Ellerman House
Set in the Bantry Bay area of Cape Town in South Africa, Ellerman House is a top class hotel contained within a gracious 1915 Edwardian mansion, with guest accommodation in 15 rooms, facilities including a fine dining restaurant and wine tasting room and providing access to an extremely wide range of local activities. Minimum age 12 and over.
Singita Sweni Lodge
Set on the 133 square kilometre private Singita Concession within Kruger National Park in South Africa, Singita Sweni Lodge is an extremely high-end safari property, with guest accommodation in 6 sumptuous suites and offering a good range of safari activities. Air-conditioning. No minimum child age.
Ngala Tented Camp
Set on the 500 square kilometre Timbavati Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, AndBeyond Ngala Tented Camp is an extremely high quality property, with guest accommodation in 6 tented suites and offering a good range of expertly guided safari activities. Minimum age 12.
Tswalu Motse
Set on a huge private reserve in South Africa, Tswalu Motse is a sensational desert safari retreat, with guest accommodation in 6 suites and offering a superb range of guided safari activities, notably including meerkats and pangolins, as well as horse-riding. The best non-malarial safari in Africa. No minimum age.
Tswalu Tarkuni
Set on a huge private reserve in South Africa, Tswalu Tarkuni is a sensational desert safari retreat, with guest accommodation in 5 suites and offering a superb range of guided safari activities, notably including meerkats and pangolins, as well as horse-riding. The best non-malarial safari in Africa. For private groups of up to ten guests. No minimum age.
Morukuru Ocean House
Set in the De Hoop Nature Reserve on the Whale Coast, 250 km east of Cape Town in South Africa, Morukuru Ocean House is a superb exclusive-use coastal property, with guest accommodation in 5 suites and providing access to a range of superb coastal activities. For private groups of up to ten guests.
Tengile River Lodge
Set on the 260 square kilometre Sabi Sand South Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa,Tengile River Lodge is a delicious designer property, with guest accommodation in 9 suites and offering a range of expertly guided safari activities. Air-conditioning. Minimum age 12.
Tswalu Loapi
Set on a huge private reserve in South Africa, Tswalu Loapi is a sensational desert safari retreat, with guest accommodation in 6 mini-lodges and offering a superb range of guided safari activities, notably including meerkats and pangolins, as well as horse-riding. The best non-malarial safari in Africa. No minimum age.
La Petite Ferme
Set at the foot of the pass in the beautiful Franschhoek Valley in South Africa, La Petite Ferme is a very high class boutique winery and restaurant, with guest accommodation in 15 rooms and providing access to a wide range of culinary, cultural and outdoors activities. No minimum age.
Singita Lebombo Lodge
Set on the 133 square kilometre private Singita Concession within Kruger National Park in South Africa, Singita Lebombo Lodge is an extremely high-end safari property, with guest accommodation in 15 sumptuous suites and offering a good range of safari activities. Air-conditioning. Minimum child age 10.
The Silo Hotel
Set in the Waterfront area of Cape Town in South Africa, The Silo Hotel is an extremely high class designer property, contained within a huge 1920’s industrial grain elevator, with guest accommodation in 28 suite rooms and providing access to an extremely wide range of local activities. No minimum age.
La Cle Lodge
Set on a quiet residential street in the pretty village of Franschhoek in South Africa, La Cle Country Lodge is a genuinely intimate and upmarket property, essentially a hosted villa, with guest accommodation in just five rooms and providing access to a wide range of culinary, cultural and outdoors activities. Minimum age 12.
Marataba Mountain Lodge
Set on the 350 square kilometre Marataba Reserve adjoining Marakele National Park in the Waterberg Mountains area of South Africa, Marataba Mountain Lodge is an intimate high-end property, with guest accommodation in 5 suites and offering a good range of safari activities. Non-malarial. Minimum age 16.
Akademie Street
Set on a quiet street in the pretty village of Franschhoek in South Africa, Akademie Street Boutique Hotel and Guest House is an intimate and high quality property, the amalgamation of five previously separate houses, with guest accommodation in nine rooms and providing access to a wide range of culinary, cultural and outdoors activities. Minimum age 16.
La Cle Village
Set on a quiet residential street in the pretty village of Franschhoek in South Africa, La Cle Village is a very high quality small lodge, which is spread across four detached houses, each with two, three or four bedrooms that have to be booked exclusively as a whole house, providing access to a wide range of culinary, cultural and outdoors activities. No minimum age.
Dulini Leadwood
Set on the Sand River in the 72 square kilometre Sabi Sand West Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Dulini Leadwood is a very intimate and high quality property, with guest accommodation in just 4 suites and offering a range of expertly guided safari activities. Minimum age 8 (0 with whole camp booking).
Le Quartier Francais
Set on the high street in the pretty village of Franschhoek in South Africa, Le Quartier Francais is a very high quality village establishment, fronted by a pleasant tapas-style bistro, Protégé, and a world-renowned restaurant Epice, with guest accommodation in 26 rooms arranged around pretty courtyard swimming pools to the rear and providing access to a wide range of culinary, cultural and outdoors activities. No minimum age.
