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Safari · 5 days

Luxury Safari Lodge Retreat

A five-star lodge stay with signature suites, farm-to-fire dining, holistic spa rituals and Big Five drives on a private concession.

Five nights at a member-of-Relais lodge on a 22 000-hectare private reserve. Signature suites, each with plunge pool, indoor and outdoor showers and a private butler. A farm-to-fire kitchen, cellar-guided tastings, and a spa built around indigenous healing traditions. Twice-daily Big Five drives with the reserve's most senior rangers and trackers. Included: charter flight, private butler, all meals and beverages, spa ritual, twice-daily safari activities, laundry.

Journey highlights

  • Signature suite with private plunge pool
  • Dedicated butler and safari guide
  • Farm-to-fire dining and cellar tastings
  • Indigenous healing spa rituals
  • Twice-daily Big Five drives
  • Charter flight and transfers included

What's included

  • Signature suite at a five-star Madikwe lodge
  • Twice-daily game drives with a private ranger and tracker
  • All meals, premium wines, teas and coffees
  • In-room spa treatment on arrival
  • Return light-aircraft transfers from Johannesburg
  • Community and conservation fund contribution
Accommodation style

Standalone stone-and-thatch suites with private decks, plunge pools and outdoor showers — architecture that disappears into the Kalahari-fringe bush.

Best time to visit

May – October for dry-season Big Five game viewing; malaria-free, so accessible year-round for family travellers.