Thula Thula Game Reserve
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| Rooms: | 16: 8 lodges all king/ twin, 2 standard with sh'r, 4 luxury & 2 royal all en-s bath & sh'r. 8 luxury tents, 6 deluxe king/twin with bath & sh'r & outside sh'r, 2 family with bath & sh'r. |
| Price: | From 1st April 2010 to 30th September 2010: R1,750 to R2,500 pp sharing (LODGE) and from R1300-R1500 p/p sharing (TENTED CAMP). Fully-inclusive of 3 gourmet meals per day and all game drives and bush walks. Only bar expenses not included. Enquire about our special rates and packages.
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| Meals: | Includes all meals and gourmet 4-course dinner in the Lodge or African braai feast in the tented camp. Tent users may dine at the lodge by arrangement and vice versa. |
| Directions: | From N2 take R34 towards Empangeni. Thro Empangeni turn R towards Heatonville. Follow for 10km crossing 3 rail tracks. Turn L at next T-jct onto dirt rd for 8km. Turn R for 2km to Thula. 2 hrs from Durban. Map on website. |
D312 Heatonville, Buchanana, Ntambanana, KwaZulu Natal
Tel: (0)35-792-8322
Cell: (0)82-259-9732
Fax: (0)35-792-8324
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Pouring down the dirt roads, dust billowing, I cursed myself for being late for my first game drive......
..... but I needn’t have flustered. Within minutes of entering the park, an elephant ambled across my path. Moments later, after wiping a cool towel over my dusty face and a fresh fruit cocktail was placed into my thirsty grasp, I was whisked into a 4x4 and found myself virtually nose to horn with Heidi the rhino. Françoise and Lawrence are wonderfully entertaining and like their friendly staff, passionate conservationists. Here, human and animal lives are intimately intertwined as I discovered upon meeting a giraffe practically sunbathing on my stoep. Thula Thula is home to elephant, rhinoceros, leopard, giraffe, zebra, nyala, hyenas, crocodile, kudu, wildebeest and no fewer than 350 bird species. The tented camp with its outdoor showers, laid-back meals and luxury tents big enough for King Shaka and his entourage are perfect for families. A couple of kilometres through the bush, the lodge is equally breathtaking with cathedral-sized, African-themed rooms lavishly decked out with four-posters, zebra rugs and huge doors leading to the stoep. Not bad for the bush! Meeting other guests around a candlelit pool I was guided into the boma, complete with mesmerizing fire ("nature’s TV" whispered Françoise) and presented with a four-course extravaganza. While feasting on chicken with chilli chocolate sauce and a sensational impala pie, Lawrence offered to remove one of my wheels so that I would be forced to stay another night. Temptation just made leaving even harder.
