Jack Bousfield's oasis of civilisation was created in the 1960's amid the vastness and isolation of the salt pans in order to offer a complete desert experience - with just a touch of the 1940’s ‘bel epoch’ styled luxury.
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A wonderful premier lodge in a private park bordering the Moremi, Vumbura offers guests every way in which to enjoy the diversity and magic of the Okavango Delta.
The original elephant experience. Randall Moore's fabulous camp in the Okavango Delta is a brilliant symbiosis of luxury travel and conservation. This experience is one never to be forgotten. Totally unique.
Surrounded by water and superbly located on a west facing beach with glorious views of the African sunset this remote and exclusive hideaway is the perfect place to escape from the outside world in style.
Breathtaking views from the Western escarpement of the Great Rift Valley, incredible sunrises and a lodge that is an architectural wonder. Shompole is an incredible, luxurious adventure into territories new.
Just a few miles from the centre of Nairobi and yet seemingly in the country, the labour of love of Sir David Duncan, The Giraffe Manor is home to orphaned and protected giraffe - and also a remarkable place to stay.
Every tent overlooks the Mara River and one sees bushbuck, families of hippo and the furtive crocodile as he glides slowly past the verandah. In the heart of the Mara the Grammaticas family continue to lead the way in fabulous travel and intelligent conservation.
Some things do not change, so it is hardly surprising that the Cottar family, who have been running luxury safaris in the Mara since 1920, remain the most skilled in their homeland’s bushcraft and the style of elegant service.
Nestling amid the dunes Kiwayu is luxury the East African way. Relax in the Bajuni bandas - made in the traditional fashion without a single nail - and drink in the natural surroundings. Eighteen spacious and beautifully decorated bandas, each with its own hammock-strung verandah and panoramic view of the bay, provide perfect luxury, total seclusion and great water sports.
Nestling on the shady banks of the Olare Orok River, the Offbeat camp is small, owner-operated and offers a highly personal and exclusive safari in the heart of the Mara.
For a really authentic African experience and the very best in hospitality from an Italian host, Kitich – meaning happiness – is unlike anywhere else and makes life worth living.
A delightful home amidst the natural beauty of the Lewa Conservancy, Lewa Wilderness has been providing luxury and hospitality to its guests for 30 years.
This great Nairobi hotel has witnessed eras come and go but retains its wonderful colonial charm and is the place to stay in town for great service, facilities and the best food Nairobi.
In what is undoubtedly one of the best locations on the Kenyan coast, Manda Bay offers all the watersports one could wish for wrapped up with gourmet cuisine and a relaxing barefoot East African rhythm.
An exclusive island paradise, full of character and charm. Seemingly a million miles from anywhere - the perfect place to relax and re-charge.
Just twelve, huge open-plan villas on a pristine Indian Ocean beach provide exceptional comfort and pampering hospitality in a conservation area where man has not visited for hundreds of years.
Nestling in a forgotten corner of the tropical Quirimbas Archipelago, just ten degrees off the equator nine private villas offer superb sea views and the relaxed, friendly style of the local people will endear you to this lovely lodge.
One of the finest beach lodges in the world has undergone an exciting new refurbishment - modern comforts with the old charm. Benguerra Lodge luxury on the white sands of the Bazaruto and crystal clear Indian Ocean waters.
White sands, swaying palms and glittering translucent waters, Marlin Lodge stands on the unspoilt paradise of Benguerra Island, one of the The ‘Crown Jewels of the Western Indian Ocean’.
The land changes colour magically by the hour as the scenery shifts in shadows and Wolwedans’ camps provide perfect hospitality and exclusive luxury from which to experience the magnificent natural spectacle of the desert.
Serra Cafema Camp, one of the remotest destinations in all of Africa, offers one of the most memorable experiences. The natural beauty and tranquillity of this place combined with fascinating desert life is perfectly enchanting.
In the deserted remote northwest of Namibia, the best guides lead incredible mobile safaris for those very few who are lucky enough to visit this beautiful country.
Puros in Kaokoland is one of the last truly wild areas in Namibia. Elephant, black rhino, giraffe and lion live together with the Himba in a rugged, breathtaking scenery of mountains and gorges.
Home of the Africat Foundation, halfway between Windhoek and Etosha, Okonjima gives guests the opportunity to get up front and friendly with cheetah and leopard together with all the other wonders afforded by this luxury lodge in the Omboroko Mountains.
In the north where Zimbabwe and Mozambique meet, the lost world of the Makuleke where the Luvuvhu and Matale rivers meet at the very tip of the Kruger Park offers an unruffled tranquillity that relaxes and unburdens the mind.
Right in the heart of Sandton, this boutique hotel is offering something quite unique. All the warmth of the family home it once was, converted dramatically into a chic, yet supremely comfortable, hotel in town.
