Explore: What happens to us in the wild
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Deep in the Serengeti, camouflaged amongst tall grass, Explore is one with the plains. Every moment at this pared-back, private camp is guided by the environment. Wind cools you. Heat nudges you toward shade. Curiosity calls you into each unhurried day. You wake to a human voice announcing sunrise, and at night, wildlife calls from the nearby dark.
Free to roam, you feel the earth crunch beneath every step, share meals over open flames, and end days trading stories around embers, under star-filled skies. It’s simple, yet holds everything you need: a comfortable bed, a warm bucket shower, and those who matter most.
We recently reimagined Explore’s design and guest experience to create something simpler and more elemental, centred on a deeper connection with the wilderness and with one another; on presence in every moment, the freedom to follow your curiosity, and a sense of time falling away.
In this episode, Georgina Pennington, Singita’s Chief Creative Officer; Braya Masunga, Explore’s Operations Manager; and Michael Schapiro, Singita’s in-house writer, speak about what happens to our bodies, minds, and relationships when we spend time immersed in wild spaces, the evolved Explore experience, and what we might discover when we step away from the noise and distractions of everyday life.
Free to roam, you feel the earth crunch beneath every step, share meals over open flames, and end days trading stories around embers, under star-filled skies. It’s simple, yet holds everything you need: a comfortable bed, a warm bucket shower, and those who matter most.
We recently reimagined Explore’s design and guest experience to create something simpler and more elemental, centred on a deeper connection with the wilderness and with one another; on presence in every moment, the freedom to follow your curiosity, and a sense of time falling away.
In this episode, Georgina Pennington, Singita’s Chief Creative Officer; Braya Masunga, Explore’s Operations Manager; and Michael Schapiro, Singita’s in-house writer, speak about what happens to our bodies, minds, and relationships when we spend time immersed in wild spaces, the evolved Explore experience, and what we might discover when we step away from the noise and distractions of everyday life.
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction and Guests
- 02:16 What Is Singita Explore?
- 04:50 Why Explore Matters in the World Today
- 07:29 How the Camp Design Deepens Nature Connection
- 09:23 What You Notice When You Slow Down
- 11:09 What Explore Gives People That Is Hard to Find Elsewhere
- 13:40 Walking Into Camp: The Arrival Experience
- 15:10 Removing the Rigidity of Time
- 17:27 Guiding Guests by Instinct, Not Schedule
- 19:51 Community, Connection and the Heart of Explore
- 23:25 Shifting Mindsets: Guest Stories
- 27:45 Doing Nothing Is Doing Something
- 29:46 Freedom in Being, Not Freedom From
- 32:32 Nature Immersion and the Growth of Care
- 38:35 Design Philosophy: Let the Immaterial Lead the Material
- 41:25 Family Tents and Children's Experience
- 43:34 Feeling Alive: Blending Inside and Outside
- 44:41 Keeping Cool: Kupaza, Foot Baths and Bush Babies
- 46:17 A Collaborative Redesign: The Team Behind Explore
- 48:25 An Invitation to Come Explore
