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Makakatana Bay Lodge - Accommodation at the North Coast from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Makakatana Bay Lodge - Accommodation at the North Coast from KwaZulu-Natal is sensational. To show every aspect of the lodge it is important to have a look at the gleaming wooden interiors; the bedrooms (including the wonderful new honeymoon suite), connected by walkways through the forest, with their gargantuan slabs of glass and warm, earthy African colours; the pool encased in decking and raised above the grasses of the wetlands; the lake itself and the extraordinary St Lucia waterways.

Price: 6

Fully inclusive of all meals and safaris

1 honeymoon suite, 2 king,  3 twin suites

Guests are taken on pole-driven safaris in mokoro canoes, searching for birds (360 species!), crocodiles and hippos. You can also take a boat trip across the lake for lunch on the beach or a game drive to a nearby reserve before returning to a sumptuous dinner with your hosts in the outdoor boma. The family’s old ‘Crab House’ is the only part of the lodge not raised above the tall grasses. This was once a storeroom for crabs caught in the lake, now a wine cellar with a giant tree growing out of its roof. Huge sliding doors throughout the lodge open onto wooden decks with views over the lake, and the absence of railings just adds to the feeling of openness to nature. From the wooden Swazi tortoise holding open the front door, Hugh and Leigh-Ann will have you hooked. The lodge is beautifully welded to its environment. An absolute treat

Makakatana bay lodge is the only privately owned lodge set with the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park World Heritage Site, the heart of Africa's largest natural estuary.
The Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park World Heritage Site is one of the few natural wonders left on earth where there are unspoilt wilderness beaches, vast wetlands and game reserves all combined into one reserve.