Safari, but Make It Shambala

The safaris, of course, are the showstopper. Private Big Five game drives, walking excursions and cultural encounters all put you right in the thick of it.  

The history hits, too. Shambala, along with its sister property, Johannesburg’s Saxon Hotel, is tied to Nelson Mandela, who wrote parts of Long Walk to Freedom here. His five-bedroom villa has been meticulously restored, giving guests the ~wild~ chance to stay where history was written.

Book here, rates from $1,380.