You may not even have to venture out on a drive to spot game: the Last Word Madikwe’s carefully tended lawn rolls gently down to a popular waterhole where you might see everything from impala to elephant come down to drink from your comfy garden chair. To extend your ‘armchair safari’, you can also head to the underground hide and wait for rhino or wild dogs to quench their thirst – a must-do for keen photographers and a hit with birders.

Shaped from an old farmhouse, Last Word Madikwe features tasteful interiors that successfully marry old and new, European and African. There is also a 3-bedroom private villa that can sleep up to four adults and four children, and which has its own exclusive-use game-drive vehicle.