Sani Valley Nature Lodges 

If you are looking for a luxury private lodge in the most magnificent setting that also caters to your ideal level of seclusion, then the Sani Valley Nature Lodges are the place for you!

Our private nature lodges are only a two hours drive from Durban. They sit within the malaria-free dramatic Drakensberg mountain range, border a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are the closest luxury lodges to the famous Sani Pass. 

Our Accommodation 

Enjoy a memorable experience at our Sani Valley Nature Lodges offering you very comfortable accommodation, delicious food and breathtaking scenery. Remember to pack your camera!

We provide all the facilities that let you select your level of seclusion and isolation. Our five spacious lodges have different open-plan layouts and are individually dotted around a large lake, giving you true privacy. Each lodge provides a different aspect and panoramic view of the spectacular Drakensberg mountains.

Choose between fully or semi-catered and self-catering options where you have your own full kitchen, meaning you select the level of interaction with food and chefs. If you do not want to cater for yourself delicious breakfast dishes and taste bud-tingling dinners are prepared with great care by our kitchen. No Michelin star chef is on call, just yummy dishes prepared with top-quality local ingredients. 

Our club house offers a great central dining facility downstairs with glass sliding doors linking a protected lake-side veranda. The club house can comfortably seat 60 people for dinner parties, mini conferences, company parties or milestone celebrations like birthdays, wedding parties or other private events. 

The upstairs area offers a great bar facility, a large TV to watch your favourite sporting event, comfortable couches, great fishing memorabilia and a decked veranda, with wonderful views onto the Drakensberg mountains and down the Sani Valley across the lake. The bar is not stocked permanently but can be on request. Our motorized boats are parked securely in the boat house directly on the water. For all boat and fishing rod hire, please enquire at reception.

Outdoor Activities 

Get in touch with your wild side! Enjoy the freedom of 260 acres of lake, surrounded by an abundance of wildlife and game. Game viewing, fishing, horse riding and bird watching are only a few of the activities on offer at Sani Valley Nature Lodges. 

We doen't have the big five, but you will be able to walk among the zebra, wildebeest, eland, springbok and many other antelopes within our well stocked boundary fence. Sani Valley offers some of best game viewing and bird watching in the Drakensberg region. 

Alternatively, pamper yourself with a soothing massage by one of our experienced masseurs on your private deck overlooking the lake. Or enjoy the warmth and bubbles of a soothing hot tub and let the powerful jets massage your cares away! Our lodges Lakeside, Early Mist and Bushman all boast a private and easy-to-operate Jacuzzi to help you relax and unwind on holiday in South Africa. 

If clean air and no crowds is what you are looking for, then come and visit us.