Kwazulu Natal listed in National Geographic's '25 Best Places in the World to Travel in 2025

Babanango Game Reserve

Babanango Game Reserve has been named and recognised as one National Geographic’s ‘25 best place in the world to travel in 2025’ as well as the beautiful Sala Beach House.

Babanango Game Reserve have said they are honoured to be handpicked by the publications’s explorers, photographers and editors alongside some of the most beautiful and prestigious places in the world.

“Skip heavily trafficked Kruger National Park for a new safari destination in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. The nearly 50,000-acre Babanango Game Reserve is home to the nation’s most ambitious rewilding project in decades, successfully reintroducing elephants, lions, rare antelope like oribi and klipspringer, and endangered black rhinos.

Guests can take part in game drives and wildlife monitoring, then relax at one of four lodges; the Madwaleni River Lodge has bespoke safari-style tents.
— National Geographic

Congratulations to both Babanango Game Reserve and Sala Beach House for this well deserved recognition. Two inspirational destinations that offer complete luxury in service and design.

Sala Beach House

Sala Beach House is located in Thompsons Bay, only 20 minutes from Durban’s King Shaka International Airport. This picturesque retreat offers a wonderful start to your holiday or a relaxing wind down after your safari.

With private transfers available to Babanango Game Reserve, only 2,5 hours from Sala Beach House, you can enjoy an idyllic ‘bush and beach holiday’, that is away from the busy crowds, where the serene beauty of the wild meets the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.