Unique Accommodation Experiences
Treehouses. Trains. Floating lodges. Starlit sleepouts. Where you rest is part of the adventure.
Extraordinary Places to Stay in Africa
Treehouses above the bush. Trains suspended over rivers. Floating lodges drifting through the Delta. Sleepouts beneath star-filled skies. The kind of stays that make your safari even more unforgettable…. and yes, wildly Instagrammable too.
Incredible Treehouse Experiences
Elevated. Open-air. Completely unforgettable. These are Africa’s finest treehouse and sleepout experiences.
Kingston Treehouse
Lion Sands, South Africa
Kingston Treehouse is one of Africa’s most iconic sleepouts, elevated above the bushveld.
Chalkley Treehouse
Lion Sands, South Africa
Chalkley Treehouse is a lantern-lit platform built around an ancient leadwood tree.
Ngala Treehouse
Greater Kruger, South Africa
Ngala Treehouse is a beautifully designed elevated sleepout overlooking the wilderness.
Star Bed Experiences
Loisaba, Kenya
Experience open-air “star beds” where guests sleep rolled out beneath the African sky.
Sindabezi Island Sleepout
Victoria Falls, Zambia
Sindabezi is a romantic riverside sleepout beneath the stars on the banks of the Zambezi River.
Tarangire Treetops Lodge
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Elevated above the ground affording views over the tops of surrounding marula and baobab trees.
Incredible Viewing Deck Experiences
Some safari lodges are designed around the view itself, suspended over rivers, perched above plains or overlooking endless floodplains. These are the places where you can spend hours simply watching Africa unfold from your deck.
Angama Mara
Maasai Mara, Kenya
Perhaps one of the most dramatic lodge views in Africa, floating above the Maasai Mara escarpment.
Singita Lebombo
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Modern glass-and-steel suites suspended above the N’wanetsi River.
Little Mombo
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Views across floodplains packed with wildlife.
Thorntree River Lodge
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Riverfront decks overlooking the Zambezi.
Wilderness Bisate Lodge
Okavango Delta, Botswana
A sustainably luxurious lodge with Spectacular volcanic views near Volcanoes National Park.
Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge
Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal
This glass-wrapped luxury safari lodge rests on a ridge overlooking Africa’s oldest game reserve.
Safari Boats and Floating Lodges
Some of Africa’s most unique safari experiences happen on water. Imagine drifting through the Okavango Delta, sleeping on a houseboat along the Chobe River, or waking up surrounded by hippos and birdlife.
Chobe Princess Houseboats
Chobe River, Botswana
Luxury houseboats cruising along the Chobe River.
Zambezi Queen
Chobe River, Botswana/Namibia
Luxury floating boutique hotel on the Chobe River.
Xigera Safari Lodge
Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Known for its extraordinary design and water-based delta experiences.
Duke’s Camp
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Classic Okavango safari style with exceptional mokoro experiences.
Iconic Train & Rail Experiences
Africa’s rail journeys evoke another era of travel – slow, romantic and deeply atmospheric. Some experiences combine luxury trains with safari, while others transform old train carriages into extraordinary accommodation.
Kruger Shalati
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Kruger Shalati is a Luxury tented camp inspired by old-world safari exploration.
Rovos Rail
Southern Africa
Elegant rail journeys connecting: Pretoria, Victoria Falls, Cape Town, Namibia and Tanzania.
The Blue Train
South Africa
The Blue Train offers classic luxury rail journeys travelling between Pretoria and Cape Town.
Incredible Remote Stay Experiences
For travellers wanting complete isolation and silence, Africa’s desert regions offer some of the most surreal accommodation experiences on earth.
Zannier Sonop
NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia
Luxury tented camp inspired by old-world safari exploration.
Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
Sossusvlei, Namibia
Stargazing, desert landscapes and above bed skylights.
Serra Cafema
Hartmann Valley, Namibia
Remote luxury on the edge of the Kunene River.
Under-the-Stars Experiences
Some lodges create unforgettable “one-night-only” experiences:
Fly camping
Sleepout Platforms
Open-air Beds
Private Bush Dinners
Fire-lit Riverbanks
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We know the places with the best decks, wildest sleepouts, coolest trains and most spectacular views across Africa. Let’s find your kind of extraordinary!