Up, up, and away 🛫

The joys of the season include the opportunity to travel to the continent for some much needed sunlight and rest.

If you would like to experience some unique lodging stays across the continent, consider these 10 places that have design, location, or amenities that will give you dinner table talking points for the coming year.

⛱️ Tinstwalo Atlantic, South Africa

A Seaside 5-star lodge that is hidden behind the rocks that meet the ocean but simultaneously in view of the beautiful mountain range that makes Cape Town unique.

🛖 Okavango Spirit, Botswana

This houseboat boasts 7 bedrooms and floats the northern parts of the panhandle in the Okavango Nature Reserve, visiting many stopping points that serve different wildlife.

🏕️ And Beyond, Tanzania

A luxury lodge on the western parts of the Serengeti National Park. Their approach to sustainability shapes the unique amenities that the place has to offer.

🛖 Shumba Camp, Zambia

This lodge in Kafue National park has a full set of air, land, and water based activities. Few remote places boast as many wildlife viewing options as Shumba.

🏕️ Lalashe, Kenya

This lodge embodies glamping in all its glory. It is a luxury tented lodge in the Maasai Mara National Reserve for travel groups wanting to be one the wild.

🌁 Le Djoloff, Senegal

A French-style boutique hotel on the coast of the Atlantic ocean in Dakar. Its design is the perfect embodiment of the city’s energy, modern history, and style.

🚞 Rovos Rail, South Africa to Zimbabwe

This luxury train hotel that runs from Pretoria to Victoria Falls. The journey is complete with a full butler service upon arrival, 3-course dinners during your stay and journey, and excursions along the journey.

🌴 One and Only Nyungwe House, Rwanda

This 5-star rainforest lodge is located on a tea plantation in Nyungwe Forest National Park and frames the natural surroundings better than any postcard.

🏝️ Hilton Marsa Alam Nubiam Resort, Egypt

Middle eastern architecture meets family style resorts. This lodge celebrates the north-eastern coast of the continent and is the perfect landing pad for the coral reefs in it's waters.

⛰️ The Arijiju Residence, Kenya

The design, colors and materials used to bring the residence to life on the Borana Reserve make this place unique. The 5 suite residence seamlessly blends into its surroundings and sets the tone for it's guests.

The continent has many unique offerings and a visit to any of these 10 or many others like them will enrich your experience and color your stay with meaningful color.

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