Kilima Private Game Reserve & Spa is in one of the most beautiful regions in South Africa, only 60 km from the Phalaborwa Gate of the Kruger National Park and centrally located to explore the beauty and magic of Limpopo in Africa.

What defines Kilima Private Game Reserve & Spa is the natural beauty that surrounds the lodge, and in essence, our natural product that we offer with simplicity and style.

As such, our environmental efforts are part of our responsibility to protect the very product we sell. It also serves as an opportunity to deepen our relationship with not only our guests but also with our staff and their connection to the environment.

Strong eco-friendly methods were used to ensure that only indigenous trees and as far as possible only indigenous plants were used to create our beautiful gardens.

Only bio-degradable cleaning products are used at the Kilima Private Game Reserve & Spa, to keep this process pure. Our drinking water is extracted from boreholes that connect to an underground reservoir, and our water quality is regularly checked and tested and could be sold as bottled water! It was actually certified as “better than bottled water”!

With our Energy Management programme we want to reinforce our commitment to the natural environment in which we operate – We have also reduced the wattage of all light bulbs and only use energy saving light bulbs. We offer linen replenishment and service every day for stay-over guests - but only on request. Our policy of ‘touch the earth lightly’ is taken literally here!

No trees were removed to make way for any buildings, and the design was constantly adapted around them creating a feeling of one-ness with nature. In our design, construction, renovation and maintenance, we try to use wherever possible low volatile organic compounds in our paints and adhesives and where possible we only use materials with recycled content.