Thundering Zulu, the direct translation of DumaZulu, is an appropriate label for a place rich in African culture.
Situated in the heart of Zululand, near Hluhluwe, DumaZulu offers an authentic African cultural experience starting with the individual units. Each self-standing unit is designed to resemble different tribes of Africa, including Zulu, Swazi, North Sotho, Xhosa, Venda, Tsonga and Ndebele.
Each unit has undergone a recent refurbishment with the new decor adding rich colours of the earth to the interior, hues of burnt oranges, rich reds and browns now add to the tasteful ethnic feel.
Each unit offers a comfortable, pleasant setting with en-suite bathrooms, air-conditioning, telephones and tea/coffee making facilities.
Ten self-catering units, with a kitchenette neatly built within the unit allow guests to choose between home cooking and dining at the lodge restaurant.
A swimming pool is also available on the property.
The Main Dining Room offers Breakfast & traditional Zulu Barbeque lunch & buffet style dinner.
Activities:
Activities at the lodge:
- Traditional Village
- Cultural Show & Traditional Lunch,
- Croc & Snake Park
- Curio Shop
- Game Drives to Hluhluwe / Umfolozi Game Parks in open vehicles can be arranged through lodge.
Nearby attracrions:
- Umfolozi Game Reserve
- Isimangaliso Wetland Park (Greater St Lucia Wetland Park)
- Mkuze Game Reserve
- Lubombo Mountains
- Ndumo Game Reserve
- Tembe Elephant Park
- Kosi Bay
- Lake Sibaya
- Sodwana Bay
How to get there:
See Map Directions from Johannesburg:
Travel from Johannesburg to Ermelo.
Follow the N2 South from Ermelo.
Travel past Piet Retief, Pongola and Mkuze towards Hlluhluwe.
±10km after the Hluhluwe turnoff on the N2 you will see a brown sign indicating a turn off to Bushlands/DumaZulu.
Take the turn off and turn left. Follow this road and you will pass the Dumazulu Kraal entrance on your left hand side.
Visitors to the Cultural Experience will park in this car park.
Continue on dirt road to the T junction and turn left, the DumaZulu Lodge entrance will be on your left approximately 500 meters from the junction.
The journey takes approximately 6 hours.
Directions from Durban:
Follow the N2 North from Durban.
Travel past Stanger, Gingindlovu, Richards Bay and Kwambonambi.
±40km after Mtubatuba you will see a sign indicating a turn off to Bushlands/DumaZulu.
Take the turn off and turn right over N2 freeway. Follow this road and you will pass the DumaZulu Kraal entrance on your left hand side.
Visitors to the Cultural Experience will park in this car park.
Continue on dirt road to the T junction and turn left, the DumaZulu Lodge entrance will be on your left approximately 500 meters from the junction.
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