The Farmstead at Royal Malewane

Glamour fit for royalty in the wildlife-filled Greater Kruger bushveld

The Farmstead will satisfy your desire for comfort, in spades. But the game reserve will blow your mind with its dizzying action – this is truly one of the best safari destinations around.

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About The Farmstead at Royal Malewane

The Farmstead at Royal Malewane is an exceptional new addition to the eclectic collection of lodges and hotels that fly the Royal Portfolio Collection banner. It occupies an elevated perch in the Thornybush Private Game Reserve, a wildlife sanctuary that shares an unfenced border with Kruger National Park, across which animals spill in great numbers. Just 12 kilometres away is Royal Malewane, one of the most prestigious lodges in the country. The Farmstead offers the very best in accommodation – perfect for honeymooners and visitors who can afford its exclusivity. Once you're there, expect five-star accommodation, cuisine, guiding and wildlife.

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From $2,810 person/night

Lodge

4 Rooms

Thornybush, Thornybush, Kruger, South Africa

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Highlights

The accommodation, with its gorgeous selection of blue and white pieces. There are touches of North African and Dutch East India Company style in many of the artefacts.

The guiders are real experts whose knowledge of the land and its creatures, big and small, is encyclopedic. They will happily escort you on adventures tailor-made to your wildlife interests, whether they're big mammals, trees and flowers, birds or reptiles.

The intensity of the wildlife experience – this is the land of leopards, and a bucket list of other species too.

The property

The central farmhouse is a U-shaped structure reminiscent of converted stables, complete with brushed clay walls and a tin roof. Set around an interior courtyard, it's a flowing space with plenty of windows, and interiors that are furnished in shades of rich royal blue and indigo. The wraparound veranda is ideal for gazing at the bush and the nearby waterhole,. There's a double spa-treatment room, a small gym and a fire pit where guests gather in the evenings.

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The rooms

At 182 square metres each, the trio of well-appointed farm suites are generous spaces for couples. Each has a living room and a large en-suite bathroom with a deep tub, secluded front and back verandas and a pool overlooking the bush. The farmhouse has three bedrooms with king-sized beds, and a smaller children's room. It also has two verandas and a large pool jutting into the bush – plus a private guide and professional chef. Bliss out, bush style.

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One more thing...

Visit in summer to experience dramatic thunderstorms, verdant bush and peak birding opps, or in winter, for greater concentrations of wildlife.

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Activities

Cultural

Night Drives

Birding

Game Drives

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Because Thornybush merges with neighbouring Kruger, the number and variety of free-roaming animals is superb. The Big Five are here, of course, but look out for cheetah, wild dog, hyena, giraffe, antelope, and birds too. The advantage of staying on a private reserve is the flexibility of game drives (they aren't limited to daylight hours) and the exclusivity of your sightings (no more than two vehicles are permitted at a time). The guides here are true-blue veterans of the bush.

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About Thornybush

Thornybush

Kruger National Park and surrounds

A sensational wilderness with unfenced wildlife routes and a selection of stellar properties to choose from.

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