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an astonishment, really, a roughly 160,000-
acre expanse with world-renowned game
viewing, game lodges and bush camps,
and vaunted for its conservation efforts.
In Sabi Sands' own words, "We believe
that the Earth's remaining wild places are
essential to the well being of the planet,
and to the people and creatures that share
it." To that end Sabi Sand works rigorously
to curb poaching and provide sanctuary
for at-risk species like the Rhino and a
coterie of other creatures, big and small.
In its own words, Cheetah Plains offers "a
sophisticated, innovative eco-luxury safari
experience for the modern age," but is best
understood as a response to a primitive
environment. Not only in its sustainable
safari experience—the game lodge oper-
XQUISITELY SITUATED IN the Sabi
Sand Game Reserve bordering
South Africa's Kruger National
Park, Cheetah Plains is as sleek
and captivating as its namesake
and every bit as steeped in the natural
environment of which it is so strikingly part.
In a world that seems increasingly intent
on wresting our attention, Cheetah Plains
roots us to the earth as a great sustaining
force. Harnessing eco-friendly advances
at every level of the operation and trans-
lating its setting into world-class design,
Cheetah Plains is almost primal in its desire
to reconnect us to nature. Here, one is as
free as the land is wild.
Set within the vastness of Kruger National
Park, itself one of the most majestic places
on Earth, Sabi Sand Game Reserve is
private, protected, and pristine, with an
extraordinary degree of biodiversity. It's
