Ndaka Safari Lodge

Our modern lives are simply too busy, rushing from task to task, we don’t get enough treasured time with family. That’s why owners Mark and Tracey created Ndaka Safari Lodge in the first place – they wanted out from the rat race, and they wanted others to have the opportunity to take some time off too.

Breathe out and let the team at Ndaka take care of everything for you. Ndaka Safari Lodge is a fully-catered, child-friendly lodge in the Nambiti Big 5 Private Game Reserve. Conveniently located between Johannesburg and Durban, Ndaka is the perfect meeting place for family and friends.

The tasteful, comfortable accommodation options at Ndaka Safari Lodge suit a variety of guests – private enough for couples, large enough for families, and close enough for elderly guests.

About Nambiti Private Game Reserve

Nambiti is a Big 5 Game reserve which is situated near Ladysmith, in the heart of the battlefields area which is roughly 3.5 hours from Johannesburg and 2.5 hours from Durban. The location of the reserve allows for diversity and therefore lots of different wildlife. There are currently over 20 species of game in the reserve.

The game reserve started as a place of sanctuary for orphaned elephants. Soon after, as the elephant population began to grow, the internal fences were remover as well as the alien vegetation in order to create what would be the Nambiti Game Reserve. A Game fence was then erected to house the 22 000 acres of the reserve. Following the set up the reserve, the area was then stocked with naturally occurring game which had been driven out by the farming.

In 2005, there was a proposal to build lodges within the reserve. This proposal was taken on and 3 more of the surrounding farms were added to the reserve. There are now a handful of luxury lodges in the reserve, some made from the old farm houses on the land. In 2007 there was a claim for the land by the locals. The matter was settled and now the community is actively involved in the upkeep of the area.

The reserve offers the finest game viewing along with some of the top lodges in Southern Africa.

The area around the game reserve was where the Anglo-Zulu and Anglo-Boer wars took place. Majority of the battle fields have been preserved and there are many monuments and graves to see. This makes for a good day trip as they are just around the corner.