A meeting of two unstoppable forces
One might think that a celebrity such as Victor Matfield might be challenging to get in touch with. Well, as it turns out, he’s not, as Corinna Howard found out. Howard specialises in PR and Media relations and owns a company called Outlook Africa. Apart from creating publicity for clients, Corinna provides tour operation services, and the company creates beautiful holidays for clients in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.
One of her clients is O&L Leisure in Namibia, who owns and operates the stunning Strand Hotel in Swakopmund and Mokuti Etosha Lodge (a stone’s throw from the iconic Etosha Park). This outfit’s other prime destinations include the Midgard Country Estate (56 km outside of Windhoek) and the five-star Chobe Water Villas in Chobe.
During her career, Corinna has dealt with a host of TV personalities, print media, and radio personalities, but what she has never done was host a South African legend in the class of Victor Matfield. Corinna contacted Matfield via his Instagram profile. Her message was short and sweet and read something like this: "Hi, my name is Corinna Howard and I am the PR and media consultant for O&L Leisure in Namibia. I would love to host you and your wife on a trip through Namibia. Here are my contact details for further information".
Not expecting much, Corinna put her phone down, thinking nothing of it. Low and behold: Victor called her within minutes and told her that he would love to explore Namibia with O&L Leisure. "Can I bring my kids?" he asked. And, in typical Corinna fashion, a family holiday of a lifetime was organised.
Day 1
The first day entails a very early start as the two-hour,
