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By Lorna Rae Dupree I woke up to a light tapping sound. What could that be, I thought. I got out of bed and opened the mosquito-netted roller doors. I poked my head around the corner and there he was. A small malachite kingfisher tapping on the mirror in the living room, giving himself the
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It’s not an everyday occurrence…to stick your hand full of pellets in an elephants mouth that is…but it definitely is one that you will want to do again. After a hearty breakfast, we took an hour drive to the Bayete Elephant Interaction. Hosting a unique elephant encounter every day at 11 am. Bookings are, expectantly,
Thornwood is surrounded by four different ecosystems: sand forest, grasslands, wetland and thorn scrub. Today we are going to learn about the rarest of them all, sand forest. Sand forest covers a smaller area than any other forest types in South Africa. It is extremely rare and vitally important and thus protected. Very few studies
Travel Information for South Africa and Hluhluwe Traveling to a new country is always exciting and it is also always important to be prepared. Below are some useful travel tips and information for your stay in South Africa and Thornwood in Hluhluwe. Area and Population South Africa is 1,2 million square kilometers in size
Thornwood would like to share a surprise with all our guests- new and old- to celebrate this sunny season! Thornwood is offering all returning guests a 20% discount if you book a stay between the 9th of September and the 31st of October. All new guests are offered a 10% discount if you book a