What Makes Luxury African Safari Accommodation The Real Deal

There are a number of considerations that need to be made when choosing the bush lodges, tented camps or hotels that you may stay in whilst on that vacation to Africa that you have looked forward to for so many years.

It’s not just about the air-conditioning, service and food, the usual considerations obviously when making these choices. One has to assume that your African Luxury safari Tour operators will have taken these things into account and chosen accordingly, but it is more than that.

What you have to consider when on an African luxury safari tour is that the accommodations that you choose have a few important criteria to ensure that your bushveld experience is a really good one. It needs to be thrilling, rewarding, memorable and as authentic as possible. so let’s look at what makes luxury African safari accommodation the real deal.

Off the beaten track

First and foremost, you may be on an African luxury safari tour, but luxury need not be sought in well-known fancy five star establishments. Rather go a little more off the beaten track. Luxury can also be found in tented camps and small deep in the bush lodges - or even a tree house style lodging!

Actively seek places that offer a different and more authentic African bush experience. Look for Game Parks or lessor known wildlife preservation areas that are unspoilt and not overly commercialised. Again your luxury safari Tour operators can advise you accordingly. If they are flexible they can tailor your experience to suit your personal needs!

A room with a view

This may seem like an oxymoron – having sought something more authentic and hidden away, you want a room with a view! Well, what is meant by this is that you needn’t necessarily have a view from your room of the sweeping plains littered with wildlife in front of you (you will see all that on the game drive anyway), but do ensure that you can at least sit outside your room to see something of the bush and indulge in a little ‘bush therapy!

Just a small stream or a dam where animals gather at sunrise and sunset, or at very least trees and some birdlife. This ‘bush television’ is supremely relaxing and one of the highlights of any Africa safari luxury tour.

Go where the action is

There is little point in your accommodation being very far from where the action is. Go out of your way to choose accommodations that don’t take you miles out of your way to get to where the action is.

There are many great lodges and camps in Africa and South Africa particularly, that ensure when you’re on a South Africa luxury safari you don’t have to waste half the game drive literally driving to where you may hope to spot the big 5!

There is nothing more trilling than the sound of the roar of the Lion or the ugly mocking laughter of the Hyena on the prowl, as you lay safely snug in your bed. Make sure that it is the sound of the crickets and not piped pop music that will be lulling you to sleep!

It is also great to experience some of the great really close encounters with animals that you get in some of the smaller lodges where some of the wildlife have become so used to people that they literally hang out at the camp sites!

Get good guides and great deals

Wherever you decide to reside in your short stay in this magical place, the whole point of the vacation is to really experience an African luxury safari tour in its most authentic and most memorable sense.

Some of the accommodations ensure that their own guides and game drives are excellently appointed and offer the best possible experience, but it is important to know if they offer this as a part of their service, or whether you will rather need to be part of a tour that is operated by luxury safari Tour operators.

These expert Africa safari Tour operators usually not only offer the best deals, but tailor make your experience - and give you the assurance that they themselves will make your luxury African safari accommodation the real deal!

Sophia William a freelance writer, with years of experience, creating content for varied online portals. Her content is published on many national and international publications.She has expertise in writing about travelling