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15/05/2024

📍 Oase by 7 Star Lodges , Hoedspruit Limpopo

Escape the hustle and bustle of city life and immerse yourself in the natural splendour of Hoedspruit at Oase by 7 Star Lodges. Situated amidst breathtaking landscapes, Oase invites travellers to embark on a journey of serenity and discovery in the heart of South Africa's wilderness. From luxurious accommodation to thrilling game viewing experiences and unforgettable events, Oase offers an oasis of tranquillity where every moment is infused with beauty and wonder.

03/04/2024

📍 Paralia
Location: Zwavelport, Pretoria (8 mins drive from Silver lakes)

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"A Hidden Gem In Pretoria East that’s a must check out. Perfect for Daytime vibes and Family Friendly too.✨🏝️"

27/03/2024

15/02/2024

📍Livy's Restaurant, Rosebank

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"Livy’s in Dunkeld is a new addition to the rosebank restaurant scene and is ideal for a casual first date or a chic dinner out with friends."

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20/01/2024

📍River House Ballots Bay, Garden Route

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“The perfect summer hideaway 🇿🇦🌿 Details below:
- Sleeps 4
- In a private nature reserve on a river
- 100m away from a private beach
- Even has a cinema room 🍿"

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08/01/2024

📍𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩

Jaci's Lodges

"Take a quick tour of your bushveld home away from home 🍃

Carefully combining contemporary design with an eco-friendly bushveld aesthetic, the newly renovated Nare Suite is an idyllic, private safari haven for families and groups. The suite has recently been masterfully rebuilt and now accommodates up to 6 guests on an exclusive-use basis.

Nare Suite is nestled immaculately within its tranquil, natural surroundings, positioned just a stone’s throw away from its own active waterhole, providing endless opportunities to view an array of wildlife passing through the area.

With your own game drive vehicle and field guide, Jaci’s famous outdoor dining experiences and the impressively spacious Nare Suite as your private safari base, all members of your group are assured to get the most out of their Madikwe adventure."

For bookings:
[email protected]

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12/12/2023

16/11/2023

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!
📍Kanpai

21 Keyes Avenue Rosebank, Johannesburg.

Introducing the city’s newest addition; Kanpai. A home to enjoy Asian inspired delicacies best enjoyed with a toast or 2.

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10/11/2023

Welcome to South Africa! 🇿🇦

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08/11/2023

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Our pick of the week: Wines at La Résidence

Visit La Residence in Franschhoek and learn about their specially curated wine-tasting excursions and find yourself choosing between a wine tour by helicopter, by road, on horseback, by bike, or on foot.

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01/11/2023

Top 5 eateries to visit during in 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜:

The 11th Floor
Zioux
MAMASAMBA
Che Argentine Grill
Bravas

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21/10/2023

📍𝙈𝙥𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖

Sweni Lodge

Tucked into the banks of the Sweni River, this intimate lodge is a hidden jewel that provides a bold, new African context for contemporary design, architecture and cuisine.

Guests have private access to 33,000 acres of pristine wilderness in the world-renowned Kruger National Park, ensuring unforgettable game-viewing experiences. With the lodge’s proximity to the river, guests are also treated to up-close sightings of numerous animals and birds frequenting the area to drink or wallow in the water.

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Visit the website for more information: https://singita.com/lodge/sweni-lodge/

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 21 683 3424
Email: [email protected]

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10/09/2023

📍𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙚

Delaire Graff

The ultimate Cape Winelands experience, Delaire Graff Estate is dedicated to beauty in its many forms. Much like polishing a diamond to reveal its brilliance, jeweller Laurence Graff has transformed an extraordinary natural setting into a world-class destination for wine, art, cuisine, and an escape from the everyday.

Visit the website for rates and amenities: www.delaire.co.za

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 21 885 8160
Email: [email protected]

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21/08/2023

📍𝙇𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙤



Marataba Mountain Lodge offers seekers a soulful safari adventure, a place to balance alone time and meaningful connections with others who share your approach to life. This remote retreat overlooks the breath-taking Waterfall Valley, with wide-angle vistas of the Waterberg escarpment merging into acacia savannah – a perfect wilderness. Fully solar powered, your private Eco Suite blends it into the environment.

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Visit the website for rates and amenities: www.more.co.za/marataba/mountain-lodge/

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 14 779 0018
Email: [email protected]

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11/08/2023

📍𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙚

Shamwari Private Game Reserve , Sindile Tented Lodge

Sindile, Shamwari’s new luxury tented camp is a secluded, luxury getaway set deep in the African veld. The camp mimics a solitary leopard’s sanctuary, blending with the surrounding bush while providing excellent vantages over the Bushman’s River and surrounding plains.

