Booking.com Guest Review Award 2020

There are some places that leave an impression long after you have returned home. Not because of what you saw, but because of how deeply you felt it in the moment. Makumu Private Game Lodge is one of those places. Out in the African bush, photography becomes more than simply capturing an image. It becomes a way of preserving emotion. The stillness before sunrise. The golden glow catching the edge of an...

When most people picture an African safari, they imagine the height of summer: long, hot days and busy lodges filled with travellers chasing the same moments. But just beyond that peak season lies something quieter, softer, and far more rewarding. April, in many ways, is safari’s best-kept secret.

There are places in Africa where the wilderness still feels vast, quiet and largely untouched. The Klaserie is one of them. Situated within South Africa’s renowned Greater Kruger ecosystem, this remarkable reserve offers something increasingly rare in modern safari travel: space, silence and an authentic connection to the wild. For many travellers, the name Kruger is immediately familiar. Yet beyond the boundaries of the national park lies a network of privately protected...