YOU CAN'T BEAT THE ROMANCE OF AN AFRICAN SAFARI...

In honour of February - the month where the world goes all gooey over love - we thought we'd celebrate just how dreamy and heart-fluttery the African bush really is by focussing on all things amour at Baobab Ridge...

Yes, it's the month where saying "I love you" carries added meaning, thanks to the martyrdom of Saint Valentine and the 20th century's obsession with the day set aside to commemorate it - February 14th! However, here at Baobab Ridge we like to make every day Valentine's Day because we love sharing the immeasurable romance of the African wilderness, creating indelible memories in the process.

You could say that Baobab Ridge was made out of love! This is where our "matriarch" Nini tied the knot with her beloved Brandon Gouveris, gathering her loved ones around her as they said their vows in a dry river bed not far from the lodge. "We love hosting weddings here," she says, all these years later. "I know from my own personal experience just how special an intimate wedding ceremony out in the wilderness can be, and how wonderful it is to have a celebration under a star-filled African sky..."

All lovers are welcome at Baobab Ridge, which recently hosted the most beautiful wedding ceremony for Amelia and Cordelia Vorster who followed Nini's lead and said "I do" in a dry river bed, surrounded by friends and family. 

"We are able to help plan everything that's needed to make a wedding here in the Greater Kruger simply incredible," says Nini. "We can do small and intimate, where the family take out the entire lodge and keep things intimate to larger events where we use neighbouring lodges and camps for additional accommodation, arranging transport and activities for everyone."

The bush lends itself to romance, with its vast skies and endless horizons, drop-dead gorgeous landscapes and beautiful wildlife. And Baobab Ridge is absolutely perfect as a wedding venue, offering wonderful pre-wedding and post-wedding events like bush brunches, sundowners, starlit dinners and the all-important wedding feast itself. 

Before you get to the big day itself, the lodge has proven ideal for popping the "big" question, with lots of proposals over the years. "We always work hard to plan the absolutely perfect proposal with the guest, helping to pick out a wonderfully romantic spot alongside a waterhole, at sunset or over a private dinner under the stars," says Nini. "We can pop the ring in a glass of champagne or set up the perfect picnic to set the stage for the proposal," she adds.

Of course, you don't have to be proposing or getting married to get butterflies in your stomach at Baobab Ridge. The lodge and the location are just idyllic and the perfect place to indulge in intimate "we" time with your significant other and special someone. 

That's the magic of wild Africa... It brings out the cherubs and encourages Cupid to fire off his magic arrows. Being so close to nature, in such a breathtaking natural setting, where your senses are heightened and you thrill to the magic of the wilderness, it's easy to fall in love with love itself! Lovers of all ages experience the magic of the wild - it's hard not to when you're surrounded by such jaw-dropping beauty. 

So whether you're celebrating a landmark anniversary or the fact that you've been dating for a whole month, don't be scared to come to Baobab Ridge and spoil your partner with a special brand of romance - the kind you only find here in the Klaserie on a gentle rise bedecked with baobab trees with views of forever...

What are you waiting for?