5-Star Properties

5-Star Properties

5-star rated accommodations

Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River

Anantara Tented Camp Kafue River

Musekese Concession, Zambia

A tented river camp on the Kafue River inside Kafue National Park

ARU Game Lodges (Kalakwa)

ARU Game Lodges (Kalakwa)

Central Namibia, Namibia

A six-room game lodge on the Kalakwa reserve, seventy kilometres from Hosea Kutako Airport

Elewana Elephant Pepper Camp

Elewana Elephant Pepper Camp

Mara North Conservancy, Kenya

A ten-tent camp in Mara North Conservancy, inside the Maasai Mara ecosystem

Elewana Elsa’s Kopje Meru

Elewana Elsa’s Kopje Meru

Meru National Park, Kenya

Ten cottages on Mughwango Hill in Meru National Park with 870 km² of wilderness

Elewana Kilindi Zanzibar

Elewana Kilindi Zanzibar

Kendwa, Tanzania

Fifteen pavilion suites on a private beach in northern Zanzibar

Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp

Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp

Loisaba Conservancy, Kenya

A tented camp on a Laikipia escarpment in Loisaba Conservancy, Kenya

Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp

Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp

Northern Serengeti, Tanzania

A tented camp on the Grumeti River at the western Serengeti migration corridor

Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp

Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp

Central Serengeti, Tanzania

A twelve-tent tented camp in the Southern Serengeti's Moru Kopjes area

Elewana Tarangire Treetops

Elewana Tarangire Treetops

Randilen, Tanzania

Elevated treehouse lodge on the elephant migration path, Tarangire

Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro

Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro

Karatu, Tanzania

A colonial manor on a coffee estate beside Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli

Elewana Tortilis Camp Amboseli

Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Eighteen tented rooms in an Amboseli conservancy anchored on Kilimanjaro sightlines

Ellerman House

Ellerman House

Cape Town, South Africa

Seasonal, locally sourced dining in a clifftop Bantry Bay hotel above the Atlantic

Governors' Camp

Governors' Camp

Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

A tented safari camp on the Mara River in the Masai Mara since 1972

Governors' Il Moran Camp

Governors' Il Moran Camp

Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Ten luxury tents on the Mara River with guided game drives from inside the

Grootbos Private Nature Reserve Villas

Grootbos Private Nature Reserve Villas

De Kelders, South Africa

Fynbos reserve above Walker Bay with two lodges, private villas, and botanical safaris

Hemingways Nairobi

Hemingways Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya

Forty-five suites overlooking the Ngong Hills in Nairobi's leafy Karen suburb

Hemingways Watamu

Hemingways Watamu

Watamu, Kenya

Watamu Marine National Park beach: 60 ocean-facing rooms, PADI certification, spa, dhow cruises

Horizon by Ongava

Horizon by Ongava

Ongava Private Game Reserve, Namibia

Three-villa camp on a hill above the Ongava plains and Etosha's western boundary

House of Waine

House of Waine

Nairobi, Kenya

Eleven themed rooms and a cottage on 2.5 acres in Karen

Kaya Mawa

Kaya Mawa

Likoma Island, Malawi

A lakeside lodge on Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, northern shore

Leeu Estates

Leeu Estates

Franschhoek, South Africa

A 24-room country house hotel and working winery in the Franschhoek valley

Leeu House

Leeu House

Franschhoek, South Africa

A twelve-room adult-only hotel on Franschhoek's main street, with fine dining

Malewane Lodge at Royal Malewane

Malewane Lodge at Royal Malewane

Thornybush Game Reserve, South Africa

A ten-suite safari lodge on the western boundary of Greater Kruger

Matetsi Victoria Falls

Matetsi Victoria Falls

Matetsi Private Game Reserve, Zimbabwe

A family-owned safari lodge on the Zambezi, forty kilometres from Victoria Falls

Mont Rochelle Hotel & Vineyard

Mont Rochelle Hotel & Vineyard

Franschhoek, South Africa

A hotel and working vineyard in Franschhoek, forty-five minutes from Cape Town

Morukuru Farm House

Morukuru Farm House

Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

An exclusive-use safari farmhouse for families and groups in Madikwe

Morukuru River House

Morukuru River House

Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

An exclusive three-bedroom safari house on the Marico River, Madikwe

Naboisho

Naboisho

Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya

A nine-tent safari camp in the private Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya

