THE RESIDENCE

We offer a Safari Lifestyle, not just an experience – and we encourage longer stays to fully immerse in it.

When you visit Kubili house you will find that the “think differently, make the difference” ethos is woven into everything we do. From the design of the house to the culinary and game viewing experience and to how we treat the people working for us; it is different.

SLEEPS x10

SUITES x5

POOLS x4

IN-HOUSE SPA

Kubili House is a 26,900 ft² private residence nestled within the Thornybush Game Reserve in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Here, we offer not just a safari experience, but a true Safari Lifestyle and a space designed for those who understand that true luxury lies not in excess, but in perfection of detail. The entrance to Kubili House is open; there is no 'front door' as such. Rather, the architecture frames the views over the watering hole as you approach along a stone-paved path, revealing the surrounding landscape by degrees and inviting it into the open spaces of the house itself.

Your experience here differs from any other luxury property, not as another exclusive hotel, but as the place where you first understand your place in the world's most ancient story. Five private suites, each a sanctuary within the sanctuary. Four pools, each serving a different moment of the day, different moods and needs. Spaces that expand and contract with your rhythms – intimate when you need solitude, expansive when you need to breathe.

The house has a system of transitional spaces and entranceways blending and blurring the distinction between inside and out. Japanese rock gardens offer contemplation. The koi pond reflects infinite sky. The infinity pool dissolves boundaries between your private world and the wilderness beyond.

This is luxury redefined – not as comfort, but as complete freedom to be yourself in one of the world's last pristine places. Beyond the cantilevered overhangs of the pergola roof, stretching to the retaining wall and water beyond, daybeds and gigantic soft loungers make excellent waterside sunbathing spots. Situated on the banks of the largest watering hole in the northern part of the reserve – it offers an uninterrupted view of abundant wildlife activity from numerous decks.

A MASTERPIECE OF TIMELESS CRAFTSMANSHIP

The structure honors Zimbabwe's ancient stone cities, Morocco's courtyard traditions, and Japan's temple bells – yet feels entirely, authentically African. The cool, spacious interiors of the main house create an introspective contrast to the open pergola. The antique French oak beams add a timeless quality to the interiors, and the combination of antique and contemporary furnishings conjure a sense of time and evolution.

Every surface, every sight line, every shadow has been considered – not to impress, but to inspire. The axis created by the flagstone path culminates in a firepit under the pergola, topped with an extraordinary bell-shaped chimney, which was modelled on the brass bells in the temples of Kyoto.

DISCOVER YOUR TRUE NATURE

Your waterfront location offers something no other property can: complete privacy with front-row access to Africa's greatest theatre. As dawn breaks over the dam, you watch from your terrace as elephants emerge from the mist. An antique Indian day bed beneath a tree on the banks of the dam makes a spectacular vantage point from which to view game.

These moments cannot be scheduled or manufactured. They arise from the unique convergence of absolute privacy, pristine wilderness, and the ancient rhythms that govern this place. The star-filled African sky becomes your evening cathedral.

This is what true luxury means to those who have everything: the freedom to write your own story, supported by people who understand that the most profound experiences cannot be rushed, cannot be shared, cannot be repeated. "Any advanced safari-goer knows that the more you go, the more particular you become about exclusivity," says Deborah Calmeyer, CEO of luxury tour operator Roar Africa.

Here, your story interweaves with Africa's eternal narrative – not as a tourist, but as a temporary guardian of something irreplaceable.