Looking for a vacation home to buy or rent in Africa? Whether you need downtime in nature, a beach getaway, or yearn to be the middle of a buzzing marketplace, these African homes are sure to motivate you to start budgeting for a vacation home. You’ll get an idea of how much it will set you back. Either way, these are 10 African houses you’ll wish you could live in this summer.
Imagine waking up in this house with its old colonial charm, taking your breakfast on the stone garden patio, and walking out almost directly onto the golf course. We love the sweeping, multi-level windows in the front of the house that let in sunlight in the living area and give the house an open feeling.
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Pretoria is an up-and-coming destination for luxury homes, and here’s one of its gems. With a front façade made up almost entirely of windows, an expansive pool area with a lounge area and fountains, and cool, muted tones, this house is sure to induce peace and serenity.
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Sitting right on the pristine Galu Beach overlooking the Indian Ocean, this house is beach casual-meets-safari luxury. A sweeping deck with daybeds overlooks the beach, a romantic gazebo sits just steps from the water, beautiful antique furniture adorns the interior, and a large dining room opens up onto a terrace.
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At the Luangwa Safari House, elephants walk through your backyard and your bedroom “walls” open up to let in the evening air. From the outside, the house looks like an enormous, elaborate tree house—a Peter Pan-fan dream house. Tribal-print throw pillows decorate plush couches, tree-like structures line doorways, and an exposed stairway crosses the main room up to the second floor. In front is a hot tub that blends in with the natural surroundings.
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Perfect for families, a Vamizi Island private villa has five bedrooms, a private deck spanning the front of the house, direct access to a private beach and a plunge pool with a gorgeous lounge area. Nearby is a turquoise lagoon with turtles happy to share the water.
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This stunning house sits right on the sands of the small Nosy Be island. Every room is decked out in the bright whites and nautical blues you’d want from a beach house, with entertainment rooms for children, charming bathrooms with his and her sinks, and an enormous, multi-level deck with a lounge, sun bathing and dining areas.
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This charming, sprawling home with a thatched roof might look unassuming from the outside, but on the inside you’ll find gorgeous hardwood floors, romantic canopy beds, shutter doors opening up to views of the lagoon, and authentic African antiques and nick nacks around every corner. On the front deck is a large pool, lounge area, and patio that leads to the lagoon.
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On a cliff overlooking the beach, this gorgeous colonial-style house has dramatic archways in the front, a sweeping terrace on the second level, lush greenery all around, and comes with an on-site chef.
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If what you want in a summer home is edgy, inventive, Hollywood architecture with winding staircases, creative landscaping and retro-chic interior design, then you can have it, right in the middle of Cape Town. This house has three bedrooms, an indoor heated pool, a koi pond and a gym — you may never leave.
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This villa was built in the fantastically named Mirage city. It has elegant interior design everywhere you look from the marble tile walls in the bathroom surrounding the luxury tub, mahogany dressers and elaborate chandeliers to the and bright, rich colors everywhere. Take a dip in the pool or cool down under the shade of the rich plant life.
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