Clifftop Exclusive Safari Hideaway, Welgevonden Private Game Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa

Clifftop Exclusive Safari Hideaway in Limpopo is perched on the edge of a cliff of ancient striated sandstone in the Waterberg mountains and every part of it takes advantage of the incredible vista across the valley below. Extracted from ‘Exclusive Safari Lodges of South Africa’ coffee table book by Carrie Hampton with fabulous wildlife photographs by Gerald Hoberman.

Clifftop is all about safari with sophistication. At this bushveld hideaway, situated two and a half hours’ drive north of Johannesburg in the malaria-free Welgevonden Private Game Reserve, you will find a fusion of modern comfort and untamed wilderness.

The lodge’s eight luxury suites overlook the Sterkstroom River below, and each suite has its own private deck and plunge pool, affording guests an opportunity to watch African wildlife from the privacy of their suites.

With dramatic views of the surrounding landscape, the main lodge whose deck flows around the infinity pool, offers a perfect setting for sundowners. It is also here, and in the bar lounge, that guests congregate to recount their experiences of the day’s game-viewing activities; whether a game drive in an open 4x4 vehicle or a bushwalk in the company of trained field guides.

The new perspectives that watching wild animals at Welgevonden can give may serve to heighten the appreciation of everything Clifftop has to offer, from fine food and prize-winning cellar wines to log fires in almost every room and baths-with-a-view in which to soak away the stresses of city life.