9Ivory Lodge
How much: from $503 per person/per night
Ivory Lodge, steeped in the tales of a bygone era, of big game hunters that roamed this area, the name Fredrik Courtney Selous comes to mind. Today, Ivory stands in the heart of the pride lands and the key home range of the Presidential Elephant Herd.
There are six plush villas in total — all come with private infinity pools and spacious decking areas rigged out with telescopes. Here, there are no mini-bars, only maxi-bars rammed with cured meats, chocolate, nougat and fruit.
This area of Kruger National Park is unaffected by migration so the wildlife viewing is consistently good, and is especially popular with bird watchers.
