&Beyond
Phinda Zuka Lodge
Immersive safari hideaway where generations gather
Featured in Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2025
Seven ecosystems. One unforgettable legacy.
&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve is more than a Big Five safari. It’s a conservation success story decades in the making. Once a patchwork of farmland, this land was carefully restored into 29,866 hectares (73,800 acres) of thriving wilderness. Today, cheetah sprint across open grassland and black rhino browse dense Tamboti thicket. There is a quiet power in seeing a place return to its former glory.
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This land raised a family’s dream. And now, it welcomes yours.
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Every stay feels like coming home.
Where aloes cling to red earth and nyala graze nearby, Phinda Zuka was born from legacy and shaped for connection offering guests a soulful safari retreat. Drawing inspiration from the name Zuka, meaning ‘dawn’, the lodge celebrates new beginnings while honouring its heritage as the home of one of the reserve’s founding families.
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A lodge of your own. Or just the room you need.
With just four individual thatched Zululand bush suites overlooking a waterhole, the lodge feels like a shared home, generous and intimate in the densely wooded Zuka Hills. Ideal for small groups and gatherings, Phinda Zuka can be reserved for exclusive-use up to 10 guests or booked by the suite for more flexible travel.
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Wild moments, shared stories.
Game drives at Phinda Zuka trace a region alive with contrast, from open grassland to sand forest and sandveld. This is also where Phinda’s leopard habituation began. Beyond the Big Five, witness turtle nesting on nearby shores, visit local Zulu villages or simply gather fireside.
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A safari home where stories are passed down, and new ones begin.
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