Singita Boulders
Set above the seasonal Sabi River on the prime Sabi Sand Central Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Singita Boulders Lodge is an extremely high quality safari property, with guest accommodation in 12 suites, a wide range of facilities and offering a good range of expertly guided safari activities. Minimum age 10.
Singita Ebony
Set above the seasonal Sabi River on the prime Sabi Sand Central Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Singita Ebony Lodge is an extremely high quality safari property, with guest accommodation in 14 suites, a wide range of facilities and offering a good range of expertly guided safari activities. No minimum age.
Tanda Tula Safari Camp
Set on the 500 square kilometre Timbavati Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Tanda Tula Safari Camp is an authentic, friendly and high quality property, with guest accommodation in 9 tented suites and offering a good range of well guided safari activities. Minimum age 6.
Singita Castleton
Set above the seasonal Sabi River on the prime Sabi Sand Central Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Singita Castleton Camp is an extremely high quality exclusive-use property, centred on a colonial homestead, with guest accommodation in 6 cottages, a wide range of facilities and offering a good range of expertly guided safari activities. For private groups of up to twelve guests. No minimum age.
Leeu Estates
Set just to the south of the pretty village of Franschhoek in South Africa, Leeu Estates is a very high-end rural property, with guest accommodation in 16 rooms, facilities including a fine dining restaurant, wine-tasting studio and wellness spa and providing access to a wide range of culinary, cultural and outdoors activities. No minimum age.
Camissa House
Set on the highest street below Table Mountain in the Oranjezicht area of Cape Town in South Africa, Camissa House is an intimate and high quality boutique hotel, with guest accommodation in 8 rooms, extremely high quality hosting and concierge services and providing access to an extremely wide range of local activities. Under the same ownership as the excellent MannaBay. Minimum age of 12.
Morukuru Beach Lodge
Set in the De Hoop Nature Reserve on the Whale Coast, 250 km east of Cape Town in South Africa, Morukuru Beach Lodge is an incredibly high quality coastal property, with guest accommodation in 5 suites and providing access to a range of superb coastal activities.
Marataba Residence
Set within the 350 square kilometre Marataba Private Game Reserve, adjoining Marakele National Park in the Waterberg Mountains of South Africa, Marataba Residence is very high-quality property, with guest accommodation in 4 suites and offering a comprehensive range of safari activities. Non-malarial. No minimum age. Exclusive-use.
Londolozi Pioneer
Set above the seasonal Sabi River on the prime Sabi Sand Central Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Londolozi Pioneer Camp is a very high quality safari property, with guest accommodation in just 3 suites, a wide range of facilities and offering a good range of expertly guided safari activities. Minimum age 6.
Londolozi Tree
Set above the seasonal Sabi River on the prime Sabi Sand Central Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Londolozi Tree Camp is a very high quality safari property, with guest accommodation in 6 suites, a wide range of facilities and offering a good range of expertly guided safari activities. Minimum age 16.
Marataba Safari Lodge
Set on the 350 square kilometre Marataba Reserve adjoining Marakele National Park in the Waterberg Mountains area of South Africa, Marataba Safari Lodge is an extremely high quality property, with guest accommodation in 15 suites and offering a good range of safari activities. Non-malarial. No minimum age.
Kersefontein Farm
Set 25km up the Berg River from Velddrif on the Paternoster Coast in South Africa, Kersefontein Farm is an utterly authentic working property, owned and personally hosted by the same family who founded it in 1770, with guest accommodation in 7 rooms, grand meals under chandeliers and providing access to a range of local activities including horse-riding and motorboating. Magnificent.
Ant’s Hill
Set on a 50 square kilometre private reserve in the heart of the Waterberg Mountains area of South Africa, Ant’s Hill is a high quality equestrian retreat, with guest accommodation in five gorgeous cottages and offering a wide range of activities, notably including horse-riding. Non-malarial. No lions or elephants. No minimum age.
Bushmans Kloof
Set in a remote valley in the Cederberg Mountains in South Africa, Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat is an historic rural five star Relais Chateau property, with guest accommodation in 18 rooms, a good range of facilities and providing access to a wide range of safari and outdoors activities, notably hiking and rock-art.
Cape Grace Hotel
Set in the Waterfront area of Cape Town in South Africa, Cape Grace Hotel is a large high class modern property, constructed in the shape of an ocean liner, with guest accommodation in 120 rooms, a wide range of facilities and providing access to an extremely wide range of local activities. No minimum age.
Cheetah Plains
Set on the 110 square kilometre private Sabi Sand North Reserve to the west of Kruger National Park in South Africa, Cheetah Plains is an elegant designer property, with guest accommodation in 3 sumptuous bush houses, each with four bedrooms and offering a range of private guided safari activities. No minimum age.
