Location: South Africa » Kwazulu Natal » Zululand » Elephant Coast » St Lucia » HluhluweCamping & Backpackers - Bonamanzi Game ParkCamping & Backpackers - Bonamanzi Game ParkDescriptionOur Wilderness caravan and camping site allows you to be part of the wilderness being situated in the bush amongst the birds and safe game. These spacious sites offer superb ablutions, hot and cold running water and 220V power supply points. There are communal cleaning and braai areas for guests, with each campsite catering for a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 people.
Backpackers are welcome to come and stay in out new backpackers lodge with a fully fitted kitchen and bathrooms. This catered for camp has a total of 26 rooms. A lounge built up on stilts over the dam provides one with breathtaking sunsets, excellent birding and game viewing day or night. Lalapanzi has its own private pool. All you need to bring along is a towel for swimming. Dinner and Breakfast are served at Lalapanzi Restaurant.
Vital Information about Bonamanzi Game Park
How far is the nearest town?
The town of Hluhluwe is a 15 minute drive from Bonamanzi. The village has petrol/diesel facilities, banking, a pharmacy and provisions for self-catering guests.
Are there medical services?
The nearest hospital is at Richards Bay, an hour’s drive from Bonamanzi. The nearest medical help is fifteen minutes away in Hluhluwe where a doctor is permanently on call for Bonamanzi Guests.
What about Malaria?
Bonamanzi is located in a low-risk malaria area. All rooms have a cordless plug-in mosquito destroyer. When is the best time to visit?
Any time of the year is good because Bonamanzi is a true all year round destination. The weather is almost always warm. Hot, humid days are broken by brief rain showers in the summer months of November, December, January and February. Winter months are mild and dry and you can walk around in a T-shirt and shorts during the day.
What about security?
Bonamanzi has trained security guards on duty 24 hours a day. A security boom monitors all vehicles entering the property and the entrance gate to Bonamanzi is locked at night.
How far are other wildlife reserves from Bonamanzi?
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park is renowned for Operation Rhino where the white rhino was saved from extinction. It is a fifteen minute drive to the Memorial Gate entrance to this world-class game park which has all of the Big Five; leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo and lion.
Mkuze Game Reserve is a 62km drive and Tembe Elephant Park up in the northernmost corner of the province, a 2 and a half hour drive away.
How do you pronounce Hluhluwe?
This zulu word derives its name from a thorny rope which is known as iHluhluwe by the Zulus. It is pronounced “Shloo Shloo wee”.
What can you do in the Hluhluwe area?
Bonamanzi borders the False Bay section Lake St Lucia World Heritage Site. This unique network of inland lagoons reaches its widest point at the coral reefs of False Bay. The False Bay park includes a sand forest where plant life grows on an ancient dune ridge resulting from a coastline formed in the crustaceous era about 14 million years ago. False Bay is home to pelican, flamingo, saddlebills, spoonbills, crocodiles and hippo.
Bonamanzi offers walks out onto the Lake St Lucia floodplains and birding boat cruises down the Hluhluwe River.
Close by are living Zulu villages where you can experience the culture, traditions, craft and music of local Zulu people and sample local dishes at well established restaurants. There is a wide variety of top-quality Zulu craft for sale at a number of craft and curio shops. This includes functional art and décor like beadwork, traditional pots, wood-carvings and woven mats. Basket weaving with the Ilala palm and dyes from roots and berries has been revitalized into an art form winning international recognition. Rates 01 January 2009 – 31 December 2009 2 Bed Tree House – R820-00 per unit per night A two-bedded self-catering unit. Kitchenette equipped with a 2 plate mini oven, microwave oven, fridge, crockery and cutlery. Towels are provided for showering. Bring dish washing liquid, firewood and a towel for use around the pool.
4 Bed Tree House (Family) – R1,190-00 per unit per night
Each of the self-catering units has 1 twin room and 1 double room, sleeps 4. The kitchen has a stove and oven, fridge, crockery and cutlery. Towels are provided for showering. Bring dish washing liquid, fire wood and towel for swimming. These units are not serviced.
Game Lodge – R2,160-00 per unit per night This unit accommodates 6 people in total. It has 2 twin bedded air-conditioned rooms, and 2 rooms with single beds .This self–catering lodge is serviced, bring a towel swimming. DSTV (selected channels) is available. Tree Lodge –R 2,990-00 per unit per night Three twin air-conditioned rooms accommodate 6. This fully equipped self-catering lodge is serviced, towels are provided for showering. Bring a towel for swimming. DSTV (selected channels) is available.
Dinizulu Lodge – R3,960-00 per unit per night This unit accommodates 6 people in 1 double and 2 twin thatched rooms. This isolated self-catering lodge is serviced, bring a towel for swimming. DSTV (selected channels) is available.
Caravan/Camp Site – R95.00 per person per night There are 7 caravan sites, each sleeping up to 6 people with communal ablutions, braai area and scullery. Each site has its own electricity supply. Max. 6 people per site, min. 2 people per site
Lalapanzi Lodge (DBB) – R720.00 per person Sharing & R970.00 per person Single -CHALTES Lalapanzi Lodge (DBB) – R680.00 per person Sharing & R930.00 per person Single –COMBOS Lalapanzi Restaurant and Bar Facilities
For those staying in self-catering accommodation, meals can be booked at the Lalapanzi Restaurant. Meals are buffet style, set menu served at Breakfast @ R85-00 per person, served from 07:00 to 09:00. Dinner @ R150.00 per person- buffet, served at 19:00. Please let us know of any special diets when making your booking. Dinner and breakfast must be booked before 15h00 with reception. Meals booked and not taken, will be charged to you account.
Extra Mattresses R75-00 per night
Extra Cot R75-00 per night Children 12 years and under 12 – Half Price of adult rate Children 4 years and under – No charge Rates valid from 01/01/2009 till 31/12/2009.
Rates subject to change without notification.
DirectionsBonamanzi Game Park is an easy three hour drive from Durban and an hour from the Golela border with Swaziland. (Transfers can be arranged from the Richards Bay Airport.)
FROM JOHANNESBURG
Go past Ogies, Bethal, Ermelo, Piet Retief, Pongola, Mkuze. Take the off-ramp from the N2 to Hluhluwe village. Drive to the end of town and at the junction turn to the right. You are now on a dirt road. Bonamanzi is the first turn to the left - approx 6km from the village.
FROM DURBAN
Take the N2 North, go past Stanger, Empangeni, Richards Bay and Mtubatuba. Go past Charters Creek and Fanies Island turn off, over the Nyalazi River, through a tribal area and over the Hluhluwe River. After approx 4.5km take the Bushlands and Bonamanzi off ramp, turn right over the N2. After 2.5km you reach a T-junction, here turn left, Bonamanzi is the 2nd turn right. |
Reservations
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