Against the magnificent backdrop of the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa, and overlooking the secluded Mfazimnyama Valley of the Spioenkop Game Reserve, lies Three Tree Hill Lodge.
Formerly known as Three Trees at Spioenkop, this Fair Trade certified lodge, places great emphasis on Sustainable Responsible Tourism and offers spectacular scenery, locally grown farm-style country food with superb hospitality. It is the ideal environment in which to unwind and be rejuvenated.
What makes this destination so unique:
Horse Trail Rides can be arranged to suit the experience and pace of the riders. Rides are taken on the working cattle farm, adjacent to the game reserve, where game may be seen from time to time.
Go out on a truly authentic experience with one of the Three Trees staff members that take you to the nearby village (8km down the road) for a look into the lives of the Hambrook residents. Pop into the pre-school & visit someone’s home.
Enjoy numerous experiences nearby Three Tree Hills Lodge in the majestic Drakensberg area. Bushman Rock Art, white water rafting, Drakensberg Canopy Tour …. To name but a few.
Add these exciting self-guided activities ON SITE, to your itinerary for the ultimate adventure experience:
- 🦜 Birding - Free of charge, list of 270 birds found in your rooms
- 🌱Nature Walks - Free of charge. 25km of well-marked walking trails
- 🤸Yoga - Free of charge, mats are available from the reception
- 👣Cemetery Walk - Visit Rangeworthy Cemetery 2,5km down the road
- 🧃Picnic - Arrange to enjoy your lunch out on one of the walking trail spots
- 🏃Trail Running - 25km of well-marked trails
Add these exciting self-guided activities IN THE REGION, to your itinerary for the ultimate adventure experience:
- 🧗♂️ Northern, Central & Cathedral Peak Drakensberg Mountain Hikes - with picnic lunch from the lodge
- 🏹All Out Adventure Tours - Zip-lining, quad biking, king swing & paint ball
- 💦Waterfall Hikes - Range of distances (only in summer)
- ⚡Canopy Tours - Zip-line through the indigenous forest canopy over high mountain gorges
- 🛴 Downhill Drakensberg Scoo-tours - Zoom down the mountain in style
- 🚁Helicopter Flips - Sensational flips in the mountains. Pre-booking essential & weather permitting
- 🎈Hot Air Ballooning - unforgettable experience highlighting all the myriad of textures from above
- ⛳Golf - Championship Courses in the Drakensberg
- 🐍Reptile Centre - Range of exotic reptiles seen up close
- 🦅Falcon Ridge Raptor Show - Exhilarating performance in natural mountain habitat
Add these exciting guided activities from the lodge, to your itinerary for the ultimate adventure experience:
- 🏇 Guided Horseback Trail Ride - R765 per person
- 🚵 Mountain Biking - R550 per person
- ⚔ Battlefield Tours - From R1 250 pppn
- 🐾Game Trail Hike - R 655 per person
*** The above rates are subject to change without prior notice
- Luxury Accommodation
- All meals
- Soft drinks, local spirits, beers and house wines
- 2 guided activities per day (see below)
- Wi-Fi
- VAT
Activities included in this rate category:
Guided Anglo Boer War Battlefield Tours (4 hours - min 2 pax)
Guided Horse Trail Ride (1,5 hours)
Guided Spioenkop Game Reserve Hike (1,5 hours min 2 pax)
Mountain Bike Rental (with helmet & gloves)
Village Tour (2 hours)
- Community & Conservation Levy (R200 per adult per night, R100 per child per night)
- Child minding
- Laundry
- Curio purchases & Gratuities
- Activities not on selected list
Fugitives’ Drift, set in a 5000-acre game reserve with 22km of river frontage, is a place where the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 is brought back to life. This private game reserve, a registered Natural Heritage Site, overlooks the famous battle sites of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift.
Explore the 2500-hectare Fugitives’ Drift Private Nature Reserve - home to an abundance of indigenous flora and fauna species, including zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, and several different kinds of antelope, and over 300 species of bird. It is best to book guided walks in advance to ensure the availability of a guide. If you would prefer to walk without a guide, it is perfectly safe to do so – get a map and a bottle of water from reception and explore free of charge.
