SHAPE Magazine Online
by Cristina Goyanes with Extraordinary Journeys
We had the great pleasure of hosting journalist Cristina in Cape Town as part of our collaboration with our US travel partner, Extraordinary Journeys.
MONOCLE 24 RADIO
Hanli spoke with Monocle about freediving, I AM WATER Foundation & Ocean Travel, the future of luxury travel and the upcoming trip to Petit St Vincent.
Porter Magazine
Spring 2017
'In the depths of the ocean you feel part of something bigger. I have swum with hundreds of sharks, manta rays and dolphins but whales are the most otherworldly species I have ever encountered. We have spent so much time and money trying to figure out if there is intelligent life out in space, but it is actually all down in the ocean.'
American Airways Inflight Mag by Jessica Haas
July 2017
'FREEDIVING IS THE NEW YOGA... you take one big breath of air, kick slowly and dive into another world... '
Financial Times / How To Spend It by Charlotte Tottenham
July 2017
'Aspiring underwater explorers can expect whale sharks, sea lions and schools of jack fish by day – and nights spent at a rustic beachside hacienda on the outskirts of the national park. Forty per cent of proceeds will go to the nonprofit, which focuses on raising awareness and campaigning, but also training, including teaching schoolchildren to swim in Mozambique...'
Eurowings Inflight Magazine / Cover story by Reinhard Keck
July 2017
'It was at the freediving world championship in 2011. I'd trained so hard. I'd taken six weeks out of my other work and lived in Dahab, Egypt, just training in the Red Sea. At the event in Greece I suddenly felt I was in the wrong place. I said to myself: Why did I need to try to be better than all these other divers? I was hanging there on the rope, getting ready for my dive, just looking down thinking: I don’t need to do this anymore. Now I am diving with the most beautiful animals and my mission is conserving them...'
Breathe Magazine / Defenders of the Deep by Lauren Jarvis
June 2017
I’ve had so many awe-inspiring encounters in the ocean, and each one has its own magic, from the floating grace of a giant manta ray, to the quiet beauty of a whale shark, or playful dolphins, circling around me,” smiles Hanli. “But the stand-out encounter was with a young sperm whale who broke away from his large pod to play. We dived down together, eye to eye, a special dance of fins and flukes, before heading back up to breathe and down again for more...
The Telegraph UK / My Big Blue Adventure by Michelle Jana Chan
August 26, 2016
“In your own time, when you are ready,” Hanli said. I took a big gulp, inverted my body and headed down, down, down. At the surface the sea was choppy, but underwater, as I focused on the swaying rope, it felt supremely still and quiet. Perhaps this is what it feels like for dolphins as they leap into the roar of the air, then splash back down into the silence of the sea.
Read the whole article here on the The Telegraph UK.
Avaunt Magazine / Adventure in the 21st Century in collaboration with Steppes Travel
September 6, 2016
'For me, adventure is synonymous with nature because that’s where we get to be wild and playful outside of urban constraints, away from the devices and everything that tames us...'
Condé Nast Traveller / The World's Best Travellers by Harriet Compston
January 2017
Prinsloo tries to spend three months a year at home in Cape Town, not too far from her favourite diving spot: among the bottlenose dolphins, manta ray and turtles of southern Mozambique. Her post-dive tipple is a glass of Tipo Tinto rum at sunset bar Come & See. She always packs her yoga mat, a wide-brimmed hat, and coconut and vanilla oils to mix as a moisturiser.
Read the whole article here on Condé Nast Traveller.
The Guardian / Photo of the Day in collaboration with Steppes Travel
September 10, 2016
Freediver and ocean conservationist Hanli Prinsloo will be among the speakers at Steppes Travel Beyond, a two-day festival at the Royal Geographical Society on 17 and 18 September. Taking the theme of adventure, the event will hear from conservationists, wildlife experts and explorers.
The Financial Times / Silence of the Deep by Ian Belcher with Steppes Travel
April 16, 2016
'It's the silence that is most startling. In dark blue Indian Ocean, raked by shafts of subtropical sunlight, I'm swimming alongside a cluster of at least 20 joyfully cavorting dolphins. They dip, rise, shimmy, twist and circle around me, but not a single sound disturbs the peace...'
Read the whole article here or on
GLINT
December 2017
“If we can open our hearts and feel love for the natural world then that changes our behaviour because when what we love is threatened we change.”
Forbes Woman Africa / The Blue Economy by Jay Caboz
August 12, 2016
"FORBES WOMAN AFRICA highlights the South African
entrepreneurs who have made the sea their business, their life. The stories of grit are many. Freediving champion Hanli Prinsloo speaks of the burgeoning business of sea tourism... 'As we move more toward an urbanized world that is technology-driven, nature
experiences have become so much harder to find in true
wilderness. The ocean is our last true blue wilderness' (says I AM WATER co-founder Hanli Prinsloo.)”
Condé Nast Traveller/ Word of Mouth by Ianthe Butt & Fiona Kerr
July / August Issue
"Our predictions for the freshest travel finds this year."
' Ahead of the curve devotees are now ditching the gear. In line with other stripped back sports such as parkour in which urban landscapes become gymnastic playgrounds, and free-climbing, where bulky equipment is eschewed, free-diving is all about connecting with the water as naturally as possible.'
Read the whole article here or in Condé Nast Traveller.
The Telegraph Travel / Great Guides Q & A with Hanli by Trisha Andres with Steppes Travel
May 19, 2016
"Where is your favourite dive spot?"
'The kelp forests around Cape Town and the peninsula. There is so much life to see, from seals and sevengill sharks to penguins and small sharks. For blue water, Mozambique is my favourite. Nothing quite beats marvelling at playful dolphins in warm water.'
Read the whole article here on The Telegraph Travel.
The Telegraph Lifestyle / Wellbeing & Fitness by Olivia Ovenden with Steppes Travel
February 19, 2016
'You begin by thinking relaxing thoughts, then take one deep breath that is split into three sections. To do this, you push out your stomach so your diaphragm expands, then breathe deeply into your chest until it fills up to your shoulders. When you dive into the water the key is to move in a sloth-like way, rather than rushing and exhausting yourself.'
Read article here on the The Telegraph Lifestyle.
The Telegraph UK / The World's Quirkiest Tours lists Freediving with Dolphins in Top 10 with Steppes Travel
February 4, 2016
'A holiday that combines Vinyasa yoga with swimming with dolphins and freediving? That’s what Steppes Travel proposes with their new 10-day Freediving, Yoga and Dolphins itinerary which visits Mozambique, where you will learn the basics of freediving under the expert tutelage of freedive record holder Hanli Prinsloo. This will be followed by a spot of swimming with dolphins in the Ponta D’Ouro coast before returning ashore to practice Vinyasa yoga. Each day begins with a yoga session to prepare you for the day’s activities.''
Read the whole article here on the The Telegraph UK.