About Us
Our Story
Lala Palm Safari Co. is a boutique specialist safari travel company that designs and guides luxurious tailor-made wellness-infused safaris.
Having over 20 years of experience in health, psychology, and well-being we have brought this to the safari industry to provide you with the healing magic that reconnection to nature can offer. ​
We cater to health-conscious adventurers seeking life-changing experiences in the wild. Our expertise in healing and private guiding ensures elegant encounters with the wilderness. Our safaris are a collaborative effort, where we work closely with our guests to understand their personalities and needs, drawing on our background in psychology to tailor each experience.
Our name comes from our adventures to Botswana. The lala palm trees are the sentinels of the delta, watching over the islands and waterways in the heart of the wilderness.
You can’t go anywhere in the magnificent landscape of Okavango Delta, Botswana, without seeing a fringe of incredibly tall and spindly lala palm trees dotting the horizon. The lala palms are nature’s snack cabinet, drawing in all kinds of creatures to exploit their goodness. Elephants find the gingery tasting palm nuts of the lala palm irresistible. Explorers of the delta are treated with a rapid-fire swishing sounds, a sure signal that an elephant is vigorously shaking a tree to get the nuts to fall loose.
YOUR GUIDE:
Dr Malvina Bartmanski
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Malvina is a FGASA nature guide and wildlife photographer.
She is also an integrative clinical psychologist and author. She follows a spirit of ecopsychology, increasingly deepening her understanding of the relationship between humans and nature.
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Malvina’s passion is connecting people with a love of travel, adventure, nature and optimizing well-being through wellness-infused wildlife experiences. Malvina crafts wellness safaris to carve out moments to pause, breathe and absorb the healing power of the natural world, allowing moments to reconnect with and cherish the often-overlooked beauty around us.
