| * Winner of "luxury individual hotel, lodge or resort offering best overall product and service" in the Selling Long Haul Awards for 2007 |  |
| * Winner of the Chairman’s Award at the Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism in 2007 |  |
* Winner of the Leading Safari in South Africa category in the 2006 World Travel Awards
* Winner of the Safari Spa category in 2006 Les Nouvelles Esthetiques spa awards
* Winner in the Best Social Involvement Programme category in the 2006 Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism
* The only safari lodge in the world to be a member of The Leading Small Hotels of the World
* First private game reserve in KZN to introduce a breeding pack of the endangered wild dog.
* Luxury Travel Awards winner "One of the World's Best New Hotels 2005" - Luxury Travel Magazine
* Winner of the Best of SA in the Lodge Spa category by House and Leisure/Visa 2006
* Nominated for 2006 First Choice Responsible Tourism Awards in the Best for Poverty Reduction category
* The 'best find' at ILTM in Cannes 2004 by French Elle Decoration magazine
* Finalist in the 2006 CIMTIG Travel Advertising Award for the Thanda brochure
* Selected as inbound industry champion in Now Media's travel & tourism industry awards for responsible tourism 2006
* Third place in the 2006 Qb awards in the hospitality category (awards held for interior design)
