The 7 most luxurious safari lodges in Africa

We recently published a list of the 30 best hotels in the world, and many of the properties that made the list areare luxury safari lodges in Africa.Considering that an African safari is a once-in-a-lifetime trip during which most people spare no expense, it should come as no surprise that these resorts are some of the world's most incredible.To create this list, we aggregated five notable hotel rankings made by elite travel publications and websites: Travel + Leisure's World's Best Hotels, Conde Nast Traveler's Top 100 Hotels and Resorts,TripAdvisor's Top 25 Hotels in the World, Fodor's 100 Hotel Awards, andJetsetter's Best of the Best Awards.Read the full methodology here.Check out the world's sevenmost luxurious safari lodges.SEE THE FULL LIST:The 30 best hotels in the worldSEE ALSO:This couple spent their honeymoon on a luxury safari in Tanzania ' here's what it was like7. Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve, Clanwilliam, South AfricaThe resort's name refers to the over 130 ancient rock art sites that can be found on its18,500 acres, which were painted by the ancient Bushman people. When you aren't taking a tour of the art(the Bushman Kloof Wilderness Reserveis in theCederberg Mountain area, a South African National Heritage site), and you manage to peel yourself away from your luxurious, award-winning digs, check out the heated pool, fitness center, or spa, or go hiking, mountain biking, fishing, and canoeing.6. Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge, Volcanoes National Park, RwandaThis lodge, tucked inside a forest near theVolcanoes National Park, is dramatically located at the feet of the Virunga mountains, a chain of 15,000-foot volcanoes that stretch across Rwanda. However, the star at the Sabyinyo Silverback Lodgeisthe famous silverback mountain gorilla, of which you will see plenty.5. Singita Grumeti Reserves, Serengeti National Park, TanzaniaTheSingita Grumeti Reservesin Tanzania sits on the edge of Serengeti National Park, and is the perfect place to witness Africa's Great Migration. There are four lodges and a mobile camp to choose from, the nine-cottage Sasakwa Lodge being the most luxurious, as it features private infinity pools, fireplaces, and claw-foot tubs. For the more adventurous, there's the Sabora Tented Camp, which has nine swanky tents outfittedwith antiques, or Singita Explore, a mobile camp that follows the wildlife. The resort also features a spa, yoga center, and tennis courts.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: New aerial footage shows aftermath of explosion in China
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