Experience Lejwe La Metsi

With 2500 hectares at your disposal, there are many ways to enjoy the beauty of Lejwe La Metsi.

From romantic retreats to child-friendly holidays and milestone celebrations, Lejwe La Metsi has something to offer everyone. Explore our lush gardens and magnificent waterfalls surrounding the lodge at your leisure, or opt for a few of the below activities on the reserve or nearby.

Experiences

Royal African Spa

Unwind and feel rejuvenated with an indulgent treatment in the capable hands of our qualified spa therapists at our Royal African Spa. Treatments, ranging from facials and massages to aromatherapy, can be enjoyed in the privacy and comfort of your private villa. Our healing and re-energizing therapies are the perfect accompaniment to a few days spent in the tranquility of the bush.

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Conservation Game Drives

Lejwe La Metsi’s malaria-free wilderness is home to a remarkable diversity of flora and fauna. Guests can look forward to flexible and informative drives where you can see up to 50 different mammal species, including leopard, hyena, jackal, hippopotamus, giraffe, zebra and many more, as well as learn about the marvels of the African bush. Guests will also be given the opportunity to enjoy an upfront and completely unique sighting of our rare species of East African Buffalo, Zambezi Sable, Golden Wildebeest and Black Impala. Our expert and informative guides will share our story of conservation, including providing an understanding of what makes these animals unique and what needs to be done on a daily basis to ensure their welfare and preservation.

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Guided Quad-Bike Safari Tours

For the more adventurous in spirit, guests can enjoy an immersive guided safari tour on one of our quad-bikes. Our Guided Quad-Bike safari Tours are designed to offer guests a unique and exciting perspective of our reserve, its animals and its natural beauty.

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Walking Safaris

For an immersive experience of Africa, embark on foot with our expert guiding team exploring the sights, sounds and smells of the bush, often invisible when on a game drive. Marvel at flowering plants or the bright colours of a lilac breasted roller in a tree and feel your senses heighten as you experience the world around you in a prehistoric way.

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Stargazing

As the sun sinks below the horizon, turn your gaze to the stars for a spectacular sky safari. Due to the reserve’s remote location, there is virtually no light pollution, meaning that the skies are some of the best in Africa for astronomy. Enjoy breathtaking stargazing and the view from the Southern Hemisphere all from the comfort of your suite at Lejwe La Metsi.

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Sundowners

Sip on a refreshing sundowner at the end of a relaxing day at the viewpoint overlooking a waterhole below. Sundowners can be arranged with or without a game drive beforehand and offer a wonderful opportunity to slow down and drink in the vibrant colours of the African sky before the sun sinks below the horizon.

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Experiential Dining

Dining at Lejwe La Metsi is a unique and bespoke experience. Meals can be enjoyed in a variety of magical locations including pop-up dinner in the bush and in our gardens, picnic-style in view of the end of the waterfall, in the spacious dining room or in the open-air dining area of the villas. For groups of 10 people or more, guests can look forward to an atmospheric dinner at the Lejwe Amphitheater.

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Families and children

Being family owned and run – Lejwe La Metsi understands the needs of families and takes deep pride in hosting families and children of all ages. Our villa’s have been specifically designed with families in mind, and are therefore completely child friendly. Our team of highly qualified and friendly guides are passionate about educating the next generation about conservation and showing them the wonders of the African bush. In addition, our team is driven to keep the young ones entertained through the day so that you can enjoy some time to relax and rejuvenate during your family getaway at Lejwe La Metsi.

Partnered Experiences

With conservation forming the ethos of Lejwe La Metsi, we have partnered up with incredible like-minded partners to offer additional incredibly unique experiences. Transfers to all of these experiences can be arranged by our team.

Partnered Experiences

Big Cat Conservation Experience

A unique educational experience where guests are guided around a registered non-profit conservation center that is focused on the rescuing and rehabilitation of endangered and threatened big cat and predator species, including: Cheetahs, leopards, black leopards, lions, Siberian tigers, servals, caracals, African wildcats and wolves. Guests will be able to learn about the various animals and their conservational stories as well as have the opportunity to take photos of the animals.

Partnered Experiences

Rhino Conservation Experience

An experience exclusively reserved for guests of Lejwe La Metsi, guests will be able to visit a conservation facility that is entirely dedicated to the conservation of the endangered rhino species. An educational experience where guests will be guided through the facility and will be able to view the facility’s rhinos from a very close proximity as well as be educated from experts around the rhino poaching crisis that is ongoing in Africa and the conservational efforts that are being conducted to protect this endangered species.

Partnered Experiences

Elephant Conservation Experience

A conservation facility that is dedicated to the rehabilitation and conservation of elephants who have been affected by poaching and habitat loss. With a conservation through education ethos, guests will be able to connect with elephants through unique interactions in the hope of increasing awareness around the conservational issues faced by wildlife in Africa and to promote the understanding that wildlife needs to have value in order for it to survive. Guests can have the option of an Educational Interaction only or an Educational Interaction plus a Nature Walk, where, after the interaction, guest will be able to head out with the herd of elephants and experience being one with the herd in their natural living environment.