Skukuza Safari Lodge
Skukuza Safari Lodge: Location
The new Skukuza Safari Lodge is situated in Skukuza Rest Camp in the iconic Kruger National Park. It offers luxury, catered accommodation, with a host of facilities and amenities, in close proximity to the conference center.
About Skukuza Safari Lodge
Skukuza Safari Lodge was built in 2018 and it sat vacant for over a year, eventually opening in December 2019.
It is a 3-star hotel but has impressive decor, balancing luxurious comforts (if they work) and the bush experience.
Until
now, SANParks has offered accommodations almost entirely in the form of
bungalows and camping facilities. The only luxury lodge-type accommodation has
been smaller lodges on private concessions inside the park.
The lodge/hotel was built mainly to accommodate guests using the Conference Center, which opened in Skukuza about three years ago, but is available to park guests. In the past, the conference center delegates were housed mainly in park bungalows, so this means more availability of accommodation for self-drive guests - we hope!
There are a number of seating areas throughout the Lodge where guests can relax.
Food & Drinks
The well positioned Sisonke bar has comfortable seating both inside and on the outside veranda, with views of the gardens, pool and Baobab tree...
Behind the lounge area is the large Amukelekani Restaurant - where both A-La-Carte and Buffet meals are serviced through out the day.
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Accommodation
The lodge houses 91 standard rooms 22 family rooms, eight luxury suites (which have a lounge and dinning room area), and 7 universal rooms with easy access for wheelchairs.
Each room has satellite TV (with limited channels)Wi-Fi, Air-conditioning, Electronic Safe, a tea and coffee station, a desk and chair......
en-suit bathroom with walk in shower.
and a private patio or a veranda.
The below pic shows the Luxury suites lounge, dining room, with the coffee and tea station.
The hotel is built in an 'H' shape with the rooms on both sides and the restaurant and reception being in the center.
The rooms on the western side, look onto either the swimming pool, or the large baobab tree.
and on the eastern side they look onto a garden and the Mooka Outdoor area.
The rooms are all tastefully decorated with images captured in the Kruger Park by young job-seekers who live on the borders of the Kruger National Park.
It was their first ever visit to the park. The project is an innovative partnership between SANParks, Wild Card and Wild Shots Outreach – whose aim it is to engage young people from local communities in nature conservation through photography.
Activities
You can relax at the swimming pool, have a work out in the gym or go to the Spa for a treatment.
You can do a self-drive in the park or go on a guided game drive in an open safari vehicle, they have morning, sunset and evening game drives.
For more information about the Lodge, visit the SANParks page here: Skukuza Safari Lodge.
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