Saseka Tented Camp, located within the Thornybush Game Reserve in South Africa’s Greater Kruger Park, offers a refined safari experience blending modern design with classic safari style. Perched on a bend of the seasonal Monwana River, the camp features elevated tented suites that provide sweeping views of the riverbed and surrounding wilderness. Each suite includes a private plunge pool, outdoor shower, and spacious deck for game viewing. Designed by Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens, interiors combine natural tones with contemporary elegance. Guests enjoy exceptional service, gourmet dining, and guided bush walks alongside thrilling dawn and dusk game drives. Saseka, meaning “beautiful” in Tsonga, lives up to its name as one of the most sought‑after luxury safari destinations.
Rooms
Saseka Tented Camp offers nine luxurious tented suites, including a private villa with four bedrooms. Each suite features a king‑size bed, air conditioning, Wi‑Fi, glass doors opening to a private deck, plunge pool, and alfresco shower, blending modern comfort with immersive safari living.
Dining
Saseka Tented Camp offers refined bush dining with gourmet cuisine prepared from fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Guests enjoy elegant meals served in the main lodge or outdoors under the stars, complemented by fine South African wines and tailored menus to suit dietary preferences.
Recreation
Saseka Tented Camp offers a main lodge with lounge and dining areas, a swimming pool overlooking the Monwana River, private plunge pools at each suite, guided safari drives, bush walks, and access to Thornybush Game Reserve’s wildlife viewing experiences.
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Location
Saseka Tented Camp is set along the Monwana River in Thornybush Game Reserve, near Hoedspruit. Guests can access the camp via daily flights from Johannesburg or Cape Town to Hoedspruit Airport, just a 30‑minute road transfer away.
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Steelveins
4 days in Private Game Reserve near Kruger National Park
This is a wonderful tented camp (tent doesn’t seem to do it justice). Situated in the Thornybush Game Reserve that is continuous with Kruger National Park. The animals are free to roam from all...
Morgan L
Incredible hospitality and wildlife sightings
We had the most incredible stay at Saseka. This was our first safari experience and I wouldn’t change a thing. Our guide (Joe) and tracker (Abed) were extremely knowledgeable, kind and provided an...
AKSRN
WONDERFUL!!!
Accommodations perfect, food good ( could step it up a bit…..plenty of fruit options but minimal salads & veggies), staff superior as was our experiences on the game drives with Rudi & Kenneth…..They...
