Luxury Safaris

If it's Luxury you're after, the stylishly decorated rooms, exquisite bathrooms, sumptious beds, gourmet meals made from local ingredients, superb South African wines, and enticing common spaces will match your experience anywhere in the world. And the friendly, efficient, warm service will surpass it.

If it's leisure and pleasure you're looking for, the warmth of the sun, the purity of the fresh air, the endless expanse of the horizons, the authentic smells and sounds of the African bush, and the daily rythms, following the age old, timeless patterns of nature will be salve for your soul.

If you want adrenaline, the excitement of spotting beuatiful, rare, wild animals and birds is part of every game drive, and sometimes there is the thrill of seeing the interactions between the most magnificent and, in some cases fearsome creatures in the world.

If it is important to you to make a difference, all the lodges we deal with make signicicant contributions to biodiversity conservation and social development.

There are so many great options out there that finding the best one for you is like spotting a cheetah in the long grass.

We lived in South Africa for more than 50 years and we know what is available and where to find it and how to get you there in safety and comfort. We are UK registered agents and anything we plan for you will be flexible and fully protected by ABTA and ATOL. We offer 24/7 service from the moment you press the enquiry button until you arrive back in the UK after your holiday.

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Luxury Safari Experiences

In all the game rich parts of South Africa private land owners and lovers of the natural environment have added to the land areas protected by the public sector. Not endowed with taxpayer funds, they have to rely entirely on the income that they can generate from tourism to cover the costs of conservation. As a result they are fiercely competitive to win the patronage of tourists and holiday makers.

They provide

Top quality accommodation in imaginatively designed lodges or luxury tents with luxurious furniture and finishes.
In many cases, private decks and plunge pools.
Outstanding catering usually prepared on site by excellent chefs using top quality local produce.
Game viewing experiences organised by highly trained expert rangers and guides. With fewer restrictions on where their vehicles can go and excellent communications between guides, they can usually be relied on to provide exciting game viewings on every outing.
Service and experiences specifically tailored to each holiday maker or group, which allows flexibility to make sure that when there are children in a group the interests of the children are appropriately taken into account.

With a range of activities from game drives in open safari vehicles to guided bush walks, horse rides and in a couple of cases even elephant rides, the range of alternatives is phenomenal!

With such a wealth of choice there are far too many options to list, but a few of the prime reserves are listed below. In most reserves there are several different accommodation options.

Best for Families

In most of the private reserves there are specially child friendly options. Some of the best are:

Shamwari, in the Eastern Cape, where there is no worry about malaria and the lovely Riverdene Lodge is particularly suited to children, being fully fenced and offering specialist children's activities.
Kariega, also free of malaria and also in the Eastern Cape, offers a wide range of activities and is close to the beach if the children want a change.
Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal takes special pride in catering for multi-generational holidays and for children in particular.

Best for Couples

There can be few more romantic holidays than a getaway in the South African bush. Most of the lodges offer extraordinary levels of luxury and privacy, with suites or safari tents providing lavish amounts of private space. Many offer private dining in the suites or on private decks.

Londolozi, in the Sabi Sands reserve (outside the Kruger Park) has a special honeymoon vehicle in which honeymooners are taken on private game drives.
Tinstwalo Safari Lodge in Manyeleti (also bordering the Kruger) makes couples feel very special, with options like special dinners in the bush available.

Why not combine a game viewing safari with a beach holiday in South Africa or the Indian Ocean islands?