Bongani Mountain Lodge - South Africa
There is a place in Africa where lion, elephant and rhinoceros walk ancient paths once trodden by the First People of our continent, the San (Bushman). Their gallery of more than 200 rock frescoes is a priceless legacy. When you walk through the narrow rock passage leading here, legend has it that you may become more fertile. This place is Bongani Mountain Lodge, a piece of Africa perched atop a granite mountain with views that will open your mind and heart.
Sir Percy Fitzpatrick roamed these giant rock walls with his dog, Jock of the Bushveld. He wrote: "a place to rest and dream, where there is neither stir nor sound". But there are sounds: the roaring of a lion, the shussh shussh as a herd of elephant moves through the valleys below, the cough of a leopard and the grunts of buffalo as they move through the 8 000 hectare Thethomusha Game Reserve, an exclusive extension of the Kruger National Park.
If you would like to merge a safari experience with a gathering, Bongani Mountain Lodge offers conference facilities for up to 60 guests. Bongani has also joined forces with the local communities to establish one of Africa's pioneering conservation initiatives. The project develops the vision of sustainable, community-based ecotourism. This initiative inspired one of Africa's most beloved heroes, Nelson Mandela, to become one of Bongani's cherished guests.
