The lodge consists of six spacious chalet-style suites raised slightly on stilts for a maximum of twelve guests. Decorated in colonial elegance with thatched roofs, each spacious suite comes with plush double beds in fine linens, an en suite bathroom with a safari and wide, porcelain bathtub and comfortable sitting rooms with open views of the ample wildlife. Guests can relax on their own private game-viewing deck complete with a refreshing plunge pool which becomes a favorite watering hole for visiting elephants or impalas. Other amenities include a private dressing room, fans, air conditioning, personal bar, in-room safe, and fireplace.
The lodge is located in the Phinda Private Game Reserve, 23,000 hectares of natural beauty and abundant wildlife. The reserve sits between Mkuze Reserve and Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, a World Heritage site, and is not far from the Indian Ocean. The camp overlooks an open meadow known as a vlei, hence the lodge’s name, with a popular watering hole providing an endless view of wildlife from herds of zebras to families of warthogs.
The lodge offers a variety of activities. There are two daily game drives, both with excellent chances to spot some of the Big Five game animals. Besides the cheetah, there are several resident lion prides living in the reserve. Children over the age of twelve are welcome on safari. For an up-close adventure, the lodge furnishes a black rhino tracking expedition on foot and luxury bush walks. s.There are also beach and scuba diving safaris to Maputaland, as well as late night turtle adventures in season to watch leatherback and loggerhead turtles lay their eggs on the beach under the light of the moon. Other activities include canoeing and a motor boat cruise on the Mizanine River or arranging a flight over the reserve.
An all-inclusive resort, rates include three meals, soft drinks, local wines, beers, and spirits, as well as refreshment on game drives. Delicious five-star meals are served on the dining deck, at the edge of the vlei, or in private, but hold onto your toast in case a cheeky, monkey decides he wants it. The lodge has a gym to burn off those decadent calories. Babysitting services and the &Beyond WILDchild program are available for those traveling with children.
- Africa House
- Arathusa Safari Lodge
- Baobab Hill Bush House
- Boulders Lodge
- Castleton Lodge
- Chitwa Chitwa
- Dulini Leadwood Lodge
- Dulini Lodge
- Dulini River Lodge
- Ebony Lodge
- Ecca Lodge
- Great Fish River Lodge
- Idube Game Reserve
- Ivory Lodge
- Jabulani
- Jackalberry Lodge
- Kambaku River Sands
- Kambaku Safari Lodge
- Kings Camp
- Kirkman’s Kamp
- Lebombo Lodge
- Leopard Hills
- Loapi Tented Camp
- Madikwe Hills
- Madikwe Safari Lodge
- Makanyane Safari Lodge
- MalaMala Main Camp
- MalaMala Sable Camp
- Marataba Mountain Lodge
- Marataba Safari Lodge
- Melote House
- Melton Manor
- Mount Anderson
- Narina Lodge
- Ngala Safari Lodge
- Ngala Tented Camp
- Noka Camp
- Pafuri Camp
- Phinda Forest Lodge
- Phinda Homestead
- Phinda Mountain Lodge
- Phinda Rock Lodge
- Phinda Vlei Lodge
- Phinda Zuka Lodge
- Rattray’s Camp
- River Lodge
- Rocktail Beach Camp
- Royal Malewane
- Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge
- Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge
- Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp
- Sabi Sabi Selati Camp
- Saseka Tented Camp
- Savanna Private Game Lodge
- Simbambili Game Lodge
- Simbavati River Lodge
- Sweni Lodge
- Tengile River Lodge
- The Farmstead at Royal Malewane
- The Outpost
- Thornybush Game Lodge
- Thornybush River Lodge
- Tinga Lodge
- Tintswalo Family Camp
- Tintswalo Manor House
- Tintswalo Safari Lodge
- Tswalu Motse
- Tswalu Tarkuni
- Tuningi
- Uplands Homestead
- Waterbuck Lodge
- Waterbuck Private Camp
- Babylonstoren
- Birkenhead House
- Bushman’s Kloof
- Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel
- Cape Grace Hotel
- City Lodge O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- Delaire Graff Estate
- Ellerman House
- Fairlawns Boutique Hotel
- Four Rosmead
