Safari
Located beneath a stunning canopy of ancient trees right on the edge of a large dry river bed, lies Ulusaba Safari Lodge. Ulusaba Safari Lodge is home to a variety of stunning Traditional South African rooms, each with its own unique style and stunning views. This lodge can be found overlooking the waterhole, providing views of the wildlife making their way for a drink of water.
The Safari Room is located close to the main lodge. The Room is quite spacious and comes with a double bed with mosquito nets. There is a spacious ensuite bathroom with a bath and shower. The decor of this Room is heavily African inspired and creates a quite cozy feeling.
The Safari Room can be interconnected with the Safari Suite to sleep a total of 4 people.
The Safari Suite is located next to the Main Lodge and comes with its own private entrance, walled garden, and mini boma fire pit. The Suite has a separate spacious lounge that has access to a large viewing deck with an outdoor shower, splash pool, and private dining area that can seat 8 people. The Suite has an ensuite bathroom and a separate bathroom, with an additional Guest Room linked to the Lounge.
The Safari Suite can be interconnected with the Safari Room to accommodate a total of 4 people.
Both the Safari Room and Safari Suite can be booked individually up to 4 months prior to arrival.
Ulusaba Safari Lodge has 3 spacious and beautiful Elephant Rooms, each with an ensuite bathroom and a private deck that overlooks the bush below. The Rooms get their names from the migratory path elephants use, which brings them very close to the lodges, providing excellent viewing opportunities. The location of the 3 rooms is perfect for friend groups or family travelling together. Each of these spacious rooms is built treehouse-style above the bush below, providing an elevated view of the bushveld. Each of the Elephant Rooms has a king-sized bed that can be split into two twin-sized beds, airconditioning and mosquito nets.
These 4 River Rooms are built Treehouse style and are very private. Each of these rooms is quite spacious with very comfortable seating areas and truly beautiful views of the river bed. These Rooms are perfect for a romantic outing as the views are amazing and each room is very secluded for prime privacy. Each room has a king-sized bed that can split into two twins, airconditioning and also mosquito nets.
Some of the River Rooms also have a Plunge Pool on that provide a great view from the private deck.
The Treehouse Suite is very spacious and overlooks the stunning bush below. As the name suggests, the Treehouse Suite is built like a treehouse, providing great privacy with a stunning overlook of the Xikwenga Dam where Hippos and Elephants can be seen bathing. There is a second deck that is spacious and perfect for breakfast and dinner, that is adjacent to the room and can accommodate up to 16 people. The Treehouse Suite is a 10-minute walk from the Main Lodge and is accessed by swing bridges as well.
The King Size bed can be split into two twin beds, there are sufficient airconditioning and mosquito netting, as well as insect repellent to keep those pesky bugs away.
Dining at Ulasaba Dining is one of the highlights of the stay at this amazing lodge. The qualified and experienced chefs work from morning to night to provide the freshest and tastiest meals possible. You don’t have to worry about opening your wallet here as all meals and drinks are included in your rates. With up to 6 opportunities a day to eat, you will not be found disappointed at all.
The Chefs are world-renowned and have all developed a number of pan-African dishes that were influenced by a variety of African cultures, spices, and flavours, with recipes constantly adjusted and refreshed to contain local and seasonal ingredients.
Located at an unobstructed location close to the Main Lodge, lies the Ulusaba Observatory. Located at the highest point at Ulasaba, the Observatory provides guests with the opportunity to explore the beautiful night sky with rangers teaching everyone the constellations that can be found in the Southern Hemisphere.
While staying at Ulasaba, guests can enjoy a wonderful night of wine tasting at the Wine Cellar at Rock Lodge. Rock Lodge has an astounding collection to try from, leading to a memorable and exciting night.
Cascades and Canyons
Guests can enjoy a thrilling and exhilarating tour through the lush valleys and mysterious gorges in a helicopter. Guests a given a bird’s eye view of the Reserve that very few people get to experience. The tour will take guests out of the reserve towards God’s Window, offering truly beautiful views of the Panorama Route. Farther still, the tour will take guests into the Blyde River Canyon to experience the fascinating rock formations found within as well as a unique view of the iconic Three Rondavels.
Canyons and Culture
Guests will spend a day out on the iconic Panorama Route, all along the Drakensberg Escarpment, visiting iconic locations like the victorian town of Piet Retief, the Robbers Grave, and the Blyde River Canyon. While in the area of the Blyde River Canyon, the tour leads to God’s Window, Mac Mac Falls, Lisbon Falls, the Bourke’s Luck Potholes, and the Three Rondavels.
Guests will be able to take in the raw and awesome beauty of the region’s beauty while also learning the history of the area’s pioneers.
Guests can enjoy truly breathtaking views of the reserve while also coming up close and personal with the wildlife in the are. Led by trained and experienced rangers and trackers, guests will have a truly memorable experience, learning how to track, identifying plants, and even interacting with some of the more docile wildlife.
For a unique experience, guests can also enjoy a fun round of tennis at one of the two tennis courts found at the Resort. Luckily you don’t have to come prepared as the resort provides rackets and balls to the guests and there is also a fully stocked bar to relax at afterward. There’s a certain appeal and feeling, playing tennis surrounded by wild animals.
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Questions?
