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Zululand Safari Lodge

The startle of the Impala, the shriek of a monkey in an Umbrella Thorn tree and the gracious sweeping movement of the Giraffe as it bends down to drink from the watering hole nestled under the magnificent Amarula trees. Besides catching a glimpse of the activity at the watering hole, the rooms looking up at the majestic Ubizane Hill.

A beautiful lodge with a heritage spanning over 40 years, Safari Lodge is scattered around the spacious rolling lawns dotted with aged Aloes, replanted from different areas on the farm, as well as Scented Thorn Trees providing a beautiful backdrop to the setting. Rondavel-style rooms all face the constant watering hole nestled under the magnificent Amarula trees quenching in the thirst of the Giraffe, Zebra, Nyala, Impala, and Kudu. This watering hole is also lit at night giving a possible glimpse of animals roaming around in the dark.

Rooms

There is a variety of different styled rooms at Safari Lodge, all of them with our trademark glass paneled sliding doors, allowing not an inch of nature escaping without being noticed by the guests from within the rooms.

The different rooms at Safari Lodge includes: Double bedded, two sleeper rooms with en-suite bathrooms with showers, as well as four-sleeper family rooms with en-suite bathrooms including bath and shower facilities, and then a third option with our Safari Lodge is rooms are the select few which have a bath and an inside as well as outside shower, extending the nature experience yet another step further. All rooms are fully self-catering, possessing a fully-equipped kitchen. Each room has its own patio with comfortable furniture to spend as much time as possible out of doors.

Attractions

Activities in the area include:

HLUHLUWE/IMFOLOZI GAME DRIVE

Experience one of South Africa’s oldest and third largest Game Reserves in our open game drive vehicles. The reserve is well-known for having the largest Rhino population on earth and the reserve is also home to Africa’s BIG FIVE.

HLUHLUWE/IMFOLOZI FULL DAY GAME DRIVE

Spend eight full hours in our neighboring reserve with one of our highly experienced field guides. Take a mid-day break whilst enjoying a picnic lunch in the bush.

UBIZANE WILDLIFE RESERVE GAME DRIVE

Enjoy the splendors our beautiful reserve has to offer in an open game drive vehicle hosted by one of our qualified field guides. Expect to see White Rhino, Giraffe, Zebra and a numerous array of plains game and a myriad of birds.

UBIZANE WILDLIFE RESERVE NIGHT DRIVE

Discover the thrills of nightlife in the bush with a chance of viewing animal such as Bush babies, Owls, Hyenas and the magical starry sky.

Should you require more information on any of the attractions, simply ask at Reception

Conferencing

Ubizane Wildlife Reserve is proud to showcase their brand new conference centre. Situated a mere two and a half hour’s drive from Durban by road transfer and 1 hour road transfer from Richard’s Bay, this is a choice venue, for a breakaway in the bush.

Nestled privately between giant FeverTrees, in close proximity to Zululand Tree Lodge, a mere 200meters from the Main Complex of Tree Lodge

DESCRIPTION OF OUR VENUE:

The newly refurbished venue offers a superb choice for a conference, whether intimate and small or larger and more formal. The conference center is fitted with Air- conditioning, brand new Trestle tables, as well as a coffee/water station and ablutions. Morning and afternoon coffee/tea are served outside of the conference room, allowing delegates to step out the conference centre and into nature - refreshing the mind, which not many standard venues can offer.

Setup styles,allow the following number of delgetes:

U – Shape seating 25 delegates
U – Shape within a U – Shape seating 42 delegates
School Room Style seating 54 delegates
Two Thin Boardroom tables placed vertically next to each other seating 42 delegates
Boardroom Style seating 20 delegates
Group Workshop (grouped tables of 10 delegates each) seats 40 delegates

Equipment includes the following:

Two wall-mounted flipchart screens and paper
Koki Pens/Markers for flipcharts
Two wall mounted white screens
Data Projector
16 x 3 pin electrical sockets around the conference room
4 x 5m extension cords
Notepads and Pens

Weddings

At Ubizane Wildlife Reserve we understand every bush wedding is a special unique and exciting experience for each new Bride & Groom, which is why we are dedicated to providing our bridal couples and their guests with the ultimate bush wedding experience. Relaxed yet professional service with excellent home cooked cuisine will give your guests an African experience like no other.

At Ubizane Wildlife Reserve each bush wedding is unique, dictated by the personality and charm of our couples. To keep this intimacy our weddings range from small, intimate celebrations to a maximum guest list of 100. Should you wish to host your wedding at Ubizane, there are a range of options which can be tailored to suit your requirements. Choose to exchange vows in the Tree Lodge lounge with the watering hole as a backdrop or a bush ceremony set either high up on Ubizane hill or deep within the romantic fever tree forest.

Receptions are a truly romantic affair at Ubizane with the option of either enjoying an evening within the African bush with a relaxed but professional bush dinner or an evening in the Tree Lodge Boma. Say “I Do” at Ubizane Wildlife Reserve leave with an everlasting memory of magical Africa and its beauty.