Description“Bayete” There is a place where special things happen. Being one of the most densely stocked reserves in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, a drive with one of our knowledgeable field drivers is guaranteed to be an adventure. Come watch our hippos wallow, while their babies ride on their backs. Two game drives are offered. Tea, coffee and rusks are served on the morning game drive.
Bedrooms Our Lodge consists of 8 Colonial luxury rooms, all en suite, with spacious sunken baths, open showers and separate toilet. Each individually decorated room has top quality twin beds with a double fold-out ottoman. All our rooms are equipped with mosquito nets, air-conditioning, ceiling fans and a mini bar that is well stocked with a selection of beverages and light snacks. For your convenience, in-room safes are provided for the safekeeping of all cash, travel documents and other such articles. DINING:Indoor and outdoor dining: If the night air is a bit chilled or you just want an intimate dinner experience, you can join us for dinner under the stars on the Deck, at the Rano Boma. We also have the gathering pit where we can organise a barbecue. FacilitiesLODGE FACILITIES:Lounge: The whole family can sink into our couches, the perfect place to laze around in the afternoon before heading off to a sundown safari. Cigar Bar: There’s the formal lounge, complete with a fully stocked wine cellar. Choose from a range of imported cigars or warm yourself with a night cap next to the cosy fireplace. Starlight Bar: The perfect ending to the perfect day. Reflect on your adventures over a night cap under our canopy of lights. Rimflow Pool: After a game drive, you can relax in our revitalising rimflow pool, while our staff prepare cocktails for your enjoyment. Gymnasium: Our gymnasium that has the best equipment, imported all the way from Italy. Jacuzzi: Move onto the deck under the Boma. Wallow with a glass of champagne in our warm waters pumped freshly from underground lakes hundreds of metres below the earth. CHILDREN: Pumba Club: There’s always plenty for the kids to do in addition to being awe-struck by the wild animals and incredible bush scenery. There are jungle gyms, seesaws, swings, a trampoline and tree house. Lounge area with TV and Sony Playstations. CONFERENCES: Indaba Centre: We accommodate groups of up to sixteen. Set away from the lodge, facilities include flip boards and white boards. Bring your laptop, plug it in and you are in your office. With one wall under a retractable cover, move the cover and you are exposed to a sun deck with a view facing the Lebombo Mountains. If it's hot, drop the cover with its see-through panel, and flick on the aircon. Available upon request, we also offer message facilities, faxing and photocopying. The Lodge can offer outdoor catering on the sun deck or you may also opt for formal dining in the Melting Pot Restaurant. WEDDINGS: Make Bayete Zulu a memory you will cherish forever. Hire a marquee perch it on the cliff-side, let the bride arrive in a game viewer, porcupine quills in her hair, let us walk rambo and rachel by for a photograph.
DirectionsFrom Johannesburg There are several easy routes from Johannesburg and surrounds, travelling time to Mkuze approximately 5 hours or less. To find the fastest or shortest route consult shells website www.shellgeostar.co.za. • From Mkuze travel a further 27 Km until you reach the Baobab Inn / Total petrol station on your left turn right onto the dirt road opposite this P450. Travel 9km until you reach our clearly marked gate on your right hand side. • You do not need a 4 x 4 vehicle. The last 9 kms is a good gravel dirt road which I have seen navigated in an M3 BMW. In the unlikely event of heavy rains call the lodge and we will meet you at the N2 arrange safe parking for your vehicle and drive you in by gameviewer. From Durban Take the N2 from Durban heading North past Richards Bay then past Hluhluwe for 26kms. You will arrive at a petrol station / Baobab Inn on your right hand side, turn left onto the dirt road opposite this P450. Travel 9km until you reach our clearly marked gate on your right hand side. • Bayetezulu turn-off is situated only 276 kms North of the Umhlanga / Mt. Edgecombe / Gateway offramp. • The roads are in excellent condition and the journey time dependant on the driver is between 2.5 to 3 hours including a petrol and refreshment stop. • We recommend you stop for petrol and refreshments approx. 50 kms from Durban at Mvoti ultra city / plaza and recommend you try the chicken burgers. • You do not need a 4 x 4 vehicle. The last 9 kms is a good gravel dirt road which I have seen navigated in an M3 BMW. In the unlikely event of heavy rains call the lodge and we will meet you at the N2 arrange safe parking for your vehicle and drive you in by gameviewer.
RatesPeriod: 01st January 2010 – 31st December 2010In Season: R 1,750.00 per person sharing Out Season: R 1,399.00 per person sharing The above quoted rates are: |