Camp Jabulani has won the title of the best gourmet restaurant at the same time that it is recognized as one of South Africa’s top lodges. Chef Chris Smith has a special way of preparing impala steak with savory herbs and his duck with red fruit sauce is delightful.

He uses natural flowers to decorate his dishes and, for desserts, he uses the natural flavors of fruits, either in mousse or sherbet form, to present his exquisite chocolate surprises.

 

The lodge is renowned for its elegance and luxury. It features six suites with private swimming pool, dining room and living room decorated with typical African elements, sculptures and paintings of animals, zebra and antelope skins and adobe walls.

Guests enjoy lunch on the terrace and dinner, complete with silver cutlery and elegant dishes, is served in the tastefully decorated dining room or in the dry riverbed. Under a stauy sky lit by torches you will enjoy your meal accompanied by the roar of lions. At nightfall, and when the wild animals of the Kapama Reserve no longer lie in ambush, the table is set with champagne and exquisite appetizers, in the middle of the savannah, so that you can enjoy a drink around the fire before starting out for a ride on the back of an elephant.

Camp Jabulani combines elegance with the excellence of its cuisine and is avertable kingdom of good taste for the most demanding gourmand. It is a grand adventure combined with the pleasure of discovering one of the world’s most elegant lodges. 

 

 

 

Text: Patrick Monney ± Photo: Patrick Monney