A six-bedroom, twelve-guest exclusive-use villa — the original Biden family bush homestead, completely restyled by Royal Portfolio founder Liz Biden with a different colour story and original African artworks in every room, complete with its own chef, guiding team, heated pool, spa and boma.
Africa House earns its place firmly within the Safari Privé Diamond class. It is let on a fully exclusive-use basis with its own dedicated chef and team, its own qualified guiding team for private game drives and guided bush walks, and a schedule guests set entirely themselves — the timing and location of every meal and activity is theirs to determine. Its architecture and interiors carry genuine provenance and character rather than generic luxury: this is the original Biden family homestead, reinvented room by room in bold, distinct colour palettes with original contemporary African art. Amenities run to a double spa treatment room, gym, heated pool, games room and pizza-oven boma — a scale and completeness that place it comfortably alongside the portfolio's other Diamond villas. It sits below Diamond Reserve because it operates within the wider Royal Malewane lodge property, sharing the reserve's traverse and guiding infrastructure with Malewane Lodge, Farmstead and Waterside rather than commanding an entirely freestanding wilderness of its own — even though the villa itself, its pool, chef and guiding team are wholly private to its own guests.
About the Property
Once the original Biden family bush homestead, Africa House has been completely restyled by Royal Portfolio founder Liz Biden into a remarkable expression of her signature style — a different colour scheme in every one of its six en-suite bedrooms, each paired with original artworks by contemporary African artists such as Michael Gah and Tega Tafadzawa. Traditional African elements meet refined modern luxury throughout, the bold interior statements naturally balanced by uninterrupted bushveld views.
Wooden decks lead out to a heated pool that connects the villa to the surrounding landscape, while a second courtyard holds a family-friendly long room — pool table, board games, dining and living spaces — opening onto a boma with fire pit and pizza oven. A dedicated chef and private team attend to the villa alone, and a qualified guiding team leads private game drives and guided bush walks entirely on the villa's own schedule, in one of the largest protected wilderness areas in Southern Africa.
Property Fact File
- Accommodation
- Six en-suite bedrooms, each with a private deck and outdoor shower; sleeps up to 12 guests; approximately 1,448 m² (15,583 sq ft) of villa; exclusive-use private villa.
- Design & Provenance
- Originally the Biden family's own bush homestead, completely restyled by Royal Portfolio founder Liz Biden — a distinct colour story in every room, paired with original artworks by contemporary African artists including Michael Gah and Tega Tafadzawa.
- Staff & Guiding
- Private dedicated chef and team; qualified private guiding team for game drives and guided bush walks; fully flexible scheduling — guests set the timing and location of all meals and activities.
- Facilities
- Heated private swimming pool with wooden sundeck; double spa treatment room and private gym; long room — games room with pool table and board games; open-plan kitchen and multiple dedicated living and dining areas; boma with fire pit and pizza oven.
- Setting
- Located within Royal Malewane in the Greater Kruger National Park — part of the largest protected wilderness area in Southern Africa.
Ideal For
- Multi-generational families and reunions (up to twelve guests)
- Groups of friends wanting a fully private, self-scheduled safari
- Art- and design-minded travellers drawn to distinctive, characterful interiors
- Guests who want a private spa, gym and games room alongside the safari itself
A qualified private guiding team leads game drives and walks entirely on the villa’s own schedule.
