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Safari lodges and camps

Lodges and tented camps in the great reserves, with game drives from the door. The Luminari Collection has 36 of them in 7 countries, most in South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Rwanda. Booked through Luminari at the hotel's own rate, most stays include breakfast for two, a hotel credit and an upgrade when available, with no fee.

By country: South Africa (14), Botswana (5), Kenya (5), Zimbabwe (4), Rwanda (3), Tanzania (3), Zambia (2)

Okavango Delta, Botswana Eagle Island Lodge, A Belmond Safari

Eagle Island Lodge is a Belmond safari camp set on a private island deep within the Okavango Delta, reachable only by light…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Loisaba Conservancy, Kenya Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp

Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp sits on the edge of an escarpment within the 57,000-acre Loisaba Conservancy in Kenya's Laikipia…

Breakfast for twoUpgrade when availableEarly check-in, late checkout
Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area, Tanzania Elewana the Manor at Ngorongoro

Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro occupies a working 1,500-acre Arabica coffee estate in the hills south of the Ngorongoro Crater,…

Breakfast for twoUpgrade when availableEarly check-in, late checkout
Maasai Mara, Kenya Fairmont Mara Safari Club

The Fairmont Mara Safari Club offers a refined safari experience within the iconic Maasai Mara, blending indigenous design with…

Breakfast for twoUpgrade when availableEarly check-in, late checkout
Hoedspruit, South Africa Jabulani

Jabulani is an intimate lodge on the privately run Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit, in South Africa's Greater Kruger…

Breakfast for twoReturn airport transfersA 50-minute massage
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana Jack's Camp

Jack's Camp sits in a palm grove on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana, one of the world's largest salt pan systems,…

Breakfast for twoA 45-minute massageUpgrade when available
Hoedspruit, South Africa The Safari and Wellness Experience

Kateka offers a unique synthesis of a classic South African safari adventure with a profound commitment to personal wellbeing.

Breakfast for twoA spa treatmentUpgrade when available
Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa Lion Sands Game Reserve

Lion Sands Game Reserve delivers an exceptional safari experience within the famed Sabi Sand, celebrated for its prolific…

Breakfast for twoA 45-minute massageUpgrade when available
Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa Londolozi Private Game Reserve

Londolozi Private Game Reserve offers an exceptional safari experience within South Africa's renowned Sabi Sand.

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Maasai Mara, Kenya Mahali Mzuri

Owned by Sir Richard Branson, Mahali Mzuri is a twelve-tent camp on the northern edge of the Maasai Mara, one of only five camps…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa MalaMala Game Reserve

The oldest private game reserve in South Africa, MalaMala shares a nineteen-kilometre unfenced boundary with Kruger National…

Breakfast for twoReturn airport transfersUpgrade when available
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Matetsi Victoria Falls

Matetsi Victoria Falls is a family-owned, independently run safari lodge set on the banks of the Zambezi River within its own…

Breakfast for twoUS$180 hotel creditA spa treatment
Molatedi, South Africa Mateya Safari Lodge

Mateya Safari Lodge is a five-suite property set on a rocky outcrop in the Gabbros Hills within the malaria-free Madikwe Game…

Breakfast for twoA 50-minute massageUpgrade when available
Thornybush Game Reserve, South Africa Monwana Game Lodge

Monwana Game Lodge sits on the banks of the Monwana River within the 11,500-hectare Thornybush Game Reserve, bordering Kruger…

Breakfast for twoA 50-minute massageUpgrade when available

Ol Jogi is a private house set within a 58,000-acre wildlife conservancy in Kenya's Laikipia district, near Nanyuki.

Breakfast for twoUpgrade when availableEarly check-in, late checkout
Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda One&Only Gorilla's Nest

One&Only Gorilla's Nest is an intimate lodge in the foothills of the Virunga Mountains, built as the gateway to gorilla trekking…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Nyamasheke, Rwanda One&Only Nyungwe House, Rwanda

One&Only Nyungwe House sits on the edge of Nyungwe Forest in southwest Rwanda, built into a working tea plantation roughly five…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Hoedspruit, South Africa Royal Malewane

Royal Malewane is a five star safari lodge in the Thornybush Private Nature Reserve within South Africa's Greater Kruger, built…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Chobe National Park, Botswana Savute Elephant Lodge, A Belmond Safari

Savute Elephant Lodge sits beside the Savute Channel in Chobe National Park, a waterway known for drying up and returning…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Paterson, South Africa Shamwari Private Game Reserve

Shamwari spans 25,000 hectares of restored wilderness in South Africa's Eastern Cape, land returned to biodiversity after…

Breakfast for twoUpgrade when availableEarly check-in, late checkout
Serengeti, Tanzania Singita Grumeti

Set within a 350,000 acre private concession on the western edge of the Serengeti, Singita Grumeti sits directly in the path of…

Breakfast for twoUpgrade when availableEarly check-in, late checkout
Kruger National Park, South Africa Singita Kruger National Park

Singita holds a private concession within Kruger National Park, granted in 2001 in recognition of the group's conservation…

Breakfast for twoUpgrade when availableEarly check-in, late checkout
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve, Zimbabwe Singita Pamushana

Built on a sandstone ridge within the 115,000 acre Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve in Zimbabwe's remote southeast, Pamushana exists…

Breakfast for twoUpgrade when availableEarly check-in, late checkout
Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa Singita Sabi Sand

Held by the Bailes family since 1926, Singita's reserve within the Sabi Sand sits alongside a fifty kilometre unfenced boundary…

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Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Singita Volcanoes National Park

Set on the edge of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, home to more than a third of the world's remaining mountain gorillas,…

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Chilongozi, Zambia Sungani Lodge

Sungani Lodge sits on the edge of a lagoon in the southern reaches of Zambia's South Luangwa National Park, the most southerly…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Manyeleti Reserve, South Africa Tintswalo Safari

Tintswalo Safari sits within the Manyeleti Nature Reserve, an unfenced tract of the Greater Kruger that borders Sabi Sands and…

Breakfast for twoUpgrade when availableEarly check-in, late checkout
Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa Tswalu Kalahari

Tswalu is South Africa's largest private reserve, covering some 1,200 square kilometres on the edge of the southern Kalahari in…

Breakfast for twoA 50-minute massageUpgrade when available
Sabi Sand Reserve, South Africa Ulusaba Private Game Reserve

Ulusaba is a private game reserve in the Sabi Sand, owned by Sir Richard Branson and run as part of his Virgin Limited Edition…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Victoria Falls River Lodge

Victoria Falls River Lodge sits on the Zambezi River within Zambezi National Park, on the Zimbabwean side upstream from the…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditA 50-minute massage
Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana Xigera Safari Lodge

Xigera Safari Lodge sits on a private concession within the Moremi Game Reserve, deep in the Okavango Delta, rebuilt in 2020 by…

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Chobe River, Botswana Zambezi Queen

The Zambezi Queen is a 45-metre houseboat that cruises the Chobe River between Botswana and Namibia, with fourteen suites and a…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditUpgrade when available
Serengeti, Tanzania Four Seasons Serengeti

Deep inside Serengeti National Park, the Four Seasons Safari Lodge stands on raised walkways above the savannah, so wildlife…

Breakfast for twoUS$100 hotel creditWelcome amenity