A sense of grandeur is woven throughout the turn-of-the-century manor house and private cottages through a blend of authentic European style and East African influences.
- 1 x 4-bedroom cottage with a private plunge pool
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For uncompromised views of fauna and flora at Sanbona, The Manor offers six spacious open-plan suites leading on to private verandas. All suites can sleep a maximum of two adults.
Suite Features
- Air conditioning
- International dial telephone
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- His and her outdoor showers
- En-suite bathroom with shower, twin basins and freestanding bath in the centre
- Private mini-bar
- Electronic safe
- Fireplace
- Private veranda
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7 one-bedroom suites (sleeps 2), each with indoor and outdoor showers, an indoor bath, a sitting/rest area, covered veranda, dressing room, mini bar, an in-room massage area, indoor and outdoor fireplaces and a heated plunge pool.
Every creature comfort is taken care of with great amenities in every suite, including:
- Private heated plunge pools
- In- and outdoor showers and fireplaces
- A covered veranda
- An in-room massage treatment area
- Complimentary WiFi internet
- An iPad and media suite
- Guest mini bar
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8 x suites ideal for singles and couples travelling together. One inter-leading unit is available for groups travelling together. Each has its own private plunge pool. Interiors feature curated still-life collections of antiques and artefacts, as well as vintage campaign furniture from the Bailes’ family collection. Interiors feature curated still-life collections of antiques and artefacts, as well as vintage campaign furniture from the Bailes’ family collection.
Materials like wood, iron, steel and aged bronze hark back to the 19th century, along with oversized sepia photography, glamorous leopard and zebra print upholstery that complements bold graphic tribal patterned murals. Internal and external walls have been replaced by canvas and glass to create safari tent-style suites to maximise views and space.
The entire front wall of each suite between the bedroom and the veranda is made of glass allowing light to flood in. Outdoor pavilion decks – ideal for dining and relaxing – are suspended above the riverbanks as if hanging from the trees. A beautiful marble and cast iron table is the furniture centrepiece for this concept – it is a traveller’s desk with smart tools, a private dining room table for entertaining or a bar to enjoy an evening gin & tonic in one.
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Singita Faru Faru Lodge is a mix of contemporary, organic style and the quirky practicality of a traditional botanist’s camp.
7 x 1-bedroom suites
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The design of these light-filled structures, floating between river and sky, was inspired by the many eagles’ nests built into the cliff face of the river bank. Sophisticated and contemporary, the glass-walled suites are romantic hideaways leading outdoors onto elevated wooden viewing decks where guests may sleep out with nothing more than mosquito netting between them and the stars. Throughout the lodge, the imaginative use of glass, wood, steel, and layered fabrics in muted shades invites the surrounding landscape indoors.
- 13 x Lebombo Suites with sweeping views across the vast wilderness
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6 x Sweni Suites with decks that seem to hover in the branches and bold interiors that are inspired by beetles, chameleons and birds’ wings, and neutrals that draw in the light.
Each of the lodge’s contemporary en-suite units have been restructured to maximize open-plan living with panoramic game-viewing decks. All suites have outdoor showers that overlook the river, and outdoor day beds where you can spend a night under the stars. With its close-proximity to the Sweni River, guests are treated to exceptional up-close sightings of the wildlife that wander down to drink or wallow.
Luxury Tent
For those who enjoy camping, but also appreciate luxury, these tents invoke the feeling of a pioneering adventure. Each luxury tent can sleep a maximum of two adults. There are 9 suites that can be configured as or twin or king bedded luxury tents, each of which have these features:
- Comfort cooling/heating air-conditioners
- En-suite bathroom, shower, twin basins and free-standing bath
- Outdoor shower
- Private deck with spa bath
- Private mini-bar
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- International dial telephone
- Electronic safe
Suite upstairs with private balcony/viewing deck
Each room can accommodate a maximum of 2 adults sharing with 1 child, subject to availability of rooms with sleeper couches. Four pairs of rooms at Gondwana Family Lodge are inter-leading.
- 6 Luxury Suites that can be configured as King or Twin bedded Luxury Suites (2 with sleeper couches):
- Air conditioning
- Under floor heating
- Private mini bar
- Private deck or balcony
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Electronic safe
- International dial telephone
- En-suite bathroom with shower, free standing bath, and twin basins