People are motivated to go on luxury holidays for all kinds of different reasons; simply a need for rest and relaxation, a yearning for the exotic or a need for far flung adventure. One of the most popular and rewarding activities that is often coupled with a luxury holiday is diving; the underwater exploration of the Earth’s hidden depths is a truly magical way to spend your vacation. The common consideration is that we know more about the surface of the moon than we do our own planet’s oceans and beneath the tranquil waters of places like Fiji, Egypt and Thailand a whole other world lies...

Just off the Tanzanian coast is the small but colourful Island of Zanzibar, a place with a long and colourful history. Utilised as an important trading post the island became famous for its plantations and cash crops particularly spices as well as the less desirable industries of ivory and slavery.  Today Zanzibar’s economy mainly relies upon tourism, considered as the perfect compliment to a mainland African safaris and the production and exportation of Cloves as well as a considerable interest in fishing.  Many markets and stalls still clutter the island offering a busy and vibrant insight...

Perhaps overshadowed by it’s more sizable neighbours, Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania; Malawi is a small, but no less spectacular African safari destination. Malawi safaris are unlike any other, with an incredible natural diversity, warm and welcoming people and a year round climate, this little nation (still bigger than Ireland or Portugal) is Africa’s hidden gem. The birth place of the now typical walking safari, Malawi has quietly but persistenly pushed the boundaries of safari experiences and has for astute and enthusiastic travellers been a favoured African holiday destination for many...

Here at luxury holiday ideas I am always looking for the latest high end, bespoke and extravagant innovations coming to the travel and leisure industry. From the ultimate honeymoon to the safari of a lifetime or city breaks to remember I like to keep my finger on the pulse. Although somewhat of a departure from the norm, in more ways than one, I thought in this article I might focus on the new kind of holiday experience being offered to an exclusively opulent clientele. Almost all of us have gazed up into the night’s sky and wondered the same thing; engrossed by the sheer grandeur of the dense...