Carved into the Soutpansberg mountains of Limpopo, South Africa, and surrounded by UNESCO’s Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, Few & Far Luvhondo is a new carbon-neutral safari from the founders of Under Canvas. And in January, I was the first journalist to stay at the six-suite resort near South Africa’s northern border with Zimbabwe.
“When we built Under Canvas, we sought to reimagine the safari experience in the United States, but to come to Africa and reimagine it again in the home of the safari felt like an extension of work we’ve been doing for 15 years,” said Sarah Dusek, who co-founded Under Canvas with her husband, Jacob. “We want people to fall in love with being in the wilderness, slowing down, hearing the birds, drinking great coffee, just having a lovely time.”
Cresting the rugged mountain trail in our 4×4 open-air Jeep, the sound of drummers signaled our arrival. Nonhlanhla Tshabalala (Noni to me) greeted us with a warm, sweet orange-scented towel and a lychee lemonade studded with fresh blueberries.
Noni shepherded us to the main lodge to introduce the staff and give me the lay of the land for the next week. We passed a curious herd of impalas, an antelope-like creature with dramatic horns, and heard baboons barking nearby.
