely entranced, as are the other five members of my group. Metres away from our jeep, a young lion motionless­ly crouching in the tawny grass explodes into action, sprinting toward an impala which has wandered too close. “He’s inexperien­ced – he’s going to spoil it,” says our guide, Massek Kipiko, as the impala careens away in a panic. Sure enough, despite several nailbiting moments where it seemed a hair’s breadth from the lion’s jaws, the impala ultimately manages to dash away to safety.

At this point, remember to breathe.

I suddenly

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