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CONTACT Duncan MacLarty, general manager, duncan@londolozi.co.za, +27 137 355 653

STAY Private Granite Suites Size 280 sq ft Nightly rate $1,756

At the Private Granite Suites, the emphasis is on light and privacy. The suites blend the boundaries between inside and outside, creating a seamless integration with nature with large doors and windows opening directly onto the Sand River. The lodge is flanked by an extrusion of granite rocks, an effect echoed by the decor’s bold materials and silver, charcoal and elephant gray palette. The suites convey Africa’s raw essence with contemporary and elegant flavor. Each suite has a private, heated swimming pool and can be booked individually or as a private camp for six guests, making it ideal for honeymooning couples or small groups celebrating special occasions. Londolozi falls squarely within the base area of the Nilotic Meridian, a line running north to south from pole to pole at 31 degrees east longitude, known as the line of first time. This ensures that it is a place of great healing, energy and significance. Londolozi Wellness (or ‘Londolozi Life’ as it is affectionately known) is designed to reflect and harmonize with the rhythms and cycles of nature, and creates balance in body, mind and soul. The Londolozi Life concept is unique, drawing inspiration from ancient healing methods and marrying the philosophies of East and West within an African context. Contact reservations@londolozi.co.za, +27 112 806 655 Signature treatment A combination of the Londolozi Signature Massage (a 90-minute full-body massage using carefully selected indigenous oils, head-to-toe therapeutic massage incorporating a reviving foot scrub and an enlivening head massage), and a tailored treatment delivered by world-class massage therapists. AWARDS & RATINGS Condé Nast Traveler, Reader’s Choice award, #1 hotel in the world, 2014 Travel + Leisure Reader’s Choice award, #6 best Safari Lodge in Africa Travel + Leisure Reader’s Choice award, #35 top hotel in the world RELAX Londolozi Life

How many people can say they’ve bathed with wild elephants?

Londolozi Game Reserve SABI SAND GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA Londolozi’s powerful combination of geography and wildlife creates the famous atmosphere that returning guests call the ‘Londolozi feeling.’ Londolozi is situated on the Sand River in the very heart of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. This reserve forms part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a vast and growing area that currently covers six million acres and incorporates the famous Kruger National Park. Wild animals move freely across this sprawling space, offering spectacular game viewing and a true wilderness experience. Breeding herds of elephant and buffalo roam throughout Londolozi, while white rhino and lion concentrations are among the highest recorded on the African continent. Yet it’s the leopards of Londolozi that make the reserve world famous for wildlife, and the big cats lie at the heart of the Londolozi feeling. Over the course of three decades, a unique relationship has developed between the rangers and trackers and generations of wild leopards. Intimate leopard sightings are frequent, and guests agree it is a pinnacle life experience. Londolozi believes in safari as a journey that delights the senses and enlivens the spirit — to have an encounter with wild animals in the African bush is to discover an essential truth about ourselves and the world.

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Dine under the stars in the African wilderness

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Londolozi has an on-site photography studio to creatively capture your experience, with tutoring, post processing coaching in lightroom, photography gear rentals and high-quality, wide-format canvas printing

Photo Ryan Graham