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Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
A private Big Five reserve you can actually buy out whole — board meeting at dawn, leopard sighting by sundown, no gate, no day-visitors.
Four distinct lodges on one of the Big Five's most reliable traversing areas, owner-operated since 1979. Bush Lodge (the flagship, ~25 suites + conference facility) anchors the plenary while Earth Lodge, Selati Camp and Little Bush Camp absorb breakout groups — a coordinated full-reserve buyout that scales past the single-camp ceiling without losing the genuine wilderness feel.
Capacity
Meeting Spaces
- General Session
- Bush Lodge conference centre + main boma for full-group plenary/gala (50–110)
- Breakout
- Each of the 4 lodges = a natural breakout cohort (Earth Lodge ~13 suites, Selati ~8, Little Bush ~6)
- Outdoor
- Open-air bomas, riverbed decks, bush-dinner sites under the stars
Dining
Lodge-by-lodge fine dining, full-reserve bush banquets, wine-paired bomas; all dietary handled
Getting There
Fly JNB → Skukuza (SZK) ~1hr, road transfer ~45min; or light charter to on-reserve airstrip. Group moves between lodges by 4x4 within the reserve.
- SZKSkukuza Airport (Kruger)45 min drive
- MQPKruger Mpumalanga Int'l (Nelspruit)120 min drive
- HDSSabi Sabi airstrip (light charter, on-reserve)5 min drive
- JNBOR Tambo Int'l, Johannesburg (then charter/connect)0 min drive
Accessibility
Bush Lodge most step-free; safari vehicles require some mobility — advise concierge; malaria-prophylaxis area (low season)