ART SAFARI


	ART SAFARI NEWS LETTER JANUARY 2003 Welcome to Art Safari 2003 Read on for the latest information about our unique painting holidays to Malawi and Zambia.
	An art safari is a creative journey. An art safari is to travel with your sketch book. It is to take time to look at the wildlife in its environment and to learn about where you are through observation and tuition. It's for as little as £1535 per person. Destinations Travel Show Meet Mary-Anne at Olympia this week. She will be on the Malawi stand, Thurs - Sun, 11am-5pm, 30th Jan - 2nd Feb.
	www.artsafari.co.uk The website is up and running! It includes information about what to expect from an art safari, complete with expert safari guides and art tutor, as well as details about travel, food and accommodation. It also has a useful page of links which take you into an "information goldfield" about Malawi, from news sites and travel bookshops, to maps of parks and the night sky. Click on this link (and save it in your Favourites): - www.artsafari.co.uk
	Art Safari shortlisted for UK-Africa Business Award Great news in January 2003 for Art Safari, which has been shortlisted for a UK-Africa Business Award. Kenya Airways and Opportunity Africa magazine have been running the award in order to reward the organisation which "has, through trade or investment, shown the greatest degree of innovation and endeavour in developing business with Africa over the past 12 months".
	Recent Press Quotes "Budding artists can enjoy long days and evenings drawing, painting, observing and relaxing on a new 10-day holiday to Malawi or a 14-day trip to Malawi and Zambia..." Indaba, Travel Africa Magazine, Winter 2002/2003 "The call of the wild is too strong for artist Mary-Anne Bartlett to resist. Now she wants to share it with others..." interview with Andrew Clarke, East Anglian Daily Times, Nov 2002 "An exciting new venture, to please those who wish to holiday with a purpose, is being introduced in Malawi... There will be many who abandon their cameras and return home with an even more personal record of their Malawi adventure..." Malawi Tourism Newsletter, Sept 2002 "It's nice to come back at the end of a day in the heat and dust to a refreshing shower, a good meal and a decent night's sleep to set you up for the next day. ...Self-help trips can be very daunting and in truth it is far better to go with someone who knows all the little wrinkles and dodges to ensure a smooth passage through this magnificent country. One company which has set itself up specifically for the needs of wildlife artists is ART SAFARI" feature article, Wildscape, The Journal for Wildlife Art and Conservation, Vol.2, No3
	October visit successful Art Safari went out in October with a group of tour operators who were in Malawi for the first time. While they travelled to the Nyika Plateau, brining back reports of zebras and elephants in the sunset, Art Safari made a whistle-stop tour of all the lodges, villages, game parks, beaches and restaurants that you will visit if you come on a trip... to check that everything is up to your standards... and it is.
	Latest News from Malawi The Lilongwe Wildlife Society's annual fundraising art exhibition raised over 250,000MK (£2k). This will be used to assist the branch to carry out wildlife and environment conservation activities. Mulanje Mountain has been declared a World Heritage Site.
	Contact us We can tell you more about Art Safari and answer your enquiries. You may be considering a holiday for next year, or want to do something last minute. Remember, our departure dates are to suit you, and groups can suggest their own departure dates. Please be in touch, either by email or by phone at info@artsafari.co.uk or on 01394 382235 We look forward to hearing from you.
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