African Spirit Game Lodge

About African Spirit Game Lodge

African Spirit Game Lodge is a Big 5, privately owned Game Lodge, situated 12 km west of Mkuze. We invite guests to come and experience true luxury and warm African hospitality. The lodge is magnificently set in the heart of Zululand, against the backdrop of the Lebombo Mountains.

The lodge is situated within the Manyoni Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal. We have two self-catering units and four chalets. The two self-catering units can accommodate six and four people alternatively. Both units are comfortable, fully equipped with open-plan kitchens. Everything you need is provided for self-catering purposes. Each unit have a stove, a microwave oven and a fridge-freezer. All linen, bedding, bath towels, toilet paper, kitchen utensils, crockery and a reasonable quantity of firewood is supplied. Please supply your own swimming towels. Cleaning services are included once a day, before midday. On Public holidays we do not offer cleaning services. Selected satellite channels and a decoder is available in each self-catering unit.

The chalets are comfortable and stylish, each chalet can accommodates two guests and comprises of two single beds, en-suite bathroom, air-conditioner, minibar, ceiling fan, and tea and coffee facilities.

Game drives minimum two people, please book for game drives in advance. All game drives are conducted from our lodge in an open game viewer. We can do game drives twice a day; early morning anytime from 05h00 and late afternoon anytime from 15h30 all depending on the weather.

Game drives are R480.00 per adult and R240.00 per child 4-11 years. No self-drives are allowed in the reserve. Guests are not allowed to bring their own alcohol on the game drive. Please note: Parents must be advised that game drives are 3 hours long and it will be appreciated if children are supervised to consider the other guests on the game drive. We have the Big 5 and it is imperative that noise levels be to the minimum for safety reasons. No children under the age of 4 are allowed on game drives.

Please note: there is no meal option with self-catering and we do not have an open restaurant on the premises.

Every visitor to the Manyoni Private Game Reserve will pay a conservation fee which will be added onto their account.

Safari: We offer safari drives in our Big 5 reserve where you can find a very diverse array of animals such as Elephant, Lion, plains game and many species of birds. We offer game drives twice a day in an open game viewer with professional guides.

Family friendly: Children of all ages are welcome as long as they are supervised by parents at all times. No children are allowed at the pool or bar area without supervision