What makes this destination so unique:
Renowned for its flagship battlefield tours to Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, which are conducted daily. These thought-provoking and often emotionally charged tours leave our guests with a more profound appreciation of modern-day South Africa. (book in advance & enquire about additional tours offer)
Guests can experience the diversity of our reserve safely on foot as a relaxed and informative activity – the duration and distance of the walks can be tailored to suit your individual walking preference, but generally last for 2 hours.
Fugitives’ Drift has an extensive network of trails, suitable for mountain bikes and e-bikes. Enjoy seeing our wildlife, taking in the stunning views, and breathing in the clean air of the South African veld. Some of our routes also take you through some old Zulu cattle Kraals, so you can soak up some of the histories of the area at the same time. (bikes & helmets not provided, please bring your own)
- Accommodation
- All meals, teas & coffees
- Graves Walking Tour & Unguided walks on Fugitives Drift Game Reserve
- Wi-Fi
- VAT
- All Battlefield Tours
- Drinks
- Community & Conservation Levy (R200 per adult per night, R100 per child per night)
- Child minding
- Laundry
- Curio purchases & Gratuities
At Sungulwane your day is entirely your own. Whether you choose to watch the sun rise over the mountains, take a leisurely bush walk through the savanna or sit in peace in your very own bird hide… the adventures on offer are endless.
Game drives, starlit bush dinners and informative photographic safaris are just a few more activities that are on offer. As the lodge only caters for a maximum of 16 guests – each experience is bespoke and unique and will remain etched in your memory forever.
Add these exciting activities to your itinerary for the ultimate adventure experience:
- 💆 Spa treatments - price on request
- 🦅Birding opportunities from almost everywhere - FREE
- ✨Uninterrupted stargazing from your private deck -FREE
Conservation Add-On Activities:
- 🦏Rhino Horn Trimming - price on request
- 👣 Pangolin Conservation Experience
*Please note that this activity cannot be pre booked, as it's entirely situational and weather dependent.
*** The above rates are subject to change without prior notice
- Luxury Accommodation
- All meals
- Two game drives daily which can be substituted for a 3 hour photographic
hide session or a bush walk (subject to availability and weather dependent). - Selection of local beer ,wines and soft drinks
- Teas & Coffees
- Wi-Fi
- VAT
- Munyawana Game Reserve conservation levies, at R175 per person per night. Rates are subject to change without notice.
- Premium wine and spirits
- Child minding
- Spa Treatments
- Curio purchases & Gratuities
The most breath-taking views in Zululand are seen here, from the meandering Msunduze River below to the distant Lebombo Mountains, where Africa's Great Rift Valley begins. Let us take your soul on a journey where you will discover the essential truth about yourself and your world, enticing your senses and enlivening your spirit along the way.
A DAY AT LEOPARD MOUNTAIN
Waking to the morning calls of the birds in the riverbed below your suite, the day begins with a select cup of coffee and some traditional rusks before embarking on your early morning safari with your guide.
On return to the lodge, an enticing breakfast awaits you in the dining room. Thereafter you can enjoy a leisurely morning at your own pace or you can take some quality time for yourself and be pampered at our Africology Spa for an hour or two.
At lunchtime, you can enjoy a light picnic basket lunch around the bird pond, on the main lodge deck or simply relax on your private balcony.
In the afternoon, you will be invited to come and enjoy afternoon tea on the main deck as you overlook the distant Lebombo Mountain Range. Afterward, you will go with your guide to explore some different areas of the reserve on your afternoon drive and will be treated to a magnificent African sunset to remember. On return to the lodge, you will have the opportunity to freshen up before having dinner in our ‘million stars’ boma where you will be treated to an exquisite African-inspired meal and can pair it with one of our award-winning wines from our cellar.
As the day comes to an end, you can sit around the bonfire and share the exciting stories of the days’ wildlife encounters with the other guests or retire to your suite to enjoy a sherry on your deck and listen as Africa's night chorus unfolds with distant lion roars, hyenas whooping, or baboons barking at lurking Leopards in the river bed below.
