Marcelo Novais
Business Development Manager
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Marcelo Novais is the General Manager of Ker & Downey® Africa North America DMC. With 20 years of experience in the luxury travel industry and 40 countries ticked off his bucket list, Marcelo is one of our most seasoned travelers, and managers to date.
Born and bred
Campo Grande, Brasil
Travel experience
Marcelo has traveled to over 40 countries in the world but his African expertise lies in luxury travel to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania & Kenya. His knowledge of these countries comes from personal travel experience, high-level destination training, selling with confidence and keeping up with the latest travel trends in Africa.
Favorite destination in Africa?
Marcelo has a passion for Botswana, as it’s one of the wildest and less populated countries in Africa. He loves the fact that you can fly around from camp to camp with only vast landscapes on the horizon and elephant trails below. In his opinion it is utterly unique and is one of the few destinations in Africa that remains untouched by man.
Marcelo’s Top Recommended Safari Lodges & Hotels
Singita Faru Faru, Serengeti
Segera Retreat, Laikipia Plateau
Gibbs Farm, Karatu
Xigera, Okavango Delta
Leeu Estates, Franschhoek
&Beyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Namibia
