Curious if anyone has thoughts on this. Although I’d love to stay at as many Singita’s hope to do so in the coming few years, as a traveler I have changed in the sense that I am more after unique wildlife experiences than just a nicer room, food, service, amenities. This dawned on me when I balked at Singita Sabi Sands’s prices and stayed at Londolozi instead and realized that during my stay I actually was allowed to traverse onto the Singita land which was no better or worse than Londolozi’s land, there are plenty of lodges that deliver a high level of service and food, perhaps not quite as high as Singita, but the value is not there for me to upgrade to staying at their properties. In Tanzania, there are not properties comparable to Singita Grumeti, so staying there gives guests access to a private ecosystem they would not have otherwise, so to me there is more value to be had from my perspective.

If cost is not an object, then perhaps I would be inclined to book Singita Sabi Sands for my next stay in that area. Feel free to delete this post if being somewhat budget sensitive is not appropriate for this forum, although Londolozi is not exactly cheap, still clocking in at approximately $4800 a night.

I say this in response to the Singita opening in Botswana in that them opening there does not allow access to a new ecosystem at the luxury level, rather just an upgraded camp in and area Wilderness has been set up in previously. I really would love if Singita would be able to pioneer more destinations that are fascinating from a wildlife perspective, but lack the luxury lodges yet, something like Gabon, Madagascar, or Chad.

Maybe the Singita clientele is more so luxury travelers looking for a wildlife experience than nature enthusiasts seeking a luxury lodge in fascinating destinations, so this is more fitting for their locations they are setup in. I think their Zimbabwe property fits the mold of what I’m describing in the sense that there are no other luxury alternatives in that specific area. I look forward to staying there and at Grumeti one day.