ENVI Lodges is set to debut ENVI Addo Private Reserve, the companys first property in South Africa, in summer 2026.
The solar-powered property comprises 10 safari tents and three lodges within a 1 800 hectare private conservation reserve, owned by Gavin and Lynn Biggs , near Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape. The lodges culinary offering includes open fire cooking experiences drawing from Xhosa, Afrikaans and Khoi San tradition. Activities on offer include guided walks, cycling trails, meditation, spa treatments and game drives.
The Biggs use their reserve as a rehabilitation field for animals they save from captivity, allowing them to reacclimatise to the outdoors for a period before releasing them into the private reserve.