The rugged outdoors

Nature is a wonderful and amazing happening that so few of us experience. Outdoors, wilderness and wildlife are words that conjure up images of safaris, with the khaki suits and pith helmets, but most of all roughing it in the wild with tents and other unwanted inhabitants. However now you can experience the beauty of nature on a luxury safari.

A luxury safari is where you experience the ruggedness of the outdoors by doing game viewing and exciting activities but each night you retreat back to your luxury lodge or hotel. It is experiencing nature without sacrificing your comfort levels.

Who can provide a luxury safari?

Thaba Phuti Safari Lodge is situated in the North West province and is surrounded by peaceful and undisturbed grasslands that merge with the outcrop of the Magalies meander. The North West Province is home to the Magaliesburg Mountains and some of the finest nature reserves, with the Thaba Phuti Safari Lodge being at the top of the list. Thaba Phuti offers each guest the opportunity to experience the best luxury safari there is.

Thaba Phuti is an exclusive lodge and has accommodation for a maximum of 14 people sharing. The seven luxury rooms that are decorated in a colonial style and warm earth colors each have an en-suite bathroom and private deck. The private deck is strategically located so that each room has a unique view of the cliffs and the local waterhole; bring the luxury safari right to your balcony.

Thaba Phuti offers a variety of game viewing opportunities during your luxury safari. You could opt for a gentle morning walk in an amongst the wildlife on the reserve or you could opt for a more exciting bush walk that lasts longer. If you are not the walking type you could relax in the comfort of the game vehicle and leave the game sighting up to your experienced guide. For the ultimate luxury safari there is hot air balloon rides early morning that can give you an aerial view of the bush and the game. There is also elephant rides as well as horseback trails, although this is for the experienced horse rider.

What animals are at Thaba Phuti Safari Lodge?

If you embark on a luxury safari to the Thaba Phuti Safari Lodge, you would be able to see any of the following animals during your safari as well as many more:

  • black backed jackal
  • honey badger
  • vervet monkeys and baboons
  • slender and yellow mongoose
  • large spotted genet
  • brown hyena
  • leopard
  • serval
  • caracal
  • plains zebra
  • white rhinoceros
  • giraffe
  • warthog and bushpig
  • eland, bush buck, water buck, kudu, duiker, impala, blesbok, gemsbok, wildebeest

    • Apart from the game viewing and the luxury accommodation, at Thaba Phuti Safari Lodge you will be able to participate in numerous activities other than game viewing. These include things such as:

  • clay pigeon shooting:is a noisy and competitive activity that is enjoyed out o hearing distance of the lodge.
  • Silhouette shooting: to practice and perfect the art of aiming shooting exact.
  • Black gunpowder target shooting
  • Fresh water fishing: during the summer months only, fishing gear and bait will be provided.
  • Picnic: this is a picnic in the bush with mouth-watering dishes.

    • Thaba Phuti Safari Lodge is the perfect partner to help make you luxury safari an experience of a life time. The combination of the tranquil environment, five star accommodation and facilities as well as the friendly and hospitable staff will make you feel like royalty before your luxury safari ends.

    For more information on the Thaba Phuti Safari Lodge and the facilities on offer please contact us @ Cel: 082 800 3292 OR E-mail Addresses: reception@thabaphuti.com OR info@thabaphuti.com