One year from now, Club Med will be unveiling its first resort in South Africa: Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari. Located on the Dolphin Coast, north of Durban, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, the all-inclusive resort will combine a beach getaway with an immersive safari.

Great Plains has announced the opening of the first of two new exclusive-use villas at Mpala Jena, near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

One year from now, Club Med will be unveiling its first resort in South Africa: Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari. Located on the Dolphin Coast, north of Durban, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, the all-inclusive resort will combine a beach getaway with an immersive safari.

An extensive renovation of Baines Lodge in Botswana’s UNESCO-listed Okavango Delta is now complete, with the A&K Sanctuary property reopening its doors to guests.

With overtourism a term now more commonly used in the sphere of wildlife tourism, luxury safari brand Sabi Sabi Collection is charting a different path – one where “empathy” is the new luxury.

Elewana Collection, an operator of lodges and safari camps across Kenya and Tanzania, has unveiled significant renovations and refreshed culinary concepts at two of its Kenyan properties: Elsa’s Kopje Meru and Elephant Pepper Camp in the Maasai Mara.

A&K Sanctuary has unveiled a first look at its recently renovated Gorilla Forest Lodge. Located within Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the redesigned Gorilla Forest Lodge, an A&K Sanctuary, is the only luxury option inside the park gates. With that, the lodge provides “unparalleled” gorilla trekking access.

Luxury Escapes have unveiled its newest Signature Series tour – a 9-day Southern Africa safari hosted by acclaimed amateur wildlife photographer, Jason Edwards.

Wilderness has confirmed its next East African property, Wilderness Mara, will open in the Maasai Mara in June 2026, a transformation of Little Governors’ Camp.

Sabi Sabi Collection South Africa is highlighting its continued growth and strategic evolution during a high-impact sales trip across Australia and New Zealand, led by Trade Relations Manager Juan Nel.

Mr & Mrs Smith will add 13 luxury safari camps across East and Southern Africa to its platform under a new deal with conservation-led travel company Wilderness.