Thanda Safari, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and a multiple award-winner of the World’s Leading Luxury Lodges, has created a range of specials for SADC country residents.

These specials include:

• At the 9-suite Thanda Safari Lodge – cost per person sharing per night is R5 082 while children aged 2 – 16 years of age pay 50%. The rates include luxury accommodation, two game drives per day with professional guide and tracker, all meals and selected local beverages (soft drinks, house wines, local spirits and beers), bush walks with specialist walking guides, in-room minibar, wifi and laundry (and one private boma dinner with stays of four nights or more). *Child policy: Two children under the age of 16 can share a suite with two adults;
• At the Villa iZulu (5 suites) exclusive-use, private bush residence for 1 to 6 guests (additional guests pay extra) – R29 592 per night.  These rates include a Villa iZulu host, service team, chef, guide, tracker, all meals and selected local beverages, two game drives per day with professional guide and tracker, bush walks with specialist walking guides, wifi and laundry. * Child policy: Children up to the age of 16 are permitted to share;
• Thanda Tented Camp (15 tents) – Rates per person sharing per night are from R2 667 and children aged 6 – 16 years of age pay 50%.  The Jabula Tent is R3 270 per adult sharing per night. This includes tented accommodation, two game drives per day with professional guide and tracker, all meals, tea, coffee, juice and water with meals. Limited drinks package available on afternoon game drives and during dinner only.*Child policy: Regrettably no children under the age of 6 can be accommodated at Thanda Tented Camp; one child under the age of 16 can share a tent with two adults.

Excluded from the rates are spa treatments, cellar wines, champagnes, all imported spirits and beers (all wines, spirits and beers before the evening game drive at Thanda Tented Camp), transfers, laundry, minibars (at Thanda Tented Camp), curios, gratuities and items of a personal nature, Conservation Levy private dinners and private bush dinners, guided bush walks (at Thanda Tented Camp).

Thanda Safari is one of South Africa’s top Big Five game reserves, and this private game reserve offers three distinct accommodation options:

• Thanda Safari Lodge has nine bush suites – shaped like a traditional Zulu homestead, the suites have panoramic views of the surrounding game reserve;
• Villa iZulu is an outstanding safari hideaway for families, holidaymakers and wedding parties wanting privacy – situated amidst lush green lawns and surrounded by expanses of wild African bush, Villa iZulu can accommodate 10 guests in five suites.
• Thanda’s Tented Camp, with 15 colonial safari-style tents, each with its own viewing deck and en-suite bathrooms.

For more information, visit www.thanda.com