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Shangani Villa

Hazyview Mpumalanga - South Africa

Email Shangani Villa Reservations: booksa@madbookings.com

Set in the grounds of the ‘Kruger Park Lodge Golf Estate’, this stunning privately owned house, with superb views, offers self catering accommodation that sleeps up to 7 people.
It is situated directly on the river front, the prime location on this fantastic golf estate. We have impala grazing on the lawns, troops of monkeys, and from the ‘hide’ you can watch our resident hippo and crocodiles wallowing in the water.
You are sure to have an unforgettable African experience.

‘Shangani’ is just a 10 minute drive from the famous Kruger Park Game Reserve, Africa's finest conservation area.
This is a perfect base for your safari experience and for visiting the many beautiful areas of Mpumalanga.

Shangani Villa Accommodation

The Villa
Shangani (named after the local people of the region, the Shangaan) is a privately-owned holiday home set within the grounds of the Kruger Park Lodge golf estate in the North East of South Africa.
Nestled on the banks of the Sabie River with superb view, our beautiful house offers superb accommodation.
Outside there is a spacious wooden deck with built in braai (barbeque) and garden furniture.
Here you can relax in the sunshine whilst listening to the sounds of the river and the African wildlife around you.
The house is fully air conditioned and sleeps up to 7 (using the sofa bed).
The house comprises the following:
The master bedroom, located on the ground floor, is furnished with a king size bed and has an en-suite bathroom with bath and shower.
The room has French doors that open onto the deck.
Downstairs is a spacious living and dining area with large patio doors leading onto the deck, which has garden furniture and a covered built-in barbeque.
The kitchen is fully equipped for all your self-catering needs and has a dishwasher and combination washer/drier.
There is also a separate cloakroom downstairs.
There is a house-keeping service and at a small additional charge, one of the cleaner's will come to clean, wash up and make the beds, so there is no need to lift a finger!
There are two other bedrooms
- the second bedroom also has a king size bed and ample space, while the third bedroom is a twin bedded room.
Upstairs is an airy gallery landing with additional sleeping space for one adult or two small children on a sofa bed. Also upstairs there is a bathroom with bath and shower.

The Kruger Park Lodge Resort is a golfing estate set in a completely secluded environment in hundreds of acres of Lowveld bush. There is a Gary Player-designed 9 hole golf course (with 18 tees), flood lit tennis courts, 2 swimming pools, crazy golf, billiard table,dart boards, giant chess and for younger children, two trampolines, jungle gym and a mini quad bike circuit.

Shangani Villa Facilities

Game Drives into either the Kruger National Park or any one of the major private reserves bordering the park, such as Sabi-Sabi, Mala Mala and Londolozi, are easily accessible from our house in Hazyview. Kruger has the added advantage of being able to self-drive through the park.

We are 30 minutes from the Drakensburg Mountain Range where dramatic sites like Gods Window and Blyde River canyon are a must when visiting the area.

Mpumalanga is blessed with waterfalls, gorges, grasslands and lush evergreen forests. There are scenic drives to enjoy stretching across the valleys and peaks of the vast Drakensberg escarpment.
The picturesque village of Pilgrim’s Rest is a living museum, the buildings evoking its gold-mining heyday in the 19th century.
The many other attractive towns of the region, such as Sabie, Graskop, Barberton, and Nelspruit, are delightful places to visit, and of course the Kruger National Park is the pride of South Africa’s game parks.
Shangana Cultural Village
A visually spectacular, moving and unforgettable African experience. A must with the camera. The beautiful village of Shangana is just a 10 minute drive from our villa.
Daytime tours take the visitor on a winding path through fields and bush, to a village where a Shangaan family lives. The guide explains their fascinating way of life, and midday tours enable the visitors to share a meal with the family in the village. In the 'Evening Festival' in the flame-lit Chief’s Kraal, the history of the Shangaans is presented by a huge cast of singers and dancers, Dinner is served inside the huts.
Pilgrims Rest
A must see is the small town of Pilgrim’s Rest, a perfectly restored town telling the story of colonial settlers and their chase in the Gold Rush.
In a quiet fold of green hills, and a valley with its splashing stream, a prospector lugging his tattered belongings in an old wheelbarrow decided to pan for gold.It was 1873...and soon after panning in the stream he found a 'yellow tail' - a few specks of precious gold in the bottom of his pan.

His success was followed by the finding of more gold. Soon the quiet valley was a mass of tents and the sounds of many strange accents and languages were heard.
Pubs were built and the dance-hall girls arrived. The gold rush claimed the rowdy township they called 'Pilgrim's Rest'. 'Wheelbarrow' Patterson would have joined his chums in the bar of the Royal Hotel at the end of a long day's digging. This hotel still stands today and evokes the atmosphere of a bygone era.
Experience the Adventure:
Escape to that place which awakens the intrepid spirit within you. Experience freedom as you soar through the air like a bird. Cut through the swirling water, ride the snaking trail, or merely sink that ever elusive ‘hole-in-one’. The thrill of our myriad adventures will enliven you’.
- The Graskop Big Swing
- Cable Ride (Foefie Slide)
- Slide across the Graskop Gorge. Hold on tight and slide down the wire! At Summit Lodge Graskop.
- Helicopter Trips & Microlites
- National Airways Corporation (NAC Ndizani) are running sightseeing helicopter trips to the wonderful attractions around Graskop.
- Sky Diving & Paragliding
- Witbank Skydiving Club (they also jump at Nelspruit)
- Hot Air Ballooning
- ‘Balloons Over Africa’ is a full time hot air balloon company based in the beautiful lowveld area of South Africa, in the province of Mpumalanga. The office is in Nelspruit and most of the flights take place near Hazyview or White River, so you won’t have far to go.
- Paragliding
- Trout Fishing
There is plenty of trout fishing throughout the area, specifically in Machadodorp and Dullstroom.
- Golf
- Golf can be played right on the doorstep at Kuger Park Lodge. There are also other golf courses around the area.
- Hiking Trails
- Game Drives
- Horse Riding Trails
- Abseiling
- Kloofing
An activity for the adventurous. Exploring areas uninhabited by man. Rock hopping, bum sliding, pool crawling and hiking.
- Tubing
Tubing down the Mac Mac River you will experience crystal clear refreshing water, Swimming and bum–sliding all along the way!
- Sundowner Cruise
On the picturesque Dagama Dam. Enjoy nature’s tranquilizing effect with snacks and beverages as you watch the sun go down.
- River Rafting
20 thrilling rapids on the Sabie River.
Challenge the waves with a boogie board.

Email Shangani Villa Reservations:booksa@madbookings.com