Kate Kilmartin

Kate was lucky enough to spend two weeks in Zambia in October 2024, visiting this beautiful, untouched, and unspoilt country. She started with a few days in Victoria Falls, before heading into the heart of the Lower Zambezi. She was blown away with the game viewing just driving into camp, seeing a leopard in a tree, lions sleeping by the river, and elephants wading through the river. This is her favorite spot for a sundowner by the river, or lunch on a sandbank. She then headed to the South Luangwa, famous for its walking safaris and authentic bush camps. Getting to slow down on foot and concentrate on the smaller things and the flora and fauna, as well as still seeing an insane amount of wildlife on game drives, made for the perfect balance.

“As with everybody else on the team, it’s pretty tough to narrow it down. Spending weeks living in a Maasai mud hut in a village in the Ngong Hills, Kenya was an experience that really touched me. It was tougher than I imagined but extremely rewarding. I was completely shut off from the outside world and spent days beading, farming, and teaching at the village school, with one bucket bath each week. I’ve never been met with more openness, kindness, and generosity, than I was there. I’ve since been able to fund the eldest son of the family to attend university in Nairobi to study Business, and we keep in touch today after 9 years. Other moments that really stand out are the simple things, from swimming in Lake Malawi at sunset, sleeping in the wild and cooking dinner on an open fire with wildlife around us, climbing Dune 45 at sunrise in Namibia, and walking between camps in Zambia for the most remote and immersive stay.”