Luxury suite
Sleeps 2
One of nine stone-and-thatch clifftop suites, each with a private plunge pool, a deck hammock, an indoor and outdoor shower, and a valley view to the Lebombo mountains.
Leopard Mountain Safari Lodge
A canopy lodge in the inland hills.
Wake on the cliff line above Manyoni's bushveld.
Leopard Mountain Safari Lodge stands on a clifftop in Manyoni Private Game Reserve, 23 000 hectares of bushveld in northern Zululand.
- Established 1997Family-run since 1997
- Manyoni Private Game ReserveKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- “Global Winner: Luxury Safari Lodge”World Luxury Hotel Awards, 2024
About Leopard Mountain Safari Lodge
Leopard Mountain Safari Lodge stands on a clifftop above the Msunduze river in Manyoni Private Game Reserve, 23 000 hectares of bushveld in northern Zululand. The Vivier family opened the lodge in 1997 with no prior hospitality experience and still runs it today. Nine stone-and-thatch suites sit along the ridge, each with a private plunge pool, a hammock, and an indoor-outdoor shower, and each looks across the valley to the Lebombo mountains.
The lodge is a founding member of the reserve, formed in 2004 when seventeen landowners dropped their fences as a release site for the WWF black rhino range expansion project. Two game drives go out daily in open vehicles. Conservation shapes the rest of the offer: guests can observe a scheduled rhino horn trimming, track Temminck's ground pangolin between April and September, and visit the Zululand Rhino Orphanage. Dinner is served on the deck or fireside in the boma.
What’s included
All meals
Breakfast, a picnic-basket lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner are part of the nightly rate.
Two daily game drives
Morning and afternoon drives with professional rangers in open vehicles carrying at most seven guests.
Selected drinks
Soft drinks, house wines, local-brand spirits and beers, and teas and coffees; cellar wines and premium spirits are billed separately.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is included in the rate; the per-night conservation levy is billed separately.
Where you stay
Nine stone-and-thatch suites on the clifftop above the Msunduze valley.
Gallery
Experiences
Two daily safaris in Manyoni’s big-five country.
Track the Big Five on morning and afternoon drives through Manyoni’s 23 000 hectares.
Included
Watch for hippo around the reserve’s waterholes in the early morning.
Included
Track Temminck’s ground pangolin with the reserve’s monitor between April and September.
Extra
Follow the reserve’s birding trails for hornbills, francolins and raptors with the ranger.
Extra
Book an Africology spa treatment on the deck between the morning and afternoon drives.
ExtraJourneys
Every journey below includes Leopard Mountain Safari Lodge and books as one stay.
Map
Manyoni Private Game Reserve, Zululand, South Africa
The lodge stands on a ridge above the Msunduze river valley, inside Manyoni Private Game Reserve in northern Zululand. The reserve covers 23 000 hectares of thornveld, rocky hills, and riverine forest. 17 landowners dropped their fences in 2004 to form one protected landscape.
Manyoni means place of birds in isiZulu, and 434 bird species are on the reserve list. Black rhino arrived in 2005 under the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project. Lion followed in 2011, and the reserve carries the Big Five.
Things to know
Cancellation policy
- The deposit returns in full more than 60 days before arrival.
- The deposit is 50% of the booking value.
- The balance is due 30 days before arrival.
Lodge rules
- Check-in from 14:00
- Checkout by 10:00
- The approach follows the D464 district road
Rates and inclusions
- Rates are quoted per person per night in South African Rand on the lodge's fully inclusive basis, priced dynamically by date.
- All meals
- Two daily game drives
