5 of the loveliest luxury lodges in Southern Africa

Nine times out of ten, tourists come to the southern countries of Africa for a safari adventure; to enjoy the sights and sounds and smells of Africa, natural beauty, diversity of wildlife, interesting people and lovely landscapes.

Africa is magical, but a holiday in Africa isn’t necessarily linked to luxury travel – it is always an adventurous experience, but often without the comforts and amenities of Europe or America. However, five lodges, of which three are on the banks of the mighty Okavango River, tick all the boxes: authentic Africa, unparalleled beauty and five star luxury.

River Dance Lodge invites you to dance

After travelling through the arid, wide open landscapes of northern Namibia, the well-tended gardens and lovely green lawns of the lodge look like a corner of utopia. River Dance invites you to a happy foxtrot with the birds and the buck that graze among the chalets and camping sites, or a languid two-step on the sundeck,…