Thornybush
Adjacent to the Greater Kruger National Park lies 11 500 ha of pristine African bushveld, which is the "Thornybush Game Reserve". With an abundance of bird and mammal species including the "Big 5", it is also home to five exclusive lodges.

Diverse accommodation caters for most guests´ needs from rustic understated comfort to luxury of the finest order. All lodges have sparkling swimming pools and offer exciting dawn and dusk safaris from open landrovers with fully qualified rangers and trackers, and bush walks for the more adventurous.

Between exciting safaris take a moment to browse in the intimate library or simply relax at the pool with your favourite cocktail as you bask in Africa´s glorious sunshine.

An African safari can be a life-changing experience. We hope Thornybush is that for you.

Main Lodge
Thornybush Game Reserve´s exclusive Main Lodge with stylish air-conditioned suites and extensive living areas over looks the seasonal Monwana River. From within the suites, each with full en-suite facilities, outdoor shower and private decks, sweeping vistas can be enjoyed over the savannah and ever active water hole.

Thornybush Main Lodge where attention to detail and highly personalised service make for a memorable stay awaits discovery by the discerning traveller. A new inclusion at Main Lodge is the development of the new safari suites, both of which are significantly larger and feature private plunge pools. The safari suite option attracts a surcharge, which includes all beverages excluding imported spirits, malts and export wines. A private butler is available to attend to your every need and the option of private dining is intended to provide the most intimate experience.

Serondella
Suspended wooden walkways link treetop hides to luxuriously appointed suites set along the meandering Monwana tributary. The lodge is flanked by two waterholes, here guests can enjoy an abundance of big game and bird life from spectacular viewing decks.

Shumbalala
Mother nature herself had a hand in setting out the camp. Nestled under magnificent trees on the bank of a river bed over looking an active water hole lie four suites and two superior suites with plunge pool.

Accommodating a maximum of eight guests, exclusivity and personalised service are hall marks of this intimate camp. Sublime cuisine and walk-in underground wine cellar compliment the informal atmosphere. Exciting dawn and dusk safaris, walks are also a must for the more adventurous.

Shumbalala is the ultimate in luxury and service from arrival to departure.

Jackalberry
The towering Drakensberg Mountains provide a majestic backdrop for this 10 bedded rustic camp.

If you are looking for spectacular views, understated comfort and ethnic ambience that blends harmoniously with nature, Jackalberry is ideal.

The bush around the lodge teams with game and more than 250 different species of birds can be seen, a paradise for birdwatchers. Relax by a crackling campfire after a hearty traditional bushveld dinner, and listen to the night sounds of Africa.