Lodges range in size and capacity, but we prefer to use the smaller and medium sized ones with between 8 and 12 rooms. Safari Lodges generally have a comfortable communal area with a viewing deck overlooking the immediate surroundings, be it a river, waterhole or desert pan. There is usually a pool for down time during hot summer days. The thatched or semi-tented safari suites or rooms are often linked by raised boardwalks and are constructed to blend into the natural surroundings and optimize the ‘on safari, in the wilderness’ feeling.
Safari Lodges
Safari Lodges are typically located within game reserves or national parks or at least close by to a wildlife area where daily activities include game drives or nature walks to experience the African wilderness and the animals in their natural habitat.
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Set in the expansive wildlife wonderland of the Kwande reserve, Melton Manor is the kind of safari villa visitors to Africa dream of. Complete with your own private safari vehicle, as well as a tracker and ranger, an all-inclusive stay at the lodge is just the ticket to make the most of a game-viewing holiday…
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Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge is a premier safari camp located on the Savuti Channel in Chobe National Park, in the rugged, semi-arid wilderness region of far northern Botswana. This dry, remote area does not seem likely to offer such a huge variety of game, yet it is here that large prides of lion along with…
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Madikwe Game Reserve is one of the few national wildlife reserves that is malaria free and an ideal destination for travel with a young family. The wilderness is also home to an incredible diversity of African animals including the Big 5. And Thakadu River Lodge, with its luxurious tented accommodation, is the perfect base to…
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Semi-desert wilderness in the dry heart of Botswana is the setting for remote Kwando Nxai Pan lodge. This fossil salt pan is now a National park adjoining the larger Makgadikgadi Pans National Park and part of the Kalahari, conserving a fascinating variety of desert adapted wildlife and birds. The eco-friendly lodge overlooks one of the…
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Deep inside southwest Ugandas Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – lies Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp. Its the only camp within Bwindi National Park, which is home to more than half of the worlds last surviving population of mountain gorillas. Seeing these gentle African giants in their natural habitat is a rare…
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Sublime luxury in an awe-inspiring landscape, Motswe Lodge at Tswalu offers the ultimate Kalahari safari experience. The Oppenheimer family’s dedicated conservation efforts have restored Tswalu’s 100,000 hectare expanse of wilderness to pristine beauty, supporting a diverse range of wildlife from the famous Kalahari black-maned lion to the aardwolf and pangolin. In South Africa’s malaria-free Northern…
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No trip to Southern Africa is complete without a visit to the untamed bush. And while the accommodation options are as abundant as the game, Jock Safari Lodge prides itself on being a luxurious outpost where the spotlight is also on creating a more personalized, welcoming and relaxed safari experience for the entire family.
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Named after David Livingstone, this four-star lodge has all the bells and whistles of a true African safari adventure, and its proximity to the Victoria Falls and the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park means it’s got the best of both worlds – falls-based activities as well as game viewing excursions. Mosi-oa-Tunya literally means “the smoke that thunders”,…
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Experience extreme luxury and privacy at this exclusive safari getaway on the banks of the Sand River in the heart of Sabi Sands Game Reserve, next to the Kruger National Park. Dulini Leadwood Lodge’s prime position ensures once-in-a-lifetime animal encounters, with leopard sightings being a particularly special experience. With its refined African luxury and exclusive…
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Situated in the private Manyeleti Reserve concession in South Africa’s Mpumulanga province, and open to fenceless sections of the Kruger National Park, Tintswalo Safari Lodge is one of the most luxurious lodge offerings in the area. This unspoilt piece of wilderness is blessed with an abundance of big game and outstanding birdlife that visit the…