Lodges and attractions in the Balule Nature Reserve in the Greater Kruger
Balule offers 450 square kilometres of Greater Kruger on both sides of the perennial Olifants river. Big Five is here all year round with a strong elephant presence. More developed than its neighbours, you can find some of the cheaper lodges here.
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Traditional thatched rondavel and chalet lodge situated on an active Balule waterhole visited by nocturnal elephants and plains game. Olifants river traversing and craggy hilltop walking. Game drives. Great basic value-for-money.
Tasteful, thatched Olifants floodplain lodge surrounded by Balule's pachyderms. Particularly elegant premium suites with natural design elements and some outdoor baths. Owner-led walking and driving activities. Ambitious cuisine and decent wine cellar.
Chacma is a tiny traditional thatched camp offering 3 family friendly chalets in diverse, rugged Balule landscape. With the Olifants river running through the reserve close by, elephants are omnipresent and Big Five are excellent. There are plenty of secret viewpoints and sundowner spots.
Small premium family-run Balule bush retreat with good food and wine cellar. Plains savannah and seasonal-river frontage. Good big five sightings with traversing to the Olifants.
Super, family-owned pair of Balule Lodges run with great passion, enthusiasm and guiding. Excellent waterhole and river hides. Ideal for photography and tranquil wildlife watching.
Comfortable rondavals or luxurious suites with Olifants view. Abundant hippo and elephants under fig canopies on the riverbank. Good birds, Big Five. Lookout panorama deck and tower.
Magical three-night mobile camp that follows you around 8,000 hectares of Big Five Balule. Dome tents, camp beds, bucket showers, meals cooked on the fire. Raw and wild African wilderness on foot.
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