Baluleni Safari Lodge

Baluleni Safari Lodge is located in Big 5 country along the shore of the Olifants River in the Greater Kruger National Park. The lodge consists of The River Cottage and The Family Cottage. Kindly note that the closest restaurant and shopping facilities are one hour’s drive away.

The River Cottage provides self-catering accommodation for between two and 12 guests. The cottage overlooks the Olifants River and consists of five double bedrooms, of which two bedrooms each have a double and a single bed. There is a fully equipped kitchen with an eye-level oven, electricity and gas stove, a microwave, three fridge-freezers and a dishwasher. It also has two full bathrooms, a lounge with SABC TV, a dining room and a balcony. Oil paintings of the bushveld, painted by Elke, grace the walls. It is available exclusively to you and you do not share with other guests. We provide all linen and towels and we service the unit daily. A laundry facility is available on request.

The Family Cottage provides self-catering accommodation for between two and eight guests. It has a river view and consists of four bedrooms, one with a queen-size bed, two with double beds and one with two single beds. There are two bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen with a gas stove and oven, a microwave and two fridge-freezers. There is an open-plan lounge, a dining room and built-in bar counter. Outside there is a veranda, a thatched lapa, a braai and a swimming pool. It is available exclusively to you and you do not share with other guests. We provide all linen and towels and we service the unit daily. A laundry facility is available on request.

The river is visible whether you are sitting in the lounges, dining rooms, on the balcony or veranda. Animal sightings are a daily occurrence. Vervet monkeys, hippos, bushbucks, warthogs, porcupines, elephants, lions, leopards, crocodiles, waterbucks and kudus are often at riverfront and around the lodge. Kindly note you are in the wild and animals are not caged in or in camps; therefore animals are not available on request. It is a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

The lodge is the ideal place to relax and unwind in total privacy. It is also located between the Orpen and Phalaborwa gates to the public section of the Kruger National Park. It offers the opportunity to visit many of the tourist attractions such as surrounding towns, the Cheetah Breeding Project, Panorama Route, Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre, Jessica the tame hippo, Tshukudu for breakfast walks with cheetahs and game drives; and boat trips on the Olifants or Blydepoort Canyon Dam.