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12-Night Treehouse Safari from Cape Town to the Okavango

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Travel Logistics

Travel Logistics

Starts: Cape Town
Ends: Cape Town
Itinerary

Itinerary

Visits: Cape Town Greater Kruger Victoria Falls The Okavango Delta
Timing

Timing

Duration: 12 nights
Price Guide

Price Guide

From USD $19375
per person

Life in the trees Luxury treehouse safari

This luxury treehouse safari in Southern Africa features four of our absolute favourite treehouses. We’re crazy about this thrilling safari. And we made sure you’ll see all the Southern African highlights in four countries. There’s something about luxury treehouses that make you feel like a kid again. Nibbling on a picnic high above the ground, flashing your torch at every little crackle, and falling asleep – or not – under a billion trillion stars. They’re humble in concept, but stark raving fabulous in reality. The greatest thing about luxury treehouses? You get to choose who’s allowed in. (So, make sure you pick someone special to share it with). 

The Okavango Delta, a romantic, billion-star hideaway for two in the Kruger, a leafy retreat on a private island in the middle of the Zambezi and even a converted 1920s grain silo high above Cape Town’s concrete jungle. Top that off with a sleep out on the roof of your suite on an island in the middle of the Zambezi River and we reckon, our Luxury Southern Africa treehouse safari is a pretty darn perfect way to see Southern Africa. 

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Highlights

  • Luxury treehouses and stellar elevated views absolutely everywhere you go.
  • Sipping sundowners at the Silo with 360 degree views of the city – and Table Mountain.
  • Big five action underneath the big skies of the Kruger.
  • Boating on the Zambezi at sunset, just minutes upstream from Victoria Falls.
  • Experiencing the magic of game viewing in a mokoro in the Okavango Delta.
  • Bragging rights to the very best of Southern Africa – and plotting your return.

Cool & Unusual

  • Feeling like a kid again in some of the most extraordinary places on earth.

Break it down Itinerary overview

You’ll begin your journey in Cape Town with three nights in the iconic surrounds of The Silo. Designed to host the largest collection of contemporary art in Africa, The Silo, set in the trendy docklands of the V&A Waterfront, is an architectural wonder outdone only by its panoramic views of the city and of Table Mountain. Equally priceless is its proximity to just about everything. From here, you’ll browse the Waterfront’s shops and galleries, dine out in style and taste your way around the winelands.

Sufficiently wined and dined, you’re bound for Tinga Lodge. Set in the south-western fringes of the Kruger National Park, this is Big Five country. Here, you’ll spend three days fulfilling your Out of Africa dreams.

Head off from Tinga Lodge with an overnight bag for one star-studded night in the most romantic treehouse of them all, the lantern-lit Tinyeleti. With miles of African bush, more wildlife than you ever imagined possible and an endless canopy of stars all to yourselves, there’s a kind of magic here that will indelibly imprint on your memory and forever alter your soul.

Leaving South Africa behind, you’ll fly to Zimbabwe, bound for the treehouse suites at Victoria Falls River Lodge. Set on a private island in the middle of the Zambezi, you’ll spend three nights in the ultra-exclusive Star Bed suite, hidden from view among the trees. You get to decide whether you want to sleep indoors, or on the roof under the stars.

Tour its rainforests of Victoria Falls with a local guide, and generally fall in love with this natural wonder. When you’re not tearing off on a game-drive or spotting crocs and hippos on a boat cruise, your private plunge pool beckons.

Just over the border, your treetop safari begins its grand finale in Botswana. You’ll catch a plane headed for Sable Alley on the edge of the Okavango Delta. Here, you’ll spend your days tracking lions, leopards and wild dogs on the hunt for prey, and gliding along the elephant and hippo-lined waterways in a mokoro.

You’ll spend one of your last nights in Africa in one of just three breath-taking Skybeds. With rumbling elephants below you and a gazillion stars above, is there a more perfect way to say goodbye? Or, rather, “see you soon”.


Your stay Camps & lodges

3 Nights

The Silo

Contemporary-camp-meets-Game of Thrones. That’s the impression you get as you set foot into The Silo’s tiny lobby through what feels like a hidden side entrance to a deliciously psychedelic speak-easy. Carved out of a decommissioned 1920s grain silo in Cape...

