Singapore's "Private Room" and Singapore Business Class on the A350

Upon landing in Singapore it was time to make use of my "golden ticket" or rather my invite to The Private Room.

This room is restricted to passengers traveling in or out of Singapore in suites class.  To get to in, you go to the main lounge and from there enter the first class lounge.  From inside the first class lounge you then go through another door to enter the Private Room.  Singapore really seems to place a focus on making things feel exclusive.  The Private Room was certainly private.  It wasn't that large compared to other lounges, but there also weren't more than a dozen people in the lounge.  There were several seating areas and a dining room.

Similar to the lounge in Sydney, you could either eat from the buffet or order off a menu.  I again did both!

After the meal I took a shower in one of the shower suites which was quite refreshing!

Shortly after the shower it was time to head to the gate to board my flight to Johannesburg.  This flight was on a new A350-900.  While very comfortable I didn't go crazy with the photos coming off of the suites experience.  I was also feeling pretty tired.  Though the business class seat was very private, and had a new and snappy entertainment system.  Much nicer than anything US carriers offer in business.  The remote control resembled a smart phone and had a display screen that mirrored what was on the big screen in front of you.

Dua Lipa is everwhere

After the meal (yes, I'm still eating and I've lost track of what meal I'm even eating) I was able to sleep for most of this flight which was great as I was landing in South Africa in the early morning.

Once I got to Johannesburg, I made my way to my 3rd lounge of this leg of the journey before boarding my short hop on a South African Express propeller plane to Hoedspruit.

Hoedspruit was just a 30  minute ride from the safari camp I was staying in bordering Kruger National Park. That is up next!