The nine luxury free-standing tents are elevated above the surrounding bush, allowing uninhibited views, unsullied by any other man-made structures or light pollution. The harmonious, intimate design minimises the environmental footprint.

The dining area and bar are situated to make the most of the views over the reserve, with focal points including a large harvest table and fire pit.

Visit the website for rates and amenities: www.shamwari.com/safari-lodges/sindile

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 42 203 1111
Email: [email protected]

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11/08/2023

📍𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚

Eco Karoo Lodge

The Karoo offers majestic scenery unlike anywhere else on earth - spectacular sunrises, endless horizons, surreal silence and the crisp, distinctive smell of Karoo vegetation.

Eco Karoo is situated only 190kms from Bloemfontein, 160 km's from Kimberley,
40 km's from SA's second largest dam, Vanderkloof and only a 45 km detour on-route from Gauteng to Cape Town.
The lodge has 3 Eco Suites with 2 double bedrooms each with on-suite bathrooms, its own private outdoor shower, patio and indoor fire place.

The lodge is complete with a fully equipped kitchen and uniquely designed open air kitchenette, braai and boma is the prime stargazing spot, in the crystal clear Karoo sky with unbelievable starry nights where touching the 300 billion stars of the Milky Way almost seems surreal and becomes an experience of a life time.

Big glass sliding doors opens up the lounge and dining room in the summer onto a beautiful 6m infinity pool overlooking the great Karoo plains.

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Visit the website for rates and amenities: www.ecokaroo.com

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 63 700 5215
Email: [email protected]

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09/08/2023

📍 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙚

Tswalu Kalahari Reserve

Tswalu offers a true wilderness experience on the southernmost edge of the Kalahari, and privileged access to the largest privately protected area in South Africa. From the landmark Korannaberg mountains to the southern Kalahari’s typical arid savannah and iconic ochre dunes rippling away to the horizon, days on safari are unscripted and unhurried.

With guaranteed access to a private safari vehicle, guests have the freedom and flexibility to explore the remote reaches of the reserve in their own time and at their own pace. Besides game drives, safari activities include habituated meerkat encounters, nature walks, tracking, horse riding, stargazing, star-bed experiences, and meeting visiting scientific researchers and resident artists.

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Visit the website for rates and amenities: www.tswalu.com

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 53 781 9211
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

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29/07/2023

📍𝙈𝙥𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖

Singita Lebombo Lodge

Break away to a brilliantly bold and contemporary space, suspended aloft the N’wanetsi River in the Kruger National Park. Besides the sumptuous private suite spaces, the lodge offers a wine studio, library and rooftop terrace, an interactive kitchen, an espresso bar and help-yourself deli, and an additional 25-metre lap pool.

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Visit the website for rates and amenities: https://singita.com/lodge/singita-lebombo-lodge/

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 21 683 3424
Email: [email protected]

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14/07/2023

📍𝙇𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙥𝙤



Vast, remote and serene, the Lapalala Wilderness awakens the senses with its deep valleys and spectacular cliffs echoing to the sound of tumbling streams. From crystal clear rock pools to wide open plains, this is an area rich in an abundant array of wildlife and largely untouched by man.

Visit the website for rates and amenities: www.lepogolodges.com

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 60 574 7117
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

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09/07/2023

📍𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙚

𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵

Nestled in nature with no distractions and full privacy, Bliss & Stars spans 1,350 ha in a valley at the banks of the Doring River in the breathtaking Cederberg Mountains.
The off-the-grid space provides a wonderful setting to calm the mind, rejuvenate the body and reconnect with nature and yourself during the 4-day and 7-day long programs.

Visit the website for rates and amenities: www.blissandstars.com

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 21 813 9734
Email: [email protected]

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05/07/2023

📍𝙆𝙬𝙖𝙕𝙪𝙡𝙪-𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡

Sasi Africa (Sasi Bush Lodge)

Immerse yourself in the history and culture of the Northern Drakensberg. A unique luxury camping experience coupled with the best that the area has to offer. Whether it’s photography, birding, hiking, history or just relaxing, Kilburn Game Farm offers a number of different activities during your stay.

If you follow the iconic landmark of Poccolane from as far South as Estcourt in Kwa Zulu-Natal; to the mirror image of her form from the R74 travelling from Harrismith past the majestic Sterkfontein Dam in the Free State; you will arrive at her base, in which case, Kilburn Game Farm. With the productivity of the Kilburn Dam for the TUVA hydro-electric scheme, you will encounter a delicate balance between nature and man-made activities. Learn about the history of this engineering feat and gain a better understanding of the conservation and restoration of the land on which the dam was built, giving credit to the original owners who took so much care in preserving this beautiful piece of land.

