Made to confuse, Alessandra’s adventures began with nearly being born in transit between Hong Kong and Tokyo to a Swiss-German mother and a New Yorker Punjabi father. She finally decided on a Japanese birth certificate and then lived in the US, Turkey, Spain, Italy, India, UK, and Thailand before becoming a complete nomad, living out of her suitcase and on a boat in Miami Beach.

After completing an MSc in Sociology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics, with a dream to explore the world in a meaningful and responsible way, Alessandra’s career in hospitality began with the Conrad Bangkok. Subsequently she worked with the opening team of the Aman New Delhi and then held various positions at SUJAN Luxury Hotels, including as Resident Manager of their Relais & Chateaux property, Sher Bagh, in Ranthambhore, India. In this last position of managing a luxury tented camp in a tiger reserve she found a place that had made her dream of meaningful and responsible travel a reality.

After six years in the hospitality industry, in 2013 she began a new nomadic adventure with Karvansarai, designing travel experiences with a focus on conservation whilst consulting hotels on their ecological, social and economic sustainability, staying true to her dreams.

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Travel It’s intoxicating, like falling in love over and over again

Intellectual Spirit Animal A dragonfly, adaptable and living in the moment

Spirit Animal of my Heart A dolphin, playful and curious

Most Humbling Experiences Being in the presence of a Tiger, rehabilitating an injured Pangolin, random acts of kindness from complete strangers

Ongoing Obsessions Be the change and inspiration to eliminate single use items in every part of life, reduce carbon footprint, protect primary forests and all its creatures, create equal opportunity for all, empower women, support pangolin research and awareness

Tara was born under the travel star and takes travel and stars very seriously. Born in New Delhi, she has lived in India, Germany, USA, Italy, England and France.

Tara obtained degrees in architectural history at Smith College Massachusetts and architecture at the AA London, and as a foodie, trained in Cuisine and Pastry at Le Cordon Bleu Paris. She’s worked as a set decorator on the film West is West and has her own design label, Tara Lal Designs.

After working with Good Earth for many years, she co-founded Karvansarai and completed an MSc in Conservation Science at Imperial College London. Tara is now on her latest adventure of exploring the world of wildlife conservation with her foundation Wild Blue.

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Born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa, Alon soon realised that the great outdoors was calling him. Family camping trips around Southern Africa nurtured a love of nature and an adventurous spirit. Aged 6 he presided over a frog colony in Mozambique and at 7 he spotted his first Angola Pitta (now African Pitta).

After breaking off to study Fine Art at Rhodes University Grahamstown for a year Alon re-engaged his passion for nature, qualifying as a FGASA certified guide. He then joined Sangha Lodge, in the Central African Republic, as a naturalist guide. Alon soon became skilled in all aspects of lodge management working in the challenging environment of the Congo Basin rainforest combined with a practical approach to his work. Following the Coup d’etat, in 2013, he volunteered at the Mabula Ground Hornbill reintroduction project. In late 2013 he started working as a guide for Congo Conservation Company in Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo. In 2018 Congo Conservation Company started a partnership with Sangha Lodge in Central African Republic, and he returned to Sangha Lodge to assist with a complete renovation of the property.

Alon is now expanding on his passion for travel and conservation, sharing his experience from the Congo Basin to lodges and camps around the world. He continues to private guide in the Congo Basin and makes prints from his travel photography.

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