Yet the jetsetters lifestyle started within a much smaller circumference.

We would have to think about how much money would be spent on holidays.

“We rarely ventured out of Wales because it was on our doorstep,” he said.

Pair of photos showing Luke Evans at the Atzaró Okavango camp

From left: Luke Evans relaxes at Atzaró Okavango, in Botswana; on safari with Atzaró Okavango.Credit:Courtesy of Atzaró Okavango

Those early wanderings planted a seed deep in Evans soul.

The best gift you’re free to give yourself or someone else is traveling, he said.

It contains you as a human being.

Luke Evans in a hotel guest room in Cape Town

Luke Evans in a guest room at Atzaró Cape Town.Courtesy of Atzaró Cape Town

It can make you see the world and see human beings in a very different way.

The idea for the trip started with a twist of happenstance.

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Luke Evans on safari in Botswana with Atzaró Okavango.Courtesy of Atzaró Okavango

It has its own little natural bay, and the mountains roll into the ocean.

I rented this little cottage on the side of this mountain.

I never wanted to leave!

It was just magical.

It’s a really special place.

Its where my career began.

You end up at Tower Bridge, which is magnificent to see day or night.

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I think me and her would enjoy traveling together.

We would definitely go off the beaten track and we’d taste everything.

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Starting in the South African city, he was immediately stunned byAtzaro Cape Towns location.

It was absolutely beautiful.

I could have stayed there longer.

Every 20 minutes, wed stop and turn back to the view and wed elevated another 500 feet.

Then we got to the top and it really is flat!

Immediately, he knew this safari experience was going to be special.

Even more unbelievable, they witnessed an action-packed kill involving wild dogs catching a baby gazelle.

Every blink of an eye was another slice of animal kingdom drama playing out in front of them.

I mean, they’re so camouflaged and he drove us right next to this incredible animal.

And we didnt just see one, we saw two.

It was like a cacophony of frogs, insects, and animals it was deafeningly loud, he said.

To preserve that natural magic, Evans recorded the natural soundtrack.

Now I go to sleep with it every night!

If you’re free to get through the smell, its fine.

Everybody was so gracious and really welcoming, like so kind, he said.

I lived a life, he reflected.

I really lived it!

The folks down there made an impression on him, too.

I realize we are all one, he said.

That’s something I’ve really understood on a much more deep spiritual level from traveling.

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I realize we are all one.

That’s something I’ve really understood on a much more deep spiritual level from traveling.

It’s a very special place, he said.

The Welsh people are lovely they’re welcoming, they’re curious, they’re really great people.

I’m very proud to be one of them.