"We worked with Kelly to plan a once-in-a-lifetime Africa Honeymoon in 2019 that was truly magical. Our ask was to maintain the highest standard of experience, accommodation, and comfort while also managing the complexity of 7 countries in 23 nights... and Kelly delivered. From the Gorillas in Rwanda to Safari in Tanzania to Fishing in Madagascar, and so much more, we had a wonderful time that we will remember forever. Thank you, Kelly, for helping us make this epic!"

– Matt Humphrey

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I have been lucky to work with Kelly for several years. She has assisted me and our company greatly by putting together extraordinary safari experiences for our very discerning high-end clientele. Our clients have absolutely loved working with Kelly and every guest has come back and absolutely raved about how impressive and seamless the experience was. Having a resource like Kelly has been invaluable with all of her personal extensive travel experience in Africa (and the rest of the world), easy ability to adjust itinerary options to each group’s exact preferences, style, budget, vision. It was immediately apparent in the first few opportunities that Kelly is personable, trustworthy, a true professional, and a true expert. It didn’t take long for the team to connect her directly to our clients one-on-one, as we were fully comfortable they were in great hands. I could not genuinely recommend working with Kelly more!

- Elizabeth Mathews
Vice President of Member Relations, Quintess Collection, LLC

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Kelly Dellinger is a skilled and experienced custom travel planner and project manager. We go back several decades to our early years in designing custom programs - I as a travel planner for The Nature Conservancy, and Kelly as our affinity travel contact at Natural Habitat Adventures. Kelly’s has a can-do attitude and understanding of difficult trip objectives related to customized travel. She gets donor relations with high net worth supporters, mission project work and messaging, the complexities of working with an organization’s on-the-ground program staff, staff hosts, partners and local operators in off the beaten path destinations.

Working with organizations that demand an awful lot from their tour operators is Kelly’s forte. I am thrilled that now, with her own company, she will have the opportunity to put her skills and huge rolodex of contacts in Africa to great purpose!

- Jill Bernier, Donor Travel Professional

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I’ve worked with Kelly for over ten years on several high end, super-customized travel programs for major donors and board members. She was always my go-to resource for operating any trip to Africa (and other destinations) and specifically those that needed extra attention or hand-holding. She was responsive and available, paying attention to the specific needs of our group, doing literally whatever it took to deliver the best product to work for their needs. I so appreciated that she didn’t try to fit our trips into a pre-existing mold but rather listened to our goals and shaped her recommendations or sought out unique options to accommodate our specific needs. Her knowledge of Africa, camps, parks, and experiences is encyclopedic! Throughout each travel planning process and the subsequent trip execution, Kelly was always creative, communicative, helpful, attentive, and willing to go the extra mile or do whatever it took to deliver the best trips.

- Sally Zink, World Wildlife Fund, Director of WWF Board and Donor Travel

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