SINGITA LEBOMBO REDESIGNED!
Singita has unveiled a complete evolution of Singita Lebombo Lodge in Singita’s private 33.000 acre concession in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Singita Lebombo has always been ahead of its time but now it’s come into its own after a major overhaul –but you’ll experience the same lig
ELLERMAN HOUSE: THE ART GALLERY BEHIND A LUXURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL
During my stay at the Ellerman House, it was impossible for me not to fall in love with the extensive South African art collection this luxury boutique hotel hides inside. The five star Relais and Chateaux property boasts owning more than a thousand pieces of art work. You can see the paintings and
NEW CAMP: THE HIGHLANDS, NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
Asilia Africa has opened its long-expected new property in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. The Highlands is expected to redefine the classic Ngorongoro experience, raising the bar for low-impact/high-style camps. Carefully positioned for maximum privacy high on the slopes of the Olmoti vo
WHAT TO WEAR ON A SAFARI
You can read different advises on what to pack for your safari trip, but as someone who has been to hundreds of safaris so far, here is the ‘real’ list! Experts say you better prefer neutral colors like browns, khakis, greens.. Yes! it is nice to blend with the beautiful environment and to feel
CAPE TOWN’S HOTTEST RESTAURANT: THE SHORTMARKET CLUB
Luke Dale-Roberts of The Test Kitchen fame has partnered in a joint venture with his wife, Sandalene Dale-Roberts, his top chef Wesley Randles and manager Simon Widdison to open The Shortmarket Club in a heritage building just off vibey Bree Street. The excitement around the food and the venue is p
ONE & ONLY CAPE TOWN INSTA-WALKS
South Africa’s top city resort launches their tailored One&Only Cape Town Insta-Walks that take in the coolest cultural and foodie hotspots Cape Town has to offer. The latest offering for guests checking into the resort is One&Only Cape Town Insta-Walks – expert led, on-foot t
BOTSWANA’S NEW DUBA EXPEDITION CAMP OPEN
The brand new Duba Expedition Camp has opened, sitting in the heart of classic Okavango Delta habitat. A matrix of palm-dotted islands, flood plains and woodland, the 77,000-acre private concession typifies the region’s unique landscape. Located here, exclusively, is the six tent Duba Expeditio
A CAPE DUTCH FARM: BABYLONSTOREN
Dating back to 1692, Babylonstoren is an historic Cape Dutch farm in the Cape. Famous for its magnificent gardens that are laid out over eight acres, the gardens are divided into 15 sections that comprise fruit, berries, bees for pollinating, indigenous plants, fragrant lawns, a prickly pear maze, a
SINGITA NEWS
Singita announced that on selected Thursdays in September, November and December 2016, flights between Singita Pamushana and Victoria Falls will operate. These flights will only be available on certain dates this year, but the company aims to make this a more regular routing in 2017. The introducti
RHINO RELOCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
Rhinos Without Borders is celebrating a year during which the project has seen the safe translocation of two batches of rhino from high risk poaching areas in South Africa to undisclosed locations in Botswana, a country that boasts a far lower poaching rate. The landmarks attained in 2015 mean that
STARGAZING AT ULUSABA
At Sir Richard Branson’s Ulusaba lodge you can enjoy a star gazing evening as part of your game viewing experience at the observatory in the bush. Ulusaba rangers will teach all about the constellations you can see from points in the southern hemisphere! Beautiful, isn’t it?
MY STAY AT JAO CAMP
During my Botswana trip last December, I had a great “water-safari” experience in the Okavango Delta. I say “water-safari”; because when you sail in a mokoro -the traditional dug-out canoe- you see lots of animals -hippos, crocs, ellies and hundreds of colorful birds- and you have a differen
RHINOS ARE BACK TO ZAMBIA
Forty years ago, Zambia had the third largest black rhino population in Africa: around 12,000, with 4,000 of them in the Luangwa Valley. Twenty years later there were none. They were declared extinct in Zambia in 1998. They had been poached out of existence in the 1970s and 1980s to meet illegal com
TOP 15 AFRICAN STAR-BEDS
It was the most memorable part of my Botswana safari last year. I slept outside of my tent, in a luxurious “star-bed”, in the Central Kalahari Desert. It was not easy for me. I was all by myself, under the sacred skies, trying to fall asleep with the noises of the bush and the desert. […]
