Ant’s Nest (exclusive use)

Ant’s Nest is the original thatched homestead on a private Waterberg reserve, set in a natural amphitheatre with a wide veranda and a waterhole out front. Six en-suite bedrooms sleep twelve, and the whole lodge can be booked for your group alone.

There’s a 15-metre heated pool in a big garden and a thatched chill-out spot with huge daybeds. Days are filled with horse riding, game drives, walks, mountain biking and fishing, and rhinos sometimes graze a few metres from the pool loungers.

Rates include all meals, local drinks and in-house activities like riding, drives, walks, biking and fishing. Children of any age can join activities; under-fives do pony walks near the lodge. Cots and a kids’ menu are available. This isn’t a Big Five reserve. A rhino levy is charged per person per night.