Situated in the heart of the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, forming part of the Greater Kruger National Park, the all new Tanda Tula Safari Camp is one of South Africa's premium luxury safari camps offering guests unforgettable wildlife viewing, warm hospitality and award-winning food in a beautifully "new century modern" styled camp.
Tanda Tula Safari Camp
Awards
Travel and Leisure 2024 It List - The 100 Best New Hotels of the Year
Travel and Leisure 2024 It List - The Most Luxurious New Hotels of 2023
3rd Place for Best Community Focused Safari Property - 2017
What's Special About Tanda Tula Safari Camp
Tanda Tula Safari Camp has always been known for its exceptional hospitality, and the same experienced team is in place to ensure that guests receive the highest level of attention and care during their stay. Activities at the new Safari Camp include twice daily game drives, guided bush walks, bird watching, and stargazing. The secluded hide, library, open-air bar, and fire pit provide plenty of opportunities for guests to gather or enjoy some solitude. The on-site spa and wellness sanctuary offers a range of indulgent treatments and therapies. And its local menus have also been reworked with local flavors and ingredients sourced within 50 miles of the reserve.
Safari Awards
Tanda Tula Safari Camp has been a finalist in the following categories of the Safari Awards:
Best Safari Guiding Team - 2011
Best Value Safari Property - 2015, 2017, 2018
Best Ecologically Responsible Safari Property - 2015, 2017, 2018
Best Community Focused Safari Property - 2017, 2018
Best Safari Cuisine - 2018
Best Safari Property Location - 2018
Best Safari Property Design - 2018
Parks
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Greater Kruger National Park
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The newly re-architectured Tanda Tula Safari Lodge is perfectly situated on the Nhlaralumi River, with breathtaking views of the surrounding wildlife and natural landscapes. The camp and its nine hybrid canvas and glass suites, including two family suites, have been designed by renowned safari architect Nicholas Plewman. The suites were constructed using a contemporary combination of glass, canvas, wood and steel. Each offers guests a private deck with an eco-plunge pool, an indoor and outdoor shower, and modern luxury furnishings. The interiors, conceptualised and designed by Nina Scott, are inspired by the traditional designs of South Africa's Tsonga people, the first custodians of the land, while modern luxuries ensure that guests' every need is met.
All you need to know
Intro
Highlights
Tanda Tula Safari Camp is run and operated by the Scott, Jackson and Mathebula families. The staff, many of whom have been part of Tanda Tula for more than 25 years, are warm and caring, offering a form of hospitality that is uniquely Tanda Tula; one that comes from a truly shared sense of ownership in their product.
Need To Know
Each suite offers guests a private deck with an eco-plunge pool, an indoor and outdoor shower, and modern luxury furnishings. The interiors, conceptualised and designed by Nina Scott, are inspired by the traditional designs of South Africa's Tsonga people, the first custodians of the land, while modern luxuries ensure that guests' every need is met.
Safaris
Driving and walking safaris. Game drives and walking safaris are guided by some of the most qualified guides and trackers in the Greater Kruger region. Guests are likely to see the big five, and also learn about the flora, fauna and cultural heritage of the area. These are unforgettable experiences with incredible guides.
Wildlife
Elephant, rhino, leopard, buffalo, lion (the big 5), white lions, an extensive variety of birdlife, cheetah, hippo, wild dog, hyena, wildebeest, hornbill, giraffe, crocodile, various monkey species, variety of buck, zebra
Quick Facts
3 nights
Children of 6 years and older accepted
Accommodation
7 Safari Suites (accommodating 2 people)
2 Family Suites (accommodating 4 people)
Accolades
We are committed to sustainability, by minimising environmental footprint and maximising social change through education.
Safari Operators
Packages and Promotions
Validity
31-07-2025 to 30-12-2026
Honeymoon Safari
Save 50% on one partners stay
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- Minimum 3 night stay
- Reservation must be made within on year of your wedding date
- Valid all year round for 2025 & 2026
Stay Longer For Less
Validity
18-10-2025 to 14-12-2026
Stay 3 pay 2 OR Stay 4 pay 3
Promotional details:
- Valid: 2025 20 October – 20 December.
Valid: 2026 January to 31 March and 1 November to 15 December 2026 - This offer is valid for new bookings only | Applies to guests sharing and single rates | All packages and promotions are not combinable | Standard inclusions and exclusions apply | Tanda Tula reserves the right to discontinue at any time.
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The guides were the best! Super knowledgeable, friendly and we loved how they joined us for dinner so we could get to know them more.
The massage was fantastic! Loved how it was open air and you could hear the sounds of nature
The food was delicious! I personally loved the seed crusted chicken. And they were great about accommodating dietary restrictions.
The most beautiful property and accommodations
Tanda Tula is an incredible property with an amazing heart. The staff, the experiences, and the property are truly special
Chill, knowledgeable and went out of their way to enable us to see so many animals.
Nestled in front of a watering hole, with elephants coming to drink, this spa experience is better than any spa I’ve ever been to. My husband said he felt like he’d went to another planet.
Wow! Incredible world class cuisine is served at Tanda Tula.
The guides at Tanda Tula are beyond amazing. They are able to find animals while still respecting their space and the naturalness of nature
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The team go above and beyond to ensure that you have a phenomenal experience from the moment you arrive.
The team are knowledgeable, endearing, and so experienced
Gorgeous location, Gorgeous view
Every meal was a masterpiece
Honestly the most incredible experiance of my life. I cannot reccomend more.
Awesome team, not only knowledgable but also humble and great to be around
We went to TT for our honeymoon and it was incredible. Absoloutly everything was better than we could have wised for!
