Even the most remote safari lodges tend to have creature comforts like WiFi, especially when you stay with a company like andBeyond, whose luxury camps and lodges are found in some of the most remote and wildlife-rich corners of Africa. For guests who really want to escape it all, the company has created Ngala Treehouse: a four-level off-grid escape in Ngala Private Game Reserve bordering Kruger National Park, that gives guests a real flavour of the wild, with a few added luxuries to make it unforgettable for all the right reasons.
Designed as an add-on for guests staying at one of the company’s other nearby properties – Ngala Safari Lodge and Ngala Tented Camp – those staying overnight at the solar-powered treehouse will arrive after their afternoon game drive in time for a tapas-style picnic dinner in the ring-fenced boma, or cocktails on the rooftop while watching the sunset over the forest canopy.
The rooftop converts into a comfortable sleep-out area protected from the elements by a retractable screen, though guests may prefer to sleep in the glass- and canvas-enclosed second floor: home to a king-sized bed for truly luxurious wilderness experience.
The first floor is occupied by an open-sided bathroom with rain shower that provides
a giraffe’s eye view of the forest, and the ground floor features a kitchenette with bar and coffee station, where guests can find midnight and mornings snacks and a breakfast table for two. Forty minutes’ drive from the nearest lodge,
the Treehouse offers a genuinely remote African bush experience: from US $485 per night.
www.andbeyond.com