Buffalo Thorn Lodge is an exclusive private, luxury safari lodge; a peaceful sanctuary nestled in the African bush yet one which holds all the excitement of big five game-viewing.
By road, the Lodge is about 2 hours from Johannesburg, in the heart of Black Rhino Game Reserve, within the Pilanesberg National Park. Only 30 kilometres from Sun City, it is in South Africa’s North West Province, a malaria free area.
Perfect for Families, groups and Friend Breakaways.
We spent an awesome weekend at Buffalo Thorn Lodge with family and friends . The accommodation and hospitality is fantastic and the atmosphere relaxed and luxurious . Our game viewing was unique and we besides close sightings of rhino and elephant we had an incredible cat weekend . 3 separate contacts with leopard and the same with cheetah – one close up of a pair on a fresh kill and another with a group of 3 hunting together . Finally a pride of lion on a kill rounded off a unique and special weekend . Thanks to our game ranger Jaques and his wife Nerina for the care and attention and great hospitality
Second time visiting Buffalo Thorne Lodge and our group of 10 thoroughly their stay. The venue is real 5 star with lots of space in the rooms and the design of the main house and entertainment areas is spot on! Awesome viewing at the water hole, whilst sipping a Hansa on the deck. Jacques and Nerina are fantastic hosts and you could not wish for better. Nerina is efficient and friendly and Jacques makes each game drive entertaining. His knowledge of the bush, the way he shares this knowledge and his sense of humour make him a top notch ranger. We couldn’t have had a more perfect 4 days. Superb sightings of Cheetah, Elephant, Rhino + Lion. No Leopard – but came close! We’ll leave that for our 3rd visit.
We spent 4 amazing days at Buffalo Thorne Lodge. The staff did an incredible job to make our holiday both fun and exciting but also relaxing. The lodge itself was incredibly beautiful with all amenities one can wish for including a hot tub with view of a watering hole. Both rangers, Jaques and Ruan, did a fantastic job.