Luxury Safari Magazine’s Emma Blunt reviews Tintswalo Safari

On the pillow, each evening, there was a note. Not a generic turn-down card — a note, handwritten, with a name at the bottom and a small photograph beside it. Eden, our housekeeper, is…

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The Bradt Guidebook: Essential for Mauritius, Rodrigues & Réunion

The islands of the southwest Indian Ocean have long captivated travellers seeking more than a standard beach holiday. While Mauritius is celebrated for its white-sand beaches and world-class resorts…

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The Wine I Couldn’t Place: Emma Blunt at Benguela Cove, South Africa

It started with a wine I couldn't place. I had just come back from South Africa — my thousandth trip, roughly speaking, to my favourite place in the world — when I sat down to one of the best…

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The Evolution of Excellence at NH Johannesburg Sandton Hotel

Sandton has long served as the financial pulse of Johannesburg, a district with a striking skyline where high-stakes deals are brokered within "Africa’s richest square mile." At its centre, NH…

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AtholPlace Hotel & Villa: A discreet luxury address in Johannesburg

AtholPlace Hotel & Villa offers a rare sense of calm right in the heart of the city for travellers seeking a more private, polished way to experience Johannesburg. Cradled by the leafy suburb of…

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Luxury Safari Magazine reviews Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Kenya

More than a mere safari – this is a refined rendezvous with the untamed African savannah. Forget the dusty, rugged safari of old. At the Fairmont Mara Safari Club, luxury is refined, intimate…

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Reaching the Pinnacle: Kigali’s New Ultra-Luxury Retreat

With the arrival of The Pinnacle Kigali, the capital city has found its most refined experience yet. Rising above Rwanda’s capital, this new ultra-luxury destination is not merely a hotel; it is…

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Turbine Boutique Hotel & Spa voted Best Boutique Hotel 2025

We’re honoured to share that The Turbine Boutique Hotel & Spa has been voted Best Hotel / Boutique Hotel in the 2025 Best of Knysna & Plett Readers’ Choice Awards! Following a feature…

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Hyde Johannesburg: Boho Meets Skyline

Hyde arrived on the global hospitality scene in 2005 via the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, and it's carried its free-spirited DNA to Miami, Dubai, Ibiza, London, and now, Johannesburg.…

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Celebrating 10 Years of Magic at Matetsi Victoria Falls

2026 marks 10 years since we first welcomed guests to Matetsi Victoria Falls – a decade of creating space for our guests to nourish their souls, and perhaps fall in love, as we have done, with this…

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Karangoma Botswana an alternative African Safari expereince

Located in the northern section of NG12, with roughly 30 000ha of traversing area, Karangoma boasts a beautiful and productive overlap of Botswana’s northern woodlands (mopane and…

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Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa an urban sanctuary in Johannesburg

Nestled amidst lush, landscaped gardens in the heart of Johannesburg, Fairlawns Boutique Hotel and Spa is an urban sanctuary where refined luxury meets warm, personalised hospitality. With bespoke…

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Hiddn in Addo, where wellness and conservation converge

Just 72 km from Gqeberha, deep within a vast expanse of untouched wilderness in the heart of South Africa’s Addo Elephant National Park, a sanctuary is quietly emerging. Welcome to Mantis Hiddn in…

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Samara Karoo Safari Villa A Refined Private Wilderness Retreat

Set within 67,000 acres of restored wilderness in South Africa’s vast Great Karoo, family-owned five-star Samara Karoo Reserve has unveiled a beautifully reimagined version of its exclusive…

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Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Kenya A Front-Row Seat to the Great Migration

There is a moment in the Maasai Mara when the world seems to pause, the sun drapes the savannah in molten gold, acacia trees cast long, sculpted shadows, and the Mara River gleams like liquid silver…

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Benguela Cove: A Contemporary Wine Estate on the Edge of Walker Bay

On the edge of Walker Bay, just outside Hermanus, Benguela Cove sits where vineyards run down towards a wide saltwater lagoon, with mountains rising behind and the Atlantic never far away. The estate…

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Above Johannesburg City: A Portrait of the Four Seasons Westcliff

After a late arrival on a long-haul flight, there are few comforts as reassuring as a real table laid for a real dinner in your suite. Not the usual…

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Chui Lodge: Sanctuary in the Wild, Lake Naivasha, Kenya

The Land Cruiser's engine fell silent, swallowed by the savannah's vastness. James poured the gin and tonics, the perfect bush sundowner drink, as the sun slipped behind…

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