Trying to find your families next weekend bush break escape near Durban? Look no further, Rhino River Lodge is the perfect place to reset for the weekend. We are just a few hours from Durban and situated in Manyoni Private Game Reserve, it is the perfect place to forget about all your worries, weekly obligations and to enjoy quiet, family time together in the most beautiful place. 

The Perfect Distance for a Weekend Away

The biggest advantage of visiting us over a weekend is the accessibility, there doesn’t need to be a lot of planning, traveling time is to a minimum as it only takes 3 hours from Durban and you can just enjoy a scenic drive north to the bush. Watch the city life slowly roll away as the Zululand terrain grows larger. 

A Different Kind of Family Time

Holidays spent with your family can often be very busy with loaded schedules, booked activities and meals planned throughout the day which doesn’t allow for much relaxation and quality family time. Rhino River Lodge is the perfect escape to offer something more organic. 

Start your mornings with a early departure from the lodge into the reserve, while the guides read fresh tracks that are pressed into the sandy roads and listen out for calls in the distance. You get to then enjoy watching your children take in the experience, learning new information, watching them scan the horizon and enjoying the simplicity the bush brings to one. It allows you to all share the excitement of sightings and have stories to tell long after the getaway. 

After your ranger coffee or hot chocolate stop in the bush, you then get to go back to the lodge for some long awaited and much needed relaxation. While parents finally sit back, have a drink and read their books, the children can enjoy a cooling swim in the pool as the Zululand heat always seems to linger. 

Once the heat subsides and the cool air starts to arrive and the animals start coming out again, you set off on your second game drive of the day, before coming back to a boma fire were you and your family can share stories while enjoying a meal together. 

A Few Days That Go a Long Way

A weekend offers the perfect amount of time for a two night stay, it also allows you enough time to take a break from reality, to get a change of scenery and to try something new that you might have not experienced with your family and loved ones. A bush weekend allows you to reconnect as a family, while having no pressure from the outside world. 

Begin Your Manyoni Escape

If you have been thinking of booking that family safari escape, then this is your sign. A change of scenery and a weekend in Manyoni might be exactly what you are looking for.