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The Springbok Lodge STYLISH AUTHENTIC SAFARI TENTS on Nambiti Private Game Reserve. The only community-owned lodge on Nambiti. Malaria-free Big 5 adventures. Family-friendly.
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Perfectly locatedโ€”4.5 hrs from JHB, 3.5 hrs from DBN, 1.5 hrs from the Drakensberg. Springbok Lodge is situated in the Big 5 Nambiti Private Game Reserve, 25km from Ladysmith in KZN. Luxury tented accommodation and a memorable getaway for your leisure stay, family reunion, a special celebration, and the lodge is an ideal venue for an end of year business getaway or conference.

๐Ÿ‘Ÿ ๐‹๐„๐“'๐’ ๐ƒ๐Ž ๐ˆ๐“ ๐€๐†๐€๐ˆ๐! ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ž๐ฌ. โค๏ธThe Springbok Lodge and Hamilton School , are teaming up agai...
12/10/2026

๐Ÿ‘Ÿ ๐‹๐„๐“'๐’ ๐ƒ๐Ž ๐ˆ๐“ ๐€๐†๐€๐ˆ๐! ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ž๐ฌ. โค๏ธ

The Springbok Lodge and Hamilton School , are teaming up again to help children in the Nambiti community who need school shoes, and we're calling on our wonderful guests and Hamilton School families to help us make a difference once more!

At the beginning of this year, thanks to the generosity of our guests and the Hamilton School community, we were able to donate numerous pairs of school shoes to children who needed them. Wild Connection distribute the shoes to the children in the community.

The impact of that kindness matters. But sadly, there are still so many children across South Africa going to school without shoes or wearing shoes that are no longer suitable. We're talking about millions of children facing this reality.

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง, ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž. Education is a right, and no child should have to miss out on the chance to learn because they don't have a suitable pair of shoes.

So, we're asking our guests and Hamilton School families to stand with us again. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Have a pair of black school shoes your child has outgrown, still in good condition?
๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Able to contribute a new pair of black school shoes?

Every pair makes a difference. Let's build on what we achieved together from now until the beginning of 2027 and try and help even more children in the Nambiti community get to school with dignity.



PROOF that no two days out here are ever quite the same. ๐ŸพOne day itโ€™s elephants, the next itโ€™s lionsโ€ฆ and then you roun...
10/10/2026

PROOF that no two days out here are ever quite the same. ๐Ÿพ

One day itโ€™s elephants, the next itโ€™s lionsโ€ฆ and then you round a corner and find yourself watching a beautiful group of ๐†๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ๐›๐จ๐ค on Nambiti.

This was a recent sighting on the reserve โ€” and one we were very happy to stop and enjoy.

You never know what you will see on your next drive๐Ÿค

๐Ÿ“ธ Brent Scott Elephant Walking Trails

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ข๐ซ-๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ? ๐˜๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ! ๐Ÿพโค๏ธWe want more guests to be able to enjoy the experience of stay...
08/10/2026

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ข๐ซ-๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ? ๐˜๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ! ๐Ÿพโค๏ธ

We want more guests to be able to enjoy the experience of staying in a safari tent โ€” and that includes guests who need wheelchair-accessible accommodation.

Our ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ” & ๐Ÿ• are wheelchair accessible and have been designed with comfort and ease in mind.

The baths have been replaced with ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, giving you plenty of space and easy access. And because youโ€™re still on safari, youโ€™ll also find an ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ waiting for you!

Two family tents, a little more accessibility, and the same opportunity to wake up surrounded by the sights and sounds of Nambiti. ๐ŸŒฟ

06/10/2026

After the recent rains, it was pretty special to see the Sundays River waterfall gushing again. ๐Ÿ’ฆ

And of course, when you have something this beautiful to share, you take the guests along!

Morning coffee, a rushing waterfall and the sounds of the bush around youโ€ฆ not a bad way to start the day. โ˜•๏ธ๐ŸŒฟ

These are the little safari moments we love sharing with you.

