Isibindi Africa Lodges

Their passion for Africa and the enchantment of the wild places in South Africa is what prompted Brett and Paige Gehren to create their unique lodges: Thonga Beach Lodge in the Isimangaliso Wetland Park (formerly Greater St Lucia Wetland Park), Rhino Post Safari Lodge and Rhino Walking Safaris in the Kruger National Park, Isibindi Zulu Lodge at Rorke’s Drift and Kosi Forest Lodge at Kosi Bay, South Africa. Brett and Paige invite you to come and explore these unusual and exciting destinations in South Africa. Their lodges are small and intimate and focus on activities where guests experience the local highlights and interact with the environment and communities.

Their luxury lodges offer superb accommodation and first-class service with an emphasis on quality. Combining local knowledge and traditional architecture, these exclusive lodges are built in harmony with the environment to ensure a genuine African escape. A key element of the lodges is the upliftment of local communities and every effort is made to train and develop community members.

Thonga Beach Lodge

Set on the pristine shores of the Maputaland coast in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, this luxury lodge is the ideal place to discover one of the last unspoilt and undeveloped wilderness beaches left on the African continent. Thonga Beach Lodge is a magical place of tranquil swimming bays and snorkelling reefs, coastal forests, grasslands, bush, shimmering lakes and exquisite sandy beaches. Its crystal clear, warm waters offer unparalleled snorkelling and fantastic offshore scuba diving.

Rhino Walking Safaris - Kruger National Park

Rhino Walking Safaris specialises in luxury walking safaris in 12,000 hectares of pristine bushveld in the only wilderness concession in the Kruger National Park. Follow elephant paths and rhino trails on foot through this environmentally sensitive area that offers the Big Five as well as a diversity of fauna and flora. The concession shares a 15km unfenced boundary with the famous Mala Mala and Sabi Sand reserve, which has an abundance of wildlife moving freely between the two reserves. An optional extra is to spend a night sleeping on wooden platforms under the stars, at our Sleepouts.

Plains Camp – Kruger National Park

Plains Camp has four African explorer-style tents nestled in an Acacia Knobthorn thicket, which overlooks the spectacular Timbitene plain with its abundant wildlife. This 8-bed camp is built in authentic pioneer tradition and reflects the ambience of a 19th century naturalist’s retreat. An Africana book collection and antique treasures take you on a journey to a bygone era.

Rhino Post Safari Lodge – Kruger National Park

On the same concession as Rhino Walking Safaris is her luxurious sister lodge – Rhino Post Safari Lodge. From here we embark on twice daily Big Five game drives on our 12,000 hectare concession, as well as exclusive use of some of the Kruger National Parks’ public roads after closing times. In the spirit of wilderness areas worldwide, Rhino Post Safari Lodge has been specially designed and built to have minimal impact on the environment.

Kosi Forest Lodge

Kosi Forest Lodge is the only private lodge in the Kosi Bay Nature Reserve – an unspoilt wilderness that is part of the Isimangaliso Wetland Park, now internationally recognised as a World Heritage Site. The 16-bed lodge offers comfortable accommodation, fine cuisine and caters for a host of estuarine, beach and wilderness activities. Explore this unique ecosystem by guided canoe, boat trip on the lakes, raffia forest walks or day excursion to nearby coastal beaches. Discover one of South Africa’s best ecotourist destinations.

Isibindi Zulu Lodge

Located in a private game reserve in the heart of the Anglo-Zulu battlefields, Isibindi Zulu Lodge rises majestically from the rugged bushveld and is the ideal place from which to enjoy an exhilarating cultural experience. The exclusive 12-bed lodge is an architectural celebration of the Zulu nation and is on the doorstep of the Anglo-Zulu battlefields of Rorke’s Drift and Isandlwana. Enjoy morning or evening game drives or walks in the Isibindi Eco-Reserve, visit a traditional Zulu homestead or explore the local panorama with it’s gorges, waterfalls and rock paintings.