About Afri Escapes

Created with a love for extraordinary places.

Afri Escapes was founded by KIKI, with a simple idea: Southern Africa has some of the most extraordinary places in the world, yet finding the right one can often feel harder than it should.

We wanted to create something different.

Not another booking platform filled with endless listings.

A more personal way to discover beautiful places, stay somewhere that feels truly special, and create an escape around the experience you actually want.

The person behind Afri Escapes

I'm KIKI, the founder of Afri Escapes.

I created Afri Escapes because I believe luxury travel should feel personal. The best trips aren't necessarily about having the most expensive room or the longest itinerary. They're about finding the right place, at the right moment, with the right people.

A private villa overlooking the ocean.
A weekend among the vineyards.
A secluded safari surrounded by nothing but nature.
A beautiful house where friends and family can slow down and simply enjoy being together.

Those are the experiences that stay with you.

And that's what I want Afri Escapes to help people find.

Why Southern Africa?

Southern Africa is incredibly diverse.

Within a few hours, you can move from cosmopolitan city life to vineyards, dramatic coastlines, mountains, private reserves and some of the most remarkable wilderness on the planet.

There are places here that deserve to be discovered — from well-known destinations to quiet hideaways that you might never find through a traditional search.

Afri Escapes exists to bring those places together.

We start with you.

We don't believe your trip should begin with a list of filters.

It should begin with a feeling.

How do you want to feel when you arrive?

Relaxed?
Inspired?
Disconnected?
Adventurous?
Celebrating?
Completely spoiled?

Tell us what you're imagining, and we'll help you find the place that fits.

From there, we can also help bring the rest of the experience together, from private chefs and chauffeurs to wine experiences, curated itineraries, wellness experiences and other special arrangements.

A stay becomes a story.

At Afri Escapes, we're interested in more than where you sleep.

We're interested in what you'll remember.

The sunset from the terrace.
The long lunch that turned into dinner.
The morning you didn't set an alarm for.
The people you shared it with.
The feeling you brought home.

Those are the reasons we created Afri Escapes.

Welcome to a different way of escaping.

Places worth disappearing to.

— KIKI PALMER
Founder, Afri Escapes