A-List Deborah Calmeyer T+L TOP TRAVEL ADVISOR | EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA SPECIALIST By Travel + Leisure Editors Travel + Leisure Editors Since 1971, Travel + Leisure editors have followed one mission: to inform, inspire, and guide travelers to have deeper, more meaningful experiences. T+L's editors have traveled to countries all over the world, having flown, sailed, road tripped, and taken the train countless miles. They've visited small towns and big cities, hidden gems and popular destinations, beaches and mountains, and everything in between. With a breadth of knowledge about destinations around the globe, air travel, cruises, hotels, food and drinks, outdoor adventure, and more, they are able to take their real-world experience and provide readers with tried-and-tested trip ideas, in-depth intel, and inspiration at every point of a journey. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 31, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Courtesy of Respective Travel Advisor Zimbabwe-born Calmeyer excels at women’s retreats, like one that connected visitors with RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo. She also crafts complex multigenerational trips to some of Africa’s finest private villas, and connects visitors with the booming cultural scenes in places such as Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Kigali, Rwanda. "Kigali is abuzz with fabulous art, culture, food, and fashion," Calmeyer shares. "Rwanda is also impressive from a female empowerment standpoint, with women making up 60% of their parliament." Calmeyer, who splits her time between New York and Cape Town also hosts Roar Africa's "Greatest Safari on Earth." Languages Spoken: English and French Average Daily Spend: From $2,500 per person per day Trip Planning Fees: $500 Contact Info welcome@roarafrica.com | 855.666.7627 | New York www.roarafrica.com facebook.com/roarafrica instagram.com/roarafrica Roar Africa YouTube Channel Testimonial "Everything Deb delivered added up to a rewilding trip that was also reinvigorating, regrounding and realigning. This is the way we want to be spending our time. This is the way we want to be spending our money. Everything we have currently is enough but what we don't have enough of is time and travel. Deb gave that to us! After 30 years of traveling and two more years of Covid, this is the trip that brought us to that appreciation." Jessica C. "Emirates Executive Private Jet Safari" Sample Itinerary What One Travel Expert Learned From Hosting a Women's Empowerment Retreat in Africa Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit