What is the best time to visit Phinda?

Phinda is a private game reserve that encompasses a huge 23,000 hectares or 56,800 acres of protected region. It boasts an impressive wildlife habitat in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Tourists visit here each year to get a wide range of finest game viewing experiences which includes Africa’s Big Five – Lion, Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo, and Rhino; Cheetah, endangered black rhino, and 415 different species of birds.

Phinda sometimes described as “Seven Worlds of Wonder” and includes seven different habitats – woodland, wetland and forest, grassland, river courses, marshes and pans, and interspersed with mountain ranges. Phinda is a wildlife sanctuary that offer opportunities to experience rare discoveries firsthand. This is the place that still gained unspoiled beaches and amazing reefs around. Also, wildlife is in abundance altogether presenting a perfect bush and beach adventure.

Best time to visit Phinda

Phinda can be explored anytime year round, but to get the best gaming views, visit anytime between the end of March and the end of August. Phinda has different climate where in summers that is from September to April, it rains.

When you are planning your visit to Phinda, you may also require the below given details.

Characteristic species of Phinda

Lion, cheetah, elephant, white rhino, red squirrel, nyala, reedbuck, hippo, Nile Crocodile, leopard, bushpig, hyena, impala, chacma baboon, porcupine, red duiker, giraffe, wildebeest, mountain reedbuck, suni antelope, around 400 species of birds, and extraordinary marine diversity at nearby east coast.

Lodges availability

Visit anytime year round and you will get accommodation in lodges. There are various types of accommodation options available – Phinda Forest lodge chalets, Phinda Vlei Lodge suites, Phinda Mountain Lodge chalets, and Phinda Rock Lodge suites.

Recommended method of transportation to reach lodges

There are various lodges around the area. Phinda Forest, Vlei, Mountain and Rock Lodges are easily accessible by self driving. Road transfer and air access to these lodges are also available from Durban or scheduled flights from Johannesburg to Richards Bay. Daily flights can be taken from Johannesburg to Phinda airstrip. Pre-booking and package can be taken for regional or internal flights and transfers.

Distance of the lodges from major centres

It takes six hours of driving time from Johannesburg and four hours from Durban.

Recommended length of stay

Minimum three days is enough to explore the region of Phinda.

Local people

Phinda is the house of Zulu people.

Medical precautions

Vaccination requirements keep changing over time, but it is better to consult a local doctor or health department to get the latest health precautions. With this, anti-malarial precautions are required especially when you stay at CCAfrica lodges and camps where it is made important. Only Tau Game Lodge in South Africa is acceptable without anti-malarial kit.

Activities for kids

• Special eco-guides for kids
• Special family game drives
• Special bush walks
• Animated videos
• Wildlife coloring-in books
• Special programmes can be compiled including tracking for children, frog safaris, fishing, and birding

Children restriction

Children are welcome in every destination except Phinda Rock Lodge where below12 age is not accepted

Cuisines

• Slight curried West African corn and coriander soup with Naan bread
• Fire-roasted Botswana beef with caramelized onions and chilli with sweet potatoes rubbed in cumin
• Spice rubbed chicken with grilled bananas and ginger chutney
• Homemade vanilla bean ice cream with macadamia nut praline and slow roasted rum soaked pineapple