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Published by , 2018-04-02 04:58:41

IMPENDLE TOURISM PROSPECTS

IMPENDLE TOURISM PROSPECTS

2018/2019
Edition

YOUR IMPENDLE TOURISM PROSPECTUS

Sawubona,

Hello, Hallo, Bonjour, Ciao, Hamjambo, Ndaa, Lumela!!!
WELCOME TO IMPENDLE
Your Prospective Hospitality & Tourism Destination

IMPENDLE TOURISM LOUNGE

Page 02 • Impendle is the small vibrant town, which prides itself with relaxed ,scenic country life,
in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands - the ZULU KINGDOM - South Africa. Impendle provides
access to por tions of the Ukhahlamba Transfrontier Park , which is a World Heritage Site.
The Loteni and Impendle Nature Reserves, declared nature areas, together with the
uMngeni Vlei area, are strategic nature areas contributing to the building of the overall
Transfrontier Park product. Impendle is definitely a tourism destination; it has natural
beauty out of this world. It is rich in flora and fauna, the beautiful mountains and rivers.
Impendle has plantation of Protea plant( South African National Flower), natural caves,
San rock Art, Impendle , Inzinga and Lotheni Nature Reserve all the three reserve play a
very important role in conservation of nature in the country. One of the amazing facts is
that Impendle has high bird population numbers in the entire country making Kwazulu
Natal dominate to be a province with high number of bird species. This little town has so
much to offer in terms of tourism while conserving our environment.

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Message from the Municipality Mayor

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Message from the Impendle Traditional House

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Page 06 Host family and homestay
accommodation @

Impendle rural settlement
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Take time to visit our preciously preserved game & nature

reserves Page 0178

▪ Impendle Nature Reserve
▪ Lower Loteni Nature reserve
▪ Tillietudlem Game Reserve
▪ Umgeni Vlei Nature Reserve

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Page 10 Impendle Nature Reserve
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Inzinga river valley

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We have different accomodation options at impendle to suit Page 184
your preference ranging from chalets, campsites, cottages, country hotel,

guest houses or lodges with services of bed and breakfast, dinner,
and/or self-catering options.

▪ Highlands nook

▪ Wagon trail cottages

▪ The chalet

▪ Maphanga BnB

▪ Elvesida farm

▪ Boston party backpackers

▪ Hillside lodge

▪ Stormy hill horse trails

▪ Everglades country hotel

▪ Tinley manor hils BnB

▪ Bobogaan lodge

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THE CHALET: A SPOT IN THE Price starting from: R200,00s
BERG YOU WILL ALWAYS Tel: 0832903260
REMEMBER !!!
E-mail: [email protected]
• "I am self catering, my appliances are gas, there's a fridge Website: http://www.themcleanchalet.com
with a small freezer compartment, a gas stove with oven,
gas lights and hot water. So no need to drag your
bedding, fire wood, braai etc with you, it is all here. Well, I

Page 17 am here to give you a break from the city, to relax, exhale
and enjoy the quietness. One little thing to be aware of
please, the river is a mountain area river, so when you are
lying with your bot in the sun on the hot rocks and it starts
to rain extensively up the valley, you could get washed off
the hot rock in your very own little tsunami !!! Cell phone
signal is weak but available.

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Page 19 Everglades Country Hotel
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ELVESIDA FARM Price starting from: R0,00s
COTTAGE, CHALET Tel:
ACCOMMODATION
E-mail:
• Website:

AA Travel Highly Recommended Farm Stays" Accommodation is based on a Page 20
self-catering basis and all food must be brought with you. Fully fitted kitchens
are in all houses and include a deep freeze, fridge microwave, stove, braai,
cutlery & crockery. Activities on the farm include bass fishing as well as
canoeing & swimming, tube riding on the river (summer only), walking,
mountain bike riding, milking the cows and of course interacting with all the
farmyard animals. Pony rides on our Welsh ponies can be pre-arranged at
R20.00 per half hour All activities at your own risk. We have now opened a
small "Farm Shop" where you can purchase all our pickles & jams made in the
farm kitchen from our own fruit & produce.

