Activities

Dec

2018

Video footage of Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge

Posted On December 14, 2018 By Characterstays And has No Comment

Extend your holiday by viewing these inspiring video clips of activities available at Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge in KwaZulu-Natal. This luxury lodge is set right within the vast Hluhluwe-iMfolozi game reserve, a Big 5 wildlife park within easy reach of Durban. At Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge […]

Sep

2018

Why I love critters

Posted On September 7, 2018 By Characterstays And has No Comment

If you are lucky enough during your stay at Thonga Beach Lodge, you may join Layla Leigh Edeling on a guided forest walk. Her enthusiasm about all things creepy and crawly, feathered and fluffy will infuse your visit and you will look with renewed appreciation under […]

Jun

2018

We are a recognised Fairtrader!

Posted On June 13, 2018 By Characterstays And has No Comment

Isibindi Africa is not unreasonably pleased to have made it into an elite caring set of organisations who are officially considered Fairtrade compliant! After many months or rigorous assessment (they don’t just hand this award out!), Isibindi Africa Lodges have made the grade. This makes us […]

May

2018

Traditional Zulu Homestay

Posted On May 24, 2018 By Characterstays And has No Comment

I can’t wait to wake up in this warm and caring place – a traditional homestay at a Zulu homestead bordering the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi wildlife reserve. Now when you stay at Rhino Ridge Safari lodge, the only luxury lodge set right within this vast game reserve, you […]

Mar

2018

Birdwatching in Northern KwaZulu-Natal

Posted On March 18, 2018 By Characterstays And has No Comment

Where you can see the widest range of grassland, freshwater, sea and forest birds in one trip (with images by Dr George Hughes) I held my breath as we do sometimes to stop time when something wonderful has touched us Mary Oliver Encountering […]

Mar

2018

Thonga Beach Lodge: A site of significance

Posted On March 8, 2018 By Characterstays And has No Comment

Thonga Beach Lodge: A site of significance Article and photographs by Dr George Hughes, 7 March 2018 Very few visitors give thought to the site to which they are hoping to visit and in most cases there are simple choices to be considered: Is the site […]

Feb

2018

In search of sea turtles

Posted On February 18, 2018 By Characterstays And has No Comment

Late summer in South Africa means balmy days, cool, calm seas and one of our very favourite things – turtle nesting and hatching. Head to to Thonga Beach Lodge to witness this marvel as tiny little hatchlings struggle their way across the golden sands into the […]

Jan

2018

Eight reasons to fall in love with iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Posted On January 30, 2018 By Characterstays And has No Comment

By Roxanne Konkol from Discover Africa While most international safari-goers look to Kruger National Park for their African safari, there’s a corner of South Africa that is sometimes overlooked. Right next to the border of Mozambique in the north of Kwazulu-Natal and about two and a […]

Nov

2017

Idyllic wedding venue

Posted On November 13, 2017 By Characterstays And has No Comment

Whether your ultimate wedding fantasy is barefoot luxury on a misty white and blue beach, or, a safari setting with lamp-lit tables under open African skies in the bush, at Isibindi Africa, we understand that nature and romance go together perfectly. So different from […]

Oct

2017

Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge Leads the Way in Community Co-ownership

Posted On October 5, 2017 By Characterstays And has No Comment

Isibindi Africa continued to provide inspired experiences when it launched a new destination, Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge which is the only private lodge within the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu Natal. A lodge that was conceptualised to celebrate the protection of the white rhino, Rhino Ridge offers […]