Luxury Villas & Safari Lodges in Africa

Africa ranges from the sparkling Mediterranean Sea all the way to the wild Southern Ocean. The second largest continent on the planet, it encompasses 5,000 miles from north to south and about 4,600 miles from east to west. Between those borders, it’s a tale of diversity, of raw nature, of jaw-dropping landscapes, of mystery and magic.

Luxury villas in Africa could be your chance to live the high life in the cliffside districts of Cape Town, where visions of the soaring Table Mountain and the fynbos shorelines at the end of the continent swirl around the infinity pool.

They could be nestled deep in the prestigious winelands of South Africa. From the Franschhoek Valley to the lush meadows of Stellenbosch, where you’ll while away afternoons sampling some of the richest reds in the world, get to visit old frontier towns, and gaze at rugged mountain ranges through the African heat haze.

They could be your chance to crank up the R&R on a private island in the Seychelles. There, you’ll step out onto white-sand beaches marked by nobody’s footsteps but your own. You’ll sun yourself between packs of cabbage palms as the Indian Ocean washes to and fro.

Or they’re a chance to splash in the aquamarine seas of Zanzibar, an island of coral-stone buildings and whittled wood doors with a human history that dates back centuries. But also an island of pure quartz beaches and coral gardens that teem with rainbowfish and turtles – one for the scuba buffs and snorkellers.

Of course, luxury safari lodges in Africa are often top of the bucket list. They beckon in wild corners of the land, from the undulating savannahs of the Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia to the rich private game reserves of South Africa’s safari areas. Choose a safari holiday to embark on game drives to see the iconic Big 5; spot cape buffalo before breakfast, and lion packs hunting in the evening light.

The safari lodges we offer are a cut above the rest. They often channel the vernacular architecture and building traditions with thatched roofs and timber walls. But they also offer layer upon layer of luxury. That means infinity pools with front-on views over the Serengeti or spacious Victorian baths where you can soak and spy out giraffe herds moving in the bush outside.

Elsewhere, luxury villas in Africa could mean an escape to the spice-plumed medinas of Morocco, the dreamy Garden Route towns of South Africa, a private island escape in Tanzania – the list goes on and on and on!

See

• The “Big 5” on a South African safari
• Sweeping plains of the Serengeti in Tanzania
• Colourful spice markets in Morocco

Experience

• Relax on a private island in Seychelles
• Scuba dive off the coast of Zanzibar
• Enjoy a helicopter ride over the falls in Zambia