Everyone who works at Thornybush Private Nature Resrve has a passion for the environment, the pristine wilderness that encompasses the Kruger National Park and surrounds. Welcome to some of the best Big 5 encounters in Africa when you plan a trip to the continent. We know where you can stay in Kruger’s bushveld in top safari lodges and tented camps made for rich wildlife viewing experiences.
As a leading safari destination in South Africa, Thornybush Private Game Reserve shares unfenced boundaries with Kruger, Kapama Game Reserve, and Timbavati Private Game Reserve, with Klaserie in the northern regions next to Timbavati. This is God’s country, the greater Kruger where animals roam free and conservation is core in a vast 23 square km zone.
Diverse ecosystems are protected for their intricate biodiversity and all their resident species along the picturesque Monwana River and other perennial rivers flowing through the Sabi Sands. Expect an extraordinary experience on safari in this wildlife mecca where tranquillity resides.
Going on safari to Thornybush Game Reserve is something unforgettable and intimate. Teams of friendly staff at every private lodge don’t miss a thing and become instant companions during your safari vacation. Highly skilled game rangers and trackers take guests out to appreciate the wild landscape and learn about the wildlife in an area stretching some 14 000 ha across open grasslands loved by lions and leopards.
Conservation management ensures a healthy population of rhinos, elephants, buffalo, giraffes and plains game plus all the tiny things in between that comprise the vital food webs in these habitats. Daily bush walks introduce visitors to animal tracking skills, birds, insects, herbal plants and the intense stillness.
Thornybush Private Game Reserve is an exclusive safari destination in South Africa promising super luxurious game lodges and nature camps for all types of guest needs. Some travellers into Africa like luxury villas with thatched roofs, polished floors and fancy bathrooms; other guests prefer rustic chic tented suites. Bush camps also promise connection to nature around the fires at night. Exclusive safari packages to Thornybush are usually all inclusive of meals, luxury accommodation, drinks and safari activities.
Game drives leave at dawn to find the animals and game rangers pack coffee and snacks. Dusk game drives continue into the night, when nocturnal animals appear – anteaters, bats, bush babies and leopards.
