--- description: Find out why Masiya's Camp at Royal Malewane is on TIME’s list of the World’s Greatest Places 2026. title: Masiya's Camp at Royal Malewane: World's Greatest Places 2026 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0178762d032d3105/69ae7d8eeb760a4b8e69df72/MasiyasCamp_WGP_2026.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Mar 12, 2026 # Masiya's Camp at Royal Malewane Kruger National Park, South Africa by [Sarah Khan](/author/sarah-khan/) ## Sarah Khan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy Masiya's Camp at Royal Malewane Game drives: check. Big Five sightings: check. Sundowners in the bush: check. Hot-pink tents: …also check. The candy-colored canvas at the new six-suite [Masiya’s Camp at Royal Malewane](https://www.theroyalportfolio.com/royal-malewane/accommodation/masiyas-camp/ "undefined"), just outside Kruger National Park, is the brainchild of owner Liz Biden, whose fearless sensibility has made her Royal Portfolio properties cult favorites among design lovers. Named for Royal Malewane’s beloved master tracker Wilson Masiya, who died in 2015, Masiya’s Camp gleefully flips safari clichés on their heads with striped walls, jewel-toned furnishings, Persian rugs underfoot, and a standout African art collection. Traditionalists may mourn the loss of khaki and dusty animal hides—but once you settle onto a teal-and-fuchsia ikat bar stool, you won’t miss them for a second. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/masiya-s-camp-at-royal-malewane/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/masiya-s-camp-at-royal-malewane/"},"headline":"Masiya's Camp at Royal Malewane","datePublished":"2026-03-12T10:56:27.357Z","dateModified":"2026-03-12T10:56:27.794Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/masiya-s-camp-at-royal-malewane/","keywords":["World's Greatest Places","South Africa","list","franchise"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0178762d032d3105/69ae7d8eeb760a4b8e69df72/MasiyasCamp_WGP_2026.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Khan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-khan/"}],"creator":"Sarah Khan","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0178762d032d3105/69ae7d8eeb760a4b8e69df72/MasiyasCamp_WGP_2026.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/worlds-greatest-places/","name":"World's Greatest Places"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/worlds-greatest-places/2026/masiya-s-camp-at-royal-malewane/","name":"Masiya's Camp at Royal Malewane"}}]}] ```