The life of guides – deep experience and knowledge create a memorable experience in the wild.
Even for adults, it’s effortless to see safari guides as bush-based superheroes — before they’ve brought you within a metre of the continent’s most prized mammals. That beautiful “what-to-to-doo” bird call you hear on your morning safari? Oh, that belongs to an orange-breasted bushshrike, known for its striking grey and yellow colours, they’ll likely tell you without missing a beat, often while juggling a conversation on the two-way radio, communicating with an eagle-eyed tracker up front, and navigating the network of gravel Sabi Sand roads.
Books on Safari
There are few better ways to relax between game drives, meals, and a massage than with a glass of something cold and a gripping or informative read. Hundreds of fiction and non-fiction works about South Africa, and even safaris, serve as the perfect companion to time in the bush, many of which we’ve located in […]
The true value of a private personalised safari
Safaris at Cheetah Plains, are a personal and intimate experience. It’s the ideal way to include children, multiple generations and escapes with friends. The privilege of a private wilderness vacation means you can enjoy the spoils at the impeccable level it is or tailor it to your every desire – from the game drives, activities and dining times to when you put your head down at the end of a memorable day.
The cultural roots of Cheetah Plains’ indigenous gardens
There’s a deep connection between nature and African culture. At Cheetah Plains, this relationship unfolds in our indigenous gardens in truly remarkable ways.
Friendmoons – The ideal way to spend quality time with friends on a luxurious safari
As private residences have become essential elements of ultra-luxury holidays, especially in the safari world, friendmoons are seeing something of a resurgence and spin-offs are coming in thick and fast, too. Although their genesis may have been in friends accompanying newlyweds on their honeymoons, friendmoons now don’t only have to involve newlyweds, instead, they can […]
Summer Season with The Southern Foam Nest Frogs
As the hot summer rolls in around October, we start to notice slight changes in the bushveld. You may see small sprouts of greenery from fresh rains coming back and hear the iconic call of the Woodland Kingfisher. As you appreciate the small changes, like the warmth of the sun rising earlier, you will notice […]
Liquid Gold: How, and why, Cheetah Plains takes its water seriously
South Africa is, on balance, a water scare country. If you’ve flown over the country’s vast interior, you may have spotted swathes of the flat, arid, and mostly desolate Karoo. You’ll likely also have heard about the Southern Cape’s ongoing recent wrestle with drought. But fly to Cheetah Plains, especially after a summer of good […]
Goodman Gallery at The 60th International Art Exhibition: La Biennale Di Venezia
The Biennale Arte 2024 is the longest running and most prestigious exhibition in the global art calendar.
Cheetah Plains features in the most recent issue of Town & Country Magazine as a trip to take in 2023
Thanks to Adam Rathe for the fabulous article and for capturing the essence of the Cheetah Plains experience, where everything feels personalised and specially planned for you.
The silent safari – National Geographic, Emma Gregg
A brilliant article in the print edition of National Geographic about ESV’s – Electric Safari Vehicles that Cheetah Plains has been included in. Certainly a new era as we drive home our sustainability efforts in the luxury safari travel sector. Cheetah Plains, a sumptuous collection of exclusive-use, solar-powered villas in Sabi Sands Game Reserve in […]