The best accommodations South Africa

A hotel, so far away, in the centre of a bush village summarising a grocery store and a drink rate for farm workers. Dare! See this porch framed by two phoénix, these lounges watched by wild trophies, this welcome swimming pool in the park. Our last visit came to confirm what we thought: Hunter's of Vosloo is a hunter's secret, a gently nerdy hermitage and nickel, a light in the dark. We are therefore pleased to give you this address that is not included in any South African publication.

A horse safari specialist, a national reputation. At the beginning of the tent camp installed near the Makhutswe River, you move to the encounter of wildlife on the Karongwe reserve.

The opportunity to experiment in the arms of the forest: Here are beautiful and large tents on stilts, several meters from the ground. In the summer, take care of snakes in the branches. I loved this very happy ensemble of safari tents and public parts decorated with great elegance. The lounges are furnished with the same invoice as at Kapama Lodge, which is not very easy to say. Each object is beautiful to look at; moreover, we have the impression that they are watching us. Excellent value for money. Children from age 12.

Two camps are available on this reserve of 2 500 ha populated with antelopes, zebras and rhino in the heart of Soutpansberg Mountain. You will choose Hamasha for its isolation, at the end of the track facing a splendid rocky gorge (four bedrooms, living room, self catering). We recommend that you opt for the Portimão Village and its new-age decoration revisited by the South African artist Noria Mabasa who has also designed a set of luxurious huts linked between them by a network of yard. The esthètes will want to take their toilet in the délicieuse bathtub with panoramic view. Suites Mwedzi and Duvha for even more tranquility. Game drive, hiking, restaurant.

Not far from a waterfall, in the entrailles of the mountain, two thatched cottages and a beautiful terrace on stilts. A wide range of cottages and even a large house for families.

A private camp in the gorge of the Sand River. Bochimanes paintings. Cottages and tents, with the self catering option.

A complex like one like them, with large swimming pools and a little military building. Close to Buffelspoort Lake, so some 4 kilometres from Rustenburg to the east, cottages equipped with kitchen and 6 or beds. Good family option.

A dozen kilometres from Tzaneen, with swimming pool and park. Do you need to be prevented? You will have the breath cut by discovering the panorama. Trees several hundred years old stand in the middle of an immense park, with its water parts, flowers and secret benches. In clear weather, if the light is of the party, you will see here one of the most beautiful architectural and tree-tree compositions in the country. If you stay for several days, you can take a meal at Coach House, right next door. The kitchen is more sophisticated, but the view is not the same. Possibility to visit the splendid park for a few rands.

On the banks of the Crocodile River, just minutes from the Malelane entrance of the Kruger Park, better than comfort, luxury. We liked the double rooms, with their window doors opening on the lawn and then on the bush. A beautiful hotel that suffers from the sometimes invasive presence of safari groups.

You drove well, but you arrived too late at the door of the park! This little military style complex will host you until tomorrow.

The rooms-cabin style for an express rest stage at a stone's throw from a huge shopping centre.

Don't hesitate to make a south hook by Badplaas for a short refurbishment in this thermal complex created at the foot of the Hlumuhlumu Mountains. The institute offers care for one, three or five days, and the vehicle can be flown with the Réserve reserve (rhinos, antelopes). Wide sports palette, from paint to golf, scuba diving and fly fishing. This complex has been awarded many times and is considered one of the best of its kind in South Africa.

From space, purity, tranquility. And 65 hectares to breathe full lungs in the Franz Franz and Lotti. A home, like a dream of Africa, on height.

The warm welcome and the very family character of this small lodge in the valley make it a good step with swimming pool, jacuzzi, gym, sauna. A dozen rustic rooms, including family units.

Cybèle, a goddess sung by Nerval, would certainly appreciate the hotel that bears its name. This is the finest, most exquisite, most gentle and warmest step. This former hunting relay surrounded by forests and coffee plantations is a small, calm and dry paradise where hospitality sounds right. This is the brand of Relais & Châteaux. Arriving around 13 am, you will be able to take a horse ride before you go to the beach by the gleaming. When the sun disappears behind the high tops, you will dress for dinner, a true candlelight ceremonial. To sleep, you can choose between studios, cottages with fireplace, suites with fireplace and private swimming pool, the Paddock Suites with two bathrooms, an outdoor shower, a living room and a private swimming pool, and Number Fourteen, a real villa with its terrace, its heated swimming pool and its private sauna.

In nature, everything happens. Thus Michael Rattray, owner of the world's most famous reserve, Mala Mala, noted from year to year that the water level of the Sand River fell. A terrible show at the foot of its Main Camp on the edge of Kruger Park, more than kilometres from Lydenburg. On a regular basis, wild animals were due to lack of water. Verdict of specialists: intensive breeding on heights decreases the flow of rivers. In 1990, Michael Rattray purchased 8 000 hectares of land at an altitude (2 000 m) and removed livestock to replace him with wild animals (elk, zebras, oribis, koudous, leopards). The ecosystem balance is restored. The ranch welcomes the very generous fishing enthusiasts who come here in search of yet. You can make horse, pigeon fire or go to the old gold mine (1871). But it is fishing that motivates the visitor first.

Nice rooms and restaurant a little outside the city. We recommend the step to those who do not just look at the river. Here we practice water skiing and jet-ski.