Kapama Private Luxury Safari Lodge - Limpopo

Nestled between the Blyde River Valley and Kruger National Park, Kapama’s four individually appointed and luxurious camps offer an escape for nature lovers from across the globe. This untouched part of Africa is home to some of our most endangered, beautiful and fascinating wildlife.

Spanning 13 000 hectares of pristine African bush, Kapama offers the perfect sanctuary for a wide variety of wildlife. Here, over 40 different species of mammals including the Big 5 – elephant, lion, leopard, African buffalo, and rhinoceros – as well as 350 bird species, thrive in their natural habitat. Visitors get the opportunity to observe these magnificent creatures in the wild with twice-daily guided game drives, nature walks, and once-in-a-lifetime elephant encounters.

Kapama’s four luxury lodges each have a charm of their own – Buffalo Camp delights with its old-world feel, Southern Camp offers warmth and hospitality, River Lodge is festive year-round, and Karula is breathtakingly elegantly. The more adventurous can also choose to spend a night in one of our romantic sleep-outs.

To offer visitors the best experience possible, Kapama now boasts a private aeroplane and airstrip to receive guests travelling directly from Johannesburg or Cape Town, as well as a courtesy transfer service from Eastgate Airport.

Karula - beyond luxury
With its light, airy, open spaces and views from every angle, Karula is truly the pride of Kapama Private Game Reserve as our flagship lodge. Effortlessly elegant and stylish, Karula will steal the breath of even the most seasoned traveller. This luxury safari accommodation lodge near the Kruger National Park is every discerning traveller’s perfect escape.

Buffalo Camp - home in the trees
High in the treetops, accessible only by elevated wooden walkways, the old-world luxury tents of Buffalo Camp are the closest you’ll get to living alongside our wildlife.

This luxury tented camp, in Kapama Private Game Reserve near the Kruger National Park, is a quiet and intimate lodge where you can unwind in the shade of the trees and simply absorb the surrounding peace. The perfect luxury South African Safari escape.

Southern Camp - lost in africa
The charm and hospitality of Kapama Southern Camp, inside Kapama Private Game Reserve, makes it a warm and inviting place for families looking for the best safari lodge in the Kruger National Park area. It’s a relaxed atmosphere where even the tiniest tots are a priority and the memories made will be with you and your family forever. Offering luxury five-star accommodation, it is the perfect safari destination in South Africa.

River Lodge - spirit of africa
The largest of the Kapama Private Game Reserve camps, River Lodge’s wide, open spaces and airy design are a constant reminder that you’re sleeping under the African sky. Besides the luxury five-star accommodation, River Lodge is more festive and social than our smaller, quieter camps, which is why young couples and groups of friends are often among our guests. Escape to a place away from time, and indulge in one of the finest safari lodges near the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Safaris - into the wild

Kapama has a variety of ways for you to explore our beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Our twice-daily game drives and educational bush walks are an essential part of the Kapama experience.

Budding photographers can enrol in our two-day photography workshop to snap that perfect wall-mounted lion shot.

Wellness

African serenity
Bliss awaits at our award-winning wellness centres. Indulge yourself in the finest spa treatments on the continent, work up a sweat with state-of-the-art fitness equipment and steam rooms, or take a plunge in our refreshing pool. For a more comprehensive wellness encounter, explore our 3 unique all-inclusive Karula wellness experiences.

River lodge spa
Considered one of the finest safari spas in Africa, the River Lodge Spa is a firm favourite with all our guests.

Lounge around a generous central lap pool before you hand yourself over to our highly trained and experienced beauty therapists for one of our distinctly African treatments, across five sumptuous treatment rooms, in a setting surrounded by stillness and sweeping bushveld.

River lodge fitness centre
If you’d like to work up a sweat, River Lodge has a state-of-the-art mini-gym fully equipped with the latest machinery and technology from Technogym – the global experts of exercise, be it for fitness, health or sports. There is a treadmill, recumbent and upright bike for cardio and an extensive range of weight-lifting equipment so you can tone or build muscle.

As an additional option to compliment your wellness experience guided yoga and meditation sessions can be arranged.

Karula spa & wellness centre
After a day out in the wild, there’s nothing more welcome than a pampering treatment. Surrounded by glass, our award-winning luxurious Karula Spa has an intimate connection with the bushveld scenery. This stunning Spa is a haven of relaxation and calm.

With four deluxe treatment rooms and a range of revitalising health and beauty treatments, this spa uses only the finest quality products, including the new range of BABOR professional skincare.

For those who aren’t quite sure, there’s always the Spa pool with built-in loungers and underwater jets or the hydrotherapy room with a steam room and ice plunge – and even a curio shop where you can find that perfect gift for a loved one back home.

Karula fitness centre
For a body workout, the fitness centre is equipped with state-of-the-art cardio and weight-lifting equipment from Technogym – the global experts of exercise, be it for fitness, health or sports. Enjoy a morning run or walk on the stylish Jog Forma treadmill, or cycle on the Wattbike, which has a real-feel ride to increase performance and endurance.

Kapama Karula offers free Wi-Fi, so you can use your Wattbike Hub app to analyse your workout data or connect to The Mywellness App to continue with your workout regime, even when on safari.

As an additional option to compliment your wellness experience guided yoga and meditation sessions can be arranged.

Karula’s wellness experiences
To find peace in paradise look no further than the ultra-luxurious Kapama Karula Spa and Wellness Centre. This African oasis provides a sanctuary for travellers seeking to add another dimension to their luxury safari adventure. Whether you are looking for a holistic shift in wellness, a fitness-focused fusion or a deluxe pampering indulgence, let one of our unique custom-made 3-day Karula experiences whisk you off to a place away from time.

Romantic Sleepout a night under the stars

A fairytale experience awaits you with the Kapama Romantic Sleepout. Sleep in the open air on a private platform high above the ground, illuminated by a golden ring of lantern light. Begin at your sunset arrival, have dinner in the air from your private chef and fall asleep under a million stars for a romantic experience that is unmatched.

You’ll arrive before sunset to watch the changing colours of evening and sip a sundowner. The African bush fairytale continues with a five-course dinner served to you by a personal chef at an intimate table for two on the platform.

Or you can enjoy dinner at the lodge and arrive at your romantic sleep-out venue afterwards. By night, it will be encircled by a ring of golden lantern light.

The platform and luxury bathroom underneath are both animal-proof, but both a two-way radio and cellular phone are supplied for additional peace of mind. With a flush toilet, shower and his and hers basins, the bathroom has all comforts catered for.