2026 editionNo. 61
GweGwe Beach Lodge
Mkambati Nature Reserve, South Africa
Why GweGwe Beach Lodge is one of The World’s Best 100 Lodges 2026.
GweGwe occupies a wild section of South Africa’s Mkambati coast where grasslands meet waterfalls and the Indian Ocean. Nine suites, confident design and Natural Selection’s conservation focus create a genuine lodge in an ecosystem rarely served by luxury hospitality; game drives and coastal walks share equal billing.
The essentials.
- Destination
- Mkambati Nature Reserve, South Africa
- Property
- Coastal wilderness lodge
- Operator
- Natural Selection
- Opened
- 2024
AddressMkhambathi Nature Reserve, Mkambati, Eastern Cape, 4814, South AfricaOpen map ↗
Edition factsThe record at a glance
- Position
- No. 61
- Lodge type
- Coastal wilderness lodge
- Destination
- Mkambati Nature Reserve
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Management in 2026
- Natural Selection
- Opening year
- 2024