Set across 23,000 hectares of untamed Big Five wilderness in KwaZulu-Natal, Where the Wild Things Connect is an intimate, all-inclusive creative expedition co-hosted by artist Suchi and boutique luxury safari specialist Francesca De Gennaro of Pathway Partners.

Each dawn opens aboard private open-safari vehicles tracking lion, cheetah, elephant, black and white rhino, and leopard across the raw bushveld. Rather than observing passively through a camera lens, guests are guided to distill the shifting morning light, raw earthen textures, and organic wildlife silhouettes into memory, pigment, and fluid brushstrokes.

Returning to the shaded open-air decks of Zebra Hills Safari Lodge, Suchi leads step-by-step masterclasses and intuitive painting workshops. Whether you are an experienced painter refining your personal language or picking up a brush for the first time, sessions delve into impasto palette knife work, mineral layering, and spontaneous visual storytelling inspired directly by morning field encounters.

Curatorial Inclusions & Field Hospitality

Your journey is fully catered from arrival to departure. Your reservation includes luxury lodge accommodations at Zebra Hills, chef-prepared dining highlighting indigenous South African pairings, regional wines, daily private game drives with expert trackers, reserve conservation tariffs, and an all-inclusive artist package: stretched fine canvases, heavy-body acrylics, knives, and palette kits. Guests simply book their flights into Durban, where private transfers carry you directly into the wild.

Zebra Hills Safari Lodge • Manyoni Private Game Reserve

Sunset Field Tracking

The Workshop Cohort