Best Getaways 
Normann Safari Bush Lodge
*At the start Normann Safari was a bush lodge with 6 double rooms, now extended with a family unit and a vacation house *Normann Safari bush lodge and vacation house are located in the lovely bush (only 1,5km from Kruger National Park bird’s distance!) and yet near to the town of Phalaborwa, the Kruger National Park entrance and the Hans Merensky Golf Estate – all can be reached in approx. 10 min. by car. Phalaborwa has malls, post offices, banks, doctors and airport *Normann Safari Bush Lodge is a small hotel with 6 double rooms and our family unit with 2 double rooms and a shared bathroom. Some rooms are in chalets with thatched roofs others in the main farmhouse with ironed roofs. B&B *Surrounding the rooms there is a swimming pool, a boma with a bar and a small garden. Out front, one can find a reception where internet access is available, as well as a recreation area and secure parking *Next to the bush lodge is our vacation house with a heated jacuzzi, pool, parking and all facilities for self-catering guests
Area Info
That Phalaborwa never gets cold is something of a euphemism to describe the intense heat that can grip the modern, copper mining town, situated just 3 kilometres from the Kruger National Park, during summer in particular
It does render the town of Phalaborwa a great place to stay during winter, however, and many tourists take advantage of the warm temperature for a winter sojourn, particularly with the lure of the Kruger just up the road
Phalaborwa is the site of the ‘Big Hole’, the earth’s largest man-made hole, visible from space and pretty awe-inspiring, even if you’re not impressed by mines in general. Mining and smelting of copper and iron ore date back to 400 AD when the Sotho called the area ‘Ba-Phalaborwa’, meaning ‘better than the south’
And indeed, this part of the northeastern Lowveld is very beautiful but the ‘better’ part of the town’s name most definitely refers to the wealth generated by mineral deposits that today still support a thriving mining industry
About 2000 million years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions left an astounding geological feature measuring 19 spare kilometres, filled with phosphates, copper Iconium, vermiculite, mica and gold
It is unsurprising then that a lot of the activities in Phalaborwa Centre on mining - you can visit the Foskor Mine Museum, take a mine tour and visit the open cast mine, which will leave few visitors indifferent to the sheer width of the two-kilometre diameter
The Hans Merensky Country Club just happens to have one of the best golf courses in the country
Units and Rooms
Lion
Guests: 2
Twin beds, bathroom with shower, safe, air-con, honesty bar (minibar), mosquito net, view and direct access to the lodge swimming pool (possibility of 1 extra bed, but then limited space in room. Room is suitable for disabled person as well).
Leopard
Guests: 2
Twin beds, bathroom with shower, safe, air-con, honesty bar (minibar), mosquito net, view and direct access to the lodge swimming pool (possibility of 1 extra bed, but then limited space in room. Room is suitable for disabled person as well).
Warthog
Guests: 2
Twin beds, separate toilet, big shower room, air-con, safe, honesty bar (minibar), mosquito net, outside room there is a small terrace and fish pond with fountain, possibility of 1 extra bed.
Kudu
Guests: 4
Thatched roofed chalet as a family unit with two twin bedded rooms, air-con, mosquito net, both rooms are divided with a gangway and bathroom with shower, to be shared.
Rhino
Guests: 2
Thatched roofed ½ chalet with twin beds and bathroom with shower, air-con, mosquito net, honesty bar (minibar), safe, bathroom with shower. Room is suitable for disabled person.
Buffalo
Guests: 2
Thatched roofed ½ chalet with twin beds and bathroom with shower, air-con, mosquito net, honesty bar (minibar), safe, bathroom with shower. Room is suitable for disabled person.
Elephant
Guests: 2
Thatched roofed chalet with twin beds and bathroom with shower, air-con, mosquito net, honesty bar (minibar), safe, bathroom with shower. Room is suitable for disabled person. A mezzanine could serve as an extra bed/mattress for a teenager
