T+Ls picks of the most noteworthy camps, lodges, and wildlife cruises to launch this year.

Courtesy of Zambezi Grande

Planning a safari in the year ahead?

Here, T+Ls picks of the most noteworthy camps, lodges, and wildlife cruises to recently launch.

People sit on a deck overlooking a river at sunset

The riverside Zambezi Grande, in southern Zambia.Credit:Courtesy of Zambezi Grande

It relaunched in April after a top-to-bottom refurbishment that brightened up its 14 suites and public areas.

Two-, three-, and four-night cruises afford first-rate wildlife watching, as elephants and hippos roam the banks.

A version of this story first appeared in the September 2023 issue ofTravel + Leisure.

Lodges and pool at Okahirongo Elephant Lodge in Namibia

Namibia’s Okahirongo Elephant Lodge.Courtesy of Sanctuary Retreats

People on a boat watch wildlife

Guests of the Zambezi Queen take a game drive by tender.COURTESY OF ZAMBEZI QUEEN BY MANTIS