Denise Manning
Southern and East Africa; Cruise Specialist
Mana Travel Adventures - Bellbowrie, QLD
I have travelled to 27 different countries over the last 30 years, and while Africa tops the list as a favourite destination, anywhere with water comes a close second. Planning someone else’s holiday as if it were my own is how I love to spend my days, and look forward to helping you to plan yours.
My Personal Travel Experience
Born and raised in Zimbabwe, I started my career in Harare with a well known and popular, luxurious safari company, before starting my own small operation in Brisbane in January 2021. Despite immigrating to Australia in 2003 with my young family, I have never lost my passion for Africa and continue to share my experiences with others through my business.
Africa is often perceived to be a dangerous destination, but with the right planning and the best ground support available, I love to plan, and even escort if required, small groups to these destinations, making sure that all your needs and safety requirements are taken care of along the way.
I’m also passionate about cruising. Whether you’re thinking of sailing somewhere close to home, exploring the culture-packed Mediterranean, or soaking up the jaw-dropping scenery along the Alaskan coast, I’d love to help you find the cruise line that’s the perfect fit for your dream trip.
Mana Travel Adventures prides itself on the fine attention to detail provided on all our offered escorted or tailor-made touring, international and domestic cruising, and look forward to putting together your dream holiday.
Read About My Travel Experiences
My Accreditation & Awards
Diploma in Travel & Tourism
Covermore Travel Insurance Accreditation
nib Travel Insurance Accreditation
Rocky Mountaineer Tracks Diploma
Virgin Voyages Gold Tier Certification
Africa's Eden Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia Certification
CLIA Australasia Member (Cruise Lines International Association)
Travel Advisors listed on Find A Travel Expert are:
- Affiliates of Your Travel & Cruise Pty Ltd, operating since 2003.
- Your Travel & Cruise is a member of ATAS, CLIA and the Magellan Travel group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Helloworld Travel.
My Reviews
Thank you to Denise at Mana Travel Adventures for organizing a wonderful excursion for us up to Port Douglas. Denise went out of her way to find exactly what suited us, kept us well informed of various options and came up with the perfect plan. Everything worked out efficiently and smoothly from the time we left Brisbane until our return.
This is definitely the Travel Agent to contact if you are planning any short or long get away!
Denise managed our booking to Italy and did an excellent job locating accommodation, activities and making sure it ran smoothly. With 4 kids ranging in age from 17 to 9 she seemed to have an inherent understanding of their needs.
5/5 and we’ll definitely use Mana again.
I have just returned from a wonderful three week trip to Italy that Denise from Mana Travel arranged for me. Thank you so much Denise everything was perfect from the hotel location, quality of hotel and the fact that it was close to the train station, it made it so easy.We travelled to six different locations in Italy and our train tickets and transfers were also prebooked by Denise along with a few sightseeing tours, everything went very smoothly. I would highly recommend Denise’s services, she put a lot of effort and thought into our trip and I’m so appreciative…. thank you so much Denise.
Denise organized her first booking for Canada and a seven day cruise along the Alaskan Coast. She created a wonderful three week holiday easily accessed through the AXUS app and hard copy in a booklet. Everything went smoothly including organized collections from the airport to the hotel in Vancouver. Just a short walk to the ferry then docking next to the ship made that easy. Collection from Toronto to Niagara Falls and the magnificent Rocky Mountaineer all came magnificently came together.
Highly recommended Denise and will use her again.