u/DorsiaTravel

Maybe I’m getting old, less naive, or more middle aged, but I’m finding myself more focused on the experience than the luxury itself at the moment. Not so much you need to worry about me - trust me, I ain't heading into Mongolia to live with a shepherd. Just yet.

In an ideal world, both adventure and luxury co-exist, and increasingly they do.  Who would’ve thought one of the best lodges in Africa would be in Rwanda for gorilla trekking?  Or that Antarctica would have somewhere to sleep that doesn't require a mild case of amputation in the morning?

But there’s still a point where luxury just isn’t really there yet.  Swimming with orcas.  Climbing Kilimanjaro.  Even things like seeing the wildebeest birthing, over in Mwiba, is not top-tier, even if by most people's definition it is. There's certain expeditions where “comfortable” simply means you probably won’t get hypothermia.

So where are people drawing the line with this stuff?

Do you just accept that some of the best experiences require a degree of suffering?  Or are you still firmly in the luxury-or-nothing camp? No wrong answers.

Well, kinda. It's just reflagging existing properties.

Here's my thoughts: https://dorsiatravel.com/auberge-safari-the-slow-death-of-independent-safari/