This incredible lodge boasts a wonderful staff, a welcoming atmosphere, spectacular meals, and unforgettable game drives. True to its name, the lodge features a massive, active waterhole that wraps around the northern side of the property and most of the guest units. After an exciting day in the bush, you can sit back on your deck and watch the wildlife arrive for a drink. We will spend four nights and five days exploring the reserve via open-vehicle game drives and guided walking tours.

Flanking a large dam in the southern Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, Simbavati Waterside was conceptualised, designed and built to be a natural extension of the pure utopian Klaserie wilderness from which it draws its inspiration.

Water is the source of life. Throughout the year countless animal species – including predators, elephants, hippo and buffalo – are drawn to the dam to cool off and quench thirst (sometimes in herds numbering hundreds). Here the game viewing never stops, and you literally become part of your own private Africa for an utterly immersive and sensory safari experience.