Buffalo Thorn Safaris
Games in Klerksdorp

Situated on the farm Engelsea only 20 Km from the Martinsdrift/Groblersbrug border post, it is ideally placed for stop overs while en-route to Botswana, Zimbabwe or even the world renowned heritage site of Maphungubwe nature reserve.This 4 Star luxury lodge is part of a private game reserve and is designed to accommodate exclusive self-catering group of up to 12 people, while fully catered over night stays are also available. Buffalo Thorn Safari Lodge is apart from the perfect start or finish to an overland African adventure also the ideal breakaway lodge to come and relax.

It’s important that all of our beloved visitors know that Buffalo Thorn Safari Lodge is a family run business. This means that we treat every visitor as an extended member of our own family, welcoming them into the fold. Buffalo Thorn Safari Lodge is blessed with a team of trustworthy, hard-working and friendly staff who are committed to providing the visitor with the finest service. Our management will ensure that all your needs and wants are catered for with a smile, and will go above and beyond to make sure that you are both comfortable and happy. Therefore, you’ll find only the finest managed game lodge in Limpopo at Buffalo Thorn, determined to deliver the finest bushveld experience for our guests. Buffalo Thorn Safari Lodge has one important and all-inclusive vision; that is to provide the finest bush lodge experience to all patrons. Our commitment is to spoil and pamper all our visitors, and to achieve this end we are driven to improving the area’s conservation and the community’s sustainability. We support local business, and we support the local community by employing hard-working locals. Welcome to Buffalo Thorn Safari Lodge, where the comfort of home makes its way to the bush. Make sure that your stopover is at the Buffalo Thorn Safari Lodge, whether traveling to or from your destinations between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Or just take the time to come exclusively for a visit. Our lodge and chalets are quintessential the models of a private sanctuary within the surrounding bush that will beguile the most jaded traveller and is complemented by a host of attentive staff who are willing to respond to your every need. Let this unspoilt surroundings, majestic silence and compelling skies rejuvenate your soul. Set in a private game reserve, the environment is in charge. Night drives will reward you with Jackal, the Aardwolf, Brown Hyena or even the shy Pangolin or Porcupine. If you prefer the feathered fauna, Buffalo Thorn Safari Lodge is the ideal birdwatching venue for both the beginner as well as experienced birder as it is home to more that 450 species of beautiful bushveld birds. Buffalo Thorn Safari lodge is a 4-star game lodge were you can experience hospitality in the way Africa has always nurtured its favourites. We have spent our time cultivating, nurturing and tending the lodge to accommodate you, our valued guest. Our chalets are beautifully assembled with inclusions such as outdoor rock showers in en -suite bathrooms, air conditioning, private decks over looking the water hole and spacious bedrooms with king size beds. For lodge visitors not making use off our luxury self catering chalets, traditional South African cuisine is on offer. We stayed over for the weekend and enjoyed it so much that we immediately booked for the wedding weekend as well. It offered luxury self catering accommodation and very good Braai facilities. We book dinner for six people and the service was excellent. No doubt one of the biggest surprises I’ve come to experience. Just a few minutes from Martin’s Drift border post, we were welcomed by a dinner of exceptional Bobotie in the oven, along with dessert.