Exclusive-use homes with chef, guide & your own vehicle

Private Safari Villas in Africa

Private safari villas solve the multi-generational equation: space for kids to nap, grandparents to linger over coffee, and days that move at your family's pace. Each comes with private staff, dedicated guide and vehicle, pools overlooking the savanna, and the freedom to set your own rhythm. The properties below represent our curated selection—our most exclusive villas aren't listed publicly due to owner privacy and limited inventory. Tell us what you're after and we'll open the right doors

*Some villas can accommodate additional children on rollaways/bunks by request; availability, age limits, and fees vary by property. We’ll confirm before booking.

Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Tarkuni

Your private homestead in the red dunes. Malaria-free wilderness, a dedicated guide and tracker, and stargazing that rewrites the night sky.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Shamwari, Eastern Cape, South Africa

6

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Sarili

Malaria-free Big Five safari made effortless. A riverside villa with a private vehicle and staff—easy pacing for kids and grandparents alike.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

By Request Only

Off-Menu Private Estates

A handful of standalone estates are kept offline by owner request. Private chef, dedicated guide & vehicle, spa-level wellness—arranged discreetly and tailored to your dates. Tell us what you’re after; we’ll open the right doors.

Standalone Estate · Discreet Access

Lapalala Wilderness, Waterberg, South Africa

8

Bedrooms · Sleeps

16

Melote House

A malaria-free cliff-side hideaway, cantilevered above a river gorge. Solar-powered elegance, private staff, and wide-open bush all to yourselves.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Sabi Sand, South Africa

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8 (per house)

Mapogo, Karula, Mvula

A villa-only property with silent, electric game drives. Architecture meets wilderness; each house runs with its own chef, guide, tracker, and butler.

Villa-Only Property

Sabi Sand, South Africa

6

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Castleton

A classic homestead for families and friends—private cottages around a central house, tennis and boma nights, and your own guide and tracker team.

Standalone Estate

Grumeti, Serengeti, Tanzania

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Serengeti House

A contemporary estate on the Sasakwa slopes with a front-row seat to the plains. Private tennis, long views, and wildlife drifting past below.

Standalone Estate

Laikipia, Kenya

7

Bedrooms · Sleeps

14

Ol Jogi

A vast, privately protected rhino stronghold. Your hilltop estate, your pace—private guides, horse or vehicle safaris, and sunsets that run the length of the plateau.

Standalone Estate

Mara–Olderkesi Conservancy, Kenya

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Cottar’s Private Bush Villa

1920s glamour on the edge of the Mara. A private team, sweeping views across the Mara–Serengeti ecosystem, and game drives that start the moment you step outside.

Lodge Access

Northern Maasai Mara, Kenya

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Wild Hill

A secluded hilltop home on Kileleoni Hill, the highest point in the Mara. Panoramic plains, a private team, and unhurried days that flow from game drives to long, quiet lunches above the savanna.

Standalone Estate

Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Kataza House

Your private base for gorilla trekking. Contemporary warmth, a dedicated chef and butler, and misty volcano views from the pool at day’s end.

Lodge Access · Gorilla Trekking Access

Grumeti, Serengeti, Tanzania

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Milele

A modern hilltop residence with cinematic horizons. Swim, linger, then roll out for golden-hour drives across one of Africa’s great private reserves.

Standalone Estate

Grumeti, Serengeti, Tanzania

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Kilima

A ridge-line retreat set high above the Serengeti. Breezy verandas, a private team, and sightings that begin before you leave the lawn.

Standalone Estate

Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Phinda Homestead

A family home in Big Five country—private guide and tracker, waterhole views, and tailor-made days from cheetah tracking to gentle afternoons by the pool.

Standalone Estate

Malilangwe, Zimbabwe

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Malilangwe House

Five bedrooms on a sandstone ridge above the dam. Baobab country, ancient rock art, and quiet evenings watching hippos surface at dusk.

Standalone Estate

Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, South Africa

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Delaire Graff Owner’s Villa

A glass-framed retreat among vineyards and mountains. Private host and chef, art and design at every turn—minutes from South Africa’s finest estates.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Franschhoek, Cape Winelands, South Africa

6

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Franschhoek House

Wine-country living with mountain views. Six bedrooms, a private team (host + chef), a heated pool, and unhurried lunches between vineyard visits—perfect between safari chapters.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Shungimbili Marine Reserve, Tanzania

9

Bedrooms · Sleeps

18

Thanda Island

A private island for one party at a time. Coral gardens out front, a beach-house dream within—fully staffed, fully yours.

