Singita Boulders Lodge, Singita Private Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa

To many, the name Singita is synonymous with style and quality. Renowned as being one of the top safari establishments in the industry, it has reaped an enviable collection of awards and accolades internationally. Singita does not need to blow its own trumpet, as other people do that for it, like the readers of Travel + Leisure magazine, who voted Singita the World’s Best Hotel, Best Small Hotel and Best Hotel in Africa and the Middle East for 2006.

Singita Boulders Lodge is one of two luxury safari lodges in Singita Private Game Reserve, a pristine wilderness area in the world-renowned Sabi Sand Game Reserve in north-eastern South Africa. Here in Sabi Sand, Singita Boulders sets a trend from the outset with its glass-fronted suites, which enable you to watch game from your bed or bath.

Bold in its design, the lodge towers over the landscape, while at the same time seeming to blend seamlessly into its rocky surroundings. Throughout the lodge, curved thatch and coarse stone contrast with fine linen, leather and gleaming floors.

Singita is never short on innovation when it comes to development projects. When Boulders Lodge waiter Zamani Mathebula was repeatedly asked by guests about his background, he suggested that tours to his home village, Justicia, be offered. Singita promptly made him a guide for this excursion. This tour now allows guests to share in the culture and history of the Shangaan people and see the community projects initiated by Singita.

They also get to meet some of the village’s brightest stars, the members of the Justicia Best Boys Choir, who perform around the fire. Their gentle harmonies are enough to fill guests with the spirit of Africa, which is said to get into your blood and keep you coming back.

Deny it if you can, but Singita’s repeat business figures confirm that your first Singita safari experience is unlikely to be your last.