The bush does not care whether you arrive alone. Solo travellers are now the fastest-growing group in luxury safari, and South Africa is one of the easiest places to start. Here is how the single supplement works, which lodges waive it, and the tented camps that suit travelling alone best.
On the same reserve in the Timbavati, a night in a tent costs more than a night in a thatched cottage. Canvas is no longer the budget choice. Here is how tented camps and safari lodges compare on price, comfort, safety, children and privacy, and how to choose the right one for your trip.
Plunge pools on the deck, a night in a treehouse and dinner by lantern light in a dry riverbed: these are South Africa’s most romantic glamping stays, from Hamiltons in Kruger to Loapi in the Kalahari, with rates and the extras worth asking for.
Nobody has ever come home from safari saying the antimalarial tablets were the highlight. Here are South Africa’s best malaria-free tented camps in Madikwe, the Waterberg and the Eastern Cape, plus a Karoo option most people overlook, with rates, drive times and who each one suits.
If you have done Greater Kruger before, 2027 is a very good year to go back. Ulusaba reopens after a full rebuild, new tented camps arrive in the Manyeleti and Thornybush, and the camps that opened in 2026 settle into their first full season. Here is every new South African safari stay worth knowing about.
In 2027, the best glamping in Africa is quieter, darker and more private than ever. From exclusive-use tented villas and Karoo star beds to malaria-free bush near the city, here are the nine trends shaping how and where people glamp next year, and where to try each one in South Africa.
Choosing a luxury tented camp in South Africa mostly comes down to which river you want to fall asleep beside. Here are 11 of the best, from plunge-pool suites in Thornybush to a lantern-lit walking camp in the Timbavati, with rates and who each one suits.