Price starting from: R0,00s
Tel: 074 192 7787
E-mail:

Website: http://www.stormyhill.co.za

STORMY HILL

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Stormy Hill is Caroline's home on the edge of the Drakensberg escarpment
where horses and hounds flourish. Come and enjoy a delightful morning in the
conservation corridors of forestry and farmland areas. Here, guests are
entertained to a lifestyle experience constituting an introduction to the horses
of the hill, a hands-on grooming session and a guided ride in the surrounding
areas. All our horses are well-tempered and each has its own personality, which
is taken into account when matching horse to rider. We cater for small groups
to increase your chances of seeing some of the exquisite wildlife, which may
include bushbuck, duiker, porcupine, samango monkey, serval cat, lynx, jackal,
reedbuck, otters and various bird species

HILLSIDE LODGE Price starting from: R300,00s
Tel:
Hillside Lodge provides camping and self-catering accommodation,
overlooking indigenous forest and nature reserve, nestles in the Valley. The E-mail:
lodge features beautiful yellow-wood floors and ceilings, three modern Website:
bathrooms, four double bedrooms each opening onto the verandah, a large https://www.ownersdirect.co.za/accommodation/hillside-
lounge with fireplace, and a fully-equipped kitchen with dining room table
for 10 opening onto a grape-covered pergola with large outdoor table and lodge
seating. Accommodation in the lodge is provided on a self-catering basis
with linens and firewood provided and daily service included. The electrified Page 22
campsites are level led and separated from the lodge by a large field with
splash pool. The area is a birder's paradise, with the Cape parrot in
attendance daily. The Lodge is the perfect venue for a small wedding.

Page 23 Hillside lodge
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HIGHLAND NOOK Price starting from: R0,00s
Self catering cottage Tel: 079 351 0901

and Camping E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.highlandnook.co.za
Highland Nook has commanding views of the mountains and river valleys.
Cottages have cozy fireplaces. Cottages have electricity, fridges and gas Page 24
stoves. We supply linen and blankets, cutlery, crockery. You need to bring your
own towels, toiletries, charcoal, binoculars, bicycles, hats and picnic blankets. Ball
games are allowed on the volley ball field. Hadeda’s Nest shares the camper’s
ablutions. Enjoy a hike on one of the walking trails, if you are a bird lover bring
your camera for those great photographic pictures or relax and create a serene
painting from your door step. Camping facilities have hot water baths and
showers, plug points to some of the camp sites and a chest freezer for storage of
your braai meat. Camp with us if you enjoy the mountain atmosphere and a laid
back and relaxed vacation.

Price starting from: R0,00s
Tel:

E-mail:
Website: https://www.sa-
venues.com/visit/wagontrailcottage/

WAGON TRAIL
COTTAGE

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The charming Wagon Trail Cottage, overlooking the dam is part of
Trinity Organic Farm. Nestled in the foothills of the Southern
Drakensberg, the area is perfect for those seeking peace and quiet
in beautiful surroundings. There is both a TV and DVD player in the
lounge. The TV is DStv enabled but please bring your own
Smartcard. A radio is also provided. Activities include walks on the
Wagon Trail or in our own forest, birding, cycling and fishing.

Lower Loteni
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Page 27 View from the hills of
Impendle

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WHAT OUR VISITORS HAD TO SAY_ SOME OF THE
TESTIMONIALS

• It was an awesome experience. We definitely enjoyed our time at Babogaan Lodge.-M Jones -2016 at Babogaan Page 29
Lodge,

• My wife and I, have been to this place three times, we first explored this landscape in 2007, again in 2010 and now
in 2017. people are so warm and kind. –Bim Souther – 2007, 2010 & 2017 at Elvesida Cottages

• We spent 4 days and 3 nights at Impendle. We enjoyed horse rides, hiking and photography. Its such a relaxed
atmosphere, Not to forget evening Zulu theatre drama…It was so fantastic! Modipo Gehlarhe and the crew – 2014 at
Stormy Hill,

• We decided to spend our honeymoon with my husband as a special weekend away at the Tillietudlem game
reserve. It was a memorable experience. We were treated with care. I loved spar treatment. –Nosipho & Musa
Mbelu 2015.

• Visiting at Impendle is very affordable. We spent not more than R2000, yet our 3-day weekend there was absolutely
beautiful. –Craig Lever and family. -2018 at The Chalet.

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Directions
From Pietermaritzburg Airport, South Africa

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Directions
From Johannesburg, South Africa

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Directions
From Sani pass, border of Lesotho and South Africa

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CONTACT US

Impendle Travel Lounge is powered by Impendle Mirror newspaper

Our Job is to make your tourism visit at Impendle a wonderful experience to recall. We'll take you
places at Impendle.
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# Assistance with bookings, reservations, and travel arrangements.

Contact our Travel Lounge for all your bookings and travel advice and/or arrangements

E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: +27 63 496 2383
Mafahleni street, Impendle, 3227
Website: www.impendlemirror.co.za/tourism-prospects/

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