Standalone Estate · Island

Praslin, Seychelles

9

Bedrooms · Sleeps

18

La Cigale Estate

Indian Ocean blues, tropical gardens, and absolute privacy. Your own staff, your own shoreline—the perfect bookend to days in the bush.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area · Island

Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Tarkuni

Your private homestead in the red dunes. Malaria-free wilderness, a dedicated guide and tracker, and stargazing that rewrites the night sky.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Shamwari, Eastern Cape, South Africa

6

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Sarili

Malaria-free Big Five safari made effortless. A riverside villa with a private vehicle and staff—easy pacing for kids and grandparents alike.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

By Request Only

Off-Menu Private Estates

A handful of standalone estates are kept offline by owner request. Private chef, dedicated guide & vehicle, spa-level wellness—arranged discreetly and tailored to your dates. Tell us what you’re after; we’ll open the right doors.

Standalone Estate · Discreet Access

Lapalala Wilderness, Waterberg, South Africa

8

Bedrooms · Sleeps

16

Melote House

A malaria-free cliff-side hideaway, cantilevered above a river gorge. Solar-powered elegance, private staff, and wide-open bush all to yourselves.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Sabi Sand, South Africa

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8 (per house)

Mapogo, Karula, Mvula

A villa-only property with silent, electric game drives. Architecture meets wilderness; each house runs with its own chef, guide, tracker, and butler.

Villa-Only Property

Sabi Sand, South Africa

6

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Castleton

A classic homestead for families and friends—private cottages around a central house, tennis and boma nights, and your own guide and tracker team.

Standalone Estate

Grumeti, Serengeti, Tanzania

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Serengeti House

A contemporary estate on the Sasakwa slopes with a front-row seat to the plains. Private tennis, long views, and wildlife drifting past below.

Standalone Estate

Laikipia, Kenya

7

Bedrooms · Sleeps

14

Ol Jogi

A vast, privately protected rhino stronghold. Your hilltop estate, your pace—private guides, horse or vehicle safaris, and sunsets that run the length of the plateau.

Standalone Estate

Mara–Olderkesi Conservancy, Kenya

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Cottar’s Private Bush Villa

1920s glamour on the edge of the Mara. A private team, sweeping views across the Mara–Serengeti ecosystem, and game drives that start the moment you step outside.

Lodge Access

Northern Maasai Mara, Kenya

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Wild Hill

A secluded hilltop home on Kileleoni Hill, the highest point in the Mara. Panoramic plains, a private team, and unhurried days that flow from game drives to long, quiet lunches above the savanna.

Standalone Estate

Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Kataza House

Your private base for gorilla trekking. Contemporary warmth, a dedicated chef and butler, and misty volcano views from the pool at day’s end.

Lodge Access · Gorilla Trekking Access

Grumeti, Serengeti, Tanzania

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Milele

A modern hilltop residence with cinematic horizons. Swim, linger, then roll out for golden-hour drives across one of Africa’s great private reserves.

Standalone Estate

Grumeti, Serengeti, Tanzania

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Kilima

A ridge-line retreat set high above the Serengeti. Breezy verandas, a private team, and sightings that begin before you leave the lawn.

Standalone Estate

Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Phinda Homestead

A family home in Big Five country—private guide and tracker, waterhole views, and tailor-made days from cheetah tracking to gentle afternoons by the pool.

Standalone Estate

Malilangwe, Zimbabwe

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Malilangwe House

Five bedrooms on a sandstone ridge above the dam. Baobab country, ancient rock art, and quiet evenings watching hippos surface at dusk.

Standalone Estate

Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, South Africa

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Delaire Graff Owner’s Villa

A glass-framed retreat among vineyards and mountains. Private host and chef, art and design at every turn—minutes from South Africa’s finest estates.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Franschhoek, Cape Winelands, South Africa

6

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Franschhoek House

Wine-country living with mountain views. Six bedrooms, a private team (host + chef), a heated pool, and unhurried lunches between vineyard visits—perfect between safari chapters.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Shungimbili Marine Reserve, Tanzania

9

Bedrooms · Sleeps

18

Thanda Island

A private island for one party at a time. Coral gardens out front, a beach-house dream within—fully staffed, fully yours.

