The Luxury Traveller

Category: Where To Stay

  • Six Top South Africa Safari Lodges

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    With FIFA’s 2010 World Cup soc­cer cham­pi­onships going on now, many eyes are turned toward South Africa. If you haven’t yet vis­ited one of the country’s many lux­ury safari lodges, you are miss­ing out. Hid­den away in the bush, these opu­lent lodges rival the best Euro­pean hotels in terms of ser­vice, food and wine, and…

  • Sanctuary Chief’s Camp Reopens After Extensive Upgrades

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    Sanc­tu­ary Chief’s Camp in Botswana’s Oka­vango Delta reopened on April 21, 2010, after exten­sive upgrades. Return­ing guests will notice the extended deck in the lounge and din­ing area as well as a new fur­ni­ture and thatched roof. Views from the boma now fea­ture the inspi­ra­tional flood plain and the bar and gift shop have also…

  • Four Seasons Seychelles “Stay Longer” Promo Offers Free Nights

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    The Sey­chelles is one of those dream des­ti­na­tions in the Indian Ocean, just north of Mada­gas­car. The Sey­chelles are actu­ally 115 islands and offer lush rain forests, gor­geous beaches, and are sur­rounded by unri­valed marine life. The Four Sea­sons Sey­chelles will cel­e­brate its one-year anniver­sary this Feb­ru­ary. Despite its secluded loca­tion on the south­west coast…

  • Hilton Windhoek to Open in Namibia in Mid-2010

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    If you’re a mem­ber of HHonors, Hilton’s fre­quent guest pro­gram, you’ll want to keep tabs on the upcom­ing open­ing of Hilton Wind­hoek in Namibia. Hilton World­wide recently signed a man­age­ment agree­ment with Pride of Africa Hos­pi­tal­ity, Africa Pride Hos­pi­tal­ity, and United Africa Group for the first Hilton prop­erty in the country. Mark your cal­en­dar for…

  • Accommodations on the Zambia Side of Victoria Falls

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    This page will be con­tin­u­ally updated to archive a list of the lux­ury accom­mo­da­tions on the Zam­bia side of Vic­to­ria Falls. If you know of an option that’s not listed, please let us know! Islands of Siank­aba Post­net 621, Pri­vate Bag E891, Lusaka Tel: 260 211 260 279 The Royal Liv­ing­stone Mosi-oa-Tunya Road, Liv­ing­stone Tel: 260 213…

  • Sanctuary Lodges & Camps Expands into Zambia

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    Sanc­tu­ary Lodges & Camps—founded by Aber­crom­bie & Kent as envi­ron­men­tally sus­tain­able lodgings—has expanded into Zam­bia with five new properties: Sussi & Chuma is built among huge ebony trees, just upstream from Vic­to­ria Falls in the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park. The 10 lux­ury tree houses have pri­vate views of the Zam­bezi River. Chuma House is an exclu­sive…

  • Open Now: Homestead Safari Villa at Phinda Private Game Reserve

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    Today is the first day guests will check in to the new sole-use safari villa, The Home­stead, at &Beyond Phinda Pri­vate Game Reserve in KswaZulu-Natal, South Africa. If you’ve got a fam­ily of eight or a group of friends, this four suite villa—with its ded­i­cated staff, includ­ing a pri­vate ranger, tracker, but­ler, and pri­vate chef—may…

  • Accolades Pile Up for &Beyond Kichwa Tembo in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve

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    A vari­ety of 2009 travel awards have been announced recently and &Beyond’s Kichwa Tembo in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve is rack­ing up the accolades. Travel + Leisure hon­ored Kichwa Tembo with a World’s Best Award for 2009 and Condé Nast Trav­eler added the lodge to its Gold List of the World’s Best Places to Stay.…