As family travel continues to rise, the lodges have thoughtfully embraced this trend, offering family units designed to make travelling with children not only easier but also more enjoyable. Educational toys in the rooms and comfortable lounge areas ensure that both parents and kids can enjoy their stay. The dedicated staff goes above and beyond to ensure everyone is well taken care of, entertaining the kids so that the adults can relax, soak in the views and reconnect with the natural world around them.

Safarihoek Lodge also boasts a two-level hide at an active waterhole. With one sunken and one raised platform, you are offered unrivalled opportunities to photograph wildlife in their natural habitat. Whether you are watching animals cool off in the midday sun or catching a glimpse of the elusive black rhino, this hide allows guests to observe nature up close and in comfort. Equipped with charging stations for cameras, toilets and a cooler box packed by your guide, you can easily spend many happy hours here. For proof of this, you can watch the live stream of the waterhole activity on their website – something which I have since found myself doing whenever the hustle of city life becomes too much.

But make no mistake, this is still untamed wilderness. When we first arrived and were advised not to wander to our rooms alone, especially after dark, we thought the staff were perhaps being a bit overcautious. That is until our guide showed us two lions roaming surprisingly close to our chalets. Moments like these remind you that this is wild, untamed Africa, and every day here is an adventure waiting to unfold.