- Franschhoek Country House
- Grootbos Forest Lodge
- Grootbos Garden Lodge
- Grootbos Private Villas
- Hunter’s Country House
- InterContinental O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- Kensington Place
- La Residence
- Le Quartier Francais
- Leeu Estates
- Leeu House
- Lekkerwater Beach Lodge
- More Quarters
- Mount Nelson Hotel
- One&Only Hotel Cape Town
- Rovos Rail
- Saxon Hotel
- Schulphoek House
- Southern Sun O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- The Capital Mirage
- The Cellars-Hohenort
- The Commodore Hotel
- The One Above
- The Peech Hotel
- The PortsWood Hotel
- The Residence Boutique Hotel
- The Silo Hotel
- The Turbine Boutique Hotel
- Tintswalo at Boulders
- Tintswalo Atlantic
- Tintswalo Waterfall
- Twelve Apostles Hotel
- Victoria & Alfred Hotel
- Welgelegen Boutique Guest House
- Africa House
- Arathusa Safari Lodge
- Baobab Hill Bush House
- Boulders Lodge
- Castleton Lodge
- Chitwa Chitwa
- Dulini Leadwood Lodge
- Dulini Lodge
- Dulini River Lodge
- Ebony Lodge
- Ecca Lodge
- Great Fish River Lodge
- Idube Game Reserve
- Ivory Lodge
- Jabulani
- Jackalberry Lodge
- Kambaku River Sands
- Kambaku Safari Lodge
- Kings Camp
- Kirkman’s Kamp
- Lebombo Lodge
- Leopard Hills
- Loapi Tented Camp
- Madikwe Hills
- Madikwe Safari Lodge
- Makanyane Safari Lodge
- MalaMala Main Camp
- MalaMala Sable Camp
- Marataba Mountain Lodge
- Marataba Safari Lodge
- Melote House
- Melton Manor
- Mount Anderson
- Narina Lodge
- Ngala Safari Lodge
- Ngala Tented Camp
- Noka Camp
- Pafuri Camp
- Phinda Forest Lodge
- Phinda Homestead
- Phinda Mountain Lodge
- Phinda Rock Lodge
- Phinda Vlei Lodge
- Phinda Zuka Lodge
- Rattray’s Camp
- River Lodge
- Rocktail Beach Camp
- Royal Malewane
- Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge
- Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge
- Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp
- Sabi Sabi Selati Camp
- Saseka Tented Camp
- Savanna Private Game Lodge
- Simbambili Game Lodge
- Simbavati River Lodge
- Sweni Lodge
- Tengile River Lodge
- The Farmstead at Royal Malewane
- The Outpost
- Thornybush Game Lodge
- Thornybush River Lodge
- Tinga Lodge
- Tintswalo Family Camp
- Tintswalo Manor House
- Tintswalo Safari Lodge
- Tswalu Motse
- Tswalu Tarkuni
- Tuningi
- Uplands Homestead
- Waterbuck Lodge
- Waterbuck Private Camp
- Babylonstoren
- Birkenhead House
- Bushman’s Kloof
- Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel
- Cape Grace Hotel
- City Lodge O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- Delaire Graff Estate
- Ellerman House
- Fairlawns Boutique Hotel
- Four Rosmead
- Franschhoek Country House
- Grootbos Forest Lodge
- Grootbos Garden Lodge
- Grootbos Private Villas
- Hunter’s Country House
- InterContinental O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- Kensington Place
- La Residence
- Le Quartier Francais
- Leeu Estates
- Leeu House
- Lekkerwater Beach Lodge
- More Quarters
- Mount Nelson Hotel
- One&Only Hotel Cape Town
- Rovos Rail
- Saxon Hotel
- Schulphoek House
- Southern Sun O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- The Capital Mirage
- The Cellars-Hohenort
- The Commodore Hotel
- The One Above
- The Peech Hotel
- The PortsWood Hotel
- The Residence Boutique Hotel
- The Silo Hotel
- The Turbine Boutique Hotel
- Tintswalo at Boulders
- Tintswalo Atlantic
- Tintswalo Waterfall
- Twelve Apostles Hotel
- Victoria & Alfred Hotel
- Welgelegen Boutique Guest House
The lodge consists of six spacious chalet-style suites raised slightly on stilts for a maximum of twelve guests. Decorated in colonial elegance with thatched roofs, each spacious suite comes with plush double beds in fine linens, an en suite bathroom with a safari and wide, porcelain bathtub and comfortable sitting rooms with open views of the ample wildlife. Guests can relax on their own private game-viewing deck complete with a refreshing plunge pool which becomes a favorite watering hole for visiting elephants or impalas. Other amenities include a private dressing room, fans, air conditioning, personal bar, in-room safe, and fireplace.
