Luxury African Villas

This original Victorian-era homestead that sleeps 12 is the former family home of Singita’s founder Luke Bailes – and comprises the main house as well as six thatch-and-mud cottages. Enjoy the best elements of this award-winning private safari lodge in an idyllic location on your terms with a private field guide and tracker for daily game drives.

The Farmhouse at Royal Malewane is a three and a half bedroom private villa complete with a private deck and swimming pool that is ideal for families. In addition, the services of a private chef, housekeeper and butler as well as a private safari vehicle and a dedicated Ranger and Tracker are included.

Voted one of National Geographic Magazine’s Unique Lodges of the World, Tarkuni Villa offers a unique window on the bush for those traveling with families or a group of friends. This five-star private villa with five luxurious suites offers exceptional comfort, elegance and unparalleled service in a home away from home environment in the heart of the Kalahari. 

This exclusive-use, six-bedroomed property located in the picturesque Franschhoek Winelands has to be seen to be believed. Sumptuously decorated in a mix of colonial English and Dutch decorative traditions, a live-in chef and butler are part of the package.

Set amid olive groves, vineyards and soaring mountains in Stellenbosch’s picturesque Banghoek Valley, The Homestead is an exclusive-use, six bedroom villa that combines 200-years of Cape Dutch heritage with meticulously restored, contemporary interiors. Facilities include extensive indoor and outdoor entertainment areas, a gated pool and a private gym

Enjoy the privacy of the Hermanus freshwater lagoon at this exclusive-use private villa an hour from Cape Town. At this intimate and appealing option for multi-generational groups, guest suites are expansive, décor stylish and activities such as kayaking, stand-up paddle-boarding, water skiing, tennis and golf are part of the package, As is a private chef who will ensure your every gastronomic request is satisfied.

As extraordinary and colorful as its location, the intimacy, detailing and palatial proportions of the five-bedroomed Pamushana Villa is an experience in itself with bold African prints, oversized furnishings and a spectacular vantage point over Malilangwe Dam, a hotbed of biodiversity and wildlife. 

Serengeti House is an intimate and luxurious exclusive-use villa where unique African art and anthropological artifacts and a sun-bleached palette bring the soul of Africa and its vast grassy plains indoors. Two sumptuous suites in the main house and two garden suites have sole use of a 25m infinity pool, a private tennis court, a pavilion and gym.

Designed for exclusive use, Kataza House is a secluded villa that comes with a private chef and host, as well as exquisite open living spaces, indoor and outdoor fireplaces, pools, a gym and media room. Villa guests are also able to access all facilities of the nearby Singita Kwitonda Lodge, including its impressive on-site garden and nursery.

Six Sense Zil Payson’s three- and four-bedroom residences offer the ultimate in exclusivity starting with their location on a private island. No detail has gone unchecked with handmade mattresses topped with Hanse organic pillows and duvets just one of many luxury additions in the elegantly furnished properties. If you’re here to take advantage of the health and wellness aspects of the island, tailormade menus can be enjoyed in your residence each day, along with spa treatments and yoga classes.