SAMPLE ITINERARY - B&B’s and Guest Houses North Coast – Zululand – Elephant Coast –Battlefields - Johannesburg Land at Durban International Airport and collect your hire car. Head 30 minutes north up the coast to Umdloti, a lovely seaside town located between Umhlanga and Ballito Bay for 4 nights of rest, relaxation, surf and sun. Also great base for shopping, golf, horse riding, fishing, microlighting – and enjoying dolphin and whale watching. The Dune is a lovely guesthouse set on "The Dune" of Umdloti on the Sugar Coast overlooking the Indian Ocean. The large magnificent indigenous garden is abundant with bird life and is visited by monkeys, mongooses and blue duikers. This guest house offer 4 double en-suite air-conditioned rooms. Great sea views! Rates are from just R300 per person per night. Recommended stay 3 nights. Tel: +27 (0)31 568 2089 Email: [email protected] Website http://www.thedune.net Head an hour and a half north into the heart of Zululand. Your destination is the charming Wendy’s Country Lodge in Matubatuba. Few places offer the special warmth and hospitality that you will experience as guests of Wendy and Tony Udal. This is the ideal place to base yourselves for exploring King Shaka’s old stomping ground. Wendy’s is just 20 minutes away from the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park (a World Heritage Site), craft markets, beaches, and the famous ‘Big 5’ Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve. Set in a magnificent tropical garden, this charming colonial-style home has luxury en-suite accommodation with 4 romantic honeymoon suites and family cottage, guest lounge and television room. The entire lodge is air-conditioned. The excellent kitchen and new dinning room is fully licensed where dinner is served every evening except on Sundays. Sundowners are served on the veranda or at the bar followed by a delicious dinner prepared by their top chef. Wendy’s is adjacent to the Umfolozi Country Club, which offers golf, tennis, squash, bowls and a restaurant. Rates start from R235 B&B per person per night in a standard room. Recommended stay 4 nights. Tel +27 (35) 5500407 Email [email protected] Website www.wendybnb.co.za Your next stop is Tamboti Ridge Ranch located between Mkuze and Pongola. Be revitalised in this peaceful birder’s paradise on a sugar and game farm, with magnificent views. You can expect warm, welcoming hospitality from Denise and Brian Blevin (who also own Shayamoya Game Lodge nearby). Enjoy the views of the Pongola River valley and spectacular sunsets from your deck, or air-conditioned room. Breakfast is a traditional South African feast and dinner is offered by arrangement. Activities in the area are wide and diverse. The Pongola Game Reserve, Mkuze Game Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park are all within easy reach for a day visit. The magnificent Pongolapoort Lake is also close, where boat cruises and tiger fishing can be enjoyed. Horse riding is also available. There are 5 bedrooms and rates start from just R280 per person B&B. Tel: +27 (34) 435 1110 Email [email protected] Website www.shayamoya.co.za A 3-hour drive via Vryheid to Dundee will place you in the ideal spot to get a taste of the Battlefields. Set on a 100-hectare private nature reserve where many species of plains game roam, Zulu Wings Game Lodge is only minutes from Dundee. Nestled in the Biggarsberg, the lodge is also centrally situated close to the Isandlwana, Rorkes Drift and Blood River Battlefield sites as well as the Talana Museum in Dundee. Other activities available include game trails, horseriding and clay pigeon shooting Exclusive accommodation is available for 12 guests in 6 cozy en-suite rooms. Homestyle wholesome meals are served in the "Round Table" Dining room. Picnic baskets can be arranged. All rooms lead to a separate bar/lounge area with pool table and swimming pool. There is also a braai (BBQ) area adjoining the dining room. Rates start from R270 per person B&B or R360 including dinner. Tel : (+27) 0 34 2123624 Email : [email protected] Website www.zuluwings.co.za A 3-hour drive back to Johannesburg completes your memorable tour of the Zulu Kingdom. For more information on other accommodation or activities in any of these areas please contact Tourism KwaZulu-Natal’s UK office on [email protected] or call (01403) 243 619.