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    Rhino Sands Safari Camp

    Manyoni Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal

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    Overview

    Rhino Sands Safari Camp was established with the goal of offering a different experience every day on safari as a unique and exciting adventure, with a team that has been empowered to create this feeling. Rhino Sands focuses on providing experiences through bush picnics, riverbed braais, and decadent sundowner stops. Each day will be a little different from the day before and Rhino Sands Safari Camp hopes to inspire guests to take these special opportunities to truly appreciate the magic that the African bush holds.

    Guests can stay in one of four luxurious custom-built private tented suites located amid beautiful riverine forest, each featuring a private living area, outdoor shower, and swimming pool. Each tent opens completely on three sides so guests can immerse themselves in the wilderness experience. All tents have stunning views of the riverbed below. The camp has been designed and decorated with an emphasis on the romance of the classical safari experience, with a nod towards traditional safari styling but including all the modern luxuries.

    In between game drives, guests can take advantage of the camp facilities. Upon returning from the morning drive a decadent breakfast is served. Guests can relax at the camp’s lounge or bar deck and watch the myriad of bird life in the riverine forest. A light lunch is served mid-afternoon and guests can find respite from the heat in their private swimming pool while watching the reserve’s animals drink from watering holes in the river below. The second game drive heads out in the late afternoon and includes a scenic sundowner stop. After returning to camp the chef will prepare a gourmet three-course dinner, featuring some of the flavours and ingredients South Africa is famous for. As the day draws to a close spend time with others having a night cap around the campfire sharing stories or retire to your tent to fall asleep to the night-time melodies of the bush.

    About Manyoni Private Game Reserve

    After a decade of hard work and commitment, the Zululand Rhino Reserve has given birth to a new name and identity. Manyoni Private Game Reserve means the “place of birds” in isiZulu and is apt to describe this unique reserve, nestled in the heart of Zululand. The reserve offers “Big 5” game viewing and conservation is a top priority. The rolling valleys and hills offer awe-inspiring views framed by the Ubombo mountain range. From birds soaring above to the animals walking below, every aspect of the reserve has a profound impact on all who encounter it.

    The Manyoni Private Game Reserve was created when 17 dedicated landowners dropped their fences to create a 23 000-ha protected area that was chosen as a release site for the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project. After the introduction of black rhinos, a herd of elephant from the Kruger National Park were translocated to the reserve. Cheetah were reintroduced in 2009. The reserve achieved “Big 5” status when lions were introduced in 2011.

    Reserve
    • Name
      Manyoni Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal
    • Size
      23,000 hectares
    Children

    12+ welcome

    Fast Facts
    • Fans
    • Outside Shower
    • Wi-Fi
    • Limited Cellphone Signal
    • Off Road
    • Big 5
    • Malaria area
    • Camp Unfenced
    • Plunge Pool
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    • KwaZulu-Natal
    Why We Love It
    • Rhino Sands is a five-star tented luxury safari Camp, designed to bring an authentic safari experience in traditional East African style
    • Each of the four tented Suites are situated in a private patch of riverine forest, with a stunning view of the river below
    • With their own private swimming pools, lounges and outdoor showers, the guest accommodation is the ultimate in safari-style luxury
    • With a maximum of only eight guests in camp at any time, your stay is guaranteed to be a personal and exclusive experience
    • Additional activities, subject to availability, include ‘walking with a Pangolin’, ‘a visit to the Rhino orphanage’, ‘Sunset Cruise on Jozini Dam’ and a ‘Rhino dehorning experience’.  Additional costs available on request
    Good to know
    • Rhino Sands offers tented accommodation powered by solar and therefore there is no air-conditioning. Thankfully, three sides of the tent open up offering beautiful views and free air flow
    • The tented suite feature an unenclosed toilet
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    Details
    • 4 Tented Suites

    • Setting: View of the riverbed below
    Activities
    • Elephant interaction-approximately 30-minute self-drive, inside Manyoni Private Game Reserve
    • Lucia-approximately 2-hour self-drive, estuary boat hippo and croc tours, crocodile centre
    • Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park-approximately 1 hour self-drive to gate
    • Mkhuze Game Reserve-approximately 1 hour self-drive to gate
    • Jozini Dam-approximately 1.5 hour self-drive, tiger fishing available

    Other Activities in the Manyoni Game Reserve

    • Visit the Rhino Orphanage - A Centre that Specialises in the Caring & Rehabilitation of Orphaned Rhino Calves
    • Rhino Conservation & Dehorning
    • Pangolin Conservation Experience
    • Animal Tracking
    • Various Conservation Activities
    • Cultural Tours
    • Jozini Dam Sunset Cruise

    All activities are on request and pricing is subject to change

    Children

    12+ welcome

    Guests per Safari Vehicle

    8 Guests

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    Rates
    • Per person per night sharing
    • From
      R 5,950
    • Rules
      Book within 21 days of travel
    • Normal selling rate
      R 10,500
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    • Validity Date
      Valid from 11 July 2025 until 19 December 2025
    • Prices are indicative. Please contact us for a comprehensive quotation.
    Rates Include
    • Accommodation in Luxury Tented Suites
    • All meals
    • Two game drives daily
    • Selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
    Closest Airport

    Richards Bay Airport

    Drive Time

    6-hour, 45-minute drive from Johannesburg

    2-hour drive from Richards Bay

    3-hour, 40-minute drive from Durban

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    Reserve
    • Name
      Manyoni Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal
    • Size
      23,000 hectares
    Location
    • Rhino Sands Safari Camp, Mkuze, South Africa

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    • KwaZulu-Natal
    Terms and Conditions
    • All rates quoted are per person per night sharing, unless otherwise stated
    • Please chat to one of our Game Lodge experts for the single accommodation & child rates
    • Our 'From' rate reflected is only an indication of the property's pricing. Once we have your exact dates, we will send through a detailed quotation
    • A number of our rates quoted are based on specials for SADC Residents
    • All accommodation will be subject to availability
    • All rates quoted are based on a minimum stay of two nights
    • Any applicable Conservation Levies & Park Fees will be quoted as an additional amount
    • When we specify ‘Off Road’, this applies to Big 5 sightings only
    • Bush Walks will often need to be pre-booked
    • Childminding is generally at an additional cost
    • For our comprehensive T's & C's, please see the link in our main 'navigation bar'
    Children

    12+ welcome

    Important Notes
    • Check-in available from 2pm. Please note that guests must arrive by 2:30 pm to be guaranteed participation on the afternoon game drive. Late check-ins are available but must be pre-arranged with lodge
    • Rates exclude the Manyoni Private Game Reserve conservation levy, which we will collect on behalf of the reserve. Currently Conservation levies are charged at R 175 per adult per night.
    • All fees quoted are subject to change & will either be pre-paid or settled directly to the Lodge on departure.

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