Ntamba Safari Lodge

Ntamba Safari Lodge is a family-owned, self-catering lodge and is the perfect escape to relax in the African bush. Situated just a short 35-minute drive from Sun City or a 2-hour drive from Lanseria Airport, Ntamba is a perfect holiday home in the bush for your next Family Safari that won’t have the kids asking “are we there yet?” every five minutes. Ntamba is situated in the Big 5, Malaria-free, Black Rhino Game Reserve and forms part of the 55 000-hectare Pilanesberg National Park. View the Big 5 in their natural habitat as well as South Africa’s other rare species in the comfort of your own.

The perfect family and friend’s getaway, Ntamba Safari Lodge is child friendly and encompasses 5 free standing en-suite Luxury Suites. The accommodation comprises of five Luxury Suites. Suites two and three have an interleading lounge, furnished with 2 single sleeper couches for kiddies, essentially turning it into a spacious and comfortable Family Suite.

Game drives are included in your stay and conducted with a professional guide in your private 4 x 4 Safari Vehicle on the exclusive Black Rhino Game Reserve. Ntamba Safari Lodge is privileged to have traversing rights to the whole Pilanesberg National Park allowing the Big 5 and other endangered species such as African Wild Dog, Cheetah and Black Rhino to roam free.

About Black Rhino Game Reserve

The Black Rhino Game Reserve is a private concession situated within the malaria-free greater Pilanesberg National Park (55 000ha). The park, encircled by the hills of a volcanic ring-dyke complex and containing both Kalahari and Lowveld biomes, is a wilderness, Eden. Nearly all animal species endemic to Southern Africa are to be found here.

The development of the park is considered one of the most ambitious projects of its kind anywhere in the world. It began with Operation Genesis in 1979, which game-fenced the area and reintroduced long-vanished wildlife. Today, Pilanesberg is home to over 7 000 animals – including all of the Big Five, 25 other mammal species, 350-plus kinds of birds, and innumerable reptile and insect species.

As a guest of Ntamba, you are assured a private – and unique – safari experience, with the rare opportunity to possibly see the unique black rhino. The lodge has traversing access to the entire Pilanesberg National Park, including the Black Rhino Game Reserve and the park’s limited-access Wilderness Area – established for the protection and breeding of this critically endangered animal, threatened by poaching.

Other successful park conservation initiatives are the Brown Hyena Project and Cheetah Project. The brown hyena is classified near threatened and is at risk due to the mistaken belief that they are harmful to livestock. The cheetah is currently classified vulnerable – though there is call for its reclassification as endangered – and is under threat from poaching, habitat loss, and human-wildlife conflict.