Readers' Choice Awards
Top 15 Resorts in South Africa: Readers’ Choice Awards 2024
Condé Nast Traveler readers rate their top resorts in the nation of South Africa.
Courtesy Morukuru Beach Lodge/Greg Cox
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View all of the 2024 Reader’s Choice Awards winners here.
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99.78Makanyi Private Game Lodge
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
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98.21Tswalu Kalahari
Kuruman, South Africa
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98.1Last Word Kitara
Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
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97.62Lion Sands Game Reserve
Sabi Sand, South Africa
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96.57Londolozi Game Reserve
Sabi Sand, South Africa
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96.53andBeyond Kirkman’s Kamp
Sabi Sand, South Africa
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96.49Tintswalo Safari Lodge
Manyeleti Game Reserve, South Africa
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96.35andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve
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96.22Cheetah Plains
Sabi Sand, South Africa
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96.19Thornybush Game Lodge
Kruger National Park, South Africa
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95.94Morukuru Family, Madikwe Game Reserve
Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
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95.94andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge & Tented Camp
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
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95.83Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
Gansbaai, South Africa
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95.09Ulusaba Private Game Reserve
Sabi Sand, South Africa
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93.3Samara Private Game Reserve
Graaff-Reinet, South Africa