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2 Nights

Tinga Lodge

We love a little romance. And super-comfy Tinga is brimming with it. Dine in the peace of your own deck or join the buzz of the day’s stories over a fire-side chardonnay – it’s totally up to you. And if...

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1 Nights

Tinyeleti Treehouse

On a remote, stilted platform miles from anyone and anywhere waits an overnight safari experience you will never, ever forget. Here, under nothing but the light of the full moon, the bush goes about its business none the wiser to...

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3 Nights

Victoria Falls Island Treehouses

Picture this: a private treehouse, on a private island, in the middle of a private stretch of Zambezi, your every whim attended to by your private butler (of course.) Sound perfect? It really is. Hidden from view among the trees,...

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2 Nights

Sable Alley

Situated adjacent to the famous Moremi Game Reserve and teeming with big game, the 200,000 hectare Khwai Private Reserve is enormous. This is where you’ll find the charming, community-run Sable Alley. Home to huge herds of buffalo and elephant, plenty...

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1 Nights

Skybeds Camp

Fancy yourself a true adventure-seeker? A thrilling night in one of only three star-studded Skybeds beckons. Here the action happens on a multi-storey wooden platform five meters up in the air above a busy waterhole with nothing more than a...

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Luxury Treehouse safari Dates & Rates

SeasonDatesPrice Guide
ShoulderOctober 2025from $19,375 per person sharing

Pricing intended as a guideline. Subject to availability, airfare and rate of exchange fluctuations. E&OE

Bang for your buck What’s included

3 nights at the Silo including breakfast

3 nights at Tinga Lodge including all meals

3 nights at Victoria Falls Island Suites including all meals

3 nights at Sable Alley including all meals

All unique sleep out experiences

Excursion to the Skybeds including helicopter transfer, sundowners and hide visit

All internal flights from Cape Town and lodge and hotel transfers

All meals at safari lodges (this typically includes brunch, high tea and dinner)

Local wines and beers, soft drinks and bottled water on safari

All game drives and standard lodge activities

Experienced Safari Guides and Trackers on safari

Snacks and drinks during game drives

Conservation fees for game parks and reserves

Complimentary laundry service while on safari unless specified

Frequently asked Questions

This adventure takes you through Cape Town, the Greater Kruger (South Africa), Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe/Zambia), and the Okavango Delta (Botswana).

Yes! Every stop features an elevated, one-of-a-kind hideaway. You’ll sleep high above Cape Town’s rooftops at The Silo, in a starlit Tinyeleti Treehouse in Kruger, in a treetop retreat overlooking the Zambezi, and finally in the Skybeds of the Okavango — an open-air platform.

This trip is a mix of city buzz, thrilling wildlife encounters, and total off-grid immersion. Think 360° rooftop sundowners in Cape Town, game drives and bush walks in Kruger, Zambezi sunset cruises at Victoria Falls, and mokoro trips in the Delta. Between activities, you’ll enjoy lazy afternoons in private treetop lounges and intimate dining under the stars.

Yes! All flights, light aircraft transfers, and cross-border connections between Cape Town, Kruger, Victoria Falls, and the Okavango Delta are included and arranged in advance for a seamless journey.

In Kruger, expect the Big Five — lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino, along with cheetah and wild dog (more rare), and abundant plains game. In the Okavango, look out for hippos, crocodiles, red lechwe, giraffe, zebra, loads of elephants, and exceptional birdlife — plus predators like lion and leopard.

May to October is prime for game viewing — dry, sunny days and concentrated wildlife sightings in both Kruger and the Delta. Cape Town shines in summer (November–March) but is worth visiting year-round.

This is a dream trip for couples and honeymooners who want romance with a wild twist. Treehouse sleepouts are magical for any special occasion! It could be a fun option for families with older children looking for something adventurous. This is not something we recommend for families with young children, as there are age limitations for most treehouse stays.

Yes. Your treehouse sleepout is designed to give you the thrill of being in the wild while keeping you perfectly safe. Elevated well above the ground, each treehouse is built with sturdy structures and secure access points. Your guide will escort you to and from the treehouse, and there’s always a two-way radio or phone for 24/7 contact with the camp. You still get to hear the calls of lions, hyenas, or owls drifting through the night, but from a cosy, secure perch under the stars. Guides are usually always nearby too! Rest assured that the animals are more scared of you than you are of them.

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