Daan & Zena

 

Daan en ZenaAccommodation Phalaborwa - Daan & Zena's bed and breakfast accommodation in Phalaborwa is definitely the funkiest, friendliest bed & breakfast you will find! Try our accommodation in Phalaborwa, what an experience. We were awarded the Accommodation Establishment of the Year Award for 2004 and we are proud members of Phalaborwa Accommodation Association – PAA

Daan and Zena's B&B or Self Catering establishment offers affordable accommodation plus personal service from reception to cooking, with hands on owner involvement to ensure you have a great African safari. Here there are no dull grey experiences, just vibrant colorful holiday feel good times.

We also cater for large groups, or for a few families traveling together. Children are welcome.

Memorable breakfasts are served in the dining room daily from 6:30am to 09:00am, or do you own thing in the fully equipped self-catering kitchenettes available in some rooms.

Free Internet and e-mail available 24hours * TransLux busses run daily from our front door * Airport Transfers *

Come and enjoy our year-round sunshine in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere only 2km from central entrance to Kruger Park.

Experience our unique interiors in vibrant ethnic colours and prints and unusual African works of art.


There are friendly family dogs at the main house only. Please indicate if this could be a problem and we will gladly accommodate you at one of the other houses.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT PHALABORWA

According to geologists, about 2000 years ago a spectacular volcanic eruption took place in the Phalaborwa area. As a direct result a gigantic volcanic pipe was formed.

This volcanic pipe is richly loaded with minerals and metals such as copper, mica, gold, iron, vermiculite, phosphate and zirconium.

Hundreds of years ago Sotho tribes first settled in the area bounded by the Olifants and Letaba rivers. They soon realized they were settling into an unfavorable area and relocated back to this fertile bushveld valley.They named the area Phalaborwa and settled here.

Evidence of mining in clay smelting ovens of iron and copper abound in the area.The name Phalaborwa means "better than the South". Our town was crowned as the Cleanest Town in South Africa for 2005.Phalaborwa was known as the true Gateway to the world famous Kruger National Park, but is already starting to be called the Gateway to Mozambique due to the linking highway between South Africa and Mozambique that is scheduled to open in December 2005.

Phalaborwa is also affectionately known as the "Town of Two Summers". It experiences mild winters. Summer days, which can get very hot, are made bearable by modern aids such as air-conditioners, fans and swimming pools.

Visitors can do all their shopping right here, as the town is neatly laid out with shopping malls and banking facilities, and all the major chain stores are represented.Phalaborwa offers a vast and varied range of accommodation, and a vast range of opportunities to view wildlife up close and personal.

Safaris, walking trials, river safaris down the Olifants river, all of these experiences are structured to offer you, the visitor, a unique holiday experience.

activities

In and Around Phalaborwa

Central gate to Kruger National Park and your gateway to the Limpopo Transfrontier Park

CAR RENTAL:

FIRST CAR RENTAL: please click on incon to make a booking

First Car Rental
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PHALABORWA

AFRIKANIA - POTTERY OF DISTINCTION * AMARULA LAPA * ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE – MASORINI - KRUGER NATIONAL PARK * CULTURAL TOURS – LekaGape * CURIO SHOPS & CRAFT CENTRE * ELEPHANT MUSEUM at Letaba Camp - KRUGER NATIONAL PARK * GOLF IN THE WILD Hans Merensky Estate * MICROLIGHT FLIGHTS MINE MUSEUM – FOSKOR * NATURAL WONDER President Steyn St (entrance to the airport) - Mopanie & Maroela tree all in one! *COPPER MINE TOUR – FRIDAYS ONLY *ASTRONOMY EVENINGS * RIVER CRUISES * VIEW POINT * QUAD BIKES * NIGHT DRIVES * BUSH WALKS * DAY DRIVES * -

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK INFO:

PHALABORWA GATE 013 735 3549 * ORPEN GATE 013 735 6355 * WILD CARD 013 735 5609 PLEASE NOTE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VISIT THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK OVER CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR OR EASTER PLEASE BOOK WITH THEM AS A DAY VISITOR.

HOEDSPRUIT AND VICINITY (+- 70 km)

BOMBYX MORI SILK FARM * KAPAMA CHEETAH AND WILD DOG BREEDING CENTRE *MOHOLOHOLO BIRDS OF PREY REHAB * MONSOON GALLERY * MAD DOGZ CAFÉ * NYANI TRIBAL VILLAGE – the real thing! * SWADINI REPTILE PARK – Conservation through education & research *TSUKUDU GAME FARM ––Walk with Cheetahs

TZANEEN AND VICINITY (+-100 km) 

BOABAB TREES: - 1000 year old tree at Leydsdorp (near Gravelotte) Largest Boabab on earth at Sunland Farm, Mooketsi * DEBEGENI FALLS * CHEERIO GARDENS – home of the annual Azalea & Cherry Blossom Festival * HEANERTSBURG MOUNTAIN MEANDER * SAPEKOE TEA PLANTATIONSMAGOEBASKLOOF NATURAL FOREST * MODJADJI RAIN QUEEN * MODJADJI CYCAD NATURE RESERVE * NOKO CULTURAL VILLAGE – 21km east of Tzaneen

OTHER AREAS (+- 2,5 hours drive)
PILGRIM’S REST – SABIE – GRASKOP – BLYDE RIVER CANYON - MAC MAC FALLS - GOD’S WINDOW POT HOLES - VENDA SUN & CASINO (Thoyando) – MAROPA CASINO (Pietersburg)

MOZAMBIQUE
BORDER POST 95KM FROM PHALABORWA 2H15 TRAVELING TIME * TOURS TO MOZAMBIQUE -

TRANSFERS
PICK UPS FROM DAAN ZENA’S B&B - LETABA REST CAMP IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK - OLIFANTS REST CAMP IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK - MOPANI REST CAMP IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK - ANY OTHER CAMP OR LODGE IN KRUGER NATIONAL PARK - GIRIYONDO BORDER POST (MOZAMBIQUE) - MASSINGIR (MOZAMBIQUE) ANY DESTINATION IN LIMPOPO OR MPUMALANGA -

This list was compiled by Daan & Zéna’s – please contact changes or additions. Some activities are subject to good weather conditions. All prices and telephone numbers quoted are subject to change without prior notice