All the wonderfully private estates and villas on these pages are superbly luxurious and gorgeous, but what sets them apart is their essence, their very being: a love of Africa, a commitment to service and care, a recognition that the greatest of luxuries is serenity.

ETA has long and strong relationships with all these exclusive-use properties, and our staff will discuss and plan a safari to one, or two, or more of them, as part of an extended, completely private Custom Safari, or as quicker getaway into the calm, untroubled World Apart that is safari.

The Laikipia Plateau, Kenya

Segera Retreat

Serenely set on a private 50,000 acre reserve on the Laikipia Plateau—The New York Times recently called the Laikipia one of the top 20 places to go in the world—Segera Retreat’s three exclusive-use villas combine Kenyan farmhouse traditions with modern amenities, brilliant cuisine, refreshful privacy, and quintessential game viewing.
Serengeti, Tanzania

The Villas at Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti

The fabled Serengeti has few—if any—better showcases than the Villas at Four Seasons. Its five deliciously luxurious private villas look out over the animal-rich Plain as if from a quiet, low-flying aircraft. “The Serengeti’s light is dazzling,” wrote Cyril Connolly, “the air is delectable…There is a lightening of spirit.”
Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Tarkuni Homestead

The Kalahari: a magic name, and a marvelously sorcerous place, chosen years ago by South Africa’s Oppenheimer family for getaways in their private Tswalu Game Reserve. The great De Beers diamond merchants and philanthropists had a taste for luxury and reposeful remove from the jangled world, and their Tarkuni Homestead in Tswalu graciously provides both.
Victoria Falls, Zambia

Sindabezi Island

On a lush river island all to itself, near the natural masterpiece of Victoria Falls, Sindabezi is a luxuriously traditional safari camp available for an exclusive and exhilarating Falls-gazing, game-viewing, joy-sparking, family- and friend-bonding safari experience.
Thornybush Private Game Reserve,
South Africa

Africa House Royal Malewane

With its own chef and butler, its superb design and manor-house elegance, Africa House is a 12-guest, exclusive-use, family-welcoming villa with a light, pastel-hued touch befitting its location in a splendid land blessed with gentle African airs.

Experiential Travel Africa treat their guests like well-loved, out-of-town relatives.