Africaprivé
Exceptional places. Exceptional privacy. Exceptional service. Africa Compass Collection is the DMC; Africaprivé is the exceptional end of the product.
The collection is reserved for properties that offer something genuinely exceptional: extraordinary location, exceptional architecture or design, privacy, personalised service, exclusivity, exceptional guiding, unique experiences, private-use accommodation, outstanding food and wine, and a genuine sense of place. It may include exceptional safari camps, private residences, villas, estates, boutique hotels and exclusive lodges.
Africa Compass Collection + the Privé Collection
Africa Compass Collection is the DMC; the Privé Collection is the exceptional end of the product. The two work together, allowing us to build itineraries around the traveller rather than around a predetermined accommodation category. A client might combine an authentic Botswana safari, a private-use villa in Cape Town, an exceptional Victoria Falls property and a luxury private reserve in the Greater Kruger. The itinerary remains seamless — only the level of accommodation changes, according to the traveller's requirements.
Africaprivé's dedicated property portfolio and rates are being finalised — details to follow. In the meantime, the categories below reflect the standard of product the collection is built around, and any of our consultants can brief a Privé-tier quote today via Request a Quote.
Match the right style of exclusivity to the right client.
Africaprivé's definition of luxury starts with privacy and guiding quality, not thread count — a high rate should buy a private vehicle, a skilled and well-matched guide, and genuine exclusivity of sighting and space.
Fully staffed private Okavango islands
Exclusive-use camps on their own island or private concession, booked for one group only, with a dedicated chef, guide and butler team for the duration of the stay.
Sole-traversing concessions — Linyanti & Kwando
Camps holding sole rights to vast private reserves, meaning no other operator's vehicles will ever be on a sighting.
Private-villa desert lodges — NamibRand & Sossusvlei
Freestanding villas with plunge pools kilometres apart, built around uninterrupted silence and some of the darkest night skies on the continent.
Riverfront suites above the Zambezi — Victoria Falls
Elevated private decks and plunge pools overlooking the gorge or river, paired with butler service and direct access to the Falls without the crowds.
Owner-run Sabi Sand suites
Small, individually owned camps where each suite has its own vehicle, guide and tracker — no shared drives, no compromise on sighting time.
Six-star Cape Winelands wine-estate hotels
Historic estates converted into small luxury hotels — Michelin-calibre dining, private cellar access and spa, on a working vineyard.
Private coastal villas — Garden Route & Cape Peninsula
Fully staffed clifftop or beachfront villas with private chef and vehicle, for a self-drive base or a quiet bookend to a longer itinerary.
Africa Compass Collection is not restricted to one price category.
From classic Botswana safaris and affordable luxury through to ultra-luxury itineraries via the Privé Collection — the objective is not to sell the most expensive itinerary, but to sell the right one.