BUKELA GAME LODGE

Bushmans River Conservancy - Amakhala Reserve

Enjoy morning and evening game drives and see the Big Five up close and personal
Enjoy a sumptuous dinner on the private deck of your suite
Enjoy an invigorating bush walk with your ranger
In the local Xhosa language ‘Bukela’ means ‘a place of
great admiration’
Malaria free area

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ZAR R2287 per person

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Bukela Game Lodge

Bukela Game Lodge Information

Bukela Game Lodge is situated in the malaria free, 6000 hectare Amakhala Game reserve just 40 minutes drive from Port Elizabeth along South Africa’s infamous Garden Route. In the local Xhosa language ‘Bukela’ means ‘a place of great admiration’ and the beautiful Eastern Cape surroundings are testimony to this.

The four individually decorated suites are styled in African simplicity without compromising on luxury. The suites each sleep 2 people and are all separate from the main lodge and privately located to ensure you’re your stay is quiet, tranquil and intimate. The suites are designed to afford you every comfort. They all have en suite bathrooms with a spa bath overlooking the African bush, an indoor and outdoor shower for the more adventurous, a central fireplace for romantic evenings, a private wooden deck, bar fridge and hot drink amenities. Beds are King size or 2 singles depending on guest requirements. All suites are air conditioned. The “honeymoon suite”, the most luxurious with a huge four poster mahogany bed, can be reserved for special occasions.

The Bukela adventure includes morning and evening game drives in open 4x4 vehicles with 'bush breaks' en route. Guests can enjoy the magnificent African sunsets with the age-old tradition of sundowners.

Explore private Amakhala Reserve

The Amakhala Reserve on which Bukela lodge is situated is typically African valley bushveld punctuated by colourful wild flowers indigenous to the area. The word “Amakhala” is a Xhosa name given to the regal Aloes which proliferate here. With their striking orange flowers, this well known medicinal plant grows in abundance in the reserve. Flat savannahs and riverine forests offer a variety of habitat for game and the area has 20 small dams and 17 kilometres of the Bushmans River winding through it.

From a historical perspective, Bukela Lodge offers their guests an ideal platform from which to explore and discover not only the many 1820 English and Dutch settlements in the surrounding area, but also stone age “workshops’ dating back 300 000 years. The first Stegosaur skeleton (Paranthodon Africanus) to be documented in South Africa was discovered in the Bushmans river valley less than one kilometre down river from the reserve.

Air conditioned
Mini bar
Satellite TV
Fireplace
Tea and coffee making facilities
En suite bathrooms
Private verandas
Morning and evening game drives

Bukela Game Lodge
Amakhala Game Reserve
Garden Route, Eastern Cape
South Africa

Bukela Game Lodge is situated in the Amakhala Game Reserve which consists of a 6000 hectares of acacia grassland and Eastern Cape valley-bushveld, approximately 25km in-land from the Indian Ocean. The reserve is within 70km distance from the national Port Elizabeth airport along the Garden Route.

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