# Tintswalo Safari

Hoedspruit, South Africa · Selected: clears the published selection standard.

- Page: https://mindreachgetaways.com/za/hoedspruit/wellness-retreat/tintswalo-safari
- Book direct: https://www.tintswalo.com/safari
- Map pin: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-24.585832,31.43559

## Our read

Greater Kruger has no shortage of plunge pools. Tintswalo Safari's decision is narrower. Six Explorer Suites, the Baines suite, and the two-bedroom Grant suite sit in Manyeleti, unfenced to Kruger, and the published rate already includes two activities a day and full board. A child of 9 to 11 does not join the shared vehicle. The page also says the reserve has one of the lowest vehicle densities in Greater Kruger. Come if two drives and the meals are what you are paying for. Skip it if you wanted a camp that takes younger children on the standard vehicle, or a lodge inside the Sabi Sand gate rather than Manyeleti.

## Come here for

- Six Explorer Suites with plunge pools, plus Baines and the Grant family suite
- A rate that already includes full board and two activities a day
- Manyeleti, unfenced to Kruger, rather than a camp in town

## Skip it if

- You have a child under 9, or a child of 9 to 11 and no plan for a private vehicle.
- You wanted the Sabi Sand gate. This pin is Manyeleti.

## The place

Tintswalo Safari is in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve, with an unfenced border to Kruger National Park. The lodge phone is +27 15 793 9013. The page counts six Explorer Suites, each with a private plunge pool, plus the Baines Presidential Suite and the two-bedroom Grant Family Suite. Manyeleti, they write, means Place of the Stars in Shangaan, and they give the reserve as 24,000 hectares, open to Sabi Sands, Kruger, and Timbavati. The rate is the product. An Explorer Suite is charged per person sharing and includes full board, two safari activities a day, house drinks, the minibar, Wi-Fi, and laundry. Premium drinks, transfers, the reserve entry fee, and a community fee are extra. In the window they call low season, 16 January to 15 March and 1 to 14 December 2026, they print ZAR 23,050 per person sharing. Children from 9 are welcome. Ages 9 to 11 require a private vehicle. This is not a lodge where the game drive is an optional extra. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

## What it is like

- The count: Six Explorer Suites with plunge pools, the Baines suite, and the Grant suite.
- The rate: Full board and two activities a day are included. ZAR 23,050 per person is the low window they print for parts of 2026.
- The fence: Unfenced to Kruger, Sabi Sands, and Timbavati, as the page describes Manyeleti.
- The vehicle: Children aged 9 to 11 need a private safari vehicle.
- The name: Manyeleti, Place of the Stars, on 24,000 hectares.

## Ways to stay

- Two drives are already in the rate · Price on their site · https://www.tintswalo.com/safari

## Getting there

Manyeleti Nature Reserve, on the Orpen Road side of Greater Kruger, near Hoedspruit. Lodge phone +27 15 793 9013. The map pin is the reserve, not a surveyed cottage door.

## Questions

**Where is the lodge?**
In Manyeleti Nature Reserve, unfenced to Kruger. Hoedspruit is the town you fly to.

**How many suites?**
Six Explorer Suites, the Baines Presidential Suite, and the two-bedroom Grant Family Suite.

**What does the rate include?**
Full board, two activities a day, house drinks, minibar, Wi-Fi, and laundry. Not the reserve fee.

**What about children?**
From 9. Ages 9 to 11 require a private vehicle. Ages 9 to 15 are half the Explorer sharing rate.

**Where do I book?**
With Tintswalo. MindReach does not take the reservation. Phone +27 15 793 9013.

## How far to trust this

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.
MindReach Getaways does not take the booking. You book with the property.