Set deep in the heart of a rare and beautiful dry sand forest, the spectacular &Beyond Phinda Forest Lodge fuses spectacular architectural design with the ultimate in conservation principles. The creation of this award-winning safari lodge was an exemplary exercise in building eco-sensitive structures with a light environmental footprint. The 16 suites are built on stilts and appear to float between the forest floor and the towering torchwood trees. Inventively designed in a style affectionately known as Zulu Zen, each handcrafted, glass-encased suite boasts a minimalist flair that incorporates high-gloss wooden floors, richly tactile fabrics and brightly accented Zulu artefacts.

The suites feature luxurious ensuite bathrooms with slate hand basins and viewing decks where guests can drink in the sight of graceful nyala and duiker in the dappled shade of the forest. The lodge’s sparkling rim-flow swimming pool, as well as the expansive decks in its seating area, looks out onto panoramic views of an open meadow where animals frequently graze. A traditional African boma is enclosed with a wooden fence and offers lantern-lit open-air dining beneath a canvas of stars. 

Accommodation

•  16 air-conditioned glass suites
• Rim-flow swimming pool at the edge of the forest
• Interactive kitchen
• Safari Shop
• Traditional boma for open-air dining

Amenities and Services

• CHILDREN: No children under 16 on Walking Safaris; children 5 years and younger cannot participate in game drives; children aged 6 to 11 permitted on game drives at the lodge manager’s discretion.
  
• AIR CONDITIONING  
  
• OVERHEAD FANS  
  
• BATH  
  
• INDOOR SHOWERS
  
• SEPARATE W.C.  
  
• IN-ROOM SAFE
  
• TELEPHONE 
  
• HAIRDRYER 
  
• KOSHER FOOD Available at an additional cost and with at least 4 weeks notice
  
• POWER 220v AC
  
• PRIVATE 4X4 SAFARI VEHICLE Subject to availability and at an additional cost