A sanctuary of quiet luxury in the heart of Addo, where every detail is designed to help you reconnect with nature and yourself.
Set in the wild beauty of the Eastern Cape, Mantis Hiddn in Addo is a rare luxury retreat for guests seeking privacy, presence, and a deep connection to nature and themselves. Hiddn is an intimate, design-forward sanctuary where wellness is embedded into every moment, guided by the rhythms of the landscape through personalised rituals and immersive therapies.
Cuisine is seasonal and nourishing, while curated experiences, from Addo Elephant National Park safaris to mindful on-property activities, invite exploration, reflection, and connection with the landscape.
Architecture and interiors harmonise with the land through natural, sustainable materials, creating calm, restorative spaces. Luxury is thoughtful and deeply personal, with conservation at the heart of the retreat. Hiddn offers space, silence, and intention, inviting guests to reconnect with themselves and the land.
Wellness at Hiddn is not a schedule or set menu of treatments. It is the essence of the guest experience, embedded in the pace of each day, the stillness of the setting, and the way the retreat is designed to make guests feel. Created for travellers seeking restoration, clarity, and reconnection, wellness is offered through meaningful rituals rather than rigid programming.
Each stay is shaped around intention. Guests are welcomed with personalised moments and intention-setting rituals, creating space to define what they wish to gain from their time, whether deep rest, emotional reset, renewed energy, or creative expression. From there, the team curates a wellness journey aligned to each guest’s preferences and pace.
Offerings include meditation, breathwork, and grounding experiences in nature, alongside therapies that calm the nervous system, sound and art experiences that invite reflection, and spa rituals designed to soothe and re-energise. Every element feels elevated yet approachable. Our philosophy is simple. Wellness should feel personal, not prescriptive, allowing guests to experience genuine renewal.
At Hiddn, safari is not simply an activity – it’s the heart of the experience. From iconic wildlife encounters to private, high-touch hosting, every moment extends far beyond the expected game drive.
Discover how every detail of Hiddn is shaped by a vision to offer a safari that feels effortless, intimate, and entirely your own.
From an elevated position, the twelve luxury mountain suites and two private villas overlook an uninterrupted wilderness where the landscape shapes the design.
Each suite is a sensory refuge shaped for slow living and quiet indulgence. Crafted with purpose from locally and sustainably sourced materials, they feature natural canopies of living creepers, curved beams echoing rhino horns and calming interiors enriched with warm metals and carved timbers.
Experiences at Hiddn are rooted in nature, sustainability and wellness. Curated by a personal Experience Guide, your dedicated and intuitive host, each activity is designed to support your wellbeing, foster presence, and create a meaningful, memorable and bespoke journey.
"Every journey at Hiddn is more than a stay. It's a story of stillness, connection, and purpose."
Uplifting local communities is part of Hiddn’s deeper purpose. Through early learning programmes, youth development, skills training, and local enterprise, we’re helping to build lasting opportunities in the Greater Addo area. Working closely with trusted partners, we focus on education, employment and wellbeing, creating a ripple effect of positive change that reaches far beyond the lodge and honours the impact of every stay.
