Malawi
This traveller's magnet is the main reason to hang around in Monkey Bay, with a sheltered beach bookended by smooth boulders and campsites on the sand or…
Must-see hotels in Southern Africa
Namibia
One of Namibia’s top backpacker lodges that appeals beyond the budget market, Ngepi makes a great base for the area. Crash for the night in a bush hut or…
Zambia
Boasting a wonderful waterfront location, Kanyemba has a relaxed garden resort atmosphere that's both social and family-friendly. Its main hangout is its…
Botswana
The first camp to be opened within the CKGR and the only one out in the park's west, this solar-powered luxury lodge overlooks magnificent Tau Pan from a…
Namibia
This wonderful (and terribly kitsch) place attempts to recreate a roadhouse out on the wildest stretches of Route 66 – at least as it exists in the…
Etosha National Park
Etosha’s easternmost camp is defined by its landmark whitewashed German fort. Namutoni offers an immaculate campsite (the only campsite in the park with…
Pensão-Restaurant Sunset Boulevard
Northern Mozambique
A restored residence close to a patch of beach, Sunset Boulevard offers simple but – given its location on the road to nowhere – surprisingly good rooms…
Zambia
On a large, leafy property along a kilometre of riverfront, Flatdogs has 11 safari tents of varying features. All are well kept and have outdoor showers…
Zambia
This old place is suitably attired for a grand old English manor, with fireplaces, four-poster beds, oil paintings and big old roll-top baths. There’s a…
Namibia
With the exception of the upmarket Sossus Dune Lodge, this is the only accommodation inside the park gates – staying here guarantees that you will be able…
Malawi
Within staggering distance of the Ilala ferry, this low-slung cream building with art-deco aspirations is quirky to say the least, incorporating old boat…
The Wild Coast
Power down and disconnect at this ecologically minded coastal retreat, which offers accommodation (six doubles and one eight-bed dorm) in traditionally…
Zambia
This camp is located on a beautiful private island 18km from Sinazongwe – it's mostly wooded, with impala, kudu, zebra, bushbuck and the occasional…
The Wild Coast
On the isolated northern bank of the beautiful Mtentu Estuary, just across from Mkambati, is this lodge. Six comfortable wood cabins and a dorm with ocean…
Botswana
Luxury East African–style canvas tents with private verandahs overlooking the Boteti River make for some of the best views in the northwestern Kalahari…
Lusaka
If you've outgrown the whole backpacker scene, but still want something informal and homely – and social, if inclined – then Bongwe's your place. Run by…
Malawi
Thumbi View's rooms are unexciting but comfortable, and, with two- to four-bed en-suite dorms, there's a good chance you'll have one to yourself. The…
Botswana
Deliciously remote and overlooking a series of attractive small pans that are stunning around sunrise and sunset, Tree Island has three lovely sites that…
Eastern Cape
About 15km south of Hogsback, located in Elundini village on the gravel road to Seymour, this backpackers offers total immersion in a Xhosa village…
Etosha National Park
This sprawling lodge, located just 2km from Von Lindequist Gate, has rooms, chalets and luxurious suites, as well as several swimming pools, spa and…
Zambia
This long-running place in the park's northeast has loads of character and beautiful riverine views. Individual stone chalets, with quirky features like…
Mozambique
Ndzou Camp, a joint venture between Eco-Micaia and the local community, is a basic back-to-nature place in the middle of Moribane Forest Reserve with…
Namibia
This very welcoming lodge has an appealing aesthetic comprising stone buildings with thatched roofs and wooden decks on the river’s edge. It’s really well…
Lesotho
In a suburban estate-like gated village, this property initially looks rather bland, but it improves when you see the terrace's stunning dam view…
Zambia
This camp rests in the heart of the wetlands and is splendidly positioned on a tiny permanent island with only birds, hippos, lechwes and the occasional…
Lusaka
An isolated 25-acre camp, surrounded by bird-rich woodland, Pioneer is the accommodation of choice for many expats living outside Lusaka, especially those…
Lusaka
While not quite in the same league as its opulent hotels in India, Taj Pamodzi is instead more your classy business hotel. But it's a solid choice…
Northern Mozambique
This ingenious upmarket ecolodge has no electricity, no running water, alfresco showers and composting toilets. The beachside accommodation in specially…
Northern Mozambique
Continuing the tradition of sustainable, community-involved lakeside lodges, N'Tendele is a tranquil and beautifully simple place set in 4 hectares of…
National Parks Camping & Lodges
Zimbabwe
The only semibudget option in Mana Pools are these well-equipped lodges and campsites along the Zambezi River at Nyamepi, which offer prime animal viewing…
Botswana
Very much in the second tier of campsites in the Mabuasehube area, Monamodi's two sites sit above the pan of the same name, a few kilometres north of the…
Zambia
This lodge is east of the park, about 20km upstream from Luangwa town on the Mozambican border. Accommodation is in tented chalets, which are simply…
Malawi
Run by Alice and Josie, inspiring, colourful and socially committed Butterfly is a rare backpackers' oasis. There's a palapa-style lounge or spacious…
Botswana
Nata Lodge offers luxury wood-and-thatch chalets, stylish wood-floored safari tents and a good campsite all set amid a verdant oasis of monkey thorn,…
Malawi
Set in Edenic gardens crowded with flowers, this tranquil and secluded lodge's five chalets overlook a narrow river gorge, where clothes are washed and…
Damaraland
The oldest accommodation in the Palmwag area sits on a private concession adjacent to the Uniab River. Rooms are acceptable for the price, if unexciting,…
Northern Mozambique
At Carrusca Mar & Sol it's all about the beach, which has a wild, windswept, desert-island feel, at least during the week (weekends can be unpleasantly…
Lesotho
Set in neat grounds with mountain views, this old trading post is located about 40km southeast of Roma, off the tar road to Semonkong and the south. The…
Zambia
Run by highly respected safari guide Derek Shenton, in the northern part of the park, Kaingo is relaxed, understated and exclusive with delightful…
Zimbabwe
At the main park entrance, this attractive camp feels a bit like a village, with its lodges, grocery shop, museum, petrol station and restaurant. More…
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