Thanda Private Game Reserve

Safari lodge in South Africa

Thanda Safari is a safari lodge in Umkhanyakude District Municipality (KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa. It was founded by Dan Olofsson^[1] who invested more than R 100 million^[2] in the property in 2002.^[3] The reserve was formerly a cattle farm.^[4]

Notes

^ Coetzer, Diane (August 18, 2007). "Nash's Smash". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 33. p. 45.
^ Financial Mail. Vol. 182–183. S.A.A.N. Limited. 2005. Two years ago, a Swedish investor ploughed more than R100m into the Thanda Private Game Reserve, a new five-star lounge between [...] and Hlahluwe.
^ Groenewald, Yolandi (January 8, 2010). "Schabir Shaik's parole paradise". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
^ Brooks, Shirley; Spierenburg, Marja; Wels, Harry (2012). van Beek, Walter; Schmidt, Annette (eds.). African Hosts & Their Guests: Cultural Dynamics of Tourism. James Currey. pp. 216–218. ISBN 9781847010490.

External links

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