Mahikeng - Thorn Lodge is part of the Black Rhino Game Reserve in the Pilanesberg National Park. Only 30km from Sun City, it is in the heart of the North West province, a malaria-free area.
Buffalo Thorn provides the ultimate escape: a 5-star self-catering lodge sleeping 10 guests in five private, luxury, thatched chalets with jacuzzi baths and outside showers.
The main open-plan lodge includes a lounge, TV lounge, pool table, gym and fully-equipped kitchen-dining room.
Outside, in the boma, you can relax around a fire, listen to the sounds of the night or to the stories of your experienced game ranger. Alternatively, you can stargaze under an ink-black sky or relax over a good meal, keeping an eye on the floodlit water hole while breathing in the pungent smells of the bushveld.
Enjoy an early morning and an afternoon game drive in an open vehicle as your ranger tracks the big five, enthrals you with birds sightings or dung beetles struggling with large balls of dung.
Game view from the comfort of pool loungers or relax in the jacuzzi as a variety of buck, elephant or rhino amble past a few metres from the deck en route to the waterhole. Extravagant luxury has never been this affordable or this accessible.
Members qualify for a 10 percent discount until the end of September. For more information, go to www.buffalothornlodge.co.za. For bookings, call079 883 9756 or call the lodge on 060 960 7507, e-mail: info@ buffalothornlodge.co.za
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