Bayala Private Safari Lodge and Founders Lodge are family-oriented lodges situated 3 hours drive north of Durban’s King Shaka airport. Bayala is nestled within a Low-risk malaria area and part of a Big 5 private conservancy of close to 30,000 ha of unspoiled wilderness. View lion, elephant, leopard, buffalo and rhino amongst beautiful zebra, giraffe and various other plains game with one of our experienced rangers on an open safari vehicle. Bayala Safari Lodge and Founders Lodge are a short distance from each other. Both Lodges have 24 thatch-roofed en-suite rooms decorated with neutral bushveld colours throughout. Both lodges boast beautiful and restful lounges, bars and relaxed, informal dining inside or outside, where our chefs produce a line-up of dining experiences. Enjoy a traditional “braai” under the stars or a boma dinner. Start your day with an early morning game drive followed by a delicious full English breakfast. A light lunch is served on request.
In-Room facilities:
Bayala Safari Lodge and Founders Lodge each have 24 comfortable thatch-roof rooms decorated with neutral bushveld colours throughout. All rooms are either twin or double bed. En-suite, family rooms are available at Founders lodge only. Complimentary tea and coffee are supplied in the rooms. The rooms are equipped with an air conditioner for those sultry summer days.
Establishment Facilities:
Facilities: Comfortable lounge areas in the lodge, air-conditioned rooms, poolside bar facilities, and a fire place for the colder days. Secure parking, wedding venue, 48 air-conditioned rooms, WiFi in public areas, dining rooms, seating capacity 100, swimming pool and recreational children’s areas. Babysitting service by arrangement.
Bayala is situated in the Western part of the Munyawana Game Reserve, one of KZN’s premier private game reserve destinations which comprises of Phinda Private Game Reserve and Zuka Private Game Reserve. This incredibly diverse conservation area is close to 30,000 ha of unspoiled wilderness, and borders the iSimangaliso Wetland Park which is a world heritage site. Hluhluwe is considered the hub of tourism in KwaZulu-Natal. The main attractions of Hluhluwe are the Big 5 (elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard), iSimangaliso wetlands park - a world heritage site (formerly known as St Lucia Wetlands Park), Indian Ocean beaches (accessed through St Lucia or Sodwana bay) and the cultural heritage of the Zulu people. Hluhluwe experiences sub-tropical weather all year round, February and March being the hottest months.
Big 5 Game drives, Abundant Birdlife, Bush Walks, Spa Treatments Other nearby attractions: A wide variety of activities is available in and around Hluhluwe; horse riding trails, walking trails, mountain bike trails, crocodile and snake park, canoeing, boat cruises, scuba diving, whale watching, hippo & crocodile boat cruises, elephant interaction, cultural interactions, cultural villages and curio shops. Tembe Elephant Park is home to Africa’s largest Elephants and a distance 132 km from Bayala.
Big 5 Game Drives
All rooms are either twin or double bed en-suite rooms with complimentary tea and coffee. The rooms are equipped with a fan or an air-conditioner.
The Superior Room enjoys a small patio to relax and unwide in the beautiful surrounds of nature on your doorstep. Some Superior Rooms offer an inter-leading option perfect for family-suites, available on request.
All rooms are either twin or double bed en-suite rooms with complimentary tea and coffee. The rooms are equipped with a fan or an air-conditioner.
If cancelling 7 days before arrival, forfeit 100% of the deposit.
If cancelling 14 days before arrival, forfeit 75% of the deposit.
If cancelling 21 days before arrival, forfeit 50% of the deposit.
If cancelling 28 days before arrival, forfeit 25% of the deposit.
USING A GPS Please note that putting ?Bayala? into any GPS or Map App on your mobile device, might lead you on the wrong path. Map Apps (Google/Waze/TomTom etc) will often direct you to turn at the D462 which is not a direct route to our lodge. If you would like to use a GPS, then please use The Baobab Inn as your destination and then follow from Step 3 below to get to Bayala Game Lodge. DRIVING DIRECTIONS From Durban airport it takes around 3 hours to get to Bayala. Drive north on the N2, past Richards Bay and Empangeni, remain on the N2, passing the town of Hluhluwe. Turn right off the N2 onto the D463, approximately 26kms North of the Hluhluwe turn off. You will see a Bayala sign, the Baobab Inn and an Engen Garage. Follow this dirt road over the railway line. Turn right at the T-Junction following signs to Bayala Game Lodge. About 1km down this road, you will turn left and go through the Mun-ya-wana Game Reserve gate. Once inside the game reserve, follow signs to Bayala Founders or Bayala Safari Lodge. Travel distance on the dirt roads, is roughly 10km from the N2.
Children welcome.
