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The Silo Hotel exterior on Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, its bulging pillowed glass windows catching the late afternoon light

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The Silo Hotel Cape Town: a review

A converted 1924 grain silo above Zeitz MOCAA, The Silo Hotel is one of the most architecturally striking places to stay in South Africa.

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Cape Town with Table Mountain after safari

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Cape Town after safari, properly paced

Most South Africa trips end in the bush. The good ones don't. How four or five nights in Cape Town finishes a safari the way it should be finished.

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The best luxury malaria-free safaris near Johannesburg

The best malaria-free safari reserves near Johannesburg, from Welgevonden to Madikwe, with no prophylaxis required and no compromise on the Big Five.

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Lantern-lit outdoor dinner table set in the African bush at dusk

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What dinner at a safari lodge is really like

Bush breakfasts, boma fires, gourmet meals in the wild: what food at a safari lodge actually looks like.

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A family watching elephant on a game drive at golden hour in the South African bush

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South Africa with kids: an honest parents' guide

Safari, beaches, penguins, mountains. South Africa has it all for families.

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What a day on safari actually looks like

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What a day on safari actually looks like

A real walk through the hours of a safari day, from the pre-dawn knock on your door to dinner around the fire.

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Kids enjoying cooking activities with a safari lodge chef

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Is South Africa safe for kids? A parents' guide

South Africa with kids is very doable, if you know where to go.

Sian Loehrer

Family safari in the Okavango Delta, Botswana — mokoro through papyrus channels

Journeys

Three generations in the Okavango

A family of seven across grandparents, parents, and three children. Eight nights, two camps, one table. How we built a multigenerational safari in northern Botswana that worked at every age.

Sian Loehrer

How to plan a luxury safari in South Africa

Guides

How to plan a luxury safari in South Africa

A working guide to building a trip you won't regret

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Aerial view of the Okavango Delta channels and palm islands at sunset

Guides

What a Botswana safari actually costs (and why it's the most expensive in Africa)

Botswana costs more than any other safari country in Africa. The reason is not greed. It is policy. Here is how the pricing actually breaks down, what each tier gets you, and why we still send most of our clients here.

Vikki Jackson

A hippo yawning

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When to go on safari in South Africa

The bush wears a different face every month, and some are kinder than others

Vikki Jackson

What a luxury safari in South Africa actually costs

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What a luxury safari in South Africa actually costs

What you're really paying for on a luxury safari in South Africa: nightly rates, private concessions, charter flights, and total trip budgets.

Vikki Jackson

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