The Singita brand is synonymous with the ultimate luxury safari experience. Singita’s Ebony Lodge in the Sabi Sands Reserve is a gorgeous property with extraordinary service and style.
Located in Sabi Sands in South Africa, Ebony Lodge gives guests access to 45,000 acres of wilderness within a vast open, unfenced ecosystem that includes the Kruger National Park, renowned for its high concentrations of big game and frequent leopard sightings.
Suspended wooden walkways and shaded decks give guests a window onto the ebb and flow of life along the Sand River; 12 stone, wood, and thatch suites and a mess are nestled in the shade of a mixed grove of trees overlooking the water course.
Its ten single-bedroom suites and two two-bedroom suites have decks, outdoor showers and heated plunge pools. The recently re-done decking in the main lodge provides improved and more expansive views.
While here, you can enjoy game drives, guided bush walks, mountain biking, star gazing, community visits between game drives, and visits to the spa and exercise room.
The food and service are excellent, as is the guiding.
About This Area
Sabi Sands is a private Reserve that shares a 50 km boundary with the Kruger National Park. They both make up part of the vast Greater Limpopo Transfrontier National Park, which encompasses wilderness in three different countries ( South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique ). The animals here have a combined 8 million acres of land within which to traverse - a truly vast ecosystem that is largely in pristine condition.
The Sabi Sands Reserve is a privately owned reserve, which means it is not subject to the rules and regulations that apply to National Parks. This gives the guides the ability to go off-road to get closer to wildlife, you will be able to go on night drives and walk, and you can generally set your own pace. You will never feel that the place is overcrowded with tourists. The wildlife numbers here are not as high as in areas in East Africa, such as the Serengeti or Mara, but they are some of the highest in Southern Africa. Plenty of water here draws in lots of general game, and it is world-famous as one of the best places in Africa to see leopards.
The water here is seasonal, and there is quite a range in average daily temperatures, so nights during the southern hemisphere winter can be very chilly, and days in the summer can be very hot.
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