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Phumelelo Lodge

Rated 4.8 in 5 Reviews

Mabalingwe Nature Reserve, Bela Bela, Limpopo Province
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R 2,908
Avg per night for 2 guests

Phumelelo Lodge is situated on a hill in the Waterberg Mountains, overlooking a river. It is located within the Mabalingwe Nature Reserve, a malaria-free area in the Limpopo Province, which is home to the Big 5, including lions in a separate high-security enclosure. The lodge is approximately 30 minutes away from Bela-Bela and takes around 2 hours to reach from OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, or about an hour and 30 minutes from Pretoria via the N1 to Polokwane.

Phumelelo Lodge offers an authentic African experience with exclusive but affordable luxury accommodation. It features four air-conditioned/heated en-suite chalets with a uniquely African theme. The rooms are equipped with DStv satellite TV and private decks that provide views of the game in the river or on the mountain across from the lodge. The lodge has a comfortable lounge area with a fireplace and a large-screen television, as well as a pool and another lounging area overlooking the bush veldt.

The guest rooms at Phumelelo Lodge offer a bath, indoor and outdoor showers for an exhilarating Out-of-Africa experience. Each room is equipped with an all-day tea and coffee, hot chocolate, and gourmet biscuit and rusks refreshment station for the convenience of guests. The thatched central lodge complex features a romantically appointed dining area, an intimate lounge with a feature fireplace, a cocktail bar with a viewing deck overlooking the floodlit waterhole, a cozy open-air bush boma, a swimming pool with a large sundeck, and an indoor/outdoor lounging area. The elevated 'upper deck' offers stunning views across the plains and river, and the quiet solitude of this private location makes it the perfect place to witness sensational sunsets while enjoying a sundowner cocktail.

At Mabalingwe Nature Reserve, guests can enjoy game drives and gorgeous sunsets. In the nearby town of Bela Bela, visitors can explore a variety of restaurants, adventures with elephants, hot springs, and the stunning Diepdrift hiking trails. The air-conditioned rooms at Phumelelo Lodge feature designer 4-poster tusk king-size beds, en-suite bathrooms with baths and indoor & outdoor showers with bathroom amenities, as well as beautiful mountain and river views.

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