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&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve

Phinda spreads across roughly 30,000 hectares of the Munywana Conservancy, protecting seven distinct habitats and one of Africa's finest Big-Five game-viewing experiences alongside more than 430 bird species.

Where you sleep

Staying with &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve

It pairs classic bush safaris with the nearby Indian Ocean at Sodwana Bay, so guests can track lion and leopard by day and turtles or coral reefs by the coast. Accommodation is spread across six luxury lodges — among them Forest, Mountain and Vlei Lodges — each set in its own corner of the reserve.

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What you get

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Big-Five game drives and guided bush walks with expert rangers and trackers

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Sodwana Bay marine add-ons: turtle nesting & hatchling tours (Nov–Feb), scuba diving and ocean safaris

03

Half-day Maputaland beach trips and Jesser Point snorkelling

04

Six lodges from family-friendly to honeymoon and exclusive-use

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&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is one of the places to stay inside iSimangaliso. Browse the full directory, or read up on the section of the Park you are heading for.

Aerial view of a timber game-viewing hide raised over a bush pan
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  2. Establishments
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Accommodation

&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve

Phinda spreads across roughly 30,000 hectares of the Munywana Conservancy, protecting seven distinct habitats and one of Africa's finest Big-Five game-viewing experiences alongside more than 430 bird species.

Where you sleep

Staying with &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve

It pairs classic bush safaris with the nearby Indian Ocean at Sodwana Bay, so guests can track lion and leopard by day and turtles or coral reefs by the coast. Accommodation is spread across six luxury lodges — among them Forest, Mountain and Vlei Lodges — each set in its own corner of the reserve.

On offer

What you get

01

Big-Five game drives and guided bush walks with expert rangers and trackers

02

Sodwana Bay marine add-ons: turtle nesting & hatchling tours (Nov–Feb), scuba diving and ocean safaris

03

Half-day Maputaland beach trips and Jesser Point snorkelling

04

Six lodges from family-friendly to honeymoon and exclusive-use

In the Park

Where you’ll be

Things to do

What you can do

Plan the rest of your visit

&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is one of the places to stay inside iSimangaliso. Browse the full directory, or read up on the section of the Park you are heading for.

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&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve

Phinda spreads across roughly 30,000 hectares of the Munywana Conservancy, protecting seven distinct habitats and one of Africa's finest Big-Five game-viewing experiences alongside more than 430 bird species. It pairs classic bush safaris with the nearby Indian Ocean at Sodwana Bay, so guests can track lion and leopard by day and turtles or coral reefs by the coast. Accommodation is spread across six luxury lodges — among them Forest, Mountain and Vlei Lodges — each set in its own corner of the reserve.

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What to expect

Phinda spreads across roughly 30,000 hectares of the Munywana Conservancy, protecting seven distinct habitats and one of Africa's finest Big-Five game-viewing experiences alongside more than 430 bird species. It pairs classic bush safaris with the nearby Indian Ocean at Sodwana Bay, so guests can track lion and leopard by day and turtles or coral reefs by the coast. Accommodation is spread across six luxury lodges — among them Forest, Mountain and Vlei Lodges — each set in its own corner of the reserve.

  • Big-Five game drives and guided bush walks with expert rangers and trackers
  • Sodwana Bay marine add-ons: turtle nesting & hatchling tours (Nov–Feb), scuba diving and ocean safaris
  • Half-day Maputaland beach trips and Jesser Point snorkelling
  • Six lodges from family-friendly to honeymoon and exclusive-use

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