South Africa Lodge Thatched Rooms overlooking the Bush or Sabie River
The Lodge was designed to replicate the feeling of being at home, but within a Game Reserve. 20 deluxe suites enjoy bush or Sabie River views, best enjoyed from the comfort of your private deck.
Here you need not move far to appreciate extraordinary wildlife, or to marvel at the spectacular riverside view. We have tried to capture the entrancing spirit of the Sabie River, and always smile at that moment when guests forge their own connection with that special energy that cannot be seen, but can definitely be felt.
Guests are encouraged to make the Lodge their very own private safari home, ensuring that the time spent on safari remains the highlight of their visit to South Africa.
Enjoy a fusion of flavours at each mealtime, where only the freshest of ingredients are used. Our culinary team love what they do, and you can tell!
This Lodge is a wonderful place to spend quality time with family and friends, both old and new.
The 20 deluxe suites are split into 12 Luxury Rooms, 6 Superior Luxury Rooms and 2 River Suites a follows:
12 Luxury Rooms have bathroom en-suite, lounge area with mini bar and wooden deck from which to appreciate the wilds beyond.
6 Superior Luxury Rooms are larger in size, and have ample open-plan bathrooms and outdoor showers. 4 of the 6 Suites are inter-leading, and are therefore ideal for families.
2 River Suites are located further from the public areas and are therefore more private. They have incredible river views, best appreciated from the expansive decks. River Suites also have outdoor showers.
Game Drives
What would an extraordinary safari be without an extraordinary Guide and Tracker? In our world, nothing less will do! We select every Guide and Tracker who is entrusted to share every magical experience with you. Field Guides and Trackers work together as a team out in the bush. The Trackers are the eyes and ears, while the Guides are the navigators and interpreters. In their expert hands, guests are treated to really close encounters with Africa’s most coveted animal species. This is where you will find one of the world’s only MASTER TRACKERS.
Our Field Guides are the quintessential hosts during a drinks stop out in the bush, as the day draws to an ambient close.
Children on safari will be riveted by what there is to see and learn out in the bush. Our Guides and Trackers take their responsibility as teachers and guardians very seriously.
2 safaris take place each day – in the morning and late afternoon (moving into the early evening). This is when the wildlife is most active, and the temperature more moderate. These safaris are not confined to main roads. Our Field Guides are able to navigate through dense bush, following the tracks of animals. With a limited number of vehicles on each property, and strict criteria governing sightings, guests are able to spend extended periods of time watching wildlife in its natural habitat.
Walks
The bush takes on a completely different perspective when you are on foot. Each of your senses will be on full alert as you feel the grass and stones beneath your feet; touch the leathery leaves of trees you walk beneath; smell the musky scent of wild animals in the vicinity; taste the sweet grass of the veld; and hear the crack of a branch indicating you are not alone.
Every guest will have unique interests, and the guides are adept at playing to those interests – be they mammals, birds, flora, insects or geology.
SAFETY FIRST! Guides and trackers accompanying guests will conduct a pre-trail briefing. They will explain more about the area in which the walk will take place, and what walkers need to know. This will include how guests should walk (single file behind the guide, no lagging behind), what to do in certain instances when encountering animals on the walk, information on medical kits and handheld radios etc.) First Aid kits and handheld radios are standard equipment on walks, so that in the unlikely event of an emergency, the group has contact with the lodge and access to basic medical equipment.
per night, from ZAR 12720
Additional information
Rates are per person per night. Rates Include:
Luxury Accommodation
Three meals per day
Teas/Coffees
Soft drinks, local brand beers and spirits & house wines
Mini bar and laundry
Two game drives daily with FGASA qualified ranger & tracker
Game drive refreshments & snacks
Specified inclusive safari activities
Rates Exclude:
Laundry
Mini bar in room
Premium brand beers, spirits, cellar wines & champagnes
Cigars & cigarettes
All flights and transfers
Gratuities
Telephone calls
Curio shop purchases
Spa treatments
The Reserve/ Kruger National Park entrance fees
Any additional extras will be for the guests account
Children of 10 and older are welcome and children's activities and baby sitting is available.
Family Rooms available, including 2 interleading rooms for bigger families. Open plan lounge and dining area.
Suitable for disabled travellers (with assistance).
Full range of dietary preferences catered for.
MALARIA
The Lodge is located in a low risk malaria area and we suggest you discuss this with your health practitioner before travelling.
The Skukuza Regional Airport re-opened to traffic in June 2014. This saw the welcome re-establishment of scheduled air services to one of the country’s most visited tourist attractions, linking to other regional hubs (and the rest of the world), coveted African safari destinations and Mozambique. This direct flight service makes for a much more cost effective, convenient and time efficient travel solution.
Airlink offers daily flights from Cape Town and Johannesburg. Flights from Durban will follow. Federal Air supplies feeder and charter services carrying passengers between Skukuza and the game lodges in the region, as well as from Skukuza to Kruger Mpumalanga International
Airport to feed onward scheduled flights to Livingstone in Zambia and Vilanculos in Mozambique.
Guests will be transferred from Skukuza Airport to this lodge in an open safari vehicle.
Rates quoted are for Luxury Rooms. Suites and Superior Luxury Rooms are also available. Quotes are available on request.
Location :
Sky
This is a lovely luxury lodge deep in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve right next to the Kruger National Park. It provides every thing you could expect, comfortable accommodation, excellent food, and great game viewing. We were delighted to look out on our veranda and see monkeys, bush buck, legavon, and nyala standing just outside our window. Our butler, Israel,always made sure we were happy and comfortable. Our Ranger, Michael, and Tracker, Joe, worked hard to make sure we had the best viewing on our game drives. Our time here was a delight.
Antonio
Una struttura fantastica in una riserva privata del Kruger. Personale fantastico, pulizia , cibo e struttura di altissimo livello. Piscina e pranzi vista fiume (sul Sabi river) e safari di altissimo livello. Qui fanno anche off-road (essendo una riserva privata) e gli animali si vedono veramente da vicino. Guide qualificate. Se volete fare un safari nel Kruger questo è un posto fantastico. Antonio Milano, Italia
John
Everything seems designed to make your holiday very special without ever being in your face. The whole experience from waking up to see a hippo walking up the river right outside our bedroom to eating under the stars in the evening was great, even getting up for 6 a.m. game drives! John Manchester, UK
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