Best boutique and luxury hotels in Africa

We’ve discovered your new favourite luxury and boutique hotels in Africa. Scroll on to find your first-class African holiday…

Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

Madikwe Safari Lodge

Style

Animal kingdom

Setting

Really wild reserve

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

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Smith Extra
A romantic turndown, plus a private dining experience with butler service

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,291.57
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Kwandwe Game Reserve,

Kwandwe Ecca Lodge

Style

Game is afoot

Setting

Bush-blanketed Eastern Cape

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
Binoculars to borrow and a bottle of fizz in your suite

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,236.08

Offers available
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Kwandwe Game Reserve, South Africa

Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge

Style

Just the thicket

Setting

Restful, riverine reserve

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
Binoculars to borrow and a bottle of fizz in your suite

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,236.08

Offers available
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Marakele National Park, South Africa

Marataba

Style

Canvas masterpiece

Setting

Boho Limpopo

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A bottle of wine and romantic evening turn-down service; Smiths staying three nights or more also get 50 per cent off the Treehouse experience

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,175.33

Offers available
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Benguerra Island, Mozambique

Azura Benguerra Island

Style

Desert-island digs

Setting

Miles from the mainland

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A one-hour massage each

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,146.72

Offers available
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Stellenbosch, South Africa

Delaire Graff Estate

Style

Polished gem

Setting

Diamond in the bluff

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A custom bottle opener

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,166.00
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Namibia

Our Habitas Namibia

Style

Whole different beast

Setting

Sub-Saharan plains

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A bottle of sparkling wine

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,061.07
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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Cherero Camp

Style

Haute creature

Setting

Western corridor camp-out

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A bottle of sparkling wine on arrival

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,007.29
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Nambiti Game Reserve, South Africa

Esiweni Lodge

Style

Pride of place

Setting

Nambiti clifftop

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A collectible hand-painted African doll or painting by an Ndebele artist

Price per night from (ex tax)$1,017.95

Offers available
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The Garden Route, South Africa

Gorah Elephant Camp

Style

Bastion of imperial glamour

Setting

Stunning South African savannah

Why book with us?

Best-price guarantee

Found your stay for less elsewhere? We'll match the price and give you a £50 voucher.

Free Smith Extras on arrival

From a bottle of champagne, to a spa treatment or a cookery class, you’ll get a little extra thank you with every booking

Here for you 24/7

Personal service from Smith24, our in-house travel specialists, 1 800 464 2040

Anonymously reviewed

Every hotel is reviewed by undercover tastemakers (and their partners)

Smith Extra
A bottle of wine from their cellar and romantic evening turn-down service

Price per night from (ex tax)$968.68
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