Singita Game Reserve | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Singita Game Reserve

No. 1 in Africa

Four exceptionally well-designed lodges deep in the African bush.

Score 94.3
Stats 45 rooms; 4 restaurants; 4 bars.
Competitive Edge Architecture, cuisine, and service that set the gold standard for bush luxury.
Rooms to Book A glass-and-timber cabin at Sweni Lodge, for river views.
Don't Miss Wine tasting in the 14,000-bottle cellar at Boulders Lodge.
Cost Doubles from $2,600, including meals, drinks, and activities.
Contact 27-21-683-3424
www.singita.com

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Water Activities Fishing Kids' Program    

“At the reserve’s new wine boutique, a sommelier guides guests through tastings of bottles from the cellars, which can then be purchased and shipped abroad. Twenty-three-year-old Chris Payne, the new sous-chef at Singita Sweni Lodge, cooks dishes like seared scallops and prawns in a coconut-citrus broth....” MORE»

—Ratha Tep
“Luxe Lodging: Classic Hotels in South Africa” in Food & Wine, Oct 2008

“Besides rhinos and elephants, Jackman and his son sought out species of a much smaller, but no less spectacular, nature during their stay at Singita's Sweni Lodge....” MORE»


“Just Back from South Africa: Hugh Jackman” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2005

“So it is that a friend who works as an investment adviser, usually a jolly soul, turned serious when I asked if I could quote his rhapsodic review of the South African game camp Singita ('giraffes, leopards, lions, and zebras in verdant foliage...the most gorgeous rooms...the service is beyond...every amenity you can imagine...the food is incomparable...so many single malts...the cigars were free...I've already reserved for my 65th birthday...')....” MORE»

—Michael Gross
“The New Luxury” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2005

“Those looking to settle in at a hotel should check into Singita Lebombo. The 21 glass-and-timber suites on stilts overlook the savannahs of South Africa's Kruger National Park....” MORE»


“T+L Reports: Africa's Big Four” in Travel + Leisure, Jun 2003