Many guests explain that they feel the beat of the wilderness at Thanda Tented Camp which offers a traditional safari experience. It is camping but it’s very glamorous, with beautifully appointed, en-suite canvas-walled rooms, comfortable beds, and inside and outside showers.

Thanda Tented Camp has a central living area for relaxing and dining, with a swimming pool and boma where guests sit around the fire at night or enjoy a bush braai. All in an evocative wilderness environment complemented with flickering firelight and lanterns illuminating the paths to the tents at night. Guests are escorted by guards to their safari tents in the evening.

It’s off the grid living with solar power and a backup generator. Internet access is available in the central living areas.

Thanda Tented Camp epitomises the classic African safari, with fifteen deluxe safari tents in an evocative wilderness environment, complemented with flickering firelight and lanterns illuminating the path at night.

Each tent includes its own sun terrace as well as en-suite canvas bathrooms. For guests on honeymoon or for special occasions or families, there is the sumptuous Jabula safari tent. It has a king-sized bed and separate lounge, en-suite bathroom, outdoor shower, splash pool and spectacular views. In the central area, there is a rim-flow pool, a boma for sitting around the fire at night or enjoying a bush barbecue, and an evocative Hemingway-style lounge and dining area.

Thanda Safari offers delicious cuisine for every dietary requirement. There’s an enticing breakfast menu, two-course lunches, three-or four-course dinners, bush barbecues (braais) and mouth-watering high teas.

Thanda Safari offers early morning and late afternoon safari drives as this is the best time to look for the Big Five, led by experts of the African bush. You’ll see an incredible range of animals, including cheetahs, hyaenas, giraffes, warthogs and abundant bird and plant life.

Guided walks through the bush can also be organised, as can photographic safaris. Both offer thrilling experiences of the wilderness and all its inhabitants. Thanda’s guides and trackers share their extensive knowledge and animal tracking ability with you, as well as ancient Zulu stories of the wild.