Thanda Private Game Reserve

Destination

Hluhluwe

Winner of the 2011 World Travel Awards as Worlds Leading Luxury Lodge,Thanda Private Game Reserve is situated 23km north of Hluhluwe in northern Zululand, South Africa, and is set on a 14000 hectare Big Five private game reserve. Thanda, meaning love in Zulu, unites romance and exclusivity with Zulu culture and wildlife. The nine luxury bush villas at the main lodge have private infinity pools, viewing decks, private salas, lounges, fireplaces and full bathrooms with both indoor and outdoor showers. The individual bomas at each villa offer guests dining privacy. The public facilities at the main lodge include a lounge, library, dining room, boma, dining deck, wine cellar, cigar bar, fully equipped business centre and viewing decks. The royal private villa can accommodate 10 people, offering accommodation in five separate suites. Each suite is individually decorated and very private, with own viewing deck. Public facilities at the royal private villa include a boma, library, cellar, business area, heated pool and a magnificent deck overlooking a waterhole. The tented camp is built in colonial safari style, offering an authentic bush experience in 14 tents. The tents each have viewing decks and en-suite canvass bathrooms. Relax in one of the lounges or at the bar at Thanda The wellness centre offers a variety of therapies and beauty treatments to ease the effects of life's daily stresses on your body and mind. Qualified health and skin care therapists will ensure that your soothing full body aromatherapy massage or healing reflexology, to name just a few, will aid you to unwind and relax in the beautiful surroundings of Thanda Private Game Reserve.

Thanda Private Game Reserve Amenities

Thanda Main Lodge: - 9 Suites - Each 220m2 in size - Each with Private heated splash pool - Private Bomas - Luxurious bathrooms have enormous egg-shaped baths, and indoor as well as Outdoor showers. - Safe - Own Veranda - Mini Bar Public areas: - Include a library - Business centre - A finely stocked wine cellar - Several dining venues Thanda Tented Camp: - Non-electrified - Colonial safari style - Four beautifully furnished tents - Four-poster beds - En-suite canvas bathrooms - Magnificent views of the game reserve - Intimate dining tent and boma - Very stylish outdoor lounge - Plunge pool for cool relief on hot summer day

Area Attractions

Thanda is an ideal beach and bush destination, with Sodwana Bay located merely an hour away. A day at the beach can be arranged where guests have the possibility to dive with sharks, snorkel above coral reefs, ride horses on the beach or just enjoy the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.