Nambwa Tented Lodge

Nambwa Tented Lodge

Bwabwata National Park, Namibia

Ten tented suites on boardwalks above elephant migratory routes in Bwabwata National Park

Oceana Beach & Wildlife Reserve

Oceana Beach & Wildlife Reserve

Port Alfred, South Africa

A wildlife reserve and private beach lodge on the Eastern Cape coast

One & Only Nyungwe House

One & Only Nyungwe House

Nyungwe Forest National Park, Rwanda

A twenty-three-room lodge on a working tea plantation beside Nyungwe Forest

Park Hyatt Johannesburg

Park Hyatt Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa

A restored Herbert Baker building with thirty-one rooms in Melrose Estate

Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge

Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge

Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa

A twenty-five-suite safari lodge above the Msuthlu riverbed in Sabi Sand

Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge

Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge

Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa

A low-profile lodge built into the bushveld of Sabi Sabi Private Reserve

Saxon Hotel Villas & Spa

Saxon Hotel Villas & Spa

Johannesburg, South Africa

Fifty-three suites and villas across ten acres of indigenous gardens in Sandhurst

Shipwreck Lodge

Shipwreck Lodge

Skeleton Coast, Namibia

The only lodge inside Skeleton Coast National Park, at the Hoarusib River mouth

Simbavati Hilltop Lodge

Simbavati Hilltop Lodge

Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa

An eight-suite tented lodge on a hillside in Timbavati Private Game Reserve

Steenberg Hotel & Spa

Steenberg Hotel & Spa

Cape Town, South Africa

A five-star hotel on a historic wine farm in the Constantia Valley

The Ritz-Carlton Santiago

The Ritz-Carlton Santiago

Las Condes, Chile

A full-service hotel in Las Condes, Santiago, with Andes views

The Ritz-Carlton Santiago

The Ritz-Carlton Santiago

Las Condes, Chile

A full-service hotel in Las Condes, Santiago, with Andes views

The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp

The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp

Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

A twenty-suite safari camp inside the Masai Mara National Reserve

The Silo Hotel

The Silo Hotel

Cape Town, South Africa

A converted 1924 grain silo hotel above Zeitz MOCAA at the V&A Waterfront

The Wilderness Collection - Warangi Ridge

The Wilderness Collection - Warangi Ridge

Central Serengeti, Tanzania

A tented safari camp on a ridge in the Central Serengeti, Tanzania

Time + Tide Chongwe Suites

Time + Tide Chongwe Suites

Lower Zambezi, Zambia

A private four-bedroom house on the Chongwe River, Lower Zambezi

Time + Tide Mchenja

Time + Tide Mchenja

South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

A five-tent ebony-grove camp on the Luangwa River in South Luangwa

Tintswalo Safari

Tintswalo Safari

Manyeleti Private Game Reserve, South Africa

An eight-suite safari lodge in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga

Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa

Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa

Cape Town, South Africa

A five-star hotel on Victoria Road between the Twelve Apostles and the Atlantic

Villa Margherita Swakopmund

Villa Margherita Swakopmund

Swakopmund, Namibia

Ten-room boutique hotel in four colonial buildings on a central Swakopmund garden

Zambezi Queen by Mantis

Zambezi Queen by Mantis

Chobe River Front Namibia, Namibia

A forty-two-metre floating hotel navigating the Chobe River, Namibia

Zannier Sonop

Zannier Sonop

NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia

A ten-tent desert camp on boulders at the southern edge of the Namib