Isibindi Zulu Lodge is situated within the 4000 hectare Isibindi Eco-Reserve which offers diverse habitats ranging from mountain grassland and valley thornveld to riverine forests. The reserve is home to abundant indigenous game, morning and evening game drives are offered and there is excellent bird watching.
It is also quite safe to walk or take a picnic along one of the meandering river beds and view Giraffe, Zebra, Wildebeest, etc. By road, Isibindi Zulu Lodge is a 4.5 hours drive from Johannesburg, a 4 hours drive from Durban and 2.5 hours drive from Richards Bay.
Directions to Isibindi Zulu Safari Lodge
From Johannesburg
Road access - From Johannesburg (approximately 4 1/2 – 5 1/2 hours) Take the N3 highway out of Johannesburg to Durban. Pass Heidelberg and take the second off ramp to Villiers, this is just before the tollgate (marked R26/R103). Turn left and then right onto the R103. Stay on this road, then take the turn off to Vrede R34. Just before Vrede you turn right at a junction which will keep you on the R34.
Continue straight on this road bypassing the turnoff to the residential part of Vrede. This will take you past Memel and towards Newcastle. Go past Newcastle and follow the signs to Ladysmith/Dundee (N11). After approximately 20kms, turn left towards Dannhauser on the R621. At the crossroads, Dannhauser Bridge is on your right and a Shell service station is directly in front of you. Turn left to Dundee, still following the R621. At the next T-junction, turn left again onto the R68 to Dundee.
Pass through Dundee, entering the town Karel Landman Street, then turn left at the traffic circle (round-a-bout) into Victoria Street. At the second robot (traffic light), turn right where the road forks. Take the left fork (there is a BP station on your left). This is the R33 to Greytown. Travel approximately 45km on this tarred road. You will pass 2 x Rorke’s Drift signs along the way – ignore them.
When you see the iSibindi Eco Reserve sign and the Elandskraal sign on your left, turn left onto the dirt road. Continue on this dirt road for approximately 14km. Once you have passed a stone church and cemetery on your left, turn left to Rorke’s Drift. If you pass a Zulu trading store on your right, you have gone too far.
After approximately 6km you will see the iSibindi Eco Reserve sign on your left – a few metres further you will see a large black gate indicating the entrance on the right. Press the buzzer and Reception will open the automatic gate for you. Follow the dirt track all the way to the top of the “koppie” or hill, where you will see the parking area on your left.
Isibindi Zulu Lodge GPS Co-ordinates
28:25.896 S
30:33.723 E
