South Africa

A Sensuous South African Safari

Exhausted after their wedding day, most newlyweds are understandably hesitant to hop on a flight lasting roughly 20 hours. But when the destination is Africa, and the honeymoon is a luxury safari accompanied by a magical rail excursion, the journey becomes part of the adventure, offering ample time to anticipate the wonders to come.

South Africa's Singita Lodges, the nation's finest safari destination, offer an unparalleled variety of bush experiences. The resort's Ebony, Boulder, and Lebombo camps welcome honeymooners with a bottle of sparkling South African wine - a perfect prelude to a romantic candlelit dinner beside a private swimming pool, on the deck of your suite, or out on the reserve, surrounded only by nature and the night sky.

A stay at Singata is hardly roughing it. The Victorian-style bath in the suites is complemented by the resort's bubble-bath turndown service, well appreciated upon return from your first evening safari. The bathroom is romantically lit with candles and sprinkled with petals plucked from the exotic flowers found in the reserve. Upon retiring for the evening, couples are invited to sashay around their dreamy suite wearing cozy slippers and comfortable robes, conveniently arrayed beside the bath.

Singita's luxury is matched only by its extraordinary seclusion. Set amid the Lebombo mountains, at the convergence of the Nwanetsi and Sweni Rivers, Singita Lebombo offers a rare wilderness experience with amazing scenery.. All of Singata's spectacular lodges are located on 45,000 acres of prime Big Five game-viewing land in Singita Private Game Reserve and 38,000 acres in the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga Province, lands freely roamed by lions, elephants, rhinos, and other iconic denizens of the forests and veldt.

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written by Paula Goins