Carefully curated for your convenience, our first Travel Update of the year includes everything you need to know across East and Southern Africa. We have also highlighted a few of our favourite itineraries and offers, ensuring your guests the extraordinary travel experience they deserve.
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We believe every moment is worth celebrating, especially a momentous occasion such as a birthday or wedding anniversary. Which is why we’re delighted to share our Milestone Celebrations Offer with you and your guests – stay at any one of our &BEYOND lodges or camps and receive a 20% discount on accommodation.
Pilot/Driver-Guide rooms at our &BEYOND East Africa lodges
Please note that our pilot/driver-guide rooms available at our &BEYOND Tanzania and Kenya lodges are for local pilot/driver-guides only (excluding Klein’s Camp, which is meant for local driver-guides only). We have added clear notes on our lodge rates sheets.
Please do not book these rooms for international pilot/driver-guides.
Updated &BEYOND Tanzania and Kenya Lodge 2025 rate sheet: Download here
Not only will your guests benefit from flight savings, but also a range of included accommodation and activities per person, per 7-night stay. Take advantage of our all-inclusive package and stay from USD 9,250.
Kenya
An intimate safari escape mimicking the ancient natural rock formations of Kenya’s northern region.
New experiences launching at &BEYOND Suyian Lodge
The following experiences will be available at our new &BEYOND Suyian Lodge (opening July 2025):
*Experiences at an additional cost
Updated &BEYOND Kenya Activity 2025 rate sheet: Download here
&BEYOND Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp Classic Tent upgrade reminder
A reminder that &BEYOND Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp will undergo a partial rebuild from 16 January to 30 April 2025. During this period, the camp’s 12 existing Classic Tents will be redesigned into six brand-new Superior Tents. While the renovations are underway, the camp will remain open and operating as per usual.
We have removed the Classic Tent option from our lodge rate sheet.
Updated &BEYOND Kenya Lodge 2025 rate sheet: Download here
Angama’s 10th year anniversary
2025 is a milestone year for Angama. Kicking off the year, they have introduced a few new special offers to complement their existing favourites:
Please remember that return transfers to Amboseli Airstrip are charged at USD 250 per transfer on a private basis.
Out of Africa Legend by LABA Explorer: OPENING 01 JULY 2025
In an exceptional and remote location just 40 minutes from the Seronera airstrip, across the magnificent plains of the Serengeti, the spirit of a classic tented safari experience awaits at Out of Africa Legend, a new brand by Laba Explorer created within the Laba Laba Collection. Here, simplicity meets luxury, like stepping back in time on an authentic safari adventure in a place of untamed beauty, renowned for its abundant year-round wildlife and the Great Migration.
Mara-Entebbe route update
Unfortunately, the traffic on the route has plateaued and the numbers cannot sustain a schedule operation. and therefore the difficult decision has been made to discontinue its scheduled operation. To ensure minimal disruption, the following arrangements have been put in place for 2025:
Final flights: The last scheduled service on this route will operate on 31 December 2025.
Entamanu provides guests with a unique way to experience one of Africa’s most visited destinations, allowing for an intimate and immersive connection with the unrivalled Ngorongoro Crater.
Positioned just off the iconic Ngorongoro Crater rim, Lemala Osonjoi is ideally located, allowing guests to experience the magic of the crater without the crowds.
Tanzania
Accompanied by a private &BEYOND Guide, your guests can now discover the natural beauty of Tanzania on an exclusively guided, land-based safari exploring the region’s fascinating culture and history, including some of its most sought-after attractions, iconic wildlife and hidden gems, in a private six-seater safari vehicle.
&BEYOND guided nature walk policy
We have updated the Child Policy section on our &BEYOND lodge accommodation rate sheet as follows:
Updated &BEYOND Tanzania Lodge 2025 rate sheet: Download here
Temporarily removal of activities on offer at &BEYOND Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
We have removed the activities on offer at &BEYOND Ngorongoro Crater Lodge during its closure for refurbishment.
Updated &BEYOND Tanzania Activity 2025 rate sheet: Download here
Lake Victoria trip no longer offered at &BEYOND Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge and Serengeti Under Canvas
The Lake Victoria trip is no longer available at &BEYOND Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge and Serengeti Under Canvas as it doesn’t meet the standards of our usual offerings. We have removed the offering from our Tanzania activity sheet as well as has removed the canoeing under our Child Policy on our Tanzania Lodge Accommodation Rate Sheet.
Updated &BEYOND Tanzania Lodge and Activity 2025 rate sheet: Download here
Hot air balloon safari at &BEYOND Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge and Serengeti Under Canvas
We have received our hot air balloon rates for &BEYOND Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge and Serengeti Under Canvas.