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Ranger Matt


๐ŸŒ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐–๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ | ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆEvery game drive is different. Every game drive is unique....
04/10/2026

๐ŸŒ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐–๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ | ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ

Every game drive is different. Every game drive is unique.

And that is exactly what makes spending time on a game reserve so special.

There are no guarantees. No scripts. No staged encounters.

The wildlife we are privileged to see is living freely, in its natural environment โ€” not in a cage, not performing for visitors and not waiting for us to arrive.

A lion may cross the road. Elephants might appear unexpectedly. You might follow tracks for miles before finally finding what made them. Or you may simply sit quietly and watch an animal go about its day.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐ ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ .

That is the beauty of wild spaces.

And being able to share these raw, unscripted encounters with our guests is a privilege we will never take for granted.

On ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, we celebrate the animals that make these experiences possible โ€” and the importance of protecting the wild places they call home.

๐Ÿพ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ.

๐Ÿ“ธ First Image: Brent Scott Elephant Walking Trails

๐ŸŽ„ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐ค ๐‹๐จ๐๐ ๐ž.Thereโ€™s something rather special about Christmas in the bus...
02/10/2026

๐ŸŽ„ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐ค ๐‹๐จ๐๐ ๐ž.

Thereโ€™s something rather special about Christmas in the bush.

Every year, Wendy creates her unique Christmas tree.

The lodge is dressed for the occasion, the festive spirit takes over, and the food? Letโ€™s just say Christmas is definitely not the time for counting calories. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Christmas on safari is about slowing down, enjoying good food, going on safari, spending time together and making memories.

๐€๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸฆŒ

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ข. ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ.

30/09/2026

๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ๐ข ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง.

Head Guide Brent Scott captured this incredible moment as a male and female lion vocalised together.

๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฉ. ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ.๐Ÿฆ

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Brent Scott Elephant Walking Trails



Spa treatments on safari? Yes, please and thank you. ๐Ÿ’†โ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒฟSometimes you need a little extra between safari drives. Our i...
28/09/2026

Spa treatments on safari? Yes, please and thank you. ๐Ÿ’†โ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒฟ

Sometimes you need a little extra between safari drives.

Our in-room spa treatments let you unwind from the comfort of your own safari tent โ€” private, intimate and wonderfully relaxing.

Because your safari should leave you feeling refreshed in more ways than one. โœจ

๐–๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ. โค๏ธThank you, Sarah, for taking the time to share your experien...
26/09/2026

๐–๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ. โค๏ธ

Thank you, Sarah, for taking the time to share your experience with us โ€” weโ€™re so glad you enjoyed your stay! ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŒฟ

And as they sayโ€ฆ better late than never! ๐Ÿ˜‰

Hereโ€™s what Sarah had to say:
I'm sorry its taken so long to write this review but wanted to say Thank you for a truly magical experience, everything from the game drives to the food and the lodge was perfect and we had amazing animal encounters. Our guide (Beth) was amazing. So knowledgeable and absolutely amazing eyesight. He was also amazing in sharing his knowledge. Whenever i need to think of my happy place i think of Springbok lodge. All the staff were wonderful and looked after us so well.

24/09/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?

It means home.

It means the people whose stories are woven into this land.

It means creating opportunities, sharing experiences and welcoming guests into a place that is much more than somewhere to sleep between game drives.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐›๐จ๐ค ๐‹๐จ๐๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐.

And that makes every guest who stays with us part of something bigger.

Your stay supports a lodge that forms part of a community's story โ€” a place where people work, grow, welcome, share and build something for the generations that follow.

So today, we aren't just celebrating South Africa.

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ.

The people behind the smiles.
The people behind the welcome.
The people behind Springbok.

Because heritage isn't only something we inherit.

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ.

Happy Heritage Day from all of us at The Springbok Lodge.

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Nambiti Private Game Reserve (Woodlands Gate), Elandslaagte
Ladysmith

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+27366379604

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