Cradled in a maze of ancient vegetation, each air conditioned suite provides serene, reflective spaces to watch the secrets of the forest unfold. Fresh duiker tracks in the sandy paths point the way towards the lodge’s rim flow pool, where you can relax in the shade of the wooded canopy. There is a spacious private veranda of your suite, secluded from all except an occasional red tonga squirrel in the treetops. Invite the tranquillity of the forest inside and take a soak in your oversized bathtub with huge glass windows offering yet another perspective on the play of leaves and light outside. Mealtimes on the open air dining deck bring about their own distractions, as monkeys frolic in the branches and an ever-changing assortment of wildlife grazes on the open plain in the distance. In the evenings, when warm firelight welcomes you to the boma, wide-eyed bush babies watch inquisitively from the dense foliage above.andBeyond Phinda Forest Lodge is one of the worlds first eco-designed luxury lodges. Floor to ceiling windows invite the forest in but the dense canopy provides privacy for the 16 suites.
Tucked away under the shade of towering riverine trees, Selati Camp is a paradise for safari enthusiasts. Game drives within the Sabi Sabi Reserve, known for its incredible biodiversity, promise thrilling encounters with over 200 mammal species and 300 bird species, including the iconic Big 5.
Positioned proudly on Umhlanga’s beachfront overlooking the Indian Ocean, stands the Oyster Box, one of South Africa’s best-loved hotels.
Nature is never far at Ngala Safari Lodge, with breakfast and lunch served in the shade of an enormous weeping boere bean tree.
Makanyi is located in the southern sector of the South African Timbavati, an area known as ‘The place where something sacred came down to earth’.
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