Best boutique and luxury hotels in South Africa

Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Ulusaba

Style

Hobbit houses and stilted suites

Setting

Wilderness of winning game

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Smith Extra
A personalised Ulusaba Encountered book – a picture-laden guide to the reserve

Price per night from (ex tax)$2,284.72
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Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

Etali Safari Lodge

Style

Safaris and stargazing

Setting

Magical Madikwe

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Smith Extra
A 30-minute back, neck and shoulder massage

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,433.92
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Kruger National Park, South Africa

Lion Sands Game Reserve

Style

Boutique bushveld

Setting

Extraordinary plain

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Smith Extra
A romantic turn-down and private in-suite dining experience with butler service

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,413.37

Offers available
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Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

Madikwe Safari Lodge

Style

Animal kingdom

Setting

Really wild reserve

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Smith Extra
A romantic turndown, plus a private dining experience with butler service

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,290.53
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Kwandwe Game Reserve,

Kwandwe Ecca Lodge

Style

Game is afoot

Setting

Bush-blanketed Eastern Cape

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
Binoculars to borrow and a bottle of fizz in your suite

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,235.09

Offers available
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Kwandwe Game Reserve, South Africa

Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge

Style

Just the thicket

Setting

Restful, riverine reserve

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
Binoculars to borrow and a bottle of fizz in your suite

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,235.09

Offers available
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Marakele National Park, South Africa

Marataba

Style

Canvas masterpiece

Setting

Boho Limpopo

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A bottle of wine and romantic evening turn-down service; Smiths staying three nights or more also get 50 per cent off the Treehouse experience

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,174.38

Offers available
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Stellenbosch, South Africa

Delaire Graff Estate

Style

Polished gem

Setting

Diamond in the bluff

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A custom bottle opener

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,165.06
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Nambiti Game Reserve, South Africa

Esiweni Lodge

Style

Pride of place

Setting

Nambiti clifftop

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Smith Extra
A collectible hand-painted African doll or painting by an Ndebele artist

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,017.13

Offers available
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The Garden Route, South Africa

Gorah Elephant Camp

Style

Bastion of imperial glamour

Setting

Stunning South African savannah

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A bottle of wine from their cellar and romantic evening turn-down service

Price per night from (ex tax)$967.90
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