For those travelling to southern Mozambique, or between Kruger Park, Swaziland and Durban, Ghost Mountain Inn makes an excellent stopover or memorable getaway.
A variety of guided tours can be arranged for guests during a stay here, including game drives, hikes, tiger fishing, and Zulu cultural trips. The area is also a bird watcher’s paradise, and birding walks can be arranged.
Boat trips can also be enjoyed on Lake Jozini. Ghost Mountain have a new boat, Shaluza, which has the capacity to carry 40 seated passengers on both morning game and afternoon sundowner cruises. The lower deck features a bar and a toilet, whilst the upper deck is open to allow more flexibility for on-board dining and a higher vantage point to view game.
Mateya Safari Lodge is situated in the spectacular 76,000 hectare malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve.
As well as elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo, the Reserve is also home to wild dog, cheetah, plains game including gemsbok, springbok, zebra and giraffe, and over 340 species of birds. Experienced game rangers and trackers will be on hand to take you on game drives and guided walking safaris.
Each of the 5 suites is adorned with original African artworks and hand-crafted mahogany furnishings that reflect the very essence of the reserve. Your en-sutie bathroom is complete with a secluded open-air shower.
And to make it even more attractive, if you stay here for 4 nights between 1st January 2011 and end March 2011, you will only pay for 3 nights AND you will receive a complimentary massage per person to the value of R550.
Did you know these 5 facts about giraffe ?
A male giraffe has thicker horns, which are bald on the very top as they use their horns for fighting, and the hair gets rubbed off.
A female giraffe has thinner horns with tufts of black hair on the very top of the horns.
Giraffe sleep on their knees.
Giraffe cannot keep their head down for more than 45 seconds otherwise the blood will rush to their brain and cause a hemorrhage. So you will never see a giraffe drink for a long time.
Giraffe walk with their 2 left legs going forward, then their 2 right legs going forward, which gives them that ‘ambling’ gait.
Following an unfortunate accidental fire in July of this year, which all but completely destroyed the prestigious Ivory Suite at Sabi Sabi Selati, in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, the suite has now been rebuilt, and is open again for business. If you thought the ‘old’ suite was the epitomy of luxury and opulence, well, the new suite is even better.
A carved wooden bed dominates the room, covered in beautiful, heavy linen. Persian rugs are scattered across the floor, and antique railway memorabilia jostle for space with other equally unique antique artifacts.
The bathroom is large enough for a stand-alone chaise lounge, an oversized stone bath and a large walk-in shower. For the more adventurous, there is an outside shower, accessed by huge sliding doors.
A private patio and plunge pool complete the outside area, offering peaceful views of the surrounding bush.
If all this is not enough, guests staying here also have the services of a private Land Rover and their own ranger for their daily safaris, and they can also choose to dine in the suite if they would prefer.
5 things you may or may not know about zebra :
1. The way to tell whether a zebra is male or female from behind (aside from the obvious, of course) is to look under their tail – females have a broader black ‘stripe’ between their back thighs than males.
2. When males fight each other over a female, they have been known to bite off their opponents tail.
3. Zebras can sometimes look fat – this is just gas and air as a result of bacteria that is in their stomach to help them break down their food via fermentation – which has the unfortunate side effect of also producing methane gas.
4. A zebra’s neck is actually THE only place where the animal has any fat store, and the mane is a good indication of the health of the animal – an upright mane means a good layer of fat – so a healthy zebra.
5. The zebra’s backwards kick is powerful enough to break a lion’s neck / back or jaw.
AmaKhosi Safari Lodge is situated in the 12,000 hectare Amazulu Private Game Reserve, just over 3 hours north of Durban.
The reserve is made up of a varied ecosystem which includes savanna, mountains and wetlands – making it the ideal home to the Big 5 as well as giraffe, warthog and hyena, hippopotamus and crocodile. There are also no less than 400 bird species.
Early morning and late afternoon guided walks and game drives lead you into the African bush to observe the animals and their fascinating behaviour. Qualified game rangers introduce the unique role each animal plays on the massive stage within the African Kingdom.
For those who prefer to relax at camp, there is a library, swimming pool, game viewing deck and an outdoor lounge overlooking the flowing Mkuze River.
We are delighted to offer these 2 new special deals :
3rd Night Discounted Rate
Kids Stay Free over the UK Summer 2011 holidays
If you have already been on a traditional ‘Big 5’ safari, maybe this time you are looking for something a little ‘different’ but which will still enable you to enjoy South Africa’s wildlife ?
Riding amongst giraffe and impala on a pure bred Arabian horse is something that not many people can claim to have done. And you can do this at Pakamisa, in KwaZulu-Natal, just a few hours drive from Durban.
To encourage you even further, they are running a Stay for 3 Nights, Only Pay for 2 from now until the end of March.
Contact us now for more information.
Families can stay any time between 1st December 2010 and 30th January 2011 at Fancourt Hotel and Country Club, along the Garden Route, for only R1,890 per room per night, including breakfast (subject to availability at the time of booking).
The Garden Route is an ideal holiday destination for families. There is also plenty of things to do to keep children amused – and parents too!
Take a peek at all the things to do and see :
Family Fun on the Garden Route
Johannesburg, in the Gauteng Province (pronounced “How-Teng”), has some of the shops on the continent. So why not tag on a few days here at the end of your trip to South Africa if you are planning on travelling soon, to take advantage of all this?
Especially when you can stay at Jewel on 32, in the northern suburbs, for a mere R500 PER PERSON PER NIGHT, INCLUDING A FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST!! Yes, can you believe that rate ? Absolutely fabulous value.
This wonderful offer is ONLY valid between 15 November and 30 December.
So what are you waiting for ?
Want to escape the onslaught of annoying Christmas songs being played endlessly over and over again in shops and on the radio?
I know, why not take a trip to South Africa and go on safari in the Madikwe Game Reserve? Just as a thought …
Maybe this will tempt you further ….
Stay for 4 Nights, Only Pay for 3 at the stunning 5* Makanyane Safari Lodge.
Hidden in lush riverside forest, offering spectacular views of the Marico River and the surrounding bush and its wildlife, Makanyane Safari Lodge offers you the ultimate luxury safari experience within the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve, which boasts 76,000 hectares of Big 5 game viewing territory. As well as elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo, the Reserve is also home to wild dog, cheetah, plains game including gemsbok, springbok, zebra and giraffe, and over 340 species of birds.
Each of the 8 luxurious suites has an open fronted lounge and a private sundeck. Glass walled bedrooms and bathrooms offer uninterrupted views of the bush and the Marico River.