Zebra River Lodge — Tsaris Mountains

A remarkable lodge built from regional stone and home-produced bricks in the dramatic Tsaris Mountains near Maltahöhe. 13 en-suite rooms on a 12,600-hectare private farm. The canyon that cuts through the property is a paradise for geologists, hikers, archaeologists and birders — with 13 signed hiking trails and 4×4 routes into the gorge. The lodge made international headlines when scientists discovered the Namacalathus hermannastera here — the oldest shelly fossil in the world.