Turtle tracking
Seasonal walks or 4x4 drives for loggerhead and leatherback nesting activity.
BAREFOOT LUXURY · MABIBI
BEACH LODGE · ISIMANGALISO WETLAND PARK
Twelve thatched rooms tucked into the dune forest above Mabibi beach. A small lodge built around privacy, marine wilderness and being outside as much as possible.
Why stay here
Thonga sits directly behind Mabibi beach inside iSimangaliso Wetland Park. It's deliberately small. The rooms disappear into the forest, and the day moves between three dining areas, the beach deck, two pools, the marine centre and the Indian Ocean in front of it all.
From Thonga
Thonga is unusually well placed for both sea and land: reefs and turtle beaches on one side, coastal forest and Lake Sibaya on the other.
Seasonal walks or 4x4 drives for loggerhead and leatherback nesting activity.
Several reefs sit a short distance from the lodge, supported by the on-site marine centre.
Guided snorkelling on the shallow reef close to Mabibi beach.
Boat out looking for whales, dolphins, turtles and whatever else is passing.
Kayak the freshwater lake, or arrive later for sundowners over the water.
Guided walks through coastal forest, beach and grassland around the lodge.
Direct to the operator
Visit Maputaland doesn't take bookings. Continue to the operator for current availability, transfers, rates and booking conditions.