“Singita is my home and my colleagues are my family” – Wildlife Tracker, Ruel Ngwenya The iconic sounds of the African bush – the throaty call of a territorial lion, the warble of an emerald spotted dove, the sing-song chirp of the cicadas – are ever present on safari. At Singita Sabi Sand, there is...
25 years ago, on a piece of family-owned land in South Africa’s Sabi Sand Game Reserve, a boutique safari lodge opened on the banks of the Sand River, setting the pace for a new brand of luxury safari experiences. Singita Ebony Lodge would become the first of 12 environmentally sensitive properties dotted across Africa, forming...
There can be few more rewarding experiences in conservation than successfully reintroducing a critically endangered species to an area and seeing it flourish. This is precisely what the Singita Grumeti Fund (SGF) recently achieved by releasing two packs of African wild dogs into the Serengeti National Park (SNP) area and helping to move this biologically important...
The beginning of every year brings new opportunities to reflect and to focus afresh on one’s goals for the months ahead. Singita’s enduring purpose is even more far-reaching than that; it is a 100-year vision to conserve, preserve, and protect the one million acres of Africa of which we are custodians. With the continent’s precious...
For the team that manages Singita’s social media channels, browsing the #ourSingita hashtag is always one of the highlights of our day. Seeing our lodges and reserves come to life through the eyes of our guests, and then seeing that beautiful content shared online is so rewarding, not just in a professional capacity but because...
In most families, it’s not unusual for certain members to be awake at 5am on Christmas Day, bursting with excitement for the fun and feasting ahead. It’s no different at Singita, although guests awake at 5am on Christmas morning are usually up for the morning game drive! Besides some wonderful wildlife spotting, the festive celebrations...
Built on a gently sloping hill alongside the Grumeti River, Singita Faru Faru Lodge is positioned on the renowned migratory route in 350,000 acres of the Serengeti’s epic grasslands. It is a very special spot, and one where guests have the unique opportunity to experience a very close connection with the wilderness. With an ever-changing...
The kitchen garden at Singita Serengeti House is a source of constant delight to our chefs, who love to spend a quiet morning wandering through the rows of vegetables and herbs, filling their bowls with ripe produce. These freshly-picked ingredients then make their way into the dishes of the day, sprucing up all manner of homemade salads, sauces and soups.
Every month, our field guides write a Wildlife Report which details the previous few weeks’ animal sightings, as well as notable birds and plants, rainfall in the region and changes in the landscape.
