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Review: Lemala Nanyukie, Serengeti, Tanzania
Lemala Nanyukie is a fifteen-suite tented camp on the eastern side of the central Serengeti, within reach of Namiri Plains, one of the best places to see cheetah. We stayed two nights in August 2026 and rated it 3.7/5: large, beautiful suites and an unforgettable cheetah sighting, but it feels more like a big lodge than a safari camp.
Review: Mila, Serengeti, Tanzania
Mila (formerly Legendary Mila Tented Camp) is a six-tent camp in the Nyasirori area of the Serengeti's Western Corridor in Tanzania. An honest two-night review of the tents, the open-sided vehicles, the food, the service and the guiding, with a black rhino outside camp on our last morning.
Review: Wilderness Mara
Wilderness Mara reopened in the Mara Triangle in July 2026 with twelve tented suites, a beautiful build, and the most convenient balloon launch in the Masai Mara. An honest two-night review of the room, food, guiding, and a service team still finding its feet.
Review: Vumbura Plains
Our honest review of Wilderness's premier water camp in the Okavango Delta: world-class guiding, year-round water, and a concession that outshines its rooms
Review: Wilderness Chitabe Camp
A rebuilt Okavango classic: new suites among our favorite rooms anywhere, guides who find their own animals, and a two-hour cheetah hunt with Supermom and her cub.
South Africa's New Traveller Declaration: What It Actually Means for Your Safari
Flying into South Africa for your safari? Here's exactly what the new SARS online traveller declaration means for you — no jargon, no panic, just clarity.
Review: Giraffe Manor
We arrived skeptics and left won over. Giraffes at your window, standout butler service, and our honest take on the rooms and how to actually get a booking.
Review: Wilderness Little Kulala
A return visit to Sossusvlei's closest private-gate lodge: boho-desert suites, star beds under the Namib sky, and guiding that held up visit after visit.
Review: Solio Lodge, Laikipia, Kenya
Kenya's first private rhino sanctuary, with hundreds of rhinos and a bush breakfast shared with a dozen of them. The closest you'll get to walking with dinosaurs.
Review: Tanda Tula Safari Camp, Timbavati, South Africa
Timbavati's most design-forward camp: striking canvas-and-glass suites, food a level above most camps, and easy family access, plus a few service gaps to know about.
Review: Tawana, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Natural Selection's premier camp inside Moremi: gorgeous rooms, polished service, cheetahs on our first drive, and what the national-park setting really means.
Review: Cape Grace, Cape Town
The V&A Waterfront's grande dame, now under Fairmont: beautifully renovated public spaces, personal five-star service, and an honest look at the rooms.
Review: GweGwe Beach Lodge, South Africa
A perfect 5/5. Beach and bush on a private 5,000-hectare stretch of the Wild Coast, with waterfall jumps, kayaking, and a lodge that feels like home.
Review: Wilderness Bisate Lodge, Rwanda
Nest-like villas facing the volcanoes, fireplaces in every room, and exceptional service. Our honest review of Rwanda's gorilla trekking lodge, permit costs included.
Review: North Island Okavango, Botswana
Natural Selection's northern Delta water camp: pangolin, aardwolf, and wild dogs in two nights, stunning rooms, and a few operational kinks still being worked out.
Review: Great Plains Mara Nyika, Kenya
The Mara without the madness. Lions on every drive, a Canon R5 in your room, and exceptional guiding in the Naboisho Conservancy. A perfect 5/5.
Review: Magashi Peninsula, Rwanda
Rwanda's surprise safari: an intimate lakeside lodge in Akagera with champagne pontoon arrivals, elephants in the water, and a remarkable conservation comeback.
Review: &Beyond Suyian Lodge, Kenya
One of East Africa's most striking new lodges, with Sedona-like views and superb architecture. Our honest take on why it's a resort with views, not (yet) for game.