With spectacular views of the Drakensberg Mountains and the very best hospitality with superb cuisine, The Coach House and Agatha Spa is an elegant hotel in which to totally relax and enjoy this enchanting and beautiful hidden away corner of South Africa.
In a private reserve of 35,000 acres on the western edge of the Kruger, Garonga is a unique blend of spa and safari lodge, allowing guests to relax and become ‘in tune’ with their surroundings.
For anyone seeking complete calm and relaxation amidst truly magnificent and uplifting scenery with the very best service and subtle luxury then Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat is for you!
At the foot of the Waterberg Mountains in the north-eastern corner of South Africa pure luxury awaits in the form of Marataba - malaria-free ‘Big 5’ game viewing, stunning scenery and ancient history on the site of one of Africa’s oldest trade routes.
A name now synonomous with the best in Heritage Tourism, David Rattray and his team have the international reputation of delivering thrilling, moving entertainment and wonderful food and hospitality in world class lodges.
Relax in style as in days of old and enjoy the exquisite cuisine, fine wines and champagne, fresh crisp linen and gently rocking bathtub all administered by your very own butler as the magnificent African scenery rolls by.
This family run retreat on the Garden Route sits in idyllic pastures which run down to the white sandy beaches of the Indian Ocean. Families are especially welcome here and there are activities for all - fine dining included.
An extraordinary, exuberant tour de force of grandeur, elegance and styling that is Saxon Johannesburg’s spectacular boutique hotel voted the World Leader for the last six consecutive years.
Founder member of Relais & Chateaux’ South African portfolio in spectacular Mpumalanga with all of its outdoor activities, Cybele is a mountain forest paradise with pampering spa and fabulous cuisine.
This beautiful, pristine private reserve, malaria-free and home to the ‘Big 5’,
offers luxurious comfort and great game experiences in its congenial, relaxed atmosphere.
Stunningly situated on a wide curve of the Rufiji River, Sand Rivers’ expansive open style gives full play to the wide wilderness of the Selous from the comfort of one of the finest lodges on the continent.
Perched on the edge of this unique natural phenomenon and commanding ‘the best view in Africa’, the Crater Lodge is utterly superb in every detail from the banana leaf roof to the Persian carpets.
Remote and beautiful, Ras Kutani lies in an idyllic spot on the Indian Ocean. Relax in one’s cottage gazing across the lagoon to the deep blue Indian Ocean, sip a cool drink on the white sandy beach or go fishing, windsurfing or riding – Ras Kutani is a haven of tranquillity and an African delight
Katavi is the African bush of fifty years ago - wild, deserted and utterly beautiful. In the Park, Palahala tented camp is a gem, combining perfect position, extraordinary comfort and the pinnacle of service and guiding quality with warm hospitality.
Tom Lithgow - named after his father who created the Ngorongoro Crater Conservancy - has been running his classic mobile camp in The Serengeti for years and startling guests with the quality and authenticity of his operation.
Katavi National Park is one of the greatest wildlife experiences on the planet. Miles from anywhere, there are very few visitors and game behaves rather differently than in more frequented locales. Wonderfully diverse and un-touched, the pinnacle of African safaris can be found at Chada.
On the edge of the forest, on a wide golden beach, looking out across the clear waters of Lake Tanganyika, exotic barefoot luxury and indulgent living serve as the base for trekking out into the wilderness to drop in on man’s closest relative.
Northern Tanzania at its most impressive. The Rift Valley Escarpment crashes down to the flamingo-rimmed lake and Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, cradled in a mhogany forest is host to more diverse species than the Serengeti itself.
A spectacular island dream set on Africa’s most beautiful lake, Lupita Island offers every luxury with incredible style here in the very middle of the Dark Continent.
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Extraordinary and unique The Selous Project are offering a safari unmatched in Africa today. 300,000 acres of wilderness all to yourself, a luxurious traditional camp, porters and fabulous guiding on foot.
At Tongabezi Lodge on the banks of the Zambezi, exclusivity meets romance and activity joins with relaxation as the river slides gently by, in pace with African life.
Wonderfully established safari lodges in Luangwa’s National Parks, Tafika, Chikoko, Crocodile and Mwaleshi welcome guests with easy, well-practised hospitality and offer some of the most unspoilt safaris - the walking is fantastic - under some of the best guides on the continent.
On a tiny island off Mafia, lies a Robinson Crusoe camp that is truly remarkable - a handful of treehouses, with four-poster beds, supported by ancient Baobabs amid the Shirazi and Omani ruins and tropical vegetation of old, forgotten Swahili.
This exquisite, private island with its white coral-sand beaches and spectacular reefs is renowned as one of the most beautiful and unspoilt ocean destinations in the world.