Many people don’t see the point in driving through a bushveld looking for animals, but there’s so much more to it. wild animals are seen as a nuisance in most inhabited areas, but if you’ve never seen the magic of animals in their natural habitat, untouched by humans, you’ve been missing out! looking at zoo animals in their enclosures might be considered nice, because you’re almost 100% guaranteed that you’ll see them, but that’s not how they behave in the wild. nothing beats the thrill of finding a pride of lions laying in the shade, or walking across the road right in front of you, and once you’ve felt the reverberations of an elephant’s trumpet through your bones, you’ll be hooked! our clients often come back for more, because you never know what you’re going to see next…
Every single one of our guides have a passion for the kruger park. we love waking up every morning and meeting new people, never mind sharing our love for the bushveld with them. we are highly experienced and have heaps of knowledge about the fauna and flora in the knp at our clients’ disposal. one of our best characteristics must be that we focus on small groups to give each safari trip the best chance of seeing the best sights that the knp has to offer. our safaris depart any day of the week to suit our clients’ busy schedules and will accommodate all your needs as best we can. visit our website for more information on our company…
We operate from hazyview and will collect you from any of the lovely holiday resorts, lodges or nearby locations. our vehicles depart at different times in different seasons… for full day or morning safaris, we leave at 5am in october to march and at 5h30am in april to september. for afternoon safaris, we leave at 13h00 pm in the afternoons. most of the wildlife in the park prefers hiding in the shade during the hot afternoons, so we highly recommend joining us for the earlier safaris to get the most out of your trip.
Anything to do with the word “game” whilst on a safari—like game drives or looking for game—all refers to wild animals in safari context. you might also encounter “game” on the menus of some traditional restaurants, which basically means that you’re ordering wild buck meat, or even warthog.
Even though the knp falls in a malaria area, most foreigners are pleasantly surprised at how few mosquitoes are actually encountered whilst on a safari. these mosquitoes breed in water, and even in the middle of our rainy season in december, we don’t consider them to be a relentless menace. despite what you might have been told, mosquitoes are not a plague in the knp and although we are always cautious about malaria, the locals in and around the knp do not run around with repellents all the time.
If you’re really worried and consider yourself or anyone joining you on the safari to be particularly susceptible to this rare disease, be sure to consult your gp. there are many places in the park where you can buy mosquito repellent containing deet—this is the most vital ingredient in insect repellents as it has been proven to repel the malaria-carrying mosquitoes effectively.
Even though the kruger park is basically a giant protected bushveld and sparsely populated, there are many little “towns” and camps where you can find anything from grocery stores, souvenir stores, petrol stations and much more.
As mentioned before, there are many places in the knp where we can stop over for lunch where you can buy take-away food or choose to have a meal at the various restaurants. we usually have lunch at skukuza, but this is not set in stone.
Two words: comfortable and practical. seeing as you’re going to be driving around for the majority of the time on your safari experience, it is advisable that you wear clothes that are not too tight and not too hot. winters can be cold, so check the forecast beforehand, but summers are the opposite—just take a jacket with you in case it gets chilly, and stay away from high heels, ladies! we might stop on top of rocky mountains to give you an in-person taste of the spectacular views in the knp. trust me, it’s spine-chilling raw beauty.
You’ll be surprised at the true meaning of this term—it actually refers to the five most feared animals in the bush. they are extremely dangerous to hunt on foot and also rather rare. the big 5 consists of african lions, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino. it really is a tourist attraction and many safari companies utilise this term as a major marketing strategy.
We cannot guarantee that there will be sightings of all five animals in the big 5, but we can guarantee that we will do our best to find them. elephants are massive, this is true, but in the lush untouched bushveld of the kruger, if they don’t want to be seen, they can easily disappear behind the trees mere meters away from you. they tend not to be too shy, unlike leopards. rhinos are extremely scarce, but our guides know where their usual grazing spots are, and a pride of lions would attract so much attention that our radios would notify us if there’s a sighting nearby. nevertheless, you are guaranteed to see a very diverse variety of animals in the kruger national park.
Children under 8 are more than welcome on privately hired open vehicles, yes. this is purely out of consideration for our other clients who do not have children and might not have the patience for their unique outlook and excitement about each wild animal we encounter. all children under 12 have discounted safari rates, as well as half-price conservation fees to enter the kruger national park.
You can visit our website to view the current prices for our safaris, make a booking online to receive an invoice, and then make an online payment before the safari takes place, or contact kurt safari for any enquiries you might have regarding other payment options.
I cannot even begin to list the most amazing experiences we’ve had whilst on safaris in the knp! there are too many to count, each encounter very different but equally remarkable. if you consider the size of the knp and how many animals call it their home, you can only begin to imagine the things we’ve seen—from a ride of lionesses to the birth of a brand-new baby giraffe. each time our jaws drop at the splendour of mother nature. you will have to come and see it for yourself.
Placing yourself in the middle of a nature reserve where there are numerous predators and dangerous animals could sound pretty intimidating, but rest assured, kurt safari guides all have in-depth knowledge about the behaviour of these animals and would never put your life in danger. elephants can be aggressive if they have young ones to protect and even lone elephant bulls have charged at cars that don’t know when to back away, but obtaining injuries from wild animals whilst on a safari is very rare and you need not be worried—just enjoy the ride.
