Gluten Free & Celiac Safaris
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In my more than 25 years arranging travel for clients, I have had few requests for gluten-free. It wasn’t until I met my girlfriend who is celiac that I came to understand the gluten-free lifestyle and the stricter criteria of 'Celiac Safe'. We had traveled together internationally, but I wanted to take her on safari with me. The challenge is how to do that safely when safari camps are isolated in the wild and often have set meals?
I began to research what safari opportunities were available from other tour operators for those who are gluten-free. There were few offerings and those programs I found were mostly one-off group tours someone had arranged. What was particularly disappointing is that the properties those tour operators were using to achieve gluten-free dining were often poorly located with regard to prime wildlife viewing. Consequently, if you are gluten-free you could take a safari, but only a mediocre one.
Thus, was born Celiac-Safaris.com and Gluten-Free-Safaris.com. Through my extensive relationships with safari lodge and camp operators across Africa I have assembled a portfolio of well-located camps and lodges capable of providing gluten-free dining and those who further achieve a celiac-safe standard. Thus, making it possible for those with gluten-free restrictions to journey to the prime wildlife areas on safari.
Each of our safaris is custom crafted just for you. From a cost perspective, there isn’t a premium for traveling gluten-free, however, generally those lodges and camps that can offer GF are premium properties. Thus, you are not paying anything above what the other guests are paying, but your safari may cost a bit more than one using lesser tier properties.
I began to research what safari opportunities were available from other tour operators for those who are gluten-free. There were few offerings and those programs I found were mostly one-off group tours someone had arranged. What was particularly disappointing is that the properties those tour operators were using to achieve gluten-free dining were often poorly located with regard to prime wildlife viewing. Consequently, if you are gluten-free you could take a safari, but only a mediocre one.
Thus, was born Celiac-Safaris.com and Gluten-Free-Safaris.com. Through my extensive relationships with safari lodge and camp operators across Africa I have assembled a portfolio of well-located camps and lodges capable of providing gluten-free dining and those who further achieve a celiac-safe standard. Thus, making it possible for those with gluten-free restrictions to journey to the prime wildlife areas on safari.
Each of our safaris is custom crafted just for you. From a cost perspective, there isn’t a premium for traveling gluten-free, however, generally those lodges and camps that can offer GF are premium properties. Thus, you are not paying anything above what the other guests are paying, but your safari may cost a bit more than one using lesser tier properties.