Standalone Estate · Island

Praslin, Seychelles

9

Bedrooms · Sleeps

18

La Cigale Estate

Indian Ocean blues, tropical gardens, and absolute privacy. Your own staff, your own shoreline—the perfect bookend to days in the bush.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area · Island

Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Tarkuni

Your private homestead in the red dunes. Malaria-free wilderness, a dedicated guide and tracker, and stargazing that rewrites the night sky.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Shamwari, Eastern Cape, South Africa

6

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Sarili

Malaria-free Big Five safari made effortless. A riverside villa with a private vehicle and staff—easy pacing for kids and grandparents alike.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

By Request Only

Off-Menu Private Estates

A handful of standalone estates are kept offline by owner request. Private chef, dedicated guide & vehicle, spa-level wellness—arranged discreetly and tailored to your dates. Tell us what you’re after; we’ll open the right doors.

Standalone Estate · Discreet Access

Lapalala Wilderness, Waterberg, South Africa

8

Bedrooms · Sleeps

16

Melote House

A malaria-free cliff-side hideaway, cantilevered above a river gorge. Solar-powered elegance, private staff, and wide-open bush all to yourselves.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Sabi Sand, South Africa

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8 (per house)

Mapogo, Karula, Mvula

A villa-only property with silent, electric game drives. Architecture meets wilderness; each house runs with its own chef, guide, tracker, and butler.

Villa-Only Property

Sabi Sand, South Africa

6

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Castleton

A classic homestead for families and friends—private cottages around a central house, tennis and boma nights, and your own guide and tracker team.

Standalone Estate

Grumeti, Serengeti, Tanzania

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Serengeti House

A contemporary estate on the Sasakwa slopes with a front-row seat to the plains. Private tennis, long views, and wildlife drifting past below.

Standalone Estate

Laikipia, Kenya

7

Bedrooms · Sleeps

14

Ol Jogi

A vast, privately protected rhino stronghold. Your hilltop estate, your pace—private guides, horse or vehicle safaris, and sunsets that run the length of the plateau.

Standalone Estate

Mara–Olderkesi Conservancy, Kenya

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Cottar’s Private Bush Villa

1920s glamour on the edge of the Mara. A private team, sweeping views across the Mara–Serengeti ecosystem, and game drives that start the moment you step outside.

Lodge Access

Northern Maasai Mara, Kenya

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Wild Hill

A secluded hilltop home on Kileleoni Hill, the highest point in the Mara. Panoramic plains, a private team, and unhurried days that flow from game drives to long, quiet lunches above the savanna.

Standalone Estate

Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Kataza House

Your private base for gorilla trekking. Contemporary warmth, a dedicated chef and butler, and misty volcano views from the pool at day’s end.

Lodge Access · Gorilla Trekking Access

Grumeti, Serengeti, Tanzania

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Milele

A modern hilltop residence with cinematic horizons. Swim, linger, then roll out for golden-hour drives across one of Africa’s great private reserves.

Standalone Estate

Grumeti, Serengeti, Tanzania

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Kilima

A ridge-line retreat set high above the Serengeti. Breezy verandas, a private team, and sightings that begin before you leave the lawn.

Standalone Estate

Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Phinda Homestead

A family home in Big Five country—private guide and tracker, waterhole views, and tailor-made days from cheetah tracking to gentle afternoons by the pool.

Standalone Estate

Malilangwe, Zimbabwe

5

Bedrooms · Sleeps

10

Malilangwe House

Five bedrooms on a sandstone ridge above the dam. Baobab country, ancient rock art, and quiet evenings watching hippos surface at dusk.

Standalone Estate

Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, South Africa

4

Bedrooms · Sleeps

8

Delaire Graff Owner’s Villa

A glass-framed retreat among vineyards and mountains. Private host and chef, art and design at every turn—minutes from South Africa’s finest estates.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Franschhoek, Cape Winelands, South Africa

6

Bedrooms · Sleeps

12

Franschhoek House

Wine-country living with mountain views. Six bedrooms, a private team (host + chef), a heated pool, and unhurried lunches between vineyard visits—perfect between safari chapters.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area

Shungimbili Marine Reserve, Tanzania

9

Bedrooms · Sleeps

18

Thanda Island

A private island for one party at a time. Coral gardens out front, a beach-house dream within—fully staffed, fully yours.

Standalone Estate · Island

Praslin, Seychelles

9

Bedrooms · Sleeps

18

La Cigale Estate

Indian Ocean blues, tropical gardens, and absolute privacy. Your own staff, your own shoreline—the perfect bookend to days in the bush.

Standalone Estate · Malaria-Free Area · Island

Bring Everyone Under One Roof

Space to exhale, room to be together—we’ll match you with an exclusive-use villa and team made for your crew.

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