Kosi Forest Lodge
The perfect Beach Escape to a private eco-lodge situated in one of the few truly unspoilt places left in the world, surrounding the Isimangaliso Wetland Park, now internationally recognised as a World Heritage Site.
From R2 970 pps/night
About the Lodge
The lodge facilities are designed to enhance your experience of the exquisite wilderness. To help you make the most of the natural surroundings throughout your stay, the common and private facilities at the lodge are focused on getting you to observe and explore nature as you go about your day. The tent-style thatched forest rooms nestled under wide milkwood trees, with thoughtful attention to blending into this pristine indigenous sand forest environment.
Flame lamps will guide you along a soft, sandy path to cosy forest rooms, where you’ll encounter a unique ‘glamping’ experience. Bathing under open African skies, by soft, flickering lighting from paraffin lamps, is one for the bucket list. Screened simply by reed walls, the outdoor bathrooms at Kosi Forest Lodge are set in a sand forest under ancient milkwood trees.
Relax in secluded forest rooms, take an outdoor bath under the forest canopy, laze at the pool with a cool drink in hand while hippos frolic in the lake, float along the unspoilt channels of the Kosi Lakes or explore the waterways by boat.
FAST FACTS
INCLUDES
- Accommodation in a Forest Room
- Full Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Guided canoe trip
- Guided walk in Raffia Forest
EXCLUDES
- All beverages and gratuities
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4×4 transfer from Manguzi pick up point to lodge: R80 per person, per way (12h00 & 16h00 – 30 min) – subject to change without notice
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Surcharge applies for transfers outside the set times
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Park fees: R72 per adult, R36 per child per stay (subject to change without notice)
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Isibindi Foundation Levy: R95 per person, per night
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Children up to 13 years do not pay this levy.
- Park fee for own 4×4 vehicle: R62 per stay until July 2022 / R68 from August 2022
- Turtle tracking drives (15 November – 15 January)
- Kosi Bay Mouth excursion
- Boat trips on the lake
- Babysitting
VALIDITY
- Advertised rate is valid for May 2023 until June 2023.
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For other dates, special rate of R1,945 per person per night from September to November 2022
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R2,465 per person per night 01-15 December 2022, 16-31 January 2023 and 01-30 April 2023
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R2,045 per person per night 01 February 2023 – 31 March 2023
- Excludes peak season from 15 December 2022 to 15 January 2023 and Easter Weekend
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Minimum 2-night stay
- A 4×4 vehicle is mandatory to get to the lodge. 4×4 transfers are available from the Manguzi pick-up point at 12:00 or 16:00 at an extra cost
- The Kosi River Mouth, where you will be able to enjoy the beach, is located an hour’s 4×4 drive from the lodge. Transfers are available at an additional cost
WHY WE LIKE IT
- An awesome place to revitalise your mind, body and soul situated within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa’s first World Heritage Site
- Beautiful and unspoilt surroundings, remote raffia palm forest, bountiful birdlife, fascinating turtle tracking in season
- Relax in secluded forest rooms, take an outdoor bath under the forest canopy, laze at the pool with a cool drink in hand while hippos frolic in the lake, float along the unspoilt channels of the Kosi Lakes or explore the waterways by boat
- Guests can look forward to a luxurious bath like no other amid the fragrance of the forest
Useful Information
SPECIFIC LOCATION
iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
SWIMMING POOL
Yes
SPA
No
CHILD POLICY
Kids of all ages welcome
