Looking for a bush fix? Ideally situated on the eastern seaboard of South Africa, a comfortable three-hour drive from Durban and just five hours from Johannesburg, ANEW Hotel Hluhluwe & Safaris provides an easy access point to the bush and game reserves of Zululand. If you’re short on time, even a two-night trip to Hluhluwe in the heart of Zululand, is all you need to have that ‘get away from it all’ experience, the bush affords.
Besides its proximity to the bush, Hluhluwe is a springboard to many of Zululand’s exciting activities including the nearby Emdoneni Cheetah Rehabilitation Project, whale-watching or fishing at St Lucia Estuary, horse safaris in the magnificent Isimangaliso Wetland Park and world class diving at Sodwana Bay. False Bay, on the western shores of Lake St Lucia, offers excellent birding and hiking trails and is just 12km away.
A wide range of affordable accommodation options, all fully-equipped with modern amenities, is available at the three-star property; with 81 spacious Safari Rooms (twin, double and family rooms), two six-bed double-storey self-catering Rondavels and a signature five-star, self-catering thatched Safari Lodge for up to ten people, there is something to suit everybody.
The Lodge, set apart from the main hotel building, nestles amongst fever trees and indigenous vegetation. With five air-conditioned bedrooms en suite, a sparkling swimming pool, private entertainment area and fully-equipped kitchen, families and groups can enjoy an exclusive true bush experience in a beautiful, tranquil setting.
For meetings and conferences, ANEW Hotel Hluhluwe & Safaris offers four fully- equipped conference venues catering for both smaller, intimate meetings and conferences of up to 180 people. The versatile conference facility has all the necessary business technology, so that companies can enjoy a seamless gathering along with all the natural attractions that being in the heart of Zululand affords.
A selection of venues and packages for special events, celebrations and weddings…with a distinctly bush flavour, is our speciality. The on-site Boma and Fever Tree Garden are perfect options to introduce a distinctive African bush flavour to any event.
The hotel’s restaurant caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. For something extra special, the Boma offers open-air dining with authentic traditional cuisine.
ANEW Hluhluwe’s proximity to the world-renowned Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park…just 15 minutes away, adds an additional element to your stay. The hotel’s game vehicles and trained guides are available for daily game drives through the Park, eentering through the Memorial Gate. Hluhluwe is Africa’s oldest game reserve and combined with the iMfolozi Game Reserve, offers 96 000 pristine hectares of wilderness. Within its boundaries can be found the magnificent Big Five as well as an immense diversity of fauna and flora. Once there…city life with its noise, roads and traffic just fade away. In their place are rolling hills, thick bush and a generous African sky.
If you’re looking for a quick bush fix, a night or two or three …at ANEW Hluhluwe Hotel & Safaris will do the job.
Contact: www.anewhotels.com/hotels/lodge-hluhluwe/ or [email protected] or Tel: +27 (0) 35562400.
Prize details: Win a two-night stay for two including breakfast at ANEW Hotel Hluhluwe & Safaris.
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