Elizabeth Gordon Elizabeth Gordon is an East and Southern Africa safari specialist. She is the co-founder and CEO of Extraordinary Journeys, voted T+L World's Best Top 10 Safari Planners for six consecutive years. Born in Kenya and raised in Paris, Elizabeth has visited over 40 countries and taken more than 30 trips to Africa. After graduating from Stanford, she worked in Namibia and started a business in Buenos Aires. Passionate about planning conservation-minded trips, Elizabeth often recommends smaller, family-run camps. She founded Extraordinary Journeys with her mom, Marcia Gordon, with a vision of creating a women-run company that provides custom-made, 24/7-supported, global travel itineraries for clients. They have team members in California; Colorado; Connecticut; Massachusetts; New York; Washington, D.C.; Cape Town; Durban; and Nairobi.• Recognized by The Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Departures, and many publications• Voted T+L World's Best Top 10 Safari Planners for 6+ years• Received the Readers' Choice Top Travel Specialist award from Condé Nast Traveler• Member of the Association for the Promotion of Tourism in Africa and Safari Professionals of the Americas• Received her bachelor's degree in product design from Stanford University• Speaks English, French, and Spanish About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process