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Accommodation
Wine Country SafarisTM offer only the finest accommodation
available in each region visited.
Botswana
 In
Botswana, the safari features Wilderness Safaris' luxury camps:
Mombo and King's Pool. Wilderness Safaris' aim is to create a balance
between comfort and atmosphere. Most camps are tented and all are
small and comfortable without being opulent. Emphasis is on friendly
service, good food, and excellent guiding. The tents are large and
airy with wonderful views, full ensuite bathrooms, hotel amenities
such as soaps and lotions and small decorative touches that make
them feel welcoming and homey. Lighting is low-voltage solar lamps.
Mombo
Mombo is a secret paradise for those truly interested in wildlife.
Huge concentrations of animals, including all of the large predators
and the rare and endangered wild dog, occur in this remote and isolated
wilderness region. Because of its great wildlife, several award-winning
documentaries have been filmed at Mombo. Accommodation is in eight
large tented rooms. The dining area, lounge and pub are on a raised
teak deck under thatch overlooking the flood plain. The camp offers
a plunge pool for relaxing during the heat of the day. Game drives
by open vehicle and on foot. The camp is being completely rebuilt
in late 1999 and when the new camp is opened it will truly offer
the best of everything in Botswana.
King's Pool
King's Pool Camp is located in the Linyanti Private Game Reserve
midway between Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta. Accommodation
consists of 10 luxury tented rooms with en suite tiled bathroom
facilities. The main lounge, bar and dining room under thatch with
a view over King's Pool Lagoon. Game drives are by land (day and
night), on foot and by water. The game is prolific with large herds
of elephant and buffalo as well as lion, leopard, cheetah, wild
dog, roan, sable, and much more. The birding is excellent.
Zimbabwe
 For
the Zimbabwe stop, we use the impressive Victoria Falls Hotel. This
famous hotel, which recently completed an extensive renovation and
expansion, maintains its colonial elegance and charm. Spacious public
areas are decorated with old prints and photographs, animal tropies
and handsome potted palms. The main dining room requires that patrons
dress for dinner and tea is served in the afternoon. Conveniently
located about a 10 minute walk from the Falls, the Victoria Falls
National Park and the center of town, the hotel is set in lovely
grounds overlooking one of the main gorges below the Falls.
South Africa
In South Africa, safari accommodation is at Singita Lodge in the
Singita Reserve bordering Kruger National Park and at Phinda Lodge
in the heart of Zululand, one of Africa's most ecologically diverse
regions. Both lodges offer world class accommodation, award winning
food and wine and excellent game viewing.
Singita Reserve
Singita Reserve, situated on a 35,000 acres adjacent to Kruger National
Park, is in an area famous for the "Big Five" (lion, leopard, rhino,
buffalo and elephant) and is home to many other species. The luxurious
Boulders Lodge has accommodations for 18 guest plus a private gymnasium.
Each suite, built into the landscape on a cliff's edge, has a private
bathroom, an outdoor shower alcove, private swimming pool, lounge
deck, airconditioning and an open log fire. Ebony Lodge, more colonial
in style, also has 9 beautifully appointed suites. Singita's innovative
cuisine and impressive wine cellar have earned it membership in
the prestigious Relais & Chateaux group; one of only two game reserves
to have received that honor.
Phinda Reserve
 Phinda
Reserve is located in Zululand between the Ubombo Mountains and
the Indian Ocean and close to the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park.
Phinda Forest Lodge offers 16 glass-walled suites raised on stilts
under a canopy of torchwood trees. It was hand built by local Zulu
to minimize the impact on the rare Sand Forest, one of seven different
ecosystems in Phinda. Lion, cheetah, giraffe, zebra, rhino, elephant
and wildebeest are among the many species found in the area. Game
drives, walks and a river excursion are included; scuba diving in
the Indian Ocean is an optional extra. The food is gourmet and the
atmosphere luxurious.
Cape Town
In Cape Town, your home away from home is the Cape Grace Hotel.
The Cape Grace is located on the west quay of the Victoria & Alfred
Waterfront with Table Mountain forming the backdrop. This elegant
hotel, with architecture reflecting the Cape's French historical
influence, offers the independent traveler a haven of tranquillity
and refinement in its 104 spacious rooms and suites. All rooms have
French doors opening to breathtaking views of Table Mountain or
the harbor. Other facilities include a private guest lounge, swimming
pool and 24 hour room service. The Quay West restaurant and bar
features a relaxed and contemporary cuisine.
Cape Winelands
In the Cape Winelands you will stay at the elegant Auberge du Quartier
Francais in Franschhoek and at L'Avenir Guest House in Stellenbosch
or one of the other active wine estates in the area.
L'Auberge du Quartier Francais
L'Auberge du Quartier Francais combines the atmosphere of a European
retreat with the warmth and familiarity of home. Nestled in the
heart of the winelands in the valley of Franschoek, L'Auberge offers
15 deluxe rooms and 2 luxurious suites facing onto a garden court
with a pool. Luxurious bathrooms have separate showers and heated
towel rails. The restaurant is known for its innovative "Cape Provencale"
cuisine, an eclectic blend of the cuisine of the sun and Malay flavors
with a provencale influence.
L'Avenir Guest House
 L'Avenir
Guest House, surrounded by vineyards is located 5 km from the town
of Stellenbosch in the heart of Cape wine country. Built around
a large swimming pool, this luxurious guest house has 9 rooms, each
with private bath. On this working wine estate, one may stroll among
the vineyards, relax by the pool or simply watch the sun set over
the hills.
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