Best massage I had in my life!
Chef Ryan and his team are incredible. Honestly the best food experiance I have ever had
The newly built lodge is unbelievable. They put so much effort into the design, bulding materials and footprint on the land while not compromising on luxury. I couldnt recommend more.
The newly built lodge is unbelievable. They put so much effort into the design, bulding materials and footprint on the land while not compromising on luxury. I couldnt recommend more.
Our family LOVE Tanda Tula!
Friendly and helpful staff. Makes you feel part of the family.
My kids just want to go back!
Many great sightings, and rare sightings. Fantastic birding
Knowledgeable guide and tracker.
Staff engaging with each member of our family, child-friendly menu option
Fantastic cuisine and dining experience, breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner
Private, spacious and luxurious
Definitely a priority in this camp
Nothing short of supreme, with a change in setting on the property daily, ush breakfast is highly recommended
Scotch the ranger and Jack the tracker were superbly experienced making sitings and exciting adventure whilst sharing thier vast knowlage with us
This venues setting is absolutely beautiful
The location is prime for wild life viewing and a vast area can be experienced in a restful atmosphere
This is the machine of Tanda Tula.
Incredibly private and beautiful.
Real community support projects and exemplary staff development
Always excellent!
Without doubt. A very special team!
We loved the fact that our guide was from the community, had been at the property for over 15 years and was a shareholder!
Loved all the food
Kids loved it
The upgrade is amazing
Our guide was extraordinary
The river bed view is somewhere I could gaze upon forever
Two Leopards fighting
Exceptional experience all round
Evident in their community support projects AND in the development of their staff
The best!
Exceptional team!!
In the heart of the Greater Kruger
Every time!
The most value for money lodge I have ever seen, with a world leading experience at a very competitive price point.
Offers everything
Very good
Very clued up
They are fully invested in their staff and local community - going above and beyond to add value to their lives
Every meal.is absolutely delicious
I went on honeymoon to Tanda Tula and it was the most incredible experience of my life. I can’t recommend it enough…
The food at Tanda Tula is absolutely incredible and is something I still think of!
The complete revamp of the camp is jaw dropping!
The guiding team at Tanda Tula are world class and so full of knowledge.
The overall experience at Tanda Tula is unforgettable.
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Fabulous encounters with exceptional game viewing in the heart of the Timbavati
Respectful guiding with an IMPACT. Tanda Tula is dedicated to empowering communities and preserving wildlife spaces through responsible business practices.
Brand new rebuild with fresh new culinary experiences
Two of nine of their suites are family suites with large heated plunge pools, double bathrooms and vast spacious ensuites. Communal pool, family activities
Don and Nina Scott have done a superb rebuild in 2023 of the once loved Tanda Tula to an even more modernized, spacious and tasteful design. A completely extraordinary transformation!
Chad Cocking and Tristan Reynolds are the all time best guides, in tune to the natural environment and awareness for the guests
A stunning space for honeymooners with romantic sundowners in the dry river beds, luxury woven boma, spa treatments, private and exclusive suites.
Chad Cocking ….need I say more
Have never experiences a more knowledgable team, couldn't have had a better time!
Best food I've ever eaten
The staff are all so experienced and knowledgeable, and their passion is contagious
Tanda Tula is a family and as a guest, you are lovingly welcomed & become a part of it.
Delicious & creative meals, with even better settings.
Top-notch knowledge & kindness & eagerness to show their love of the bush with others.
On a river bank, on the bush, with wildlife all around! A safari from camp itself!
I cannot wait to go back again & again!
The team is dedicated and one big family, plus the way they support the community is amazing, making the community strong is seen
Everything feels like it is 5star+, the armosphere, the team, the food and the beauty of the region
Such an amazing place. Outstanding
Most beautiful safari experience
Suite was spectacular and the food delicious
Solar everywhere
So many projects involved
The Braai experience was so different and excellent also the chef personality so enthousiast
Family suite incredible
Chad and the tracker was amazing
Sightings were insane even right in front of the camp with wild dogs on a kill
Definitely yes
The pricing of the all new Tanda Tula Safari Camp with everything that is lncluded in this super premium and modern offering makes this a unique value for money camp.
The newly built camp incorporates ecological design features like solar power, bio-rock water treatment, intergated waste management and recycling and they measure their impact on WEEVA online tools.
TANDA TULA Education Foundation with their adult education, scholarships for school learners and university students and enterprise development of local SMME's is a very high impact community program.
The chef team have risen to the occasion in matching the food offering at Tanda Tula Safari Camp with the incredible new facilities. The food is modern, light, tasty and beautiful with lots of variety
The addition of 2 family suites, with generous rooms that cater to families with older children too makes the new camp an ideal new offering for the family market.
The all the Tanda Tula Safari Camp has re-affirmed Tanda Tula's position as a super premium property in the Safari Market. Everything about it is modern, stylish and African.
The guiding team includes some highly experiences and even celebrity (Chad Cocking and Scotch Ndlovu) guides. Scotch also happens to be a Master Tracker (one of 2 at TANDA TULA).
The new Safari Suites are the very meaning of romance, with stylish and sexy interiors which offer both space and a variety of options of where to spend your time. Very very romantic spaces.
The location on the banks of the Nlharalumi River has always been spectacular. Now, with the modern flat roof design, the buildings simply disappear into their surroundings with views that move you.
Overall the combination of the fabulous new facilities, combined with the incredible family feel makes Tanda Tula an unmatchable experience. They truly understand that the PEOPLE make the Safari.