Jani Miller, CTC, DS, LS

Interests & Specialties

Jani Miller joined Central Travel in 1977 due to a passion for travel and she hasn’t stopped traveling since! She specializes in the following areas:

• Golf
• Adventure Travel
• Africa – East & South
• Health & Fitness
• Spa

Jani Is located in the Heatherdowns Blvd office in Toledo and can be reached at 419 897-2070 ext. 110. 800 633-5577 ext. 110 or jani@centraltravel.com

Expert Bio

In addition to being a Certified Travel Counselor (CTC), Ms. Miller holds a Destination Specialist certification for Africa, an Adventure Travel Lifestyle Specialist certification, a Certified Lifestyle Specialist for Golf and has completed Lindblad's LEXpert course.  She has been listed as one Travel+Leisure’s A-List Agents for the past 8 years as a golf specialist.  Locally she is a member of Stone Oak Country Club and the Toledo Women’s Golf District Association.

Some of her favorite golf destinations include:

• The Lodge at Sea Island which features 54 holes of extraordinary championship golf.
• Capella Pedregal or Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach in Cabo SanLucas wih golf at Cabo Real, Cabo del Sol and Querencia which is the area's only private course.  
• The island of Lanai is a golfer’s dream with The Experience at Koele and The Challenge at Manele Bay and The Lodge ay Koele is just the best!
• The Ritz Carlton Kapalua Resort, one of the few in Hawaii to offer three 18-hole championship layouts - The Bay, The Village and The Plantation.
• The White Witch in Jamaica – stay at The Ritz, Half Moon or Round Hill.
• Torrey Pines Lodge where you received guaranteed tee times at both the North and the South course. 
• Bermuda – stay at Cambridge Beaches and play Mid Ocean Club, the new Belmont Hills, Port Royal, Riddell’s Bay and St George’s Golf Club.
• The Ritz at Amelia Island - play The Golf Club of Amelia Island, Fernandina Golf Club, Osprey Cove, and Royal Amelia Golf Links.
• The Gleneagles Hotel which features the challenge of the King's, the secluded charms of the Queen's, or the  nine  hole Wee Course.  The exceptional PGA Centenary Course designed by Jack Nicklaus is the venue for the 40th Ryder Cup matches in 2014.
• The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas which offers The Falls Golf Club and The Reflection Bay Golf Club. 
• The Homestead in Hot Springs which features The Cascades Course, The Lower Cascades, and The Old Course.
• The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island which is a golfer’s paradise with five competitively designed master golf courses.
• The Grand Del Mar Resort in San Diego
• Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in southwestern PA
• Ocean Dunes and SeaLinks Golf Club in Phan Thiet, Vietnam

She hosted a golfing group to South Africa in March of 2006. The group played The Links at Fancourt, Pezula, Gary Player Country Club at Sun City and Arabella.  South Africa has some of the best golf in the world!

My Recent Trips

I have just returned from a wonderful adventure in Vietnam with Trails of Indochina.  My journey began in Hanoi, the 1000 year old capital of Vietnam.  Showing signs of modern development, the city has retained much of its ancient culture, traditions and charm. 

We then spent time in Halong Bay aboard the luxury Halong Jasmine junk cruising through the magical bay and visiting a fishing village which has been living in the bay for generations.

The Royal capital, Hue was the next stop where we explored the Imperial Citadel and saw a Royal Martial Arts performance from a darling group of young people.  Then on to Saigon, a city that never stops with some of the best shopping in Southeast Asia.

A special treat was a visit to the luxury resort of Princess d’Annam resort on the South China Sea where we played golf at the Ocean Dunes Golf Club and watched the sunrise on top of magnificent sand dunes. The final leg was a visit to the Mekong Delta where we had a chance to interact with the local people who make their livelihoods on the river.  If Vietnam is on your list, I would be happy to share my personal experiences with you.  It was a fascinating destination!

I have just returned from the most fascinating expedition to The Galapagos Islands!  I chose to travel with Lindblad Expeditions aboard the National Geographic Polaris.  In 1967, Lars-Eric Lindblad became the first adventurer to bring nonscientific expeditions here.  Lindblad has more experience than any other operator in Galapagos, and in my opinion have the most knowledgeable and experienced Naturalists.  As an Adventure Travel Specialist, and a huge animal lover, Galapagos has been on my list for several years.  Nowhere else can you experience up close encounters with remarkable animals like giant tortoises, marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, Galapagos penguins, and sea lions galore.  The animals have no fear of humans and observing these magnificent creatures up close and personal is unbelievable!

The 10-day experience includes an overnight in Guayaquil, Ecuador on the outbound and return and 7 nights aboard one of Lindblad’s expedition ships.  Everyday offers the opportunity to hike, kayak, swim, snorkel, zodiac or glass bottom boat rides.  You may also enjoy the LEXspa services, yoga classes and great lectures.

In addition to the animals, the expert naturalists and the activities, we met the most fascinating people!  All seasoned travelers, our evening cocktails and dinner discussions were so much fun.  

While on the trip, Rodrigo Marra, the ship’s Video Chronicler asked me to share a few thoughts about my experience. See this link for a copy of the video: 

http://www.expeditions.com/DER_Details113.asp?DailyReport=148709&SearchSource=Results&Month=2&Year=&Ship=&Destination=294&Keyword

Please see this link for a few snapshots of the trip:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/treetopwoody/

I would be happy to assist you with your adventure to Galapagos!

Last fall I had the opportunity to go back to Africa for my 4th visit.  The highlight was gorilla trekking in Rwanda.  I went with Volcanoes Safaris and stayed at Virunga Lodge.  We went trekking for two days with Francios, the most experienced guide in the business who actually worked with Diann Fossey.  We visited the Kwitonda family which included an 8 week old baby! 

Following Rwanda, I went on safari in Tanzania at 3 different camps, staying at Sasakwa Lodge in Grumeti Reserves, Mwagusi Camp in Ruaha National Park and Sand Rivers Camp situated on the banks of the Rufiji River in the Selous Game Reserve.  The Tanzania private journey was arranged with Brad Horn of Epic Private Journeys. This was a custom trip hosted by Rob Barbour, a partner in Epic. Rob was awesome and I would highly recommend a private guide for this type of adventure. Rob spoke perfect Swahili and took care of every detail. He made the trip extra special!