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Two permits on two different mornings was the advice that made the trip. The first morning was pure cloud. The second was the hour I will remember for the rest of my life.
Two permits on two different mornings was the advice that made the trip. The first morning was pure cloud. The second was the hour I will remember for the rest of my life.
Mera handled logistics we didn't even know existed. Weather backup plans, permits, all of it. I've done 3 group tours before this, and Mera is a different sport.
Flying between parks rather than driving the circuit gave us two extra days on the coast. Obvious in hindsight, and nobody else suggested it.
Every detail was thought through, right down to the sunrise driver bringing thermos coffee. Ines somehow knew we'd want a quieter last day and swapped in a private beach without us asking.
They put nothing social on the evening after Cape Coast. I did not know I needed that until I was sitting quietly on the balcony afterwards. That is a designer paying attention.
Aswan at dawn on day one, and the Abu Simbel run on the day the guides said 'maybe'. Our designer built weather and crowd flex in from the start.
Two bases instead of three was the single best call. We spent the saved travel hours in the water instead of in a car, which is what we actually came for.
Almost nobody runs this route properly. Our guide was the trip. I have travelled a lot in West Africa and this was the best organised week of it.