Hotel Description
This 4 star lodge is architecturally designed to emulate the local Thonga building style, and each of the fourteen villas are uniquely positioned to offer guests total privacy and luxurious comfort within a sand forest in Tembe Elephant Park.Natural materials and timber give a warm organic ambience and invite the outdoors in. All rooms are appointed with quality furnishings and bathrooms come complete with an indoor and private outdoor shower.
Hosting a diversity of habitats, Tembe Elephant Park is home to a spectacular variety of animals and birds. Birdlife around the lodge is particularly splendid, with numerous specials such as Neergaard’s Sunbird, African Broadbill, Rudd’s Apalis, Woodward’s Batis, Plain-backed Sunbird and PinkthroatedTwinspot being regularly sighted within the lodge’s property.
With an array of local activities available, the lodge serves as a perfect base to explore the area from beach to bush. For those who prefer to relax, there is a large lap pool, day spa and comfortable lounge to unwind in.
A comfortable 4 hour’s drive from King Shaka International Airport, Tembe Elephant Park is a Big 5 reserve, renowned as A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE and AN UNFORGETTABLE LOCATION - One of the few remaining wilderness areas in Southern Africa.
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Unit Amenities
- Linen
- Towels
- Bath or Shower
- Private bathroom
- Toilet
- Free toiletries
- Shower
- Bedroom
- Wardrobe/Closet
- Living Area
- Seating Area
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Wake-up service
- Bridal suite
- Mosquito net
4 Reasons to book your travel to Royal Thonga Safari Lodge with My Travelution
As a Travelution member, you gain access to over 150 years of travel expertise. Our travel experts continuously travel the world and are waiting to share their personal tips and insider info with you. Imagine having your own Personal Travel Expert.
Our Service Oath includes: Travel at cost, Professionalism, Quality, Customer Centricity. With a curiosity for our trade and a constant thirst for knowledge we provide our members with the best service.
Combining the best travel technology with our travel expertise, we seek new opportunities to make leisure travel exclusively accessible to you.
We are so confident in our service oath that we guarantee you double the difference back in the unlikely event of you finding travel cheaper.
On/Off Site Amenities
- Designated smoking area
- Laundry
- Bar
- Restaurant
- View
- Garden view
- Outdoors
- Outdoor dining area
- Outdoor furniture
- Sun terrace
- Terrace
- Garden
- Pool and wellness
- Swimming pool
- Pool/beach towels
- Outdoor pool (all year)
- Massage (Additional charge)
- Spa and wellness centre
- maid service
- Tembe Elephant Park Game Drive
- Birding
- Day Spa
- Sand Forest guided walk
- Diving
- Kosi Mouth beach
- Canoe on Kosi Lake
- Tembe Elephant Park
- Sileza Nature Reserve
- Natural beauty
- Phongolo River
4 Reasons to book your travel to Royal Thonga Safari Lodge with My Travelution
As a Travelution member, you gain access to over 150 years of travel expertise. Our travel experts continuously travel the world and are waiting to share their personal tips and insider info with you. Imagine having your own Personal Travel Expert.
Our Service Oath includes: Travel at cost, Professionalism, Quality, Customer Centricity. With a curiosity for our trade and a constant thirst for knowledge we provide our members with the best service.
Combining the best travel technology with our travel expertise, we seek new opportunities to make leisure travel exclusively accessible to you.
We are so confident in our service oath that we guarantee you double the difference back in the unlikely event of you finding travel cheaper.
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Royal Thonga Safari Lodge, is the culmination of a dream of the local community and private investors to create a natural paradise for visitors to this unique reserve.
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