Lion Sands owner dies in helicopter crash
This morning Nick More, 45, co-owner and CEO of the award-winning Lion Sands game lodges in Sabi Sand Reserve near Kruger, died in a helicopter accident. He was piloting the helicopter en-route for a meeting in Johannesburg with three passengers, all of whom were killed. Read my favourable review of Lion Sands Ivory Lodge here. Nick was a leading...
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Eco Safari Lodges in Africa
What qualifies a safari establishment to call itself eco-friendly? Can it just be one thing or should it be an ethos that runs to all aspects of the facility, including: recycling of waste conservation touching the earth lightly using local build materials sourcing local food enviro-friendly sewerage treatment ...
Recipe from Singita Boulders: Lasagne of Pea Puree & Calamari with Fennel Foam
When I eat something really delicious at a safari lodge, I ask if the chef is one of those generous souls who give away their recipes. This one from Singita Ebony & Boulders in Sabi Sand Reserve bordering Kruger Park is so sublime I ate it before I could take a picture. Pasta fresh lasagne sheets ...
Style Icons book – Top SA Designers and Their Interiors
If you’ve been to some of South Africa’s best safari lodges, you will find interiors designed by many of the top decorators featured in this inspiring book. I’ve been lucky enough to have visited and written...
Khaya Ndlovu Manor House, nr Kruger/Hoedspruit
Some photos make you want to be in the picture at this very moment and this is one of them. Read what writer Fiona Zerbst has to say about Khaya Ndlovu, a private lodge near Kruger……… Four-star Khaya Ndlovu Manor House, reclining in the bushveld close to Hoedspruit, just happens to be the family...
Tshukudu Game Lodge – sad loss
Death of Tshukudu Game Lodge Founder and Son I am very sorry to announce that the founder of Tshukudu Game Lodge in Limpopo, Ala Sussens and her son Ian Sussens were killed in a car accident on 6 April 2010. Ala was a safari doyenne, one who cared deeply for animals and was known...
Eco-friendly Safaris
Here’s some news about eco-friendly safari camps and ‘green’ safari lodges that go the extra mile take care of the environment: Garonga Safari Camp Garonga Safari Camp in the Makalali Reserve (not too far from Kruger National Park) ensures that all rubbish is separated and foodstuffs are used for warthogs and kudu in winter. They...
Tintswalo: leopard on the lounger, buffalo meets lion and ele at the pool
Leopards on the lounger; elephant at the poolside; and a bad day for a buffalo .. …these special safari moments occurred at Tintswalo Safari Lodge recently http://www.safaritart.com/?p=304 : Read the comment below to see what a recent guest said about Tintswalo. To book this lodge email: safaritart@wydahtours.com
Singita Lebombo Safari Lodge
I wouldn’t mind going to Heaven if it was like Singita Lebombo. I have been here once before (Lebombo, not Heaven) but this visit had a more profound effect on me. The subtle change in décor, from touches of lime green and grey amongst a sea of white, to a palate of ripening corn through...
Singita Ebony Safari Lodge
Singita Ebony Lodge is the well loved original lodge of Singita’s small and exclusive stable of safari lodges in South Africa, with other, more exclusive safari vacation properties recently acquired in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Ebony Lodge retains the nostalgia of its beginnings by keeping the same look and feel that it always had. It’s had...
Tintswalo Safari Lodge
You are treated at Tintswalo in the same way the owners treat their staff, like family. It’s like being a guest at a luxury villa of an old family acquaintance, except that it is deep in the African bush. I woke up in a glow, remembering yesterday as if it were a special birthday. Without...
Lion Sands Ivory Lodge
You may think that a safari lodge decorated in no other colours than black and white (and variations from rich creams to deep brown), could be monotone. But it’s not. Lion Sands Ivory Lodge in the Lion Sands Private Game Reserve adjacent to Kruger National Park, uses shades and textures to create a truly unique...