The lodge is located in the Phinda Private Game Reserve, 23,000 hectares of natural beauty and abundant wildlife. The reserve sits between Mkuze Reserve and Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, a World Heritage site, and is not far from the Indian Ocean. The camp overlooks an open meadow known as a vlei, hence the lodge’s name, with a popular watering hole providing an endless view of wildlife from herds of zebras to families of warthogs.
The lodge offers a variety of activities. There are two daily game drives, both with excellent chances to spot some of the Big Five game animals. Besides the cheetah, there are several resident lion prides living in the reserve. Children over the age of twelve are welcome on safari. For an up-close adventure, the lodge furnishes a black rhino tracking expedition on foot and luxury bush walks. s.There are also beach and scuba diving safaris to Maputaland, as well as late night turtle adventures in season to watch leatherback and loggerhead turtles lay their eggs on the beach under the light of the moon. Other activities include canoeing and a motor boat cruise on the Mizanine River or arranging a flight over the reserve.
An all-inclusive resort, rates include three meals, soft drinks, local wines, beers, and spirits, as well as refreshment on game drives. Delicious five-star meals are served on the dining deck, at the edge of the vlei, or in private, but hold onto your toast in case a cheeky, monkey decides he wants it. The lodge has a gym to burn off those decadent calories. Babysitting services and the &Beyond WILDchild program are available for those traveling with children.
- Africa House
- Arathusa Safari Lodge
- Baobab Hill Bush House
- Boulders Lodge
- Castleton Lodge
- Chitwa Chitwa
- Dulini Leadwood Lodge
- Dulini Lodge
- Dulini River Lodge
- Ebony Lodge
- Ecca Lodge
- Great Fish River Lodge
- Idube Game Reserve
- Ivory Lodge
- Jabulani
- Jackalberry Lodge
- Kambaku River Sands
- Kambaku Safari Lodge
- Kings Camp
- Kirkman’s Kamp
- Lebombo Lodge
- Leopard Hills
- Loapi Tented Camp
- Madikwe Hills
- Madikwe Safari Lodge
- Makanyane Safari Lodge
- MalaMala Main Camp
- MalaMala Sable Camp
- Marataba Mountain Lodge
- Marataba Safari Lodge
- Melote House
- Melton Manor
- Mount Anderson
- Narina Lodge
- Ngala Safari Lodge
- Ngala Tented Camp
- Noka Camp
- Pafuri Camp
- Phinda Forest Lodge
- Phinda Homestead
- Phinda Mountain Lodge
- Phinda Rock Lodge
- Phinda Vlei Lodge
- Phinda Zuka Lodge
- Rattray’s Camp
- River Lodge
- Rocktail Beach Camp
- Royal Malewane
- Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge
- Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge
- Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp
- Sabi Sabi Selati Camp
- Saseka Tented Camp
- Savanna Private Game Lodge
- Simbambili Game Lodge
- Simbavati River Lodge
- Sweni Lodge
- Tengile River Lodge
- The Farmstead at Royal Malewane
- The Outpost
- Thornybush Game Lodge
- Thornybush River Lodge
- Tinga Lodge
- Tintswalo Family Camp
- Tintswalo Manor House
- Tintswalo Safari Lodge
- Tswalu Motse
- Tswalu Tarkuni
- Tuningi
- Uplands Homestead
- Waterbuck Lodge
- Waterbuck Private Camp
- Babylonstoren
- Birkenhead House
- Bushman’s Kloof
- Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel
- Cape Grace Hotel
- City Lodge O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- Delaire Graff Estate
- Ellerman House
- Fairlawns Boutique Hotel
- Four Rosmead
