Following an incredibly successful media trip last week, Claire Roadley of Umlingo Travel PR is delighted to announce our newest client ... Mashatu Game Reserve, located in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve in  Botswana.

Watch a short video of the trip on Instagram for a taster.
📽 Danita de Canha

Meaning the "Land of Giants," Mashatu offers unparalleled wildlife experiences away from the crowds, including encounters with the largest herds of elephants on private land in Africa and some of the best big cat sightings you will find anywhere.

Why is it called the Land of Giants?

Mashatu is home to Africa's 7 Giants:
🐘 Largest land mammal, the  elephant
🦒 Tallest mammal, the giraffe
🦁 Largest cat, the lion
🦌 Largest antelope, the eland
🥚 Largest bird, the ostrich
⚖ Heaviest flying bird, the kori bustard
🌳 Largest trees – the iconic Baobab's which tower over the dramatic Northern Tuli landscapes

For me it is also the vast landscapes that stretch as far as they eye can see -  and the endless skies, which, thanks to the combination of dust and beautiful light, put on a show of the most magnificent sunsets imaginable.

Mashatu is all about adventure – whether you are exploring on one of their “Hold on Tight” game drives (where you navigate sheer riverbeds like they are molehills!), on guided walking safaris, by mountain bike or on horseback - not to mention their photographic safaris where you can while away the hours in the award-winning underground Matebole photo hide. In just 3 hours last week we saw more than 200 elephants come down to drink, and a plethora of other wildlife and birds! Simply magical (Umlingo means magic - and there really is no better description, so our partnership seems to have been aligned by the stars!).

Mashatu offers a choice of six properties including the ultra-exclusive Euphorbia Mashatu, family-friendly Mashatu Lodge and  Tuli Safari Lodge Mashatu, the more rustic Mashatu Tent Camp, the  exclusive-use, luxury Kolokolo Safari Home and the self-catering Shalimpo Safari Home.

Having visited Mashatu eight years ago with my Dad, this visit felt like a homecoming, with most of the original staff, trackers and guides still there – who all remembered me straight away! And it's these passionate, warm and highly experienced people who truly set Mashatu aside.

It was also a huge honour to spend time on the press trip with owners Stephen Lansdown CBE and his wife Maggie, and Managing Director, Mark Kelly.

Thanks to the lovely journalists who joined us last week Emma Gregg, Andrew Dent, Ian Packham and Tessa Buhrmann.

If anyone is interested in learning more about Mashatu please get in touch with me.