Lodges

With overtourism a term now more commonly used in the sphere of wildlife tourism, luxury safari brand Sabi Sabi Collection is charting a different path – one where “empathy” is the new luxury.

A&K Sanctuary’s new Kenyan safari lodge, Kitirua Plains Lodge, is now taking reservations from 1 June 2026 and beyond, as excitement builds around the opening of the “architecturally adventurous” property.

Two new retreats are set to open at Tasmania’s Pumphouse Point at Lake St Clair in late July in the first phase of investment that aims to raise the property’s boutique luxury offering.

Wilderness has confirmed its next East African property, Wilderness Mara, will open in the Maasai Mara in June 2026, a transformation of Little Governors’ Camp.

Western Australia is seeking to diversify its accommodation offering, with a new initiative from the WA Government and Tourism WA aiming to bring fresh product to the state’s national parks.

Bookings have opened for Monarto Safari Resort in South Australia’s Murraylands which will officially open on 28 May 2025 as part of the Journey Beyond portfolio.

Wilderness Rwanda has confirmed it will open its newest luxury safari lodge, Wilderness Magashi Peninsula, in Akagera National Park in September 2025.

The non-profit partner of luxury travel company andBeyond for the last 32 years, Africa Foundation, has been relaunched as Wild Impact as it goes global, following the luxury travel company into Asia and South America.

South African luxury ecotourism and conservation brand, Singita, will open its first lodge in Botswana in mid-2026.