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Hluhluwe River Lodge


4 STAR KWAZULU NATAL LODGE ACCOMMODATION
ST LUCIA LODGES

Hluhluwe River Lodge is situated on the western shore of Lake St Lucia adjoining False Bay Game Reserve and the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park.

The Lodge has a spectacular view of the Hluhluwe River floodplain and False Bay and offers visitors the most comprehensive experience of South Africa’s first natural World Heritage site including the famous Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park closeby.

Hluhluwe River Lodge is situated in wetlands surrounding Lake St Lucia and one of the unique opportunities offered to guests is to experience a “Frogging” excursion. Visitors
are taken on a one and a half hour after-dinner excursion by a guide to view frogs during which they will also be able to enjoy
the ecology of the Lake St Lucia system.

Guests can also enjoy the lovely garden with swimming and suntanning at the secluded private pool.

The Lodge has a comfortable lounge with a balcony overlooking the Hluhluwe river flood plain and False Bay Lake. The perfect place to relax and enjoy a book or magazine from the well stocked library.

Also offered:
  • Game drives
  • Walking trails with tree identification and bird watching
  • Lake St Lucia Boat Cruise
  • Dungandlovu Canoe Trail
Accommodation

Twelve luxury thatched chalets are set in a magnificent indigenous garden each with its own viewing deck. There are two bedded chalets as well as four bedded family chalets with private shower and toilet facilities. Honeymoon chalets with shower and Victorian style baths are also available. All chalets
have modern air conditioners and mosquito nets.

There is a central main lodge comprising a separate lounge, dining room and pub with an outside boma where meals are served under the African sky. Well lit paths connect the rooms to the main lodge. A private swimming pool is situated in a secluded area of the garden.

Dining

Dining is comfortable, relaxed and informal and can be enjoyed either in the closed dining room, on the main lodge deck or around the fire lit traditional “isibaya” dining area. Food consists of a variety of fresh fish, local meats and poultry dishes served with a selection of fresh vegetables and salads.

Activities / Facilities

Hluhluwe Umfolozi Park is Africa’s oldest proclaimed reserve and is one of Southern Africa’s most beautiful Parks. Famous for saving the White Rhino from extinction, the park is also home to the rest of the Big 5, excellent general game, abundant bird life and magnificent scenery. Guests will
be transported in the comfort of an open Landrover with the knowledgeable guides. Sundowners and snacks can be enjoyed overlooking the beautiful rolling hills of old Zululand.

The False Bay sand forest is the home of one of Africa’s smallest antelope the Suni and its relatives the red and grey duiker.

Nyala, impala, reedbuck, kudu, Zebra, waterbuck, vervet monkeys, black backed jackal, aardvark and bushpig can all be found in
the area. The purple crested lourie, narina trogon, green coucal, pink throated longclaw and african broadbill all occur in this region, to mention but a few of the 318 bush and water birds. Hippo and Nile crocodile are found in the lake whilst the rare otter and water mongoose, search the shoreline for food at night.

Lake St Lucia Boat Cruise:
Hluhluwe River Lodge offers guests the unique opportunity of accessing the lake from the lodge. Leaving at sunrise the cruise follows
the Hluhluwe River into the lake where the boat meanders slowly along the shoreline of this World Heritage Site wetland. Guests will
be informed about the origins of the lake and how its five ecosystems contribute to form the largest estuarine ecosystem in Africa.

Dungandlovu Canoe Trail:
At sunrise guests paddle leisurely along the western shores of False Bay with qualified canoe guides. Accompanied only by the cry of the fish eagle, guests will find that this is the best way to absorb the natural beauty of the lake with its indigenous forests and cliffs that drop down to the shoreline. Before leaving the lake guests have the opportunity to go ashore to examine the fossil beds and ancient coral reefs.