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Luxury safari tents

Luxury under canvas, engineered for Africa.

Luxury canvas tented suites for game lodges and glamping resorts: Meru-style and curved stretch-tension canvas roofs over timber structures, with raised decks and en-suite layouts available. Every tent is configured to your site and brief, priced on request after a consultation.

  • Custom sizes
  • Quoted per project

Price on request

quoted to your site and brief

Luxury canvas safari tent suite on a timber deck in golden South African bushveld at sunset.
Canvas Safari Tent suite with a scalloped olive roof on a timber deck at sunset, lantern-lit dining table and fire pit.
Aerial view at sunset of a canvas Safari Tent suite with a plunge pool and loungers on its timber deck.
Freestanding copper bathtub with petals and lanterns in a Safari Tent ensuite, bifold doors open to a bushveld sunset.
Lounge corner inside a cream canvas Safari Tent with leather butterfly chairs and kilim rugs, bifold doors open to the savanna.
Elevated canvas Safari Tent suite with a glass facade, wraparound deck and plunge pool overlooking a bushveld valley at sunset.
Twin-peaked canvas Safari Tent suite on a timber deck glowing with lantern light at dusk, reflected in a bushveld waterhole.
Curved bench with striped cushions around a fire pit on the deck of a canvas-roofed Safari Tent suite at sunset.
Lantern-lit dinner table for two on the timber deck of a cream canvas Safari Tent at dusk.
Luxury cream canvas Safari Tent with a charcoal canopy roof on a timber deck at dawn, mist drifting over golden savanna grass.

Overview

The Safari Tent, in detail

Safari tents are how Africa's best lodges put guests inside the landscape without giving up an inch of comfort. We supply and install luxury canvas tented suites built by one of Africa's leading safari-tent manufacturers. Choose between classic Meru-style canvas and curved stretch-tension roofs over timber structures, add raised decks and en-suite layouts, and the result is a suite engineered for African conditions: sun, wind, rain and everything in between. Because no two sites or briefs are the same, there's no price list: we start with a consultation, configure every tent to your site, layout and guest experience, and give you an itemised quotation. From game lodge suites and glamping resorts to private reserves, bush camps, boutique hotels and event venues, all backed by our after-sales support.

Roof styles
Meru-style canvas or curved stretch-tension canvas
Structure
Canvas over timber structures, with raised decks available
Layouts
En-suite layouts available, configured to your brief
Built for
Engineered for African conditions
Supply
Supplied and installed by Tiny Homes SA with our manufacturing partner
Pricing
On request: itemised quotation after a consultation
Lead time
Quoted per project

Configurator

Make it yours

Choose your finishes and modules and watch the total update as you go. Extras pricing is provisional and will be confirmed line by line on your formal quotation. Every price shown excludes VAT.

Bare empty Safari Tent interior with canvas walls, timber poles and an empty deck floor opening to the savanna.

Your configuration

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Delivery is quoted separately based on your location and site accessibility. We deliver nationwide.

Optional extras carry provisional pricing and will be confirmed on your final quote.

Features

The details that matter

Meru-style and curved stretch-tension canvas roof designs

Timber structures with raised decks for views and airflow

En-suite layouts available for full lodge-suite comfort

Engineered for African conditions: sun, wind and rain

Configured to your site, brief and guest experience

Backed by our full after-sales support

Use cases

Where the safari tent fits

  • Game lodge suites

    Canvas tented suites that put guests inside the landscape without giving up comfort: Meru-style or curved stretch-tension roofs over timber structures, with raised decks and en-suite layouts available. Supplied and installed by Tiny Homes SA, built by one of Africa's leading safari-tent manufacturers.

  • Glamping resort

    A full tented resort configured as one brief rather than bought unit by unit: layouts, decks and guest flow are set with you at consultation, then quoted itemised. Engineered for African sun, wind and rain.

  • Private reserve

    Low-impact guest accommodation for a reserve where a permanent build is unwanted or not permitted. Canvas over timber sits lightly on the ground and can be specified around the trees and views already there.

  • Bush camp

    Tented camps built for real conditions rather than a season, with raised decks where the ground demands it and en-suite layouts where guests expect them. Configured per site, because no two camps share a footprint.

  • Boutique hotel

    Tented suites as a distinct offering alongside existing rooms, specified to match the standard of the house. Every tent is configured to your brief and backed by our after-sales support.

  • Event venue

    Permanent or semi-permanent canvas structures for weddings, functions and hospitality, engineered to stand up to weather rather than hired in for a weekend. Sizes and layouts are quoted per project after a consultation.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What buyers ask us most about the safari tent, from setup and foundations to running it day to day.

Every tent is configured to your site and brief, so there's no one-size price list. We start with a consultation about your site, layout and guest experience, then send you an itemised quotation covering the tent, deck, installation and delivery.

Next step

Ready to start your Safari Tent journey?

Tell us about your site and we'll call you back with honest advice, a delivery estimate and a formal quotation, with no pressure, no obligation.

Lead time quoted per project · Supplied and installed nationwide across South Africa