9 to 16 May 2019 Report by Paul and Sally Bartho A chance remark to my sister resulted in Sally and I being invited to join her in the TEBA Cottage at the very mouth of Kosi Bay Estuary for four nights. We had a couple of days to prepare for our trip. A long…
Tag: Mkuze
Mkuze and St. Lucia
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 7 to 13 February 2019 It was time to get away – you could say the lure of the bush was calling. This time a short trip – 4 nights in Mkuze and a couple in St. Lucia. Rain and overcast conditions followed us and remained intermittently at both…
Mkuze
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 13 to 17 July 2018 Leaving Umlalazi we headed for Mkuze to camp for 4 nights. Having booked ahead we arrived at the campsite to find a very agreeable chap looking after the campsite. However the first thing he told us was that there was no water except in…
Mkuze
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 22 to 24 November 2017 Prior to going on the BLPN Weekend Outing to Sand Forest Lodge, Sally and I decided to spend a couple of nights camping at Mkuze. The campsite has a lovely layout with two ablution blocks. It’s main issue is lack of maintenance and site…
Mkuze
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th July 2016 Sally and I were invited by Jenny and Dave Rix to join them for their visit to Mkuze. They had booked into the Tented Camp but the only one available was a double. All the huts, cottages and Tented Camp sites were…
Sand Forest Lodge Weekend Away
Report by Cheryl Bevan 11 to 13 March 2016 Twenty birders headed out to Sand Forest Lodge near Hluhluwe for our first weekend outing of the year. Some had arrived a day earlier in pouring rain. On Saturday we set out at 06H30 for False Bay for a 7 Km forest walk. Not all of us lasted…
Northern Zululand – A Summer Odyssey.
Northern Zululand – A Summer Odyssey. Trip Report by Paul & Sally Bartho 29 Dec 2013 to 11 Jan 2014 Sally and I decided to spend the New Year camping away from home. Northern Zululand was our destination. Our program: 3 nights in Bonamanzi 4 nights in Mkuze 4 nights in Ndumo 3 nights in…