The Quatermain Hotel in Sandton offers business guests a country stay and weekend leisure guests a place to unwind. The suburb- based accommodation near the Sandton Gautrain Station fuses elegance and nature, offering guests large, spacious gardens, accommodation and public areas in which to enjoy the newspaper or to do a bit of work in comfort.
Just 2 km from Sandton City and 27 km from Oliver Tambo International Airport, the hotel offers standard and deluxe rooms as well as two opulent suites. Catering to the business traveller’s every need this conferencing hotel offers all the necessary business amenities, including free Wi-Fi and six conferencing venues.
After a busy day of conferencing and business, guests may return to this modern, country styled accommodation and enjoy the plethora of services and facilities that they provide, amongst others a pool, library, conservatory, well equipped gym and Bistro. (ITT)
A luxury boutique hideaway, Saragossa Game Lodge is nestled in the heart of the reserve, surrounded by dams, streams, Savannah and bushveld. The original homestead, built in the 1920’s, was restored to preserve it’s old world atmosphere and original charm. In keeping with the grand colonial style of the lodge, all suites and rooms are decorated with the understated elegance of bygone years. The leisure rooms include a cozy lounge, a bar with an open fireplace, a cigar lounge and whiskey bar, a wine cellar and a dining room. The spacious veranda looks out onto grasslands where animals graze. The lodge has a large heated swimming pool with Jacuzzi seats, a pool bar as well as a scenic wedding and events venue. A variety of unique activities are also offered at the lodge. (ITT)
2 Nights
Bed and Breakfast
Lodge
Spoken Languages: Afrikaans, English, German
No. Rooms: 9
Special Interests: Adventure, Battlefields, Birding, Fishing, Flora, Golf, Gourmet, Hiking, History & Culture, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife, Wine
Iketla Lodge is nestled in a 540 hectare private nature conservancy on the Panorama Route, approximately 30 minutes’ drive from the Blyde River Canyon. The lodge is surrounded by mountains, valleys and cliffs. A central thatched area houses the lounge, dining area and bar and has beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. An open sundeck overlooks the pool.
Traditional South African food in a convivial atmosphere, with dinner around the campfire when the weather permits. Unspoiled African bush and indigenous forests are a haven for more than 200 different bird species and numerous migratory species of wildlife. Relax at the pool, enjoy the views from the terrace or explore the pristine natural environment on one of many nature walking trails. A maximum of 16 guests per night can enjoy luxury and elegance in a relaxed and convivial environment. Personal service and attention to detail will ensure an unforgettable experience.
Activities include nature hikes, guided walks and superb bird watching.(ITT)
1 Night
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
Lodge
Baleni is an environment where nature, economy and spiritualism have a rich integration. With an economy strongly dependent on traditional salt-mining, visiting Baleni allows the responsible traveller the opportunity to see how modern people integrate ancient traditions and techniques into their 21st century lives.
Baleni Camp is situated near the banks of the Klein Letaba River, on land belonging to the Mahumani Traditional Authority. Staff from Baleni can take guests for a walk down to a geo-thermal hot spring – the only undeveloped hot spring in Southern Africa. Maintaining a water temperature of around 42 degrees, this spring is a sacred site for the local Tsonga community. Your guide will explain the spiritual significance of the spring, and educate you in the expected terminologies and behaviour for visitors.
During the winter months guests can watch local ladies making salt from the crystals that are deposited from the Soutini spring. This is an ancient skill and of important economic value to the people of the area. (Salt-making demonstrations can be arranged for a fee at any time of the year – please pre-book.) In addition, with prior arrangement, guests can do a trip into the local village to meet crafters and residents of the area. An additional optional activity (prior arrangement required) is dancing by the vibrant Mbhombhela Dancing Group who not only entertain, but will also spend time teaching you to dance with a Xibelani skirt. If you’ve enjoyed the vibe, you can even buy the traditional beads and clothing the dancers wear.
Baleni is a place to experience – not just observe! Baleni Cultural Camp has 5 stand-alone thatched rondavels, each with two ¾ beds, chairs and a bedside stand. Ablutions are communal, with flush toilets, shower and basins. There is no electricity, and paraffin or solar lanterns are provided for light at night. If planning to braai or make a fire, don’t forget to bring firewood. While it is safe to drink, some people don’t like the taste of the local water, so you are advised to bring your own bottled drinking water. This is a low-risk malaria area. Precautions are advised. (ITT)
1 Night
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Tented Camp
Spoken Languages: Afrikaans, English
No. Rooms: 5
Special Interests: Adventure, Birding, Cycling, Flora, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing
This unique lodge is located in Pafuri in the far north of the Kruger National Park. It is here, on the ancestral land of the Makuleke people, that the owners of this lodge have built a unique partnership and a collection of superb safari experiences. The business is rooted in more than two decades of friendship with the Makulekes, who lost their home under apartheid but who have now returned as landlords, business partners and guides.
