Safari Houses of South Africa - for African family safaris (part 3)
Here are a couple of other options for your family safari in Africa - more in my series on exclusive use lodges or ‘Safari Houses. Phinda Zuka Lodge is in northern KwaZulu Natal, a low risk malaria area whilst Little Tuningi is in the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve.
Phinda Zuka Lodge
Zuka Lodge at Phinda in northern KwaZulu Natal is probably my favourite lodge within the Phinda Private Game Reserve. It consists of four suites all set around a waterhole and is both stylish and eminently liveable at the same time with lost of exposed stonework and a lovely ambience. This is ideal for a family with older children or friends who like a little more privacy, as each cottage is set over 15 metres apart, (so I wouldn’t put small children in a separate chalet here!) Each bedroom is a blend of modern African décor and contemporary styling with a glorious bathroom featuring a free-standing bath and giant circular shower with exposed stonework
Little Tuningi
Little Tuningi is a satellite camp of Tuningi Safari Lodge, in the western side of the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve. Little Tuningi consists of a two bedroom family villa and a separate suite (so that it can sleep six to seven people in total with an extra bed in the two bedroom suite if necessary) and offers its own private boma area, dining room, lounge and private swimming pool. The décor is a mix of colonial and modern African influences and Little Tuningi has tried to bring the bush into the lodge as much as possible by using fully retractable doors and wide wraparound decks. One thing I like about Little Tuningi is that, because it is so close to the rest of Tuningi Safari Lodge, if you are a larger family group or perhaps two families traveling together, you can take Little Tuningi and a couple of extra rooms. This allows you to have the exclusive use of the swimming pool even though you’re a larger group.
If you want more information on these lodges or others in this series, please look at our website on www.cedarbergtravel.com or email me on kate@cedarberg.co.za