What makes this destination so unique:
Big 5 game drives take you through well stocked, unspoiled bushveld and endless rivers winding through indigenous forest, a birder’s paradise.
Our top therapists eagerly welcome you to be treated to an indulgent pampering session whilst you unwind in our tranquil Africology Spa with sweeping views of the bushveld (book your treatment/s in advance to avoid disappointment)
Add these exciting activities to your itinerary for the adventure experience:
💆 Spa treatments - price on request
🦏 Visit Zululand Rhino Orphanage - (Donation of R5 000 for a group of 6 people required to visit the Orphanage)
🦅Birding opportunities from almost everywhere - FREE
🧘♀️Yoga with mats and beginner instructions provided - FREE
🍾Pop MCC from your private deck - From R155 per bottle
✨Uninterrupted stargazing from your private deck -FREE
Conservation Add-On Activities:
🐆 *Dehorning & Following Vets Working with Lions & Cheetahs
*Please note that this activity cannot be booked, as it's entirely situational and weather dependent. Leopard Mountain Safari Lodge will only be notified on the day, and often just an hour before the activity takes place.
*** The above rates are subject to change without prior notice
- Luxurious Accommodation
- Breakfast, Picnic Basket Lunch, Afternoon Tea & Dinner
- 2 Game Drives daily
- Soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers
- Teas & Coffees
- Wi-Fi
- VAT
- Champagne, cognacs, cellar wines and premium brand spirits
- Conservation Levy at R175 per person per night. Rates are subject to change without notice.
- Spa Treatments
- Additional Activities
Makakatana Bay Lodge is set on the banks of Lake St Lucia within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site, one of the few natural wonders left on earth. The goal is to show off this unique and pristine wilderness gem, the perfect addition to a typical safari holiday.
After you’ve settled into your room, our experienced guides will take you on an afternoon game drive before enjoying a delicious dinner and an evening around a fire, under the African stars.
What makes this destination so unique:
Experience the magic and wonder of unspoiled beaches, vast wetlands, game drives, and an unforgettable boat cruise on Lake St Lucia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Experience the home to more than 1000 hippo and 1200 crocodiles
Our expert rangers take you on full-day safaris to explore the Wetlands Coastal dune forests, pristine beaches seeking out wildlife, and over 500 bird species.
Add these exciting activities to your itinerary for the ultimate experience:
🦅 Birding - R1 700 (3 hours) and R2 000 (for a full day)
🧃 Picnic Lunch in the Bush - R300 per person
📷 Photographic Safari - R990 per person | Bring your own equipment
🐳 Whale Watching From the Beach - Booked it with a tour-operator in St Lucia (R1 600 per person)
🦛 Hippo and Crocodile Boat Safaris - R2 365 per person
🐊 (Self-drive) Reptile & Crocodile Center - R70 per person (Weekdays) and R90 per person (Weekends)
🐆 Emdoneni Cheetah Care Centre - R200 per adult, R100 (6 -13 yrs), u6 yrs is free.
Adrenaline Junkie Add-On Activities:
🐠 (Self-drive) Deep-Sea fishing - R1 900 per person min of 4 pax
🤿 (Self-drive) Snorkeling - Quote on request
🪁 (Self-drive) Kite Surfing at Cape Vidal - Quote on request
🐳 (Self-drive) Whale Watching by Boat - From R1 600 per person
🏇 (Self-drive) Beach Horse Safaris - From R550 to R1 180 per person
🚴♀ (Self-drive) Fatbike Beach Rides - R850 per person
*** The above rates are subject to change without prior notice
- Luxury Accommodation
- All meals
- Scheduled activities
- Soft drinks, local house wines and beers
- Teas & Coffees
- Wi-Fi
- VAT
- Conservation Levy per person per night
- Park fees
- Other extra activities
- Premium wine and spirits
- Child minding
- Curio purchases & Gratuities
Before we bid you farewell there is a morning western shores game drive for you to enjoy the wakeup calls of the park before breakfast and departure. Depart 05h30 in Summer / 06h00 in Winter– return by 8am.
Thank you for travelling with us!
- Morning game drive
- Breakfast
- Items of a personal nature and items not specified as included
