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Lion Sands
Sabi Sand (Kruger)
A family-owned collection of lodges on the Sabie River, including treehouses for sleeping out under the stars.
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Boutique hotels in Sabi Sand (Kruger)
The Sabi Sand, unfenced from Kruger National Park, is Africa's leopard capital and home to its most storied private safari lodges.
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Where to stay in Sabi Sand (Kruger)
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Londolozi
Sabi Sand (Kruger)
A family-owned reserve famous for its leopards and its intimate camps along the Sand River.
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Sabi Sabi
Sabi Sand (Kruger)
Four lodges ranging from a colonial-style camp to the subterranean, design-led Earth Lodge.
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Singita Sabi Sand
Sabi Sand (Kruger)
The Ebony and Boulders lodges on the Sand River, setting the standard for contemporary safari luxury.
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Ulusaba
Sabi Sand (Kruger)
Richard Branson's reserve with a Rock Lodge on a hilltop and a Safari Lodge on stilts by a riverbed.
The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is a group of private reserves on the western edge of Kruger National Park, with no fence between them, so animals roam freely. Generations of careful guiding have made its leopards remarkably relaxed around vehicles, and the Big Five are seen regularly. Lodges offer morning and evening game drives in open vehicles, bush walks and night sightings that are impossible in the national park itself.
Where to stay
The lodges here are among the finest in Africa, from family-run camps on the Sand River to contemporary glass-and-stone suites with private plunge pools.
Good to know
The dry winter (May to September) is best for game viewing; summer brings green landscapes, newborn animals and afternoon storms. The area is in a malaria zone. Small flights land at the lodges' airstrips or at Skukuza.
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Questions about Sabi Sand (Kruger)
How many boutique hotels are there in Sabi Sand (Kruger)?
We list 5 boutique hotels in Sabi Sand (Kruger), including Lion Sands, Londolozi and Sabi Sabi.
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