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.
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
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.
Piles of stone tiles rise from the earth to form this distinctive looking luxury lodge. Low vehicle density plus large traverse equals excellent sightings.
Sabi Sabi's flagship, Earth Lodge celebrates the future and the mineral wealth of Africa. It is opulent and lavishly designed with huge suites in a strikingly brutal concrete edifice sunk into the side of a mound. Spectacular.
Excellence is at the heart of this intimate hideaway on the banks of the Msuthlu riverbed with luxurious suites and beautiful deck jacuzzis. Ideal romantic retreat or getaway.
Large 15,000 hectare private Kruger concession in an excellent position with abundant grassland savannah and 3 river system. Great walking opportunities including full day trails.
Suspended due to large influx of game to rivers in 2015/6 drought season. No plans to re-establish due to continued high density of Big Five.
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.
Authentic tiny bush camp in a prime location (but in a compound), offering rustic creature comforts and excellent Big Five walks. Day and night drives in the Sand river vicinity. Family run, friendly, good value.
Original family farmstead modernised as a luxurious camp but retaining green tin roof cottages, candle lantern light, and an authentic embracing bush ambience. Excellent central traversing shared with Sabi Sabi. Waterholes but no river access.
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.
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.
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".
Traditional family-friendly self-catering on superb north Sabi Sand boundary with Kruger and with Buffelshoek traversing. A 'Vuyatela-lite' with comfort but less stars and spangle. Excellent guides.
Family-run lodge of comfortable cottages set around small but active Klaserie waterhole. Spacious suites with views. In-pool game viewing. Good value Big Five (though leopard can be elusive).
A private, exclusive oasis of calm situated on the largest reservoir in the northern sector of Sabi Sand. Private everything - butler, chef, guide, tracker, drives, pool. Massive luxurious suites.
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.
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.
A boutique and luxurious tented, thatched bushcamp situated on waterholes in prime Big Five territory. Keen photography guides facilitate great sightings and equipment is to rent. Kids' club and family suite.
Richard Branson’s hilltop Rock Lodge retreat with jaw-dropping views and Virgin attention-to-detail service. Rub shoulders with the stars in the ultra luxurious Kruger stratosphere.
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.
Superbly located, traditional luxury lodge on a cliff overlooking a busy Timbavati waterhole. Impeccable suites with fantastic views and plunge pools. Excellent cuisine and wine cellar.
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.
Self-catering for grown-ups in Sabi Sand seems oxymoronic, but Vuyatela succeeds with style. Lively dam with Big Five in camp. Look-out tower. Opulent suites with views over water.
Traditional owner-run lodge developed from family farm. Original rondavels have been modernised but represent great value for Sabi Sand. Busy, popular, excellent entry to Sabi Sand and its leopard and Big Five.
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.
One of the world’s finest Safari Lodges in the vast, private Lebombo concession enjoying the ultimate in luxury and fantastic game viewing around the N’wanetsi River, including the famous Mountain Pride of lions.
The original Singita property refreshed but with nods to its heritage and elements of traditional bushcamp and explorer tents. Superlative Big Five with particularly good cat sightings. Archery, astronomy, cycling, bush walks.
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.
Neither much to look at, nor situated at obvious water, Satara surprisingly is public Kruger's hotspot restcamp for big cats. Evening drives produce lions on tar roads. The S100 nearby is good for leopards. Cheetah roam the plains.
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.
Gracious and elegant restored historic farmstead with manicured lawns rolling down the view towards the Sand river. Remarkable traversing. Imaginative food, drink and kids' programme.
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.
&Beyond's latest and third Kruger lodge, bringing its super luxury international design and local experience together in a spectacularly situated lodge with first prize for traversing and game viewing possibilities. Opens in December 2018.
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.
