Savanna private game park

Relaxation between game drives is important and what better way to unwind than with an invigorating massage. And, if a little retail therapy is called for, a visit to the curio and gift shop should do the trick. Savanna offers excursions to nearby places of interest and scenic beauty including the spectacular Panorama route and an African village.

Here guests visit the school and a traditional healer or medicine man and learn about Shangaan culture and food. On a visit to an elephant sanctuary guests feed and ride the gentle giants. Golf can be arranged at Skukuza or the magnificent Leopard Creek course. These activities, with the exception of golf at Leopard Creek, take place between game drives so no meals or drives are missed.

The Savanna Suite is an opulent home away from home under thatch. Two large, beautifully furnished bedrooms lie on either side of an inter-connecting lounge. Each has a spacious bathroom with free-standing bath, double vanities, double shower and toilet. The bathrooms open onto paved outdoor showers. The bedrooms have glass doors with screens leading out onto covered patios, plunge pool and wooden viewing deck.

From here guests enjoy views of a private waterhole and the beauty of the African bush. The lounge is a harmonious meld of elegance and comfort with sofas grouped around a television and DVD centre, and a cosy reading nook in front of the fireplace.

Step through sliding glass doors onto a large covered patio where candle-lit dinners or private pre-dinner cocktails may be enjoyed. A butler in attendance at dinner and a private game viewing vehicle with dedicated ranger and tracker to take care of all their needs completes the Savanna Suite package. Childminding can be arranged for children younger than 2 years old, allowing parents the leisure time to partake in game drives.

The three large Executive Suites have canvas roofs for an authentic safari ambience and the romance of sleeping in Bedouin-style tents. Canvas roofs are set above solid walls for comfort, privacy and security as well as efficient air-conditioning and fans. Each Executive Suite has a spacious bathroom with free-standing bath, double vanities, double shower and toilet as well as outdoor shower atrium.

The bedrooms have plush sitting areas leading out onto covered patios with private plunge pool and wooden viewing decks overlooking surrounding waterholes and the magnificent African bush. Quite and secluded, they offer a sanctuary of peaceful relaxation after the rush of an exciting game drive. Four Luxury Suites under canvas nestle amid beautiful indigeneous trees that attract a variety of birds.

They have the same facilities as the larger suites in a more compact space and are furnished and decorated to the same superb standard.

The bedrooms have draped ceilings creating an atmosphere of romance and intimacy. Each Luxury Suite has an en-suite bathroom with free-standing bath, double vanities and both indoor and outdoor shower. The bedrooms open onto private patios with sweeping views of the bush and waterholes.

Tucked away with large stands of natural shrubbery separating them, the luxury suites are the ultimate in cosy, private hideaways.

The bathrooms open onto paved outdoor showers. The bedrooms have glass doors with screens leading out onto covered patios, plunge pools and private floodlit waterholes in the bush.

The lounge is a harmonious meld of elegance and comfort with couches grouped around a television and DVD centre, and a cosy reading nook in front of the fireplace. Step through sliding glass doors onto a large covered patio where candle-lit dinners or private pre-dinner cocktails may be enjoyed. A butler in attendance at dinner and a private game viewing vehicle with dedicated ranger and tracker to take care of all their needs completes the Savanna Suite package.

Gourmet dining is an essential component of the Savanna safari experience. Candle-lit dinners, with traditional local dishes adding spice to the best international fare, are served on the deck of the main lodge. Guests are often treated to the stirring voices of a local choir who entertain during dinner. The emphasis at Savanna is, first and foremost, on the safari experience, on the activities of the many rare and beautiful creatures encountered.

Experienced and dedicated game rangers and trackers impart their amazing knowledge of the natural world, allowing guests to unobtrusively enter the lives of the largest and smallest creatures. From the mist shrouding the bush at dawn till the blazing sun sets behind distant mountains, the magic of a Savanna safari will provide incredible photographs and unforgettable memories. Morning and evening game drives are offered, in specially modified Land Rovers for ultimate comfort.

For guests who would like to experience the fauna and flora on foot, optional game walks are available, led by an armed ranger and tracker. Savanna Private Game Reserve.

Project Description. From R10 per person per night. There simply is no way to adequately describe our fabulous visit to Sabi Sands and stay at Savanna. The lodge is lovely, well appointed and comfortable. The staff are Our ranger was Neal, also the resort manager. We would stay here again just to be entertained by Neal - a humorous and gregarious personality with a joke or funny anecdote always at the ready.

Most importantly, Neal and our tracker Keely took us on multiple game drives, off roading us to locations where we repeatedly encountered not just the big 5, but all manner of other animals, including birds, and a variety of flora and fauna. Neal grew up in The Park and holds a zoology and related graduate degree. His passion for nature and the wonders of Kruger was infectious. Prepare yourself to be pampered at Savanna Private Game Reserve with 5 Star Lodging and superb gourmet food at every meal.

Tash and Neil Whyte will welcome you to After an exciting early morning game drive and delicious breakfast at the lodge, have an outdoor soothing massage or plunge into the little pool outside your villa.

Take a warm shower outdoors in your secluded private area, then lay down on your own pool lounge chair to watch the active vervet monkeys play and many animals feed just feet away from you. No worries as there is a low electric fence to keep the elephants from drinking out of your pool. At the waterhole just beyond, the swarthy warthogs stop to forage and get their drinks as do the spotted hyenas, spiral horned kudu, and a variety of animals living their life with unfettered freedom as they should!

Have you ever been up close and personal with lions just feet away from your Land Cruiser? For 40 minutes one day we sat in silence as the pride of lionesses went from peaceful sleep to being on high alert as a warthog approached. It was a prime Tash and Neil Whyte will welcome you to the lush surroundings and total experience of life with wild animals that is never to be equaled or forgotten!

It was a prime example of the circle of life that will ever be forgotten. Of course, there were also quiet opportunities to watch the zebras, giraffes, wildebeests, impalas, hippos, rhinos, elephants, and ever so many unique birds. Can you believe that we even got to see a pangolin one night? You will feel the same way, too.

Now I cannot wait to return here for more adventures More. Simply exceptional in every regard! Wonderful staff, food and incredible game viewing. ALL the staff are wonderful..

Food was scrumptious.. Game drives are an absolute treat! Kevin, our ranger and Lawrence our tracker left no stone unturned to ensure we experienced the best the bush had to offer!

Leopard cubs in trees with hyenas below, lion cubs being so playful and vociferous lions making the most spine chilling roars.. World-Renowned Accommodation. Savanna Suite The Savanna Suite is an opulent home away from home under thatch. Two large, beautifully furnished bedrooms lie on either side of an interconnecting lounge. Executive Suite The three large Executive Suites have canvas roofs for an authentic safari ambience and the romance of sleeping in Bedouin-style tents.