What do you get when you combine the collective brilliance of a CEO of a tailor-making tour company, a forward-thinking business partner, a visionary architect and an imaginative interior designer" The culmination is a project so ingenious, it?s bound to make a sophisticated impact in the safari industry. Welcome to the iconic Silvan Safari in South Africa?s Sabi Sand.

Few things get me as excited as the erudition that I will be spending a few days in the bush. A weekend at the chic Silvan Safari is right up my alley and with my 12-year-old daughter as my favorite travel companion, it makes perfect sense to take her along to this spectacular family and couple-friendly lodge. We board our direct Airlink flight from Cape Town International airport to Nelspruit KMIA airport on the sleek and stylish Airlink Avro RJ85, flying us there in just two hours and 35 minutes.
At KMIA airport, we are met by the very helpful and friendly Airlink staff, who assists with our check-in and baggage for our unique 20-minute airside transfer to the Airlink Lodge Link flight, connecting us to the doorstep of our safari destination. In no time, we are seated in Airlink?s 208B spacious 12-seater Cessna Grand Caravan, operated by two pilots, making our way to the Arathusa airstrip, gateway to many adjoining private game lodges in the reserve, including Silvan Safari. The weather is bleak and rainy, and my daughter and I are relieved to be collected by guide Murray Hay and tracker James Siwela...