Phinda Forest Lodge

Set deep in the heart of a rare dry sand forest, the spectacular stilted suites of the award-winning Phinda Forest Lodge are an exemplary exercise in building eco-sensitive structures. The lodge is situated in the Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, home to not only the Big 5, but a plethora of other animals and birds within its 22,000 hectares.

The expansive viewing deck has panoramic views of the game-filled plains, where delicious Pan-African cuisine is served to you in the evenings, or in the boma under the starlit African sky, illuminated by dozens of candles and lanterns.

Activities include twice-daily interpretive game-drives, nature walks, riverboat cruises and canoe trips along the Mzinene River.

As Phinda is close to the Indian Ocean, several optional beach-related adventures are also on offer, from scuba diving and deep-sea fishing to spectacular air safaris.

Or, alternatively, just choose to bask in the African sun around the sparkling rim-flow swimming pool.

Wake up to the sight of graceful nyala and duiker browsing in the foliage of the sand forest right outside the glass walls of your private suite.

Each suite is decorated in a stone and sand palate, which is accented with Zulu orange. Dark, handsome furniture has been used throughout.

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