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| Safari camps & resorts | City Hotels | |
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| Bronze | $300-500 | |
| Silver | $500-800 | $100-200 |
| Gold | $800-1200 | $200-400 |
| Platinum | $1200+ | $400+ |
| Based on high season rates (non-Christmas) | ||
As Loisaba Conservancy lies just off the equator they have the most beautiful night skies. Unique to Loisaba, the Starbeds are an African adventure in themselves – handcrafted four-poster beds which sit on wheels, are rolled out onto raised wooden platforms so that one can sleep under the endless African night sky. Rustically designed to complement the surrounding environment, each star bed is individually built in harmony with the natural rocky features, incorporating a sitting area, and open plan bathroom with a view.
The main communal area at the Starbeds offers a cozy and homely dining room, sitting room and a wooden deck – which is the perfect spot for a sunny breakfast. Guided and hosted by a team of traditional Samburu and Laikipia Maasai Warriors this cultural experience will most definitely be a memorable one. The Loisaba Starbeds are located among a kopje of rocks in one of the Eastern Valleys, overlooking the Kiboko Watehole. Home to a resident hippo family, and a main water source for passing game, the Starbeds bring you close to nature.
Rising early to watch sunrise from your Star Bed with a comforting hot beverage, the day ahead promises adventure, with a myriad of activities by which to experience Loisaba. A day of fun is rounded off with drinks by the log fire in the Star Beds lounge, sharing tall tales of the African bush, with the tale-telling continuing over a delicious shared dinner. The biggest bedroom in the world, where the night sky is your ceiling and the hills in the distance are your walls.
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| Safari camps & resorts | City Hotels | |
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| Bronze | $300-500 | |
| Silver | $500-800 | $100-200 |
| Gold | $800-1200 | $200-400 |
| Platinum | $1200+ | $400+ |
| Based on high season rates (non-Christmas) | ||
This is a 27-hour journey of 1,600 kilometres (994 miles) each way, through some of the most diverse and spectacular scenery offered by the African sub-continent. Northbound, the Blue Train leaves Cape Town at 08.30 and arrives Pretoria at 13:30 the next day. It stops at the historic town Matjiesfontein, where guests can visit the famous Lord Milner Hotel and the old car museum.
Continental or full English breakfast are served at your leisure. Lunch and dinner menus feature a selection of local cuisine from Karoo lamb and ostrich fillet to Knysna oysters, accompanied by award-winning cultivars from the Cape winelands. The Blue Train's legendary cuisine is an irresistible tribute to culinary mastery. Each meal is accompanied by a selection of equally tasteful background music, ranging from smooth jazz to light classical to the mellow tones of the Soweto String Quartet.
The suite is an elegant spacious lounge by day and a sanctuary by night with goose down duvets and pillows. All the suites have a writing desk, ideally positioned next to the window, where you can enjoy the view in style whilst putting pen to paper. Also provided are air-conditioning, radio/movie channels and a link to the driver's-eye-view camera. The GPS map on an overhead monitor means you can keep track of progress.
Huab Under Canvas
Huab Under Canvas
Huab Under Canvas
Huab Under Canvas
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| Bronze | $300-500 | |
| Silver | $500-800 | $100-200 |
| Gold | $800-1200 | $200-400 |
| Platinum | $1200+ | $400+ |
| Based on high season rates (non-Christmas) | ||
Set in its own private concession, Huab under Canvas is built into a mopane forest on the Huab River and is practically invisible from anywhere around. The area is largely sparse semi-arid mountainous savanna, with wooded ephemeral river valleys separating hills and plains and it boasts some of the most magnificent views in Damaraland. As it has a number of natural springs providing water throughout the year for desert-adapted wildlife, the area is home to desert-adapted elephant, black rhino and general plains game, including kudu, giraffe, springbok, oryx, klipspringer and steenbok, as well as some predators such as spotted and brown hyena.
This exclusive use camp has 8 Meru canvas tents. The feel is of an authentic camp with cut-out windows, open wooden floors, canvas roofs and roll-up doorways. Wooden decks and walkways lead between the tents and the shared areas, which comprise of a lounge with sofas and armchairs, a large deck with excellent views, sun-loungers arranged around a fire, and a communal dining area. Huab offers access to ‘Stellar Escapes’. This is a group of star beds in an ancient dry riverbed nearby, where a stay includes a bush dinner, an astronomy tutorial and a night under the spectacular Namibian sky.
At Huab Under Canvas the focus is rhino tracking. The camp employs ‘Rhino Rangers’ who track the animals by foot. Additionally, the camp works closely with Save the Rhino, who have been instrumental in ensuring the survival of this dwindling population of desert-adapted rhinos. Nature walks, a variety of hiking trails, and drives are also available.
Serian Serengeti South
Serian Serengeti South
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