Where Time Is Yours: Inside the New Fish Eagle Residence

The Fish Eagle Residence is your own private safari home within Lion Sands Sabi Sand. It is a place designed for families and groups who want to experience the wilderness on their own terms. With exclusive spaces, a dedicated team and the freedom to shape each day as you choose, the residence offers more than luxury. It gives you time. Unstructured, uninterrupted and entirely your own.

Set along the Sabie River, the residence is about more than what you see; it’s about how you feel. Whether you're travelling with family, celebrating something special or simply carving out time for reconnection, Fish Eagle Residence offers the comfort of complete privacy with the freedom to move at your own rhythm.

A Home That Feels Personal

The intention behind Fish Eagle Residence was to create more than just a place to stay. It was to build a home, one that feels like you’ve always lived there from the moment you walk through the door.

With two suites upstairs and a third, apartment-style bedroom below, the layout is perfect for multigenerational families as it lends itself to both togetherness and moments of solitary reflection. The interior design is tactile and grounded, with soft tones, natural textures and materials that feel warm to the touch.

This connection to nature is present in the architecture as well, with every space inviting the outside in. Tall glass doors open wide to river views and the sounds of the bush carry on the breeze. The wilderness is always present, not distant or staged but woven into your day. Be it listening to lions roaring from your bathtub or looking up from your kids playing in your private pool and seeing a kudu appear almost out of nowhere, stepping softly through the grass.

And while the rooms offer privacy, it’s the shared spaces that bring the experience to life. Mornings begin in the lounge, barefoot and wrapped in a blanket, with coffee in hand as the sun creeps over the river. The dining area is where stories are told to bubbling laughter and second helpings are encouraged. Step outside and dip in the pool or just have a quiet moment on the deck. Finally, spend the evening at the fire deck clinking glasses as the sparks rise to meet the stars.

A Team That Makes It Seamless

What allows this sense of ease is the team behind the experience. Your stay is supported by a small, dedicated group of people who look after everything with quiet attentiveness. Your butler remembers your favourite wine from your private wine room and knows just when to top up your glass. Your housekeeper ensures the space feels cared for, yet never intruded upon. Your field guide and tracker are not just experts on the land, but companions on your safari, attuned to your pace and preferences.

Behind the scenes, the back-of-house kitchen is where your private chef prepares each meal to suit the moment. The menu shifts with your cravings and the chef’s creativity, always with a strong sense of place and community. Each meal is a shared experience that is sure to surprise and delight.

Fish Eagle Residence is a natural extension of what Ivory Lodge has always stood for: simplicity, connection and a quiet kind of luxury that is exactly what you need it to be. It brings a deeper sense of intention to your time in the bush, one where you can tune in to what matters, surrounded by people who understand that true luxury isn’t in what you’re offered, but how you’re made to feel.

To begin your own Fish Eagle Residence story, please visit: https://www.more.co.za/residences/fish-eagle-residence/