A cracking love-it or hate-it small rustic camp with an epic lake location, attendant Big Five during the electricity-free night, extensive private traversing in an obscure but accessible Kruger concession, and a real quirky character like the elephant it was named for.
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Smaller more intimate offshoot of the Main Camp accommodating 18 as a group (14 sharing independently). It has similar luxurious facilities and Sand river view. Excellent drives. Photographic vehicle for hire.
Grand, elegant and refined matriarch of a lodge overlooking the Sand river, 16km of which it traverses, giving rich Big Five, general game, and photographic opportunities. Highly exclusive with a maximum of 4 guests per vehicle. Small. Tranquil. No kids. Top dollar for top experience.
Tiny two-tent four-bed owner-run Klaserie river luxury camp, offering highly personal service and excellent, flexible walking and drives, Cracking view over the river and the surrounding plains, Plenty of elephant and bird activity. Perfect for exclusive use.
Traditional thatched rondavel and chalet lodge situated on an active Balule waterhole visited by nocturnal elephants and plains game. Olifants river traversing and craggy hilltop walking. Game drives. Great basic value-for-money.
Intimate fixed trails camp overlooking an active Timbitene plain with a distant waterhole. Comfy tents, dining room, fire pit and viewing deck. Outstanding walking. Plentiful rhino. Evening drives for Big Five.
Ultimate classic safari lodge with a colonial feel and impeccable service. Excellent Big Five in Thornybush, newly opened to the Greater Kruger. Master trackers produce abundant sightings on drives and foot.. Also a spa destination in its own right. Popular with rock stars
19th century African colonial experience with 6 luxury canvas and wood suites on the Nwatswitsonto River. Shares 100 sq km Kruger Mluwati concession. Plentiful Big Five & birdlife. Silver service, bush dinners, picnics.
Tasteful, thatched Olifants floodplain lodge surrounded by Balule's pachyderms. Particularly elegant premium suites with natural design elements and some outdoor baths. Owner-led walking and driving activities. Ambitious cuisine and decent wine cellar.
Piles of stone tiles rise from the earth to form this distinctive looking luxury lodge. Low vehicle density plus large traverse equals excellent sightings.
Pair of highly luxurious Kruger concession lodges with Sabie river frontage, 5,000 hectares of traversing and Sabi Sand access. Classic safari ambience, given a modern twist with eye-popping treehouse sleep-overs.
Excellent value chalet lodge on a busy Klaserie waterhole with 6,000 hectares of traversing and a focus on producing Big Five sightings. Basic accommodation with a mix of double and family units.
Chacma is a tiny traditional thatched camp offering 3 family friendly chalets in diverse, rugged Balule landscape. With the Olifants river running through the reserve close by, elephants are omnipresent and Big Five are excellent. There are plenty of secret viewpoints and sundowner spots.
Best value in Sabi Sand. A small property but superbly located next to the most expensive central Lodges on the banks of the Sand River. Excellent game viewing with luck and patience; suited to a two night visit.
Exclusive five tent haven on the banks of the Luvuvhu close to Crooks Corner, offering escape from the crowds. Bring supplies. Cook, guide and vehicle provided. Walking can be arranged in advance.
The largest, lowest priced MalaMala destination, Main Camp preserves the luxury (his-&-her bathrooms) at a beautiful historic riverside location with waterhole. There is a maximum of 6 guests on game drives. Big Five are excellent, as is the Kids' Programme. Photographic vehicles are an available extra.
Elegant thatched lodge designed to evoke the romance and charm of a bygone era. 10,000 hectares of varied Timbavati traversing. Big Five; potential for white lion, wild dog, cheetah. Super service and food.
Upscale and distinctive small camp elevated over the Sand river's forested banks. Relais and Chateaux status for food and wine. Just six very large suites with attendant luxury and service.
Varty's pioneer soul is on show here: African safari with a family campfire that has burned since 1926. The largest Londolozi lodge offers value and tradition, sharing 137 sq km of superb traversing, guiding & Sand frontage.
Middle Londolozi lodge in location, size and expense, with luxury, food and service. Family friendly. Excellent guiding & tracking rhino on 14,000 Ha. Activities include yoga, fishing, & clay pigeon shooting.
Luxurious traditional lodge connected by rope bridge over the seasonal Mabrak river to a large waterhole, where there is a spectacular "sleep-out" suite. High creature comfort. Kids' "Cub Club".
Seven luxurious, elegant suites situated on the largest perennial waterhole in Sabi Sand, with rimflow pool view. Mega herds of buffalo drink here. Excellent Big Five.
Superb central northern-sector Sabi Sand waterhole location with Big Five concentrations. Largest, arguably the best, traversing area in the north with over 4,000 hectares at your disposal.
