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Ngala Safari Lodge

Africa : South Africa

Accommodation name: Ngala Safari Lodge

Romantic safari lodge comprising 20 thatched chalets with en suite bathrooms and private verandas and the luxurious Safari Suite overlooking the Mapone riverbed.

Type: HOTEL / RESORT           Style: LODGE           Capacity: 42           Room prices from: £338

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Accommodation name: Ngala Safari Lodge

Prices from: £338

Kind points from: 25

N&K Reference: NKA0000399
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Type: HOTEL / RESORT

Style: LODGE

Suitable for: CORPORATE GROUPS, ROMANTIC ESCAPE, FAMILIES, COUPLES, PRIVATE CELEBRATION, SMALL GROUPS, WEDDINGS

Experiences: ACTIVE, PRIVATE HIRE, FAMILY, HONEYMOON, WILDLIFE

Facilities: Air-conditioning, Laundry, Outdoor swimming pool, Outside dining, Private plunge pool, Sun loungers

Dining: Full Board, Half Board, B&B, Private dining, Serves alcohol, Catering Offered, Vegetarian

Activities: WILDLIFE - Safaris

Languages: English, Afrikaans

Capacity: 42

Disability access: No

Minimum Stay: 3 nights

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Overview

Classic family safari accommodation – This gracious, colonial-style safari lodge, set in Ngala’s extraordinary African wilderness, is renowned for its superb accommodation. It provides an unbeatable family safari experience in the heart of the Kruger National Park.

Each en suite safari chalet features a private veranda and exudes a romantic ambience with nostalgic safari memorabilia. With its secluded position overlooking the Mopane riverbed, Ngala’s sophisticated Safari Suite boasts a spacious sitting room, elegant en suite bedroom, private deck, personal pool and exclusive safari vehicle.

The main thatched dining, bar and sitting areas are open to the African bushveld, and the large swimming pool looks out over a busy waterhole where elephants are frequently sighted. Delicious Pan-African cuisine is served in the candle- and lantern-lit courtyard or in the dramatic boma (outdoor dining area). Exceptional bush banqueting is enjoyed in spectacular settings in the African wilderness.

Location

Africa : South Africa


Ngala Safari Lodge is situated in Ngala Private Game Reserve on 14 700 hectares/36 500 acres of exclusive game-rich Kruger National Park, Northern Province, South Africa.

ACCESS

Federal Air operates a daily flight from Johannesburg International Airport to Ngala airstrip, which is a 5-minute drive from Ngala Safari Lodge and a 45-minute drive from Ngala Tented Camp and Ngala Walking Safaris. Daily SA Express scheduled flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airports to Eastgate Airport. The transfer from Eastgate Airport is by road and takes one hour. Ngala is accessible for guests by two-wheel drive vehicle. Driving time from Johannesburg is 5 hours on excellent roads.

Dining

Delicious Pan-African cuisine is served in the candle- and lantern-lit courtyard or in the dramatic boma (outdoor dining area). Exceptional bush banqueting is enjoyed in spectacular settings in the African wilderness.

Facilities

- 20 thatched chalets
- One luxurious Safari Suite with private pool
- En suite bathrooms and air-conditioning
- Swimming pool and game viewing sundeck
- African gift gallery
- Small Luxury Hotels of the World member

Activities

SAFARI ACTIVITIES AT NGALA, SOUTH AFRICA

• Specialist Safaris

Exceptional Specialist Safaris: Ngala’s exhilarating Specialist Safaris are tailored with infinite attention to detail, offering you an unforgettable African safari led by an expert CC Africa ranger and Shangaan tracker in a 4x4 safari vehicle for your exclusive use. These include:
- Tracking @ Ngala
- Leopards @ Ngala


• Safari activities:

Ngala is located in the game-rich African wilderness of the Kruger National Park, offering thrilling wildlife related activities at no additional cost:
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SAFARI ACTIVITIES

Twice-daily game drives
Enjoy Big Five game viewing encounters on interpretive game drives in open 4x4 safari vehicles led by expert CC Africa rangers and Shangaan trackers. Ngala offers both off-road and night game drives affording excellent sightings and photographic opportunities. Discover a host of interesting nocturnal animals on exhilarating, spotlit night game drives.

