South African Game Lodges – Game Reserves – Private Game Reserves

Situated in the southern section of the Nambiti Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal, Cheetah Ridge Luxury Safari Lodge is an unrivaled bush retreat, offering fully-catered, accommodation in 10 luxury suites, as well as a sumptuously-appointed family suite which sleeps up to six people.

Family bush retreat? Romantic getaway? Weekend escape or photo safari? Reconnect with nature at Cheetah Ridge, a luxurious safari lodge located in the primal African wilderness, just hours from Johannesburg or Durban.
Overlooking a private watering-hole, each free-standing suite allows guests the opportunity to observe a vast array of congregating African wildlife from the privacy of their own personal viewing deck.

Whether you’re enjoying al fresco dining beneath the stars under our 112-year-old Natal Fig tree, experiencing a private bush dinner in a secluded corner of the Lodge, or indulging in a rejuvenating spa treatment at our on-site spa, Cheetah Ridge Lodge is a ‘must visit’ safari destination.

NAMBITI TEEMS WITH DIVERSE GAME AND BIRDLIFE
A close encounter with one of our Big 5 residents – lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo and rhinoceros – is the highlight of a visit, but Nambiti offers so much more than this – a complete game-viewing experience that few other private game sanctuaries can beat.

With 374 bird species recorded in the surrounding Nambiti Private Game Reserve, Cheetah Ridge Lodge is a twitchers’ delight and the ideal bird-friendly springboard from which to observe and record the social habits, mating rituals and calls of the sanctuary’s extraordinarily diverse birdlife.

From passerines (perching birds) to waders; from flightless birds to raptors; from browsing birds to diving birds; from aquatic birds to terrestrial birds, this is bird-spotting paradise.

From migratory and seasonal visitors to locally common residents; from scarce, elusive species to very common residents, the prolific birdlife is one of Nambiti’s best-kept secrets.