Dramatically set into a cliff-face overlooking spectacular Leopard Rock, the unique Rock Lodge at Phinda Private Game Reserve is an architectural fascination.

Its six suites are seemingly suspended over the deep valley below, providing breath-taking views. Each romantic suite, constructed from contoured stone and adobe, boasts solid wooden shutters and doors, opening onto a private plunge pool and viewing deck.

Complete with spacious en-suite bathrooms, three of the suites also feature outdoor showers, providing some of the most scenic al-fresco bathing on the African continent.

The lodge’s comfortable sitting areas are the perfect vantage point for viewing the abundant wildlife roaming the bushveld below.

This is an intimate lodge, where guests are treated like treasured family members and time is shared with fellow safari adventurers who soon become friends.

Striking sunsets are witnessed from the game viewing deck suspended over Africa’s bushveld, and delicious Pan African meals are served in the dining area under hand-wrought chandeliers.