Interpretive bush walks
Explore Ngala’s intriguing fauna and flora on interactive bush walks led by an experienced
CC Africa ranger or expert Shangaan tracker. Guided bush walks bring you face-to-face with wild Africa at its best, allowing fascinating insights into the landscape, animal tracks and a host of interesting birds, reptiles, insects and tiny mammals.

Additional activities
Ngala offers exceptional birdwatching opportunities, stargazing and spectacular bush banqueting. Unique children’s activities are offered at Ngala Game Lodge, including special family game-drives (at the discretion of the lodge manager), bush walks, Planet Manager activity books, frog safaris, birding, and children’s meals and menus.
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Rooms & Accommodation

Guest Areas

Guest Areas

Secluded in leafy woodlands, Ngala’s guest areas include a spacious thatched sitting, bar and dining area with impressive open fireplaces, shaded swimming pool and sundecks overlooking a busy waterhole. Dinner is served either in the traditional African boma (reeded enclosure) or in the romantic
lantern-lit courtyard. The lodge has a well-stocked Safari Shop.

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Guest Accommodation

Guest Accommodation

20 air conditioned cottages with ensuite bathrooms, with shower, twin hand basins, w.c., bath, and intimate veranda. One luxurious Safari Suite with ensuite bathroom, separate sitting room, outdoor shower, large deck/veranda, swimming pool and private safari vehicle.

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From To Description Price per room/night Booking
20-Sep-2007 31-Dec-2013 Ngala Safari Lodge

Price bases on two sharing

Luxurious accommodation

- Three delicious meals daily including all teas and coffees
- Two scheduled game-drives daily in an open 4 x 4 safari vehicle, accompanied by an experienced Ranger and Tracker
- Interactive bush walks (one hour) accompanied by our experienced armed Trackers
- House wines, local brand spirits and beers, soft drinks and bottled water
- Laundry service
- Emergency Medical Evacuation Insurance
- VAT / Taxes
£338.00

what's included?



Kind Points:76
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Included in the price:
  • Activities
  • All meals
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Guide/ Tour leader
NOT included in the price:
  • Cots
  • Country visas
20-Sep-2007 31-Dec-2013 Ngala Safari Tented Camp

Price bases on two sharing

Luxurious accommodation

- Three delicious meals daily including all teas and coffees
- Two scheduled game-drives daily in an open 4 x 4 safari vehicle, accompanied by an experienced Ranger and Tracker
- Interactive bush walks (one hour) accompanied by our experienced armed Trackers
- House wines, local brand spirits and beers, soft drinks and bottled water
- Laundry service
- Emergency Medical Evacuation Insurance
- VAT / Taxes
£492.00

what's included?



Kind Points:110
Enquire or Book Now
Included in the price:
  • Activities
  • All meals
  • Breakfast
  • Dinner
  • Guide/ Tour leader
NOT included in the price:
  • Cots
  • Country visas

Accepted Payment Types

• American Express • Visa • Bank Transfer

Nature & Kind Factor

Ngala Private Game Reserve is committed to CC Africa's core principle: Care of the Land, Care of the Wildlife, Care of the People.

CC Africa’s focus: Community equity, income generation, education and health care are a primary concern. In consultation with community organisations such as the Africa Foundation – originally founded by CC Africa, now a not-for-profit rural development organisation – Ngala has initiated many successful community empowerment projects in the Welverdiend community surrounding the Reserve.

Ngala was the first private game reserve to be incorporated in the Kruger National Park, and the first three-way partnership between the private sector, the state and a non-governmental organisation (CC Africa, the WWF-SA (World Wildlife Fund – South Africa), and South African National Parks). Under this partnership, an annual lease, traversing fees and a percentage of Ngala’s profits are paid to the National Parks Trust, thus ensuring the long-term conservation of the land.