Auberge Clermont
Set on a working farm around 1 km southwest of the pretty village of Franschhoek in South Africa, Auberge Clermont is a relatively simple and authentically French property, with guest accommodation in 6 rooms and an excellent three bedroom house, providing access to a wide range of culinary, cultural and outdoors activities. No minimum age.
Four Rosmead
Set on a reasonably quiet junction in the Oranjezicht area of Cape Town in South Africa, Four Rosmead is an intimate and relatively stylish property, contained within a restored 1903 house, with guest accommodation in 7 rooms, extremely high quality hosting and concierge services and providing access to an extremely wide range of local activities. Minimum age 12.
Groenfontein Retreat
Set in a private valley leading up to the Swartberg Nature Reserve around 20 km northeast of Calitzdorp in the Little Karoo in South Africa, The Retreat at Groenfontein is a simple but wonderfully remote guest house, centred on a beautiful Victorian farmstead and owner-hosted by Marie and Grant, with guest accommodation in 8 rooms and providing access to a range of local activities, notably including hiking trails and river swimming.
Grootbos Forest Lodge
Set on an 18 square kilometre private reserve inland from the town of Gansbaai on the Whale Coast in South Africa, Grootbos Forest Lodge is a high class modern property, with guest accommodation in 8 suites and providing access to a good range of activities.
Grootbos Garden Lodge
Set on an 18 square kilometre private reserve inland from the town of Gansbaai on the Whale Coast in South Africa, Grootbos Forest Lodge is a high class traditional property, with guest accommodation in 8 suites and providing access to a good range of activities.
Kensington Place
Set in a very upmarket residential street in the Oranjezicht area of Cape Town in South Africa, Kensington Place is an intimate and polished little guest house, with guest accommodation in 6 rooms, extremely high quality hosting and concierge services and providing access to an extremely wide range of local activities. Minimum age 12.
Kirkman’s Kamp
Set on the 260 square kilometre Sabi Sand South Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Kirkman’s Kamp is an extremely high quality and historic property, centred on a 1920’s homestead, with guest accommodation in 18 cottages, a wide range of facilities and offering a range of expertly guided safari activities. No minimum age.
Kurland Hotel
Set on a seven square kilometre estate adjacent to the main N2 highway above Nature’s Valley in South Africa, Kurland Hotel is an intimate and top class property, with guest accommodation in 12 suites and providing access to a wide range of local activities, notably including guided horse-riding and some fabulous beaches. Lodge permanently closed in 2024.
La Residence
Set in vineyards 1km to the north of the pretty village of Franschhoek in South Africa, La Residence Franschhoek is an extremely comfortable rural hotel in a faux Louis Quatorze style, with guest accommodation in 16 suites and providing access to a wide range of culinary, cultural and outdoors activities. Minimum age 10.
Lion Sands Ivory
Set on the 260 square kilometre Sabi Sand South Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Lion Sands Ivory Lodge is a relatively stylish and upmarket property, with guest accommodation in 6 villas, a wide range of facilities and offering a range of well guided safari activities. Minimum age 10.
Lion Sands River
Set on the 260 square kilometre Sabi Sand South Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Lion Sands River Lodge is a relatively stylish and upmarket property, with guest accommodation in 18 suites, a wide range of facilities and offering a range of well guided safari activities. Minimum age 10.
Londolozi Granite
Set above the seasonal Sabi River on the prime Sabi Sand Central Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Londolozi Granite Suites is a very high quality safari property, with guest accommodation in 3 suites, a wide range of facilities and offering a good range of expertly guided safari activities. Minimum age 16.
Mala Mala Camp
Set on the 260 square kilometre Sabi Sand South Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Mala Mala Camp is an historic and old-fashioned property, with guest accommodation in 19 suites, a wide range of facilities and offering a range of well guided safari activities. No minimum age.
Mala Mala Sable
Set on the 260 square kilometre Sabi Sand South Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Mala Mala Sable Camp is an historic and old-fashioned property, with guest accommodation in 7 suites, a wide range of facilities and offering a selection of well guided safari activities. Minimum age 12.
Mala Mala Rattrays
Set on the 260 square kilometre Sabi Sand South Reserve to the west of the Kruger area in South Africa, Mala Mala Rattrays Camp is an historic and old-fashioned property, with guest accommodation in 8 suites, a wide range of facilities and offering a selection of well guided safari activities. Minimum age 16.
Delaire Graff
Set alongside the Helshoogte Pass between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek in South Africa, Delaire Graff is an extremely high quality wine estate, centred on a wine tasting room and fine dining restaurant, with guest accommodation in 12 rooms in a separate annex, an extensive range of top class facilities and providing access to a wide range of culinary, cultural and outdoors activities. No minimum age.
Mosaic Lagoon Lodge
Set by the side of a large tidal lagoon back from the beaches of Walker Bay in the Stanford area of the Whale Coast in South Africa, Mosaic Lagoon Lodge is a lovely safari style property, with guest accommodation in 7 suites and providing access to a good range of activities, notably including whale-watching Jun-Nov and shark-diving.
