2026 editionNo. 16
Lion Sands Ivory Lodge
Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa
Why Lion Sands Ivory Lodge is one of The World’s Best 100 Lodges 2026.
Ivory Lodge pares the Sabi Sand safari down to privacy, space and impeccable timing. Its villas face the Sabie River, each with a pool and long sightline into the reserve, while excellent guiding and the option of sleeping in a remote treehouse give the stay an unusually cinematic range.
The essentials.
- Destination
- Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, South Africa
- Property
- Private safari lodge
- Operator
- MORE Family Collection
- Opened
- 2004
AddressLion Sands Ivory Lodge, Lion Sands Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South AfricaOpen map ↗
Edition factsThe record at a glance
- Position
- No. 16
- Lodge type
- Private safari lodge
- Destination
- Sabi Sand Nature Reserve
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Management in 2026
- MORE Family Collection
- Opening year
- 2004