• Royal Thonga Safari Lodge

The Crown Jewel Of ‘The Garden Province’

Royal Thonga Safari Lodge is a highly recommended KwaZulu Natal game lodge providing a wildlife experience for discerning tourists visiting Elephant Coast. Royal Thonga Safari Lodge is the realisation of a dream of the local community, investors and the Royal Tembe Development Foundation to create a natural paradise for visitors to this unique reserve.

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Tembe Elephant Park

Tembe Elephant Park is a 30 012 ha game reserve in Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is adjacent to Ndumo Game Reserve. The park was developed by Tembe Tribal Authority and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. It was established in 1983 to protect elephants which used to migrate between Maputaland and southern Mozambique.

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SAVOUR THE MORNING CHEER OF BIRDS

COOL AND SHADY INTERIORS

All rooms are furnished with single beds that can be converted into double beds on request, as well as mosquito nets. Fans ensure your cool comfort and tea and coffee facilities are provided. A desk and small seating area is available and a small lounge area is also provided. Guests can relax on their private decks and enjoy the bird life. The privacy of the units also invites guests to enjoy their delightful outdoor showers and there are also indoor shower facilities. The interiors are designed to offer guests uncluttered views of the forest, allowing nature into the chalets, for an intimate encounter with the landscape.

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AMAZING WILDLIFE

 Besides the estimated 250-odd elephants at Tembe, including some of Africa’s biggest Tuskers, there is also a thriving population of lion, black and white rhino, leopard, African buffalo, wild dog and a host of antelope species including the secretive Suni, Africa’s second smallest antelope. This 30 000 ha ‘Big Five’ reserve, set in an area of sand forests, pans and wetlands in northern Thongaland, falls within a area between tropical and sub-tropical forms and is home to a great diversity of vegetation

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