With its unique location next to the World Heritage Site of Lake St Lucia and 3 different eco-systems stretching over 4000 hectares, Bonamanzi offers visitors the opportunity to get a real feel for the African bush. The town of Hluhluwe located only a 15 minute drive from Bonamanzi.
The village has petrol/diesel facilities, banking, a pharmacy and provisions for self-catering guests. Bonamanzi is an easy 3 hour drive from Durban and an hour from the Golela border with Swaziland. Transfers can be arranged from the Richards Bay Airport.
How to get there:
From Johannesburg:
Go past Ogies, Bethal, Ermelo, Piet Retief, Pongola, and Mkuze. Take the off-ramp from the N2 to Hluhluwe village. Drive to the end of town and at the junction turn to the right. You are now on a dirt road. Bonamanzi is the first turn to the left - approx 6km from the village.
From Durban:
Take the N2 North; go past Stanger, Empangeni, Richards Bay and Mtubatuba. Go past Charters Creek and Fanies Island turn off, over the Nyalazi River, through a tribal area and over the Hluhluwe River. After approx 4.5km take the Bushlands and Bonamanzi off ramp, turn right over the N2. After 2.5km you reach a T-junction, here turn left, Bonamanzi is the second turn right.
