Zululand Safari Lodge

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Zululand Safari Lodge

Zululand Safari Lodge
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Name of hostsZululand Tree Lodge
Tel:+27 (0)35 562 1020
Emailreservations@ubizane.co.za
Webwww.zululandsafarilodge.

Description

Zululand Safari Lodge is the larger of the two camps within Ubizane Wildlife Reserve and offers comfortable accommodation. The lodge consists of 20 fully serviced chalets.

Families and conference groups will love the relaxed atmosphere of this traditional African reserve with its dining boma, swimming pool for those sweltering Zululand days, and comfortable thatched rondavels looking up at the sweep of Ubizane Mountain. Full conference facilities are available for groups of up to 60.

Meals are served in the Boma around the camp fire or when the weather does not allow dinner is served in the restaurant overlooking the forest and waterhole. Join the rangers after dinner around the camp fire, telling their bush stories and discussing the days sightings The pan-African cuisine offers a variety of dishes in buffet style and usually includes a venison dish amongst the choices of meat dishes.

The breakfast buffet includes traditional fare as well as an array of locally grown fresh fruits, yoghurts and health cereals. Lunch is an informal meal as most guests are out exploring the wonders of the area.

For those who prefer to spend the day relaxing beside the swimming pool or with a book in our spacious lounge, a light lunch is available off the room service menu.

CHILDREN'S POLICY

Children are more than welcome at the Safari Lodge Safari Lodge although children 16 years and under are not allowed on Game Walks and children younger than 6 are not allowed on the open landrovers when visiting the HluHluwe/Imfolozi game reserve.

Accommodation

 Zululand Safari Lodge is the bigger of the two camps at Ubizane and offers comfortable accommodation in 20 African Style rondavels. The chalets all have en-suite bedrooms with ceiling fans. Rooms are serviced daily by housekeeping.

PLEASE NOTE: Upgraded Rooms
Zululand Safari Lodge is in the process of refurbishing and to date only 7 of our 27 units have been upgraded. Upgraded rooms are limited and are thus subject to availability.

Dining

Meals are served in the Boma around the camp fire or when the weather does not allow dinner is served in the restaurant  overlooking the forest and waterhole. Join the rangers after dinner around the camp fire, telling their bush stories and discussing the days sightings The pan-African cuisine offers a variety of dishes in buffet style and usually includes a venison dish amongst the choices of meat dishes.

The breakfast buffet includes traditional fare as well as an array of locally grown fresh fruits, yoghurts and health cereals. Lunch is an informal meal as most guests are out exploring the wonders of the area.

For those who prefer to spend the day relaxing beside the swimming pool or with a book in our spacious lounge, a light lunch is available off the room service menu.

MEAL TIMES AS FOLLOWS:
· Breakfast : 07h00 - 10h00
· Lunch : 13h00 - 14h00
· Dinner- Winter : 19h00
. Dinner- Summer : 19h30

Attractions

  • Bird Watching
  • Daily Game Drives in open landrovers in Hluhluwe and Umfolozi
  • Dumu Zulu which is a cultural village
  • St Lucia boat cruise
  • Illala Weavers, basket weaving market
  • Endoneni – Cheetah project 
  • Birding Trips to St Lucia Wetlands
  • Horse Riding between 09h00 and 15h00

Ubizane Wildlife Reserve boasts a variety of game, including white rhino, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, most species of antelope, and over 350 species of birdlife. You can view the game from the comfort of equipped game viewing land rovers, on foot for a more thrilling encounter or on horseback for a wonderfully unique experience. Adjacent to Ubizane Wildlife Reserve is the renowned Hluhluwe / Umfolozi Game Reserve, the oldest in Africa, where the big-5 (lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and leopard) roam the bush.

GAME DRIVES:
Game viewing in open game viewing vehicles is usually reserved for the early mornings and late afternoons when the animals become more active after sheltering in the shade of the bush during the heat of the day.

HORSE RIDES:
Experience the freedom and beauty of the Ubizane Wildlife Reserve on horseback. Saddle up and take an early morning romantic ride or go for an evening relaxing ride through the Ubizane valley.
R220.00 per person (2 hours). Horse Riding between 09h00 and 15h00

Directions

FROM JOHANNESBURG Approximate distance - 560km. Proceed on the Witbank freeway (N4) towards Middleburg. At Middleburg take the N11 to Ermelo. At Ermelo take the R29 to Piet Retief, Pongola, (the R29 becomes the N2) to Mkuze and Hluhluwe. Take the Hluhluwe/Sodwana Bay off-ramp. It is also signposted as Zululand Tree Lodge. At the top of the off-ramp turn right onto the R453 over the N2 flyover. Travel a further 2.5km and you will see the Ubizane Wildlife Reserve's entrance gate on your left. FROM DURBAN Approximate distance - 276km. Proceed on the N2 North, past Tongaat, Stanger, Empangeni, Mtubatuba and Bushlands to Hluhluwe. Take the Hluhluwe/Sodwana Bay off-ramp. It is also signposted Zululand Tree Lodge. At the top of the offramp turn left onto the R453. Travel a further 2.5km and you will see the Ubizane Wildlife Reseve's entrance on your left. Hluhluwe - 7km.