Baluleni - means "a place where water flows".

Our camp is located directly on the Olifants River, which has water year-round and is therefore vital for the survival of flora and fauna. This continuous water supply ensures fascinating wildlife sightings in spectacular natural surroundings throughout the year in the camp and the surrounding biosphere reserve. The camp deliberately has no fences; wild animals roam the campsite as part of their natural habitat – day and night.

We experience life according to the rules of the wilderness!

The lodge, run by our German partners and friends Heike & Andreas, is not only a place dedicated to the preservation of nature and the protection of South Africa's wildlife habitat, but also a culinary hideaway amidst the South African wilderness. Here, the soul slows down and the body recharges. The camp pool and lounge bar provide external and internal cooling and inspiration.

Outdoor cooking (braai) is the order of the day – meals are cooked almost exclusively over an open wood fire – even on the wooden boat on the mighty Olifants River! Traditionally, regional meat, game, fish and shellfish from the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic coast, and vegetables from local farms are prepared daily, all accompanied by a magnificent selection of wines from the Cape Wine Kingdom and South African fynbos gins.

You will stay in 8 authentically and stylishly furnished bush cottages with their own terrace and small lounge. The comfort of air conditioning in each cottage ensures a relaxing rest and sleep after hot and dusty days in the South African wilderness.

Rising at dawn in a hot air balloon and experiencing the bush from a bird's eye view against the breathtaking backdrop of the mighty Drakensberg Mountains is another change of perspective for ambitious nature lovers and adventurers. This impressive thrill is available as an optional extra for our guests and ends with a traditional breakfast in the bush.