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Visit the website for rates and amenities: www.sasiafrica.com

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 60 792 9845
Email: [email protected]

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04/07/2023

📍𝙂𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙜

Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa

At the heart of the City of Gold, beneath the warm sunshine in the opulent, tree-lined suburb of Sandhurst, lies the enchanting Saxon Hotel. A uniquely perfect blend of rich cultural history and contemporary five-star service, the Saxon is situated on ten acres of magnificent indigenous gardens, providing a private and peaceful retreat like no other.

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Visit the website for rates and amenities: https://www.saxon.co.za/

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 11 292 6000
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

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27/06/2023

📍𝙈𝙥𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖



Lion Sands 𝙄𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙙𝙜𝙚 inspires deep connections, ideal for those who love the important things in life and choose to spend time with loved ones having meaningful experiences in the beauty of nature. This five-star premium status lodge epitomises the essence of luxury and offers utter exclusivity with just eight water-side Villas that witness the passage of much of the reserve’s wildlife. Besides daily safari experiences, you can enjoy some me time at the spa or burn off some energy in the gym. Guests have the opportunity to engage with artists on the Artist Residency programme in the MORE Gallery. A dedicated Kosher kitchen is on site. Ivory Lodge impresses with a natural and simple beauty.

Rate per person sharing per night: From R39 000.00

Rate includes ultra-luxurious accommodation in a Suite, with private lounge and plunge pool; all meals; teas/coffees; maxi-bar in room; selection of premium brand beers, spirits, cellar wines and champagnes; laundry; two game drives daily with FGASA-accredited field guide and tracker; game drive refreshments and snacks; specified inclusive safari activities; Skukuza Airport transfers; Wi-Fi.

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Visit the website for more information. https://www.more.co.za/lionsands/

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 10 109 4900
Email: [email protected]
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26/06/2023

📍𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩

Royal Madikwe Luxury Safari Lodge

Set in amongst the rocky dolomite ridge of the Madikwe Game Reserve, The Royal Madikwe is the perfect retreat to rejuvenate your mind, exhale life’s pressures and inhale the magnificent beauty surrounding you. Endless views dotted with volcanic intrusions known as inselbergs give way to grasslands, rocky outcrops and ancient Leadwood tree’s in the transition region where the Kalahari Thornveldt and the Bushveldt Complex meet.

Visit the website for rates and amenities: www.royalmadikwe.com

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 82 787 1314
Email: [email protected]

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23/06/2023

📍𝙂𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙜, Pretoria

Rosemary Hill Farm TreeHouses.

Perched amongst the trees on a hill, you’ll find six sleek new cabins.
On the outside they may look similar, each with its own deck and luxurious chill-net, but as you venture indoors your senses will delight in the unique contrast of modern amenities juxtaposed with bold colours and luxurious textures. Each unit has a queen-size bed and shower as well as a sleek modern kitchenette equipped with all the basics but the star of the show is definitely the massive window that brings the forest in, and bathes the space in buckets of natural light.

The farm also has a variety of accommodations, such as villas , cottages and guesthouses.

Visit the website for rates and amenities.
https://www.rosemaryhill.co.za/

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 12 802 0052
Email: [email protected]

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22/06/2023

📍𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙚



Experience a tranquil haven of exquisite natural beauty, opulence and complete seclusion in the heart of the Franschhoek Valley. Located on a private 30-acre estate surrounded by mountains and vineyards, La Residence sets the benchmark for luxury accommodation in South Africa’s celebrated Cape Winelands.

Rates range between R7 900 to R46 500 depending the room type and the season.
The rates published on The Royal Portfolio website are the best available:

https://www.theroyalportfolio.com/la-residence/

* Disclaimer rates are subject to change

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 21671 5502
Email: [email protected]

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22/06/2023

📍𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗽𝗼

The Outpost Lodge is situated in arguably one of the most scenically beautiful wilderness areas in the Kruger National Park, it is home to nearly 80% of Kruger’s biodiversity (including over 350 species of birds). The astonishing landscape and abundant bird and wildlife sightings deliver a dose of perspective on the true meaning of a luxury safari.

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Rates at The Outpost are R3,450 per person per night sharing a Bush View Suite and R3,750 per person per night sharing a River View Suite.

Pel’s Post can be booked for exclusive use for R33,000 per night for up to eight guests, including the services of a private chef, game vehicle and field guide. The special rate does not apply to individual suites at Pel’s Post.

Contact Details:
Tel: 011 568 0384
Email: [email protected]

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18/06/2023

📍𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙚

is situated only 2h15m from Cape Town on the R62 wine route in the charming town of Montagu (in the Little Karoo), an agricultural ‘dorpie’ where orchards and vineyards meet. It’s a region known for stunning rock formations (and climbing), its Shale Renosterveld and Succulent (‘Vygie’) vegetation, but most famous for its export-quality dried fruit.

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Visit the website to view amenities: www.hidemontagu.co.za

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 82 713 3662
Email: [email protected]

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