This month, the new look Singita Mara River Tented Camp reopened, embracing a contextual African look inspired by the local Masaai and the raw beauty of the landscape. Set on a spectacular river bend in the Lamai Triangle in Tanzania, its bold and playful refresh celebrates the essence of Mara in contemporary design.

Marriott International will add a second luxury safari lodge in Africa, announcing a JW Marriott property for the Serengeti, Tanzania.

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve within South Africa’s Greater Kruger, has launched its new Amber Villa at its renowned Earth Lodge, one of the region’s most remarkable lodges.

andBeyond has announced Phinda Forest Lodge, situated in andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, is due to undergo an extensive rebuild. Lauded as one of the first true eco-lodges at the time of its construction, the property will be reimagined within the context of the contemporary luxury safari.

Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge has completed a major property-wide renovation with a perfect combination of African luxury and the warmth of home elevating the lodge’s appeal without compromising its original vision of creating a ‘luxury home in the bush’.

A new safari-inspired outdoor experience named ULUM™ has launched in Moab, Utah in the United States.

Baillie Lodges has confirmed the highly-anticipated reopening of Southern Ocean Lodge on 6 December 2023. The all-new ultra-luxury resort will debut just inside four years since it was leveled by bushfires in January 2020.

JW Marriott has this week raised the curtain of JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge, marking the company’s highly anticipated debut in the luxury safari segment.

Baillie Lodges has flagged a potential opening of the reincarnated Southern Ocean Lodge before the end of 2023. As overseas demand for the luxury hospitality group’s Australia portfolio continues to grow from strength to strength, Chief Operating Officer Craig Bradbery has highlighted a number of key trends and challenges still facing Baillie Lodges, one year after the country’s international borders reopened to tourism following the pandemic.

Singita has been championing conversation in Africa from its inception. The critical conservation work Singita carries out with its non-profit Funds & Trusts is aimed at restoring, enhancing, and protecting the biodiversity of the ecosystems under its care. Singita’s sustainable conservation model helps to balance tourism in all of the regions in which it operates.

Sanctuary Retreats, Abercrombie & Kent’s award-winning portfolio of luxury safari lodges and river cruise boats, is reimagining the latest addition to its portfolio, Okahirongo Elephant Lodge, with an extensive refurbishment, set to open in April 2023.

andBeyond is preparing to launch its first lodge in Asia, with andBeyond Punakha River Lodge scheduled to open in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in September 2023.