The concession lies in a vast triangle between the Limpopo and Luvuvhu rivers along South Africa’s northeastern frontier. Between them, the two great valleys embrace one of Africa’s most spectacular landscapes with mountains and gorges in the west giving way to plains, pans, baobabs and fever tree forests in the east. The land, particularly the low-lying floodplains near the confluence at Crooks’ Corner where the camps are located, harbours an abundance of life.
Huge herds of elephant, buffalo and other game congregate here, especially when the surrounding bush lies parched before the rains. Predators and scavengers, ranging from the great cats and hyenas to servals, genets, civets, caracals, amongst many others, find shelter here. The wildlife roams without the hindrance of borders in a transfrontier park that spans three countries. This diversity also brings a profusion of birds, with numerous specials in what pundits regard as South Africa’s most rewarding birding destination. (ITT)
3 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Local Brands (Spirits, Wine and Beers) Included
Lodge
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 19
Special Interests: Adventure, Big 5, Birding, Flora, Hiking, History & Culture, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife
Located in the Mashatu Game Reserve, 30 minutes from Mashatu Lodge, the Mashatu Tent Camp offers guests the ultimate, intimate bush experience. Eight spacious, comfortable, and completely private tents rest below enormous trees, each on their own platform with private outdoor en-suite facilities. Imagine showering under the stars!
Meals are served either in the open-air thatched gazebo, or in the boma (enclosure) overlooking the floodlit, well-populated waterhole where bush enthusiasts can witness animals going about their day. The camp’s plunge pool invites guests to cool off and escape the relentless heat typical of the summer months. (ITT)
2 Nights
Full Board Plus - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and Activities
3 Star
Tented Camp
Spoken Languages: English
No. Rooms: 8
Special Interests: Adventure, Birding, Cycling, Flora, Hiking, History & Culture, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife
Found in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, this unique wilderness area with its diversity of habitat on top of the Soutpansberg and its privacy, which is fondly called the Sigurwana Wilderness is connected with Tolo Wilderness - giving access to the southern side of the mountain and a different habitat. These two wilderness areas are true botanical paradises: there are more than 320 different species of tree, including an ancient yellowood forest, as well as rare cycads, attracting Samango monkeys, baboons, bush pig, crowned eagle, and rare birds; sable, eland, kudu, leopard, caracal, porcupine and lots of indigenous game. (ITT)
3 Nights
Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities
All Local Brands (Spirits, Wine and Beers) Included
Lodge
Madi a Thavha, meaning “water from the mountains”, is set in a beautiful and quiet valley of the Soutpansberg Mountains of Northern Limpopo, only 10 km drive from the centre of Louis Trichardt (Makhado).
Enjoying the stylish and bright accommodation, excellent food, and the warm hospitality and supportive attitude of the Madi a Thavha staff will make your stay a memorable experience.
At Madi a Thavha you find everything that the area has to offer: an exhibition of the art and crafts of the Venda and Tsonga artists, numerous bird species, walking routes, and the workshop of Madi a Thavha Design. The lodge is an excellent base to spend a few days to explore the Venda and Tsonga culture, myths and legends and to discover unspoiled nature of the Soutpansberg and Limpopo valley. From the lodge you can enjoy a variety of great outdoor activities, including hiking.
Madi a Thavha is an ideal stop-over when travelling to the Kruger National Park, Mapungubwe or the bush camps in the Tuli Block in Botswana. (ITT)
2 Nights
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
4 Star
Lodge
Kings Walden was born of a great romantic story. It was here in the 1930’s that a beautiful young woman stood spellbound at the mountain views and said to the man beside her: “I never want to leave”. He was the owner of the land and the view. “Marry me”, he replied, “and you will never have to”.
Come and enjoy the incredible views, famous country gardens and chic accommodation in a century-old heritage home. Kings Walden offers six luxury rooms and combines European excellence and African warmth and legend in a spectacular mountain setting. Each room leads out onto the gardens, where there is a large swimming pool and lawns, and paths leading to shaded secret spots where you can escape with a book. As the sun slips down the sky, enjoy a glass of wine on the porch overlooking the mountains, or linger over a drink in our stylish lounge. The restaurant offers playful contemporary cuisine with a delicious Mediterranean influence. (ITT)
2 Nights
Bed and Breakfast
Guest House
