Travel Impressions

2013_TI_S Africa_Bro_Layout 1 1/23/13 10:42 AM Page 11 SPECIAL LODGES Extreme luxury, impeccable cuisine and service, pampering spas and amazing wildlife encounters add up to South African safari experiences that will fully exceed your every expectation. Boasting magnificent lodges managed in careful harmony with abundant wildlife areas, this is an experience nature lovers should not miss. Where else could you track the famous "Big Five" in an open safari vehicle, enjoy a bush breakfast surrounded by the pristine African wilderness, luxuriate with a relaxing spa treatment back at the lodge and savor the delights of world-class cuisine and fine wines, all in one incredibly special place? The following collection of special lodges are small and intimate, providing an even more exclusive South African safari adventure. In addition to the experience of a lifetime, these lodges include three incredible meals and two exciting game drives per day, as well as transfers to and from the local airstrip (similar to the lodges featured in the previous section). SPECIAL LODGES LION SANDS 1933 Family owned and managed since 1933 and located in the famous Sabi Sand Game Reserve, 1933 provides a secluded environment with total comfort and exclusivity. It offers four spacious suites, a bunk-bed room that sleeps up to eight children, and an adjoining "au pair" room. It also features a lounge with fireplace, kitchen, playroom, wrap-around deck, swimming pool, gym and sauna, plus private chef and game ranger. LONDOLOZI GRANITE SUITES In the Granite Suites guests enjoy their own private heated swimming pool, spectacular views and world-class accommodations in peaceful and elegant surroundings. The suites, resting over the majestic Sand River, are designed for complete privacy and provide the ideal bush retreat for guests wanting to get away from it all and enjoy luxury, tranquility and indulgence. SABI SABI SELATI LODGE Furnished with a historic railway theme and colonial charm, Selati Lodge was meticulously created as an authentic home in the bush. Fashioned in a colonial "Out of Africa" style, Selati Lodge comprises eight opulent thatched suites, each with a full bathroom and private outdoor shower nestled under majestic indigenous trees. World-class cuisine is served on wooden thatched decks built alongside the riverbed, in the open air "boma" or in the farmhouse kitchen. SINGITA SWENI LODGE Sweni Lodge was influenced by the structures of dens, warrens and lairs found in the area. Flanking the Sweni River, this tranquil sanctuary is elevated on stilts with decks of timber. The six secluded suites are designed with open-plan living in mind. Suites flow from the bathroom area, through to the lounge and into the bedroom. For a magical experience; "camp out" under the stars on the day bed out on your viewing deck. Special Lodges 11

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