Mashatu Game Reserve is proud to have been recognised as the "Best Game Reserve in Southern Africa" at the 2025 World Luxury Travel Awards.
This prestigious accolade celebrates excellence in luxury travel and hospitality, and we are deeply grateful for the recognition — not only for what it celebrates about Mashatu as a destination, but for what it affirms about our continued commitment to responsible tourism
and authentic guest experiences. As majority shareholders of Mashatu Game Reserve, the Lansdown family continues to champion conservation and community projects that make a tangible difference — from employment and education initiatives to health and wildlife protection programmes that sustain the region.
“Mashatu's success lies in protecting what makes this land extraordinary — vast open
space, thriving wildlife corridors, and a community that grows alongside it,” shares Steve Lansdown CBE, who, alongside his wife Maggie, has
been dedicated to conservation work in Botswana for more than a decade.
“Sustainable tourism allows us to do that — to preserve, to share, and to keep this pristine wilderness alive for generations.” Set within Botswana's Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Mashatu offers guests a transformative journey through one of Africa's last great wildernesses.
Four luxury lodges and two exclusive-use safari homes beautifully immerse travellers in nature - complemented by extraordinary experiences such as cycling safaris, guided bush walks, horseback safaris and photographic hides that bring you closer to the wild, respectfully and authentically. This award is both an honour and an inspiration to us. A reminder to keep protecting what makes Mashatu so special.
This great news comes at the same time as sister beach property, Pambele in Mozambique has been named by Conde Nast Traveller as one of the "Best Places to Go in 2026"!