Safari tent and suite lodge in the remote northern Timbavati. Seasonal Nhlaralumi river and a pumped waterhole produce good game sightings on the deck. Photographic safaris looking for game last a few days.
Selati Camp is a small, romantic and indulgent lodge, themed as the "Sabi Sabi of Yesterday". Overlooking a waterhole adjacent to the seasonal Mthuslu riverbed, the camp is traditional and intimate. Drives, walks and photography are excellent.
Styled as 'today's lodge', Bush is a large, very luxurious family-friendly African-styled modern lodge on a waterhole in prime Sabi Sand territory. Game viewing is excellent with modest Sabie and Sand river access.
Opulent, elegantly designed and intimate, super luxury in Big Five bush with first call on its land on both sides of the Sand River in 100 sq km traverse. Rope bridge, cantilevered deck. Outstanding food & wine.
Substantial Big Five property unusually spanning both sides of the Sand River with first rights in that part of the 100 sq km traverse. Particularly strong on walking and birding. Catch-and-release fishing.
Top marks for lovely remote, waterhole lodge on the unfenced Kruger boundary with Sabi Sand. Excellent game viewing. Tranquillity and flat open plains increase the chances of wild dog and cheetah sightings.
A rustic, simple plains camp of five rondavels, two of which are family. Excellent Shangaan rangers, walks and tracking. Good big five presence with large buffalo herds and elephant at the swimming pool.
Small premium family-run Balule bush retreat with good food and wine cellar. Plains savannah and seasonal-river frontage. Good big five sightings with traversing to the Olifants.
Walk an exclusive Timbavati concession from a comfortable mobile tented camp. Campaign-style facilities including a spectacular mess tent are moved for each safari. Track Big Five on foot whilst learning bushcraft and identification skills looking at the small things in the bush.
Gracious and elegant pioneer-style luxury tented camp with premium family-run service. Busy river location producing bountiful elephant. Huge herds of buffalo on plains. Memorable night under the milky way on star bed platform.
Two tranquil luxury tented camps in the less-developed, large Manyeleti, with 23,000 hectares of Big Five territory unfenced with Sabi Sand and Kruger. Walking, undisturbed driving, unhurried sightings, photography.
Excellent mixed walking and vehicle Safaris based at a rustic thatched canvas Camp. Big Timbavati elephant and buffalo herds. Wild dogs. Great views of Big Five activity at the waterhole.
This trip is life-changing. Immerse yourself in the spectacular beauty of the far north of the Kruger, exploring on foot vast, epic and remote landscapes . Set-date four-day trails based in a remote trails camp depart twice weekly from April-October.
Rustic back-to-basics bush camping in prime Big Five Timbavati territory. Outstanding value; child-friendly. Educational and informative with excellent Guides interpreting nature and passing on bushcraft
Luxurious refurbished lodge in 24,000 Hectare Pafuri/ Makuleke concession. Privileged access to Lanner Gorge, fever tree forest, Limpopo river. Spacious Levuhu riverbank suites with private decks, visiting elephants in camp, leopards on boardwalk
Raw yet refined riverine oasis exuding style with sublime understated luxury, food and service. Outstanding Big Five with concentrations of leopard & lion. Mountain biking, astronomy, archery and excellent walking. Habitual award winner.
A large, popular restcamp situated on a sandy perennial river floodplain with active game views from restaurant deck, guest houses and some rondavels. Good facilities. Welcome respite from monotone mopane-tree veld.
Sharply priced farmstead-style chalets in prime Big Five territory focused on the creatures rather than ultra luxury. Excellent guides. Great all-day viewing hide at dam a walk-way from camp.
Magical three-night mobile camp that follows you around 8,000 hectares of Big Five Balule. Dome tents, camp beds, bucket showers, meals cooked on the fire. Raw and wild African wilderness on foot.
A pair of beautiful thatched luxury lodges (each suitable for a family or other group) at the confluence of two large seasonal rivers. Exclusive traverse. High density of game. Ask to see rock art on the excellent morning walks.
Stunning five star lodge with prized game-rich Kruger concession and Sabi Sand land on both sides of Sabie River. Sand river access. Exclusive traversing over 10,000 hectares. Eye popping treehouse sleep-outs.
Superbly located, highly luxurious, traditional thatched lodge with only 8 suites on the Sand river. Traversing both sides on its own property. Exceptional comfort, food, wine, service.
Proper old-style bushcamp experience in a remote corner of Sabi Sand. Right on the Kruger boundary, and with semi-exclusive northern reserve traversing. Excellent active waterhole and dam at camp.
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