| Amakhosi Lodge |
Located in Amazulu game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal with a set of stylish riverside cottages set along the banks of the Mkuze River. Along with the usual wildlife spotting - lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, crocodiles etc - this area is rich in varieties of frog. |
| Bongani Mountain Lodge |
Twenty chalets built into the granite rocks on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Lebombo and Malalane Mountain ranges and extensive wildlife in the valley below. There are bushman tribe rock paintings nearby. |
| Buffalo Camp * |
Tented luxury bush camp in the trees of the Kapama Reserve west of the Kruger National park. |
| Dulini Game Lodge |
Colonial style game lodge with six stone and thatch suites in the Sabi Sands area of the Kruger. Popular among celebrities, head of state, etc. |
| Elephant Plains Lodge |
Colonial style lodge with six suites inside and five rondevals outside overlooking big game - especially elephants - as they gather at a waterhole in the Sabi Sands region. |
| Etali Safari Lodge |
Well-known lodge on the 'spafari' circuit (luxury lodges with spas). Etali is in the mosquito-free Madikwe game reserve and has eight luxurious air-conditioned suites, plus of course, the spa. |
| Garonga Safari Camp |
Permanent camp on the edge of the Kruger National Park with six accommodation units and one suite. At Garonga, the emphasis is on holistic relaxation rather than a 'big-five-spotting' game drive experience, though you can do that too. They have a resident aromatherapist / reflexologist operating from an outdoor, thatched Aromatherapy Sala overlooking the nearby waterhole. Therapies include Indian head massage, Hot Stone Therapy (Winter only), and Honeymoon Couple Instructional massage! |
| Gomo Gomo |
Gomo Gomo is a game lodge in the Timbavati Nature Reserve next door to the Kruger National Park with five thatched cottages and four tented chalets on the shore of the Nhlaralumi River. |
| Honeyguide Camp |
Honeyguide is a tented safari camp (12 twin or double tents) in the Manyeleti Game reserve, on the edge of the Kruger national park. |
| Idube |
Lodge with ten chalets, each with open en-suite bathrooms, in its own private game reserve in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. |
| Jaci's Lodges |
Popular with families, Jaci's (actually run by Jan & Jaci) is on two sites in the malaria-free, 'big five'- rich, Madikwe game reserve. Jaci's Safari Lodge has eight thatched chalets with en-suite rock baths and outdoor showers, plus a luxury suite for honeymooners and the like. And there is Jaci's Tree Lodge built on stilts with eight wood and thatch chalets. Both lodges welcome children of all ages and have special activities and game drives for them. |
| Kirkmans Kamp |
Kirkman's Kamp is the largest privately owned game reserve in South Africa and is known for its bio-diversity with over 200 wildlife speciaes in the area. There is a main house with 14 guest cottages looking out over the plains of Mpumalanga region and the nearby Sand river. |
| Kwandwe Private Game Reserve * |
A 20,000 hectare game reserve with three lodges (with 9, 6 & 3 bedrooms/suites) on the Eastern Cape near Grahamstown with lion, black and white rhino, buffalo and elephant, plus the Blue Cranes that give the reserve its name. |
| Leadwood |
Modern stylish lodge for up to 8 guests in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve. |
| Londolozi |
Award winning private game reserve with four camps and one lodge, all located on the Sand River - Bataleur Camp and Tree Camp both have luxurious air-conditioned suites up in the trees with their own plunge pools. Pioneer Camp and Founders Camp are ground based air-conditioned chalets linked by walkways and Safari Lodge has six air-conditioned chalets with teak decks. Londolozi is known for its leopards and is a flagship of the CCAfrica group. |
| Madikwe River Lodge |
Located in one of the malaria-free areas in North West Province, South Africa. The 75,000 hectare Madikwe Game Reserve has all the popular big game species. Part of the Three Cities group. |
| Makalali Private Game Lodge |
Luxury lodge of thatched suites on the banks of the Makhutswi River in a 14,000 hectare game reserve just to the west of the Kruger national Park. Part of the Three Cities group. |
| Makanyane |
A luxury lodge (opened 2005) in a private concession within the 75,000 hectare malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve. It has 8 air-conditioned, glass-walled bedroom suites on the banks of the Marico river, and a spa. |
| Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge |
Small lodge located in the Balule Nature Reserve, on the edge of the Kruger National Park. Guests stay in six rondavels (circular thatched cottages), or in the nearby 'Bush Lodge' - a private self-catering lodge for family and friends. |
| Molori Safari Lodge |