NGALA COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS :

* Building of a media centre and community computer centre at two schools in Welverdiend
* Implementing gutters and water tanks at Welverdiend Primary School
* Donating books, videos, stationery and a photocopier to the school’s library
* Sponsoring numerous hospitality education bursaries
* Siya Kwamukela student (sponsored by Moët & Chandon) in his third year of internship
* Implementing Edu-peg, a self-corrective early learning tool, at local primary schools
* HIV/AIDS awareness and education
* Ongoing conservation lessons and bush schools
* Coaching cricket and organising tournaments
* To celebrate World Environment Day, 220 school children were hosted at Ngala
* Distributing 985 Hippo Water Rollers in the community
* Implementing various income generation and small business development projects, such as a pig-farming enterprise and an African theatre group
* Commissioning work from local upholsterers, carpenters and plumbers
* Supporting a local transport entrepreneur who has since provided employment to five previously unemployed local residents
* Tracking school for community members run by Ngala’s senior trackers

Our Trusted Partner's Responsible and Sustainable Travel Policy

Care of the land, Care of the wildlife, Care of the people.

andBEYOND is dedicated to these three principles which encapsulate the vision we have for Africa. We believe that our continent’s heritage of wild places, the wildlife living there and the neighbouring communities are amongst Africa’s most precious resources. We also believe that the wisest utilisation of our wild places is through the development of sustainable ecotourism with reciprocal benefits – both for our guests and for the rural communities living in and alongside our rich wildlife heritage.

We aim to ensure that wildlife conservation in the 21st century is pivotal to the development of the custodians of the land - the people of Africa. At the core of this vision is our dedication to continually serve as a model in wise land management, integrating international travellers and rural communities to their mutual benefit, and demonstrating that everyone can participate in the protection of wildlife on a sustainable basis.

One of our flagship South African lodges, Phinda Private Game Reserve, is ongoing testament to andBEYOND's vision. Here we consolidated over 17 000 hectares/42 000 acres of degraded land, ravaged by decades of inappropriate cattle, pineapple, sisal and cotton farming, and restored it to its original wilderness state. More than 2 000 head of game were reintroduced, including the Big Five. And in a very short space of time, our neighbours were benefiting directly from Phinda. This was achieved through employment and community development projects implemented - in consultation with the communities - by CC Africa's Rural Investment Fund, now an independent, non-governmental not-for-profit organisation called the andBEYOND Foundation.

Our guests play a crucial role in helping us to realise our vision for Africa. You are our future ambassadors – the link between Africa and the rest of the world. You are the impetus that drives our dream of advancing the green and wild frontiers of the oldest continent on earth, of helping us to be ongoing custodians of our planet’s endangered species and wild places.

We invite you to experience Africa with andBEYOND and to embrace our dream of a proud, prosperous and protected Africa.


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About our Trusted Partner

We are Africa’s leading ecotourism organisation, committed to providing world-class holiday experiences for discerning travellers, and to ongoing investment in sustainable conservation development and community empowerment.

Our ecotourism model recognises that economic development of the areas in which we operate is crucial to the maintenance of bio-diversity. We also recognise that much of Africa’s wildlife heritage and land is influenced or owned by local communities. Our model – successfully implemented throughout our operations in Africa -- links international high net worth, low volume/low impact visitors to these wilderness areas and their resident communities. The resultant revenue tangibly demonstrates the benefits of ecotourism and conservation to the neighbouring residents.

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Accommodation Summary:

Accommodation name: Ngala Safari Lodge

Prices from: £338

Kind points from: 25

N&K Reference: NKA0000399
(Type this into the "Jump to" form at www.NatureAndKind.com to find this accommodation again)


Type: HOTEL / RESORT

Style: LODGE

Suitable for: CORPORATE GROUPS, ROMANTIC ESCAPE, FAMILIES, COUPLES, PRIVATE CELEBRATION, SMALL GROUPS, WEDDINGS

Experiences: ACTIVE, PRIVATE HIRE, FAMILY, HONEYMOON, WILDLIFE

Facilities: Air-conditioning, Laundry, Outdoor swimming pool, Outside dining, Private plunge pool, Sun loungers

Dining: Full Board, Half Board, B&B, Private dining, Serves alcohol, Catering Offered, Vegetarian

Activities: WILDLIFE - Safaris

Languages: English, Afrikaans

Capacity: 42

Disability access: No

Minimum Stay: 3 nights

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