Most safaris start with a flight. This one starts with a full tank of fuel. Here is a 10-day malaria-free road trip from Cape Town along Route 62 and the Garden Route to the Eastern Cape, with Big Five at both ends and the best tented camps, treehouses and glamping stays along the way.
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.
When did you last see the Milky Way properly? A night on a star bed is often the part of a safari people remember best. Here are South Africa’s best sleep-outs, from Lion Sands treehouses to the Malori Sleepout in the Kalahari, with how they work, whether they are safe and how to book one.