- Franschhoek Country House
- Grootbos Forest Lodge
- Grootbos Garden Lodge
- Grootbos Private Villas
- Hunter’s Country House
- InterContinental O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- Kensington Place
- La Residence
- Le Quartier Francais
- Leeu Estates
- Leeu House
- Lekkerwater Beach Lodge
- More Quarters
- Mount Nelson Hotel
- One&Only Hotel Cape Town
- Rovos Rail
- Saxon Hotel
- Schulphoek House
- Southern Sun O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- The Capital Mirage
- The Cellars-Hohenort
- The Commodore Hotel
- The One Above
- The Peech Hotel
- The PortsWood Hotel
- The Residence Boutique Hotel
- The Silo Hotel
- The Turbine Boutique Hotel
- Tintswalo at Boulders
- Tintswalo Atlantic
- Tintswalo Waterfall
- Twelve Apostles Hotel
- Victoria & Alfred Hotel
- Welgelegen Boutique Guest House
- Africa House
- Arathusa Safari Lodge
- Baobab Hill Bush House
- Boulders Lodge
- Castleton Lodge
- Chitwa Chitwa
- Dulini Leadwood Lodge
- Dulini Lodge
- Dulini River Lodge
- Ebony Lodge
- Ecca Lodge
- Great Fish River Lodge
- Idube Game Reserve
- Ivory Lodge
- Jabulani
- Jackalberry Lodge
- Kambaku River Sands
- Kambaku Safari Lodge
- Kings Camp
- Kirkman’s Kamp
- Lebombo Lodge
- Leopard Hills
- Loapi Tented Camp
- Madikwe Hills
- Madikwe Safari Lodge
- Makanyane Safari Lodge
- MalaMala Main Camp
- MalaMala Sable Camp
- Marataba Mountain Lodge
- Marataba Safari Lodge
- Melote House
- Melton Manor
- Mount Anderson
- Narina Lodge
- Ngala Safari Lodge
- Ngala Tented Camp
- Noka Camp
- Pafuri Camp
- Phinda Forest Lodge
- Phinda Homestead
- Phinda Mountain Lodge
- Phinda Rock Lodge
- Phinda Vlei Lodge
- Phinda Zuka Lodge
- Rattray’s Camp
- River Lodge
- Rocktail Beach Camp
- Royal Malewane
- Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge
- Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge
- Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp
- Sabi Sabi Selati Camp
- Saseka Tented Camp
- Savanna Private Game Lodge
- Simbambili Game Lodge
- Simbavati River Lodge
- Sweni Lodge
- Tengile River Lodge
- The Farmstead at Royal Malewane
- The Outpost
- Thornybush Game Lodge
- Thornybush River Lodge
- Tinga Lodge
- Tintswalo Family Camp
- Tintswalo Manor House
- Tintswalo Safari Lodge
- Tswalu Motse
- Tswalu Tarkuni
- Tuningi
- Uplands Homestead
- Waterbuck Lodge
- Waterbuck Private Camp
- Babylonstoren
- Birkenhead House
- Bushman’s Kloof
- Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel
- Cape Grace Hotel
- City Lodge O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- Delaire Graff Estate
- Ellerman House
- Fairlawns Boutique Hotel
- Four Rosmead
- Franschhoek Country House
- Grootbos Forest Lodge
- Grootbos Garden Lodge
- Grootbos Private Villas
- Hunter’s Country House
- InterContinental O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- Kensington Place
- La Residence
- Le Quartier Francais
- Leeu Estates
- Leeu House
- Lekkerwater Beach Lodge
- More Quarters
- Mount Nelson Hotel
- One&Only Hotel Cape Town
- Rovos Rail
- Saxon Hotel
- Schulphoek House
- Southern Sun O. R. Tambo Airport Hotel
- The Capital Mirage
- The Cellars-Hohenort
- The Commodore Hotel
- The One Above
- The Peech Hotel
- The PortsWood Hotel
- The Residence Boutique Hotel
- The Silo Hotel
- The Turbine Boutique Hotel
- Tintswalo at Boulders
- Tintswalo Atlantic
- Tintswalo Waterfall
- Twelve Apostles Hotel
- Victoria & Alfred Hotel
- Welgelegen Boutique Guest House