The spectacular Phinda Forest Lodge is set deep within the heart of a rare & beautiful dry sand forest in the Kwazulu Natal’s Phinda Resource Reserve.
Experience
The reserve is home to a variety of wildlife & big game - including common sightings of lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino & giraffe. This award-winning lodge was built on eco-sensitive structures with a light footprint (not one tree was felled during construction).
Stay
Phinda Forest Lodge boasts 16 stilted glass chalets set amongst the forest trees, ensuring absolute privacy & seclusion. The Zulu style lodge also incorporates classic Japanese minimalist architecture, enhancing the tranquillity of this unique forest setting.
Each spacious chalet comprises a private lounge, en suite bathroom & wooden viewing deck where guests can awake to the sight of nyala or duiker outside the glass walls.
The main lodge features a lounge, central dining area, open-air boma, gymnasium & sparkling swimming pool overlooking the wetland pan. Guests can sit back & relax while watching wildlife in passing.
Activities
There are various exciting activities available at Phinda. Guests can enjoy open 4x4 game drives, guided bush walks or exhilarating rhino tracking excursions. Canoe & boat safaris are ideal for those wishing to get closer to nature.
Birdwatching at Phinda is fantastic & many different species inhabit the area.
