Its panoramic beauty aside, Ithala Game Reserve's most characteristic attribute is perhaps its astonishing geological diversity. Some of the oldest rock formations in the entire world are found at Ithala Game Reserve, dating back 3 000 million years.

Ithala's exceptional variety of habitats is due to a combination of climate and a steep rise in altitude from 480 m above sea level at the Pongola River in the north to 1 400 m above sea level in the south on the Ngothe Mountain, over a distance of 15 km.

Ithala Game Reserve has a rich history of occupation dating back to the Middle Stone Age. The area provided iron ore and wild olive wood used in local Iron Age smelting operations. The San also used the region, leaving their rock art in several sites in the eastern part of the reserve.

Ithala Game Reserve is situated near Louwsburg in northern KwaZulu-Natal. From Durban it is best reached via Eshowe and Melmoth to Vryheid. From the Gauteng area the best approach is via Standerton, Volksrust and Utrecht to Vryheid.

Virtually invisible until the moment of arrival, Ntshondwe, Ithala's main camp, is ingeniously camouflaged against a plateau at the foot of the cliffs of the Ngotshe mountain. Towering above the camp, horizontal contours of pink and russet sandstone offset …

Set in the spectacular Ithala Game Reserve, which tumbles a thousand meters over 20 kilometers, from the heights of the Ngotshe Mountain into a deep valley carved by the Phongolo River. This six-bedded lodge has three spacious en-suite bedrooms and a tiered lounge and dining room leading onto a covered deck with barbeque and plunge pool.

Characterized by deep bush filled valleys and gorges with clear streams cascading over numerous waterfalls into deep pools, and expansive grassy plateaus with large herds of plains game such as blue wildebeest tssessebe and red hartebeest, Ithala …

Ithala Game Reserve Ntshonswe Camp 2 Bed Self Catering Chalets

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Please note that it is cheaper to book Dinners, Lunches, Walks and Open Vehicle Game Drives on arrival at Ithala Game Reserve.