Updated &BEYOND Tanzania Activity 2025 rate sheet: Download here
LOBO and SGS (Kusini) airstrip updates
LOBO and SGS (Kusini) airstrips have been licensed, and operations have now resumed.
Auric Air updates
New departure times: From Serengeti (Seronera): 13h00 and from Ruaha: 15h25
Flight schedules: Morning: 07h00 – 08h00 ∣ Evening: 17h00 – 18h00
The Wilderness Collection – Warangi Lodge: OPENING JULY 2025
The Wilderness Collection in Tanzania will be launching Warangi Ridge Lodge, a brand-new safari camp in the Serengeti National Park in July 2025.
Grumeti Air – Beechcraft Kingair 350i is back
The flagship aircraft, 5H-PTJ, a magnificent Beechcraft KingAir 350i, is finally back in the air after a long wait, and ready to take guests on new safari adventures.
Botswana
Enjoy our all-inclusive 7-night package. Stay 7 nights at up to 3 of our &BEYOND Botswana lodges, and discover the dramatic contrasts of Botswana’s wildlife landscapes. Visit the Okavango Delta teeming with wildlife, take a photographic boating safari on the Chobe River or explore the exceptional numbers of lion, which have become known for hunting elephant in the Savute region. All these choices, for so much less!
Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana departure tax increase
The Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana has increased its departure tax, effective 01 January 2025. This affects all flights departing from Maun or Kasane Airport. All bookings already confirmed in our system will be honoured at the previous rate. However, all new bookings will be subject to the new rate.
Updated &BEYOND Botswana Lodge 2025 Ground Handling rate sheet: Download here
Partner property updates
New camp openings:
Camp closures:
Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge deck maintenance
Kulala Desert Lodge will be closed from 11 to 23 March 2025 (inclusive) for maintenance of the wooden decks. During this time, all confirmed bookings will be accommodated at Wilderness Little Kulala at no extra charge. Both Kulala Desert Lodge and Little Kulala use Geluk Airstrip, so there will be no impact on routing or costs for light aircraft transfers with Wilderness Air Namibia.
Namibia
New flight option available for &BEYOND Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
Wilderness Air has added &BEYOND Sossusvlei Desert Lodge airstrip to the circuit route and all &BEYOND Sossusvlei Desert Lodge guests will no longer have to be transferred to/from Geluk airstrip. Geluk airstrip rates has been removed from our lodge rate sheets.
Updated &BEYOND Namibia Lodge 2025 rate sheet: Download here
New guide room at &BEYOND Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
Available from 01 March 2025, an additional guide room will be available at &BEYOND Sossusvlei Desert Lodge. This new room is situated in the staff village and is ideal for overland guides travelling with guests.
The rate is based on twin accommodation and includes accommodation, meals, and tea and coffee. The guide occupying this room would be required to have access to his/her own transport in order to travel to the main lodge area for meals.
Updated &BEYOND Namibia Accommodation 2025 rate sheet: Download here
South Africa
Depending on which research activity is available at the time, your guests will have the opportunity to assist in either a rhino notching or a rhino de-horning.
2025 Cape Town ground handing rate sheet increase
Our Cape Town ground handing 2025 rate sheet has increased due to &BEYOND only offering luxury transfer vehicles going forward.
Please request our updated &BEYOND Cape Town Ground Handling 2025 rate sheets
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway closure dates
Cape Town’s Table Mountain Aerial Cableway’s annual closure dates have been announced from Monday, 28 July to Sunday, 03 August 2025.
Lions Sands Ivory Lodge under renovation
Lions Sands Ivory Lodge in the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve has unfortunately burnt down and is expected to only reopen on 01 September 2025.
More Quarters to close
More Quarters Neighbourhood Hotel in Cape Town will permanently close down on 03 May 2025.
Cape Cadogan Hotel new Suite Stables
New Stable Suites will be added to Cape Cadogan Hotel in Cape Town from 03 May 2025 to accommodate families. The hotel previously did not accommodate children under the age of 10, but it will now do so in these new suites.
This 9-day marine and bush bucket list adventure combines the swirling sardine bait balls and agile apex predators of South Africa’s famed annual Sardine Run with an unforgettable wildlife safari at one of the country’s premier private game reserves in search of Africa’s iconic Big Five.
In joint partnership with African Conservation Experience, your guests can get their hands dirty and join us for an unforgettable 7-night (or longer) volunteer programme at &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, in South Africa.
Join &BEYOND guide, Kris “Harri” Harrison as she travels to &BEYOND‘s magnificent wildlife destinations and discovers the amazing stories of the wild animals that inhabit them.
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