Tiru

Tiru is a privately owned lodge situated inside Mabalingwe, a Big 5 game reserve 28 km from Bela Bela and 140 km from Pretoria. Enjoy the ultimate bushveld experience, with the ultimate boma/lapa combination, where you can sit around a boma fire underneath a well-designed thatch, with all the facilities next to you, including canvas to control wind flow and temperature, build-in braai and large table to socialise around. Sit on the deck and enjoy breath-taking views over the reserve, while animals and birds come very close. Enjoy the splash pool / hot tub and hanging chairs under trees in the bush or alternatively indoors next to a modern closed combustion efficient fireplace at night if it is cold. The hot tub can be set to the desired temperature. The lodge is situated within close proximity of Mabalingwe's recreational facilities, including tennis courts, a mini-golf course, squash courts, swimming pools and a convenience shop, as well as the restaurant, boma, bar, hot and cold pools, a Jacuzzi and sauna rooms. Mabalingwe offers an excellent entertainment program which includes a wide range of adventure activities such as guided game viewing, horse riding and lion feeding by prior arrangement. Guests are also allowed to enter the game viewing area with their own vehicles, ensuring that you have maximum time to enjoy the wild and bird life.The lodge sleeps nine people. It has a bedrooms with a king-size bed and a queen-size bed; one bedroom with two single beds, three single beds on the upper loft and two bathrooms. The rooms are air-conditioned. The kitchen is fully equipped with an oven, microwave oven, a large fridge-freezer and a dishwasher. Other facilities at he house includes air-conditioning in rooms, fan, no smoking in rooms, outside fire pit, wooden deck leading to Jacuzzi and hanging chairs under trees. The is a flat screen TV with full DStv and video player. There are choices between a build-in braai and a gas braai (ideal for making a brunch). Guests would on most weekends on request be allowed to leave late afternoon.

A water tank with pressure pump has been installed to address potential water interruptions often caused by elephants.