Glass and timber lodge above a riverbed in the South African bush

From the collection

Safari & Wilderness

Wilderness with conviction — conservation, quiet and open country.

Wilderness travel lives on time. Two nights show you animals. Five nights let you understand a landscape — its sounds at dawn, its colours at dusk, its emptiness at noon.

These addresses combine serious conservation work with buildings that defer to their surroundings rather than compete with them.

Our perspective

Allow at least four nights per lodge, and prefer two regions to three. The flights between them cost more of a day than the itinerary suggests.

Dry months make sightings easier, but the green season has its own light — and far fewer vehicles in the field.

An Invitation

Once a month: hotels, new openings and travel ideas

One hotel that convinced us, with our advice on suite and season. The openings that actually matter. And a destination at its best right now. No offers, no advertising.