Mbuluzi Game Reserve Description
Mbuluzi Game Reserve is a privately owned reserve in the North-East corner of Swaziland, forming part of the Lubombo Conservancy. Two rivers flow through the reserve, which together with the bushveld plains and mountainous ridges make Mbuluzi a really beautiful place!
There are four luxury, self-catering lodges. Two lodges accommodating 8 people [4 bedrooms], the other 5 [3 bedrooms], and the tented Lodge accommodating 6 people [3 en-suite luxury tents]. They are all are fully equipped with everything you would need, including fridge/freezer, oven, microwave, skottle braai and out-door braai area supplied with firewood. Each lodge is privately situated on the Mlawula River, and overnight guests are welcome to fish if they like. The Tented Lodge and Singwe Lodge have swimming pools.
The campsite, situated above some amazing rapids in the Mbuluzi River, has hot showers and firewood is supplied, but there is no electricity. A great setting to really enjoy the bush as it’s supposed to be.
Bird-watching is very good, with more than 300 species recorded. Many animal species can be seen including Giraffe, Zebra, Wildebeest, Kudu, Nyala, Bushbuck, Waterbuck and Hippo and of course Impala and Warthog. Hyenas are often heard and leopard also occur.
There is a good network of game-viewing roads which are well marked for easy navigation. There are also many marked walking trails. Visitors can drive, walk, or cycle around the reserve at their leisure and at their own time; no guides are necessary.
Mbuluzi Game Reserve is under an hour’s drive from Manzini and less than two from Nelspruit and Maputo. There are a couple of restaurants, golf courses and other sporting facilities fairly close by, and the borders to South Africa [Managa] and Mozambique [Lomahasha] are within a 20 minute drive.
Mbuluzi Game Reserve Directions
DIRECTIONS TO MBULUZI GAME RESERVE
VALID PASSPORTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL BORDER POST CROSSINGS
All distances are approximate R = turn right L = turn left T = T – junction
BORDER POST HOURS
Lavumisa/Golela 07h00 – 22h00 [from KZN]
Ngwenya/Oshoek 07h00 – 22h00 [from Johannesburg/Pretoria]
Borgdergate/Managa 07h00 – 18h00 [from Kruger Park / Nelspruit]
Lomahasha / Namaacha 07h00 – 20h00 [from Mozambique]
CO-ORDINATES S26 09.367 E31 58.973
DURBAN TO MBULUZI GAME RESERVE [500KM]
N2 N from Durban
39km north of Mkuzi R to Golela Border Post
Through border towards Big Bend (64 km)
8km from sugar mill R to Siteki
At T (38km) L towards Manzini
At T (5 km) R toward Mhlume/Lomahasha
Pass through Hlane Game Reserve
Pass Simunye Sugar Estate and village
9km from Simunye turn R to Mlawula
After 600m turn L to Mbuluzi Game Reserve reception
JOHANNESBURG – NELSPRUIT – MBULUZI GAME RESERVE [550KM]
JoBurg – N12 East – Witbank – N4 – Nelspruit
N4 E towards Malelane/Komatipoort
13km beyond Malelane R towards Jeppes Reef
15km, L at Tonga sign (One Tree Butchery on L)
Travel over Komati River
Pass Tonga Police Station
500m after Police Station R onto tar road to Mangweni
20km to T. Turn R. toward Managa Border Post
Travel to Managa Border post
After border travel to traffic circle, turn L
Pass Mhlume Sugar Mill and village
20km to T. Turn R across Mbuluzi River
After 600m turn L toward Mlawula
After 600m turn L to reception.
JOHANNESBURG – MBABANE – MBULUZI GAME RESERVE [500KM]
JoBurg – N12 East – Witbank – N4 – Middleburg
At Wonderfontein (34 km from Middleburg) R to Carolina
Pass through Carolina, across railway tracks then R to Warburton
At T turn L to Oshoek Border Post
Pass through border post then 21km to Mbabane
Travel through Mbabane to Manzini (39km)
Travel through Manzini towards Lomahasha
Pass through Hlane Game Reserve
Pass Simunye Sugar Estate and village
9km from Simunye turn R to Mlawula
After 600m turn L to Mbuluzi Game Reserve reception