Molori takes a max 14 guests in five luxury bungalows with private infinity pools, floor-to-ceiling fully retractable glass walls and butler service, on a 185,000-acre game reserve on the border with Botswana. |
| Outpost, The |
Designer chic in the heart of the bush. The first safari lodge to be built in the remote Makuleke region of the Kruger National park. There are 12 extremely modern, stand-alone, en suite rooms on the side of a hill, each with foldaway glass sides. |
| Pafuri |
Wilderness Safaris' new camp, Pafuri, will be opening in early June 2005 in the Makuleke concession of Kruger National Park, one of the few true wilderness areas left in South Africa. The new camp is situated between the Limpopo and the Luvuvhu Rivers in the extreme north of the Kruger National Park, in a 24,000 hectare area. It is the only camp accessible to self-drivers in the extreme northern sector of the Park. Although the Makuleke people were evicted from their ancestral home in 1969 when this area was incorporated into Kruger Park, they won back their land as part of the restitution process. Rather than move back on to the land, however, they chose to develop the area for tourism. Today the new camp is a co-operative development between Wilderness Safaris and the Makuleke. The 20 tented rooms with en-suite facilities, including six family rooms with an additional bedroom, are shaded and raised on decks. Guests dine under a canopy of majestic ebony trees and can cool off in the large swimming pool. The camp offers walking safaris, game drives in open 4 x 4 vehicles, night drives, birding walks, specialist safaris on the history, palaeontology and archaeology of the area, and guided mountain biking. |
| Royal Madikwe Lodge |
Grand african lodge in the Madikwe game reserve. Luxury colonial house trappings and classic safari drives. |
| Sabi Sabi |
The 65,000 hectare Sabi Sabi private game reserve in the southern Kruger has three lodges. Bush Lodge, a luxury colonial style lodge with 25 suites overlooking plains and water-hole, is the largest with every facility including a spa and conference room. Earth Lodge is a modern luxury lodge sunk into the landscape with twelve suites, each with a secluded plunge pool, open air shower and butler. Selati Camp is themed as an old railway workers camp and has eight luxury thatched suites, each with full bathroom en-suite and private alfresco shower. |
| Samara |
Samara Private Game Reserve has 70,000 acres in the Eastern Cape. Accommodation is at Karoo Lodge, a traditional colonial homestead. There's a wide range of wildlife on the reserve but Samara is particularly well-known for its focus on Cheetahs. |
| Singita |
The Singita group has four high-luxury lodges and a camp at various locations in the Sabi Sands reserve and the Kruger national park. Here you can spot both wildlife and celebs. |
| Thanda |
A 5-star lodge in its own private game reserve situated in Northern Zululand, with nine luxury bush villas, each a private splash pool and viewing deck. There is also a luxury tented camp in the reserve. Thanda has just (March 05) launched ‘Thanda Air’ using a 7-seater Queen Air Beachcraft to transfer guests in confort |
| Tintswalo |
Tintswalo Safari Lodge is a new luxury lodge (completed March 04) situated in the prime wilderness area of the Manyeleti Reserve within the Greater Kruger National Park. It's an owner run, private lodge catering for 16 guests, in five standard suites, a luxury suite and a Presidential Suite. Each is secluded, air-conditioned, has its own private deck and plunge pool and is positioned along the banks of the seasonal Nwaswitsontso River. The main lodge complex, connected to the suites by raised boardwalks, houses the dining area and wine cellar as well as a library, luxurious lounge and fireplace, all set on elevated decks overlooking the permanent waterhole and fig tree forest. The lodge's facilities also include a spa. Tintswalo offers day and night game drives, guided bush and bird walks, nature enlightenment, and cultural activities. Tinstwala is part of the Islands in Africa portfolio of lodges. |
| Ulusaba |
Ulusaba Private Game Reserve is Richard Branson's über-stylish safari lodge - one of the Virgin Limited Collection - located in South Africa in the Western sector of the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve on the edge of the Kruger National Park. There are two lodges. Rock Lodge is perched high on the summit of a koppie and provides panoramic views over miles of bush. Safari Lodge is built along the banks of the dry Mabrak riverbed. The rooms are built tree-house style and each room has its own private deck accessed by rope bridge. Children of any age are welcome at the Rock Lodge but must be 12 or above to stay at the Safari Lodge. A kid's club is provided as 'cubs' under six are not permitted on game viewing activities therefore the lodge offers an educational children's programme to keep them occupied. |
| Zuma Zuma |
Not just a safari lodge, a spa too! Ten chalets overlooking a river in the Timbavati Private Game Reserve next door to the Kruger. |
