Signature Life Hotels

Zululand Tree Lodge

Mysteriously hidden in the treetops on stilts in the cool, whispering tranquility of the fever tree forest is where you will find our Tree Lodge Rooms.

The heart of this lodge has a magnificent guest area. A restaurant with its enormous fireplace and magical view on giant fever trees, views of passing wildlife, even lit up at night creates a dramatic effect. The swimming pool and bar looks onto the beautiful fishpond and there is a watering hole which is visited daily by families of warthogs and nyala, and is fitted with the perfect loungers for relaxation. With paved pathways leading to twenty four luxuriously appointed thatched roofed rooms facing the fever trees, and each room having its own personal viewing deck; guest can observe the surrounding wilderness in private seclusion.

Rooms

Each room has an enchanting view of the forest from the bedroom through large glass sliding doors, to ensure that guests are always able to view the splendor outside and is fitted with an en-suite bathroom with shower, dressing room, coffee/tea making facilities, bar fridge, mosquito nets, ceiling fan and private viewing deck. Serviced daily by attentive staff. Guests can enjoy the breathtaking expanse of nature at its best while taking a leisurely stroll on various footpaths through the immense fever tree forest and riverbed facing their rooms.

Delicious Pan African cuisine is served at dinner time with the accompanying sounds of the reserve’s nightlife and the spectacular views. Mealtimes at Tree Lodge are served at different venues, either our Tree Lodge Restaurant with its beautiful wooden finishes or our rustic Boma, and also our Bush dinner site. The Boma at Tree Lodge is the perfect venue to enjoy dinner under a starry sky and next to a roaring fire. The Bush dinner site is majestically hidden in a spectacular clearing between Fever Trees, with a candle-lit pathway leading to the setting, a truly African bush experience.

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.