Hluhluwe Birding at Thornwood

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

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Feed an Elephant at Bayete

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

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Sand Forest

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

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Travel Information

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

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Spring Special

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

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