[Image: Facebook] In the Travel and Leisure’s World’s Best Awards for 2026, family-owned Lion Sands Game Reserve near the Kruger National Park was ranked first place in World Best Safari Lodge in Africa and was also named the fourth best hotel in the world. It has been managed by the Chalkley family since all the way back in 1933 and has exclusive access to 10.5 kilometres of the Sabie River. Wildlife can also roam freely without any fences. It …