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Guests are accommodated in 6 bright and
spacious suites. Three of these are set in the dune forest and are
frequented by friendly warthog, red duiker, nyala, bush babies, birds and
hippo!
One room has a view out through the bush
onto a vlei and the other has a view through the bush onto the Lake.
The Honeymoon suite is situated privately
with views out onto a vlei.
Large windows and terrace doors as well
as mosquito gauze screen doors slide open onto private viewing decks,
skillfully combining luxury and integration with the environment.
Luxury Suites
- 5 standard suites
- 1 honeymoon suite
- Air-conditioning/ heating
- Private game viewing decks
- En-suite bathroom and toilet
- Outdoor shower
- Service bar fridges
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Telephones
Makakatana Bay Lodge is privately set in
a dune forest, where it is hidden just meters away from the waters edge of
the banks of the Lake St Lucia
Facilities
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Private personal service
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5 Private suites
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1 Honeymoon suite
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12 Bed maximum capacity
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Private Bush pool on lakes edge
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Bar
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TV in main lounge
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Dining room
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Outdoor dining deck
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Boma for bush dinners
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Wine cellar in ‘Old Crab House’
- Private dining on request
On 27 april 1897 St Lucia was declared a
game reserve. The conservation area was a 35000 hectare lake with a 1km
strip of land surrounding the lake. At a later stage other conservation
areas were added. On 1 December 1999 UNESCO declared the lake and adjacent
coastal areas a world heritage site. The 328 000 hectare reserve was south
africa’s first world heritage site and encompasses 5 five major ecological
zones.
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The Greater St Lucia Wetland Park
encompasses 5 major ecological zones:
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Marine Ecosystem: Warm sea, coral reefs
teaming with fish, whales and dolphins.
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Eastern Shores Ecosystem: Golden
beaches flanked by some of the highest vegetated sand dunes in the world,
grassy plains and a variety of wetlands.
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Lake St Lucia: Africa's largest natural
estuary, populated by hippopotamus, crocodile and water birds.
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Mkuze Swamps: A reed and papyrus
wetland
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Western Shores: Dry savannah and
thornveld with rich deposits of fossils
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