Sand Forest Lodge Hluhluwe is situated on a nature reserve on the edge of an ancient sand forest and lies 1.5km west of False Bay Park part of the greater St Lucia Wetlands Park. The Lodge is 20 minutes from the Hluhluwe/iMfolozi Game Reserve. Sand Forest Lodge is an ideal base in close proximity to many local attractions including False Bay Park, St Lucia, Kosi Bay, Thembi Elephant Park, and Sodwana Bay. 1 hour from the Mozambique border. Facilities include a swimming pool, and forest bird, and a tree trail. Location: Sand Forest Lodge is a comfortable 21/2 hour drive from Durban on the N2 toll road-traveling north. From Johannesburg, the drive is approximately 6 hours. Accommodation: Family Lodges: Kingfisher/Cuckoo (Sleeps 4)Family units with 2 bedrooms - 1 x Double bed and 2 single beds, shower room, kitchen, lounge, private patio, and barbeque facility. Woodpecker / Weaver (Sleeps 4)These chalets comprise of 2 family units, each with 2 bedrooms - 1 x Double bed and 2 single beds, an en-suite shower room, second bathroom, full kitchen, open plan lounge, private patio, and barbeque facility. Double/Twin LodgesQuail / Sunbird / Guineafowl / Hoopoe / Hornbill / Fisheagle / Falcon There are 7 double chalets, which have either 2 single beds or 1 double bed with a shower room's en-suite, mini kitchen, private patio, and barbeque facility. Chalets are fully equipped and serviced daily; all you need to bring is your food, drinks, drinking water, swimming towels, and toiletries. We have mosquito nets, overhead fans, and air-conditioning in all rooms, we suggest that you bring peaceful sleep or tabard (insect repellent) for comfort. Camp Site We have 2 rustic, wooden bungalows that have double beds, overhead fans, mosquito nets, mini-kitchens, a private deck, and a barbeque facility. The bungalows DO NOT have air-con or en-suite shower/toilet facilities and share ablutions with the campsite. There are 4 camp/caravan sites situated on the edge of the forest, each has electrical points and private barbeques. Ablutions are shared with the bungalows. Activities: Meander through our sand forest, walk amongst the Wildebeest, Zebra, Impala, Steenbok, and Duiker? sit a while and experience the ethereal atmosphere. Observe the many varieties of birds in the trees and the Mongooses running through the forest. At the end of the day relax on your veranda and experience the evening sounds, the bashful Bushbabies will be watching you from above, the cautious Genet Cats will be peeping at you from behind the trees the Giant Eagle Owl sits above and watches you all with a superior attitude and grunts his approval at the tranquil setting. The region has a vast diversity of natural and cultural resources that are all within easy access to the lodge. Visualize an open vehicle game drive among the Big Five in the oldest park in Africa, walk the fossil lined shores, canoe, or horse ride through the open water system and coastal sand forest of a World Heritage Site. These and other activities can be arranged from the lodge.Hluhluwe/iMfolozi Park is the province's premier Big 5 reserve, and one of the biggest in South Africa, covering 96,000 hectares of beautiful landscape, forests, hills, rivers, and waterholes. It has the distinction of being the oldest formally protected area in Africa. The park is a 15-minute drive from us.