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Best air links are Hoedspruit HDS airport followed by a ~45 drive, or KMIA MQP airport followed by a ~3 hrs drive, many guests also fly Federal Air or private charter to the Thornybush airstrip then ~5–10 min game-viewer transfer to the lodge, self-drive from Johannesburg ~5–6 hrs.
1 exclusive-use villa for 2 adults and 2 small children, with additional adjacent tents bookable to host up to 6 guests in total when needed. The group shares the private deck, pool, meals and dedicated vehicle while keeping personal sleeping space.
Private meals are included, with menus drawn from Saseka’s chef team, think tailor-made breakfasts, relaxed salad-and-grill lunches and polished three-course dinners or riverbed set-ups by lantern on still nights; villa service keeps it all truly private.
Neutral layers for cool dawns and warm middays, a light windproof for open vehicles, soft-soled shoes for timber decks, polarized sunglasses, swimwear for your pool, and a soft duffel if you’re flying light aircraft.
Build one slow morning with a private bush breakfast on the riverbed, ask the kitchen to do Saseka’s shakshuka at first light and a light “health-bowl” lunch on the deck, and keep an evening free for a lantern-lit dinner beside the pool when elephants are moving through.
Your stay contributes to Thornybush’s conservation and community programmes via nightly levies, including habitat management and anti-poaching across the reserve, with additional support for skills and youth photography initiatives through Thornybush Community projects.
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