Solar-powered, tree-top cabin. Listen to the sounds of the hippos and hyenas at night and enjoy the company of giraffes and zebras during the day.

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- FULLY self-catering and self serviced getaway
- Comfortable and fun
- Basic, it does not pretend to be a five-star hotel

Set in between protected conservation areas. With endless views over Phinda Private Game Reserve where elephants and lions roam.

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The cottage has a bedroom upstairs and a sitting and work area, all open plan. Next to the deck there is a toilet with an insanely good view. Downstairs you will find an equipped (camping style) kitchen and outdoor space with a covered shower garden next to it. There is a fire pit and bbq/braai facilities (please bring your own wood and charcoal). The cottage has a ceiling fan for cooling.

We are completely off grid on a modest solar system, therefore you will not find a microwave, toaster and hairdryer. There is a fridge with a small freezer compartment. We ask our guests not to connect electrical devices that use a lot of power. Back to basics!

You will stay in a private conservation area where many of the African savannah animals can be seen. We do not have lions, elephants and buffalo. On the other side of the river you look out over the mountains of Phinda Private Game Reserve where there are lions and elephants, we can hear them regularly.

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You will stay in the middle of nature, it is still a 10 minute drive from the main entrance gate of the nature reserve, you will probably pass African savannah animals, so no punishment at all. The roads within the reserve are unpaved but we can be reached by regular car on most days. If it rains a lot then the roads become a bit of a challenge (Nov/Dec/Jan / Feb), if necessary we are there to help.

Travel times (approximately):
Durban airport 3 hours
Johannesburg airport 6.5 hours
Zulu croc (food and drink) 10 minutes
Delish (food and drink) 15 minutes
Hluhluwe (shops) 20 minutes
Hluhluwe park (big 5) 30 minutes
Mkuze park (big 5) 60 minutes
Sondwana bay (beach) 75 minutes

Check in time 14.00>19.00.

Ezinye izinto okumele ziqashelwe
Because we are in the middle of nature and run entirely on solar power, you have to take a number of things into account: We don't have air conditioning and TV, but fans for cooling down and instead of TV, the stars to watch. Because we are in the middle of nature, you'd have to adjust to that and adapt to it. Especially in the summer you can find some discomfort from that, such as insects, warm weather and yes, sometimes also snakes. Take your groceries with you when you come so that you do not have to go to town for the necessary things. We provide filtered drinking water.
For security reasons check in is allowed until 7.00 PM. After that the mane gate to the nature reserve will stay closed.