Thornybush has five superb luxury lodges located in the Thornybush Nature Reserve and the Sabi Sands. With expert guides, dedicated teams and world-class amenities, service, cuisine and activities, Thornybush is a premier international safari destination. If this will be your first time on safari, then this post will give you a good idea of what to look forward to. Activities on offer at Thornybush At Thornybush we know that visiting a game reserve is very much about seeing animals and…
Read MoreIt’s been a long road, full of hope, determination and teamwork. We can finally celebrate the opening of an inspiring project for Thornybush Community, The SEDIWA Hub based in the Nourish Eco Village. We are community driven For those of you who are new to the non-profit efforts at Thornybush, the Thornybush Community was created by Thornybush in 2005. It was established as a registered non-profit organisation, with the objective of nurturing and uplifting the surrounding local communities adjacent to…
Read MoreThe festive season is well underway and what better way to celebrate the end of another fantastic year than by making one of our signature cocktails! We tasked our bar team at each of our lodges to create their favourite festive season cocktails. Here they share their secret recipes and why they chose each ingredient to represent their lodge. So get ready to swirl, shake and sip on a taste of the African bush. Nkhikhi Cocktail by Thornybush Game Lodge…
Read More2020 - the year that was NOT what we expected or planned for Entering 2020 on record high occupancy and revenue numbers, we anticipated a groundbreaking year! We had plans to renovate and relaunch two of our camps - Waterside Lodge and Chapungu Tented Camp, roll out a rebrand and make changes to our guest proposition. But even the best laid plans can go awry – as they did for so many this year. Instead of realising all of our…
Read MoreIt seems we are all constantly searching for places to go that allow us to bond with our families; outdoor locations that re-awaken our soul and allow us to appreciate nature, all the while not breaking the bank. Thornybush now has three self-catering camps - Jackalberry Lodge, Nkelenga Lodge and Waterbuck Lodge - and they all offer great value while creating a memorable safari where you can experience all of the above. An affordable exclusive experience Self-catering safaris offer something…
Read MoreThe COVID-19 crisis has undoubtedly presented us all with the challenge of learning how to sustain ourselves. In the tourism industry we have experienced huge losses and a massive decline in the number of travellers, which has forced us to make some necessary decisions regarding rightsizing our business. How to weather the storm? In order to ride out this wave it is imperative that we restructure our business and take steps to become a smaller, more agile and flexible business.…
Read MoreAlthough the loerie, as such, no longer exists - these well-known crested birds are still plentiful and occur in numerous African places such as coastal Angola, Zambia, Malawi, central Namibia, northern and eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and north-eastern South Africa. What has become of them? They have simply been renamed in line with international naming conventions, and are now called turacos, like the other members of their family, except the Grey Loerie (Corythaixoides concolor) which is now called the…
Read MoreThe Monwana River is the lifeblood of Thornybush Private Nature Reserve – not just for the animals that call this place home, but for the people who visit here too. Of the twelve lodges in the Thornybush offering, the following are located on the river or its tributaries: Monwana Game Lodge Thornybush Game Lodge Serondella Game Lodge Shumbalala Game Lodge Saseka Tented Camp The Monwana River itself is a tributary of the Komati River, which flows into the Olifants River,…
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