Rising to the Challenge of Legacy
When Bill Carte, our founding grandfather, proposed to our Gogo Ruth, our founding grandmother, in 1941, he wrote: Our work is to create beauty, to make the land more fertile, to make our living, to leave the world better than when we first came into it. What better founding vision could one ask for?
The spirit of Ubuntu runs deep as snow hits Montusi
By the time the roads had cleared enough to escape the mountains, our group of snowbound guests had become friends.
What it’s really like to stay at Montusi Mountain Lodge
Within minutes of stepping out of your car at Montsui Mountain Lodge the stress lifts and you feel the connection to nature.
The Northern Horse family expands
Next time you visit Montusi, be sure to take a carrot or apple down to the stables to feed the new additions to our horse herd.
‘A Dreamy Mountain Retreat’: Guest Review by Franziska & Lukas
Travel bloggers Franziska & Lukas share their Montusi getaway experience on their blog Our Travel Wanderlust.
Beyond Beauty: The Ecological Importance of the new Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve
Montusi, together with our neighbours, has established the Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve (NDNR): 6,500 hectares of officially gazetted conservation area that will remain pristine for generations to come.
Win a Relaxing Escape at Montusi Mountain Lodge!
Billy Suter, a well-known entertainment and leisure reviewer in Durban, South Africa, recently visited Montusi Mountain Lodge in the Northern Drakensberg. Not only was he impressed by the tranquillity of our location, but he’s also offering readers a fantastic prize! Suter loved his stay at Montusi and is giving away a two-night stay for two […]
The Montusi Children’s Challenge
A peek behind the scenes of life at Montusi: the Montusi children’s challenge. The last three years have grown us at a much faster rate than those before. Part of that growth is learning to use all the facets of Montusi Living to the benefit of our guests. We have learnt that Montusi mountain Lodge […]
Leave it better – conservation at Montusi
Montusi is set in the middle of a 1000-hectare conservation estate. It is our little kingdom over which we have almost complete power. We can decide what vegetation will thrive; what animals may live here; and what the landscape will look like in the future. We are mandated to “leave it better” through conservation at […]
Free-range chickens at Montusi
Do you know what humans use a lot of? Chickens. Chickens and their eggs. An average Montusi guest requires about six eggs per day. We are in the most fortunate position that we have space and a lot of it. We also have the time, resources and expertise to build a fantastic home for a […]