Retreat to Africa

Retreat to Africa Exceptionally crafted conscious safaris and life-changing journeys into Africa’s wild places.

The Spirit of Africa is calling you home…

Retreat to Africa is a trusted family-run company delivering inspired, transformational travel experiences for over 25 successful years. We revolutionize travel in the new world by curating journeys rooted in our lifelong love affair with Africa. Our devotion to ecological travel assures impactful trips of an extraordinary, unique nature tailored to our c

lients' preferences. From luxurious, bespoke travel, rejuvenating retreats beneath the vast African sky to vegan-inspired explorations, our tried-and-tested suggestions embody the Spirit of Africa. Our various initiatives and sustainable travel projects support our passion for giving back. Join us, and let the magic of Africa inspire and transform you through her abundant wildlife, dynamic culture, joy, and boundless beauty.

Every journey with us begins the same way, with a conversation.We ask where you're drawn to, what pace feels right, whet...
04/08/2026

Every journey with us begins the same way, with a conversation.
We ask where you're drawn to, what pace feels right, whether you're seeking silence or story or both. But we also ask something deeper: what do you want this journey to give you? Because a truly bespoke journey isn't just tailored to your preferences, it's shaped to leave you changed.

From there, Adele builds something that exists nowhere else - the right camps, the right experiences, the right rhythm, woven together with the same care that has shaped her work for three decades.

This is what transformational travel means to us. Not a checklist of sights, but a journey that returns something to you long after you've come home.

Image: Peter Eastwood

Imagine standing at the base of a 300-metre dune as the sun rises over Sossusvlei. Or drifting above those same dunes in...
01/06/2026

Imagine standing at the base of a 300-metre dune as the sun rises over Sossusvlei. Or drifting above those same dunes in a hot air balloon, watching the desert shift from shadow to gold beneath you.
Or sitting beside an Etosha waterhole as elephants, lions, and rhino come in from the pan.
Or tracking desert rhino on foot through Damaraland, and finding a mother and her newborn calf sheltering under a lone thorn tree.
And when night falls, a sky so thick with stars it barely feels real.

Namibia is a destination that truly fills your soul.
Ready to go? Let us design your bespoke Namibia journey.

We are always especially excited to design experiences in South Africa and Cape Town, as we get to share our incredible ...
20/05/2026

We are always especially excited to design experiences in South Africa and Cape Town, as we get to share our incredible home!

"I am truly grateful to Adele at Retreat to Africa for curating a beautiful week in South Africa. She offered such a wide range of options to fit exactly what we wanted, whether relaxing or more active.
Through email, so simple, she created a bespoke week that was just what we needed. She was available by text at any hour to take care of the inevitable travel hiccups, which she did quickly and seamlessly.
And as vegans, she arranged every meal and activity so we could enjoy our time without a worry."

Every journey we design begins with a conversation, not a booking form. We want to understand who you are, how you like to travel, what you need to feel held and cared for.
No detail is too small. No request too specific.

If Africa has been whispering to you, we would love to design something that is entirely yours.

Send us a message or find us at www.retreattoafrica.com

Coral reefs, magical coastlines and remote wilderness safaris.Mozambique stretches from the untamed interior of remote n...
11/04/2026

Coral reefs, magical coastlines and remote wilderness safaris.

Mozambique stretches from the untamed interior of remote national parks to palm-fringed coastlines lapped by the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. It is a country that has quietly emerged as one of Southern Africa's most enchanting destinations, still blissfully under the radar for most travellers.

Mozambique offers a rare combination of exceptional safari and tropical beach escape. Inland, Gorongosa National Park is being hailed as one of the greatest wildlife restoration stories of our time, while along the coast, the Bazaruto and Quirimbas Archipelagos shimmer with unspoiled marine life, dhow sailing traditions, and barefoot island beauty.

It is a place where you can walk with lions in ancient fever tree forests by morning and snorkel among coral reefs by afternoon.

We would love to take you there. Visit our website to begin the journey.

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Africa operates on a different rhythm entirely.The bush demands your full presence. There is no scrolling past a lion at...
09/04/2026

Africa operates on a different rhythm entirely.

The bush demands your full presence. There is no scrolling past a lion at dawn, no multitasking in the vast silence of the Kalahari, no half-attending the moment an elephant herd arrives at the waterhole in the last light of the day. The wilderness asks for all of you, and most people discover, with some surprise, that they had forgotten what that felt like.

Our journeys are paced deliberately. Exceptional guiding. Unhurried mornings. Space built in for the unscheduled moment, for the kind of awe that cannot be manufactured but only made possible.

This is where the shift begins.

If you are ready for that kind of travel, we would love to hear from you.

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There is a silence in the Kalahari that gets into your bones. Completely resets your nervous system. No other vehicles. ...
07/04/2026

There is a silence in the Kalahari that gets into your bones. Completely resets your nervous system.

No other vehicles. No other voices. Just you, your guide, and 1,200 square kilometres of ancient, golden wilderness entirely to yourself.

Tswalu is one of South Africa's best kept secrets, and those who have been here will tell you, there is nowhere quite like it. Track pangolins on foot with researchers. Watch black-maned lions at dusk. Sleep out under a sky so full of stars you will feel how small we are in this vast universe.

Twenty-five years of extraordinary conservation have restored this land to itself, and every night you spend here is a night that gives back.

The Kalahari has been our family's most beloved wilderness since Adele was a child, and we have returned more times than we can count. It is exactly the kind of place we get incredibly excited to send our guests to, knowing they are about to have a truly life-changing experience.

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Today we honour the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall, one of the greatest voices for the natural world our planet has...
03/04/2026

Today we honour the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall, one of the greatest voices for the natural world our planet has ever known.

She spent over six decades in the forests of Gombe, Tanzania, watching, listening, and learning from chimpanzees. What she discovered changed science forever. What she believed changed how millions of us think about our place in the natural world.

For us, her legacy resonates deeply and personally. We share her conviction that we are all connected - to the animals we share this planet with, to the wild places that sustain us all, and believe that travel, experienced with intention and respect, is one of the most powerful ways to feel that truth.

One of the most profound ways to honour her work is to go. To stand in the forests of Tanzania and track wild chimpanzees through the trees. To understand, firsthand, what she dedicated her life to protecting. Because as she always believed - understanding is where everything begins. And from understanding comes care. From care comes action.

Every one of us has the power to make a difference in this world, however small. To leave the places we touch a little better than we found them.

If there is one thing we know to be true, it is this; to witness the wild world up close, to sit with these extraordinary creatures in their natural habitat, has the power to transform you. To shift your perspective on this world and your place within it. Profoundly and permanently.

If that is a journey you feel called to, we would love to take you there.

Image credit: Nomad Tanzania

30/03/2026

On the Chobe River, elephants don’t just come to drink. They swim. They play. You witness in delight, watching the splashing, the rumbling, the sheer joy of elephants completely in their element.

This is what Chobe is known for, one of the highest concentrations of elephants on earth, experienced not from a game drive, but from the water.

📍 Chobe River, Botswana

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