Kingfisher Villa Overview – Mabula Recreation Reserve

Kingfisher Villa Overview   

We had been monitoring lions on a morning recreation drive, for some time, once they lastly emerged from the thickets, and we discovered ourselves behind an impressive male. He rotated, regarded immediately at us, and started striding in direction of our automobile. For a quick second my coronary heart stopped in my throat, as I assumed that he was going to cost at us. Then he all of the sudden halted on the fringe of the pathway.

A lioness started calling out within the bush and brushed previous him as she continued her quest to seek out her cubs. A couple of minutes later, they have been discovered and the household was reunited – two lionesses and seven lovable cubs, with the male becoming a member of in later. It was unbelievable to witness this heart-warming scene. See the video beneath.

We have been within the malaria-free Mabula Recreation Reserve and our house for the weekend was the newest addition to their portfolio, the beautiful Kingfisher Villa. Barely a yr outdated, the villa is located within the coronary heart of the reserve, amidst the rugged fantastic thing about the African wilderness. Not removed from Mabula Recreation Lodge, its sister property, it’s discreetly tucked away to keep up privateness and tranquility, and with simply 5 suites, visitors can hire the complete villa for an unique expertise or guide the person suites for a personalised keep.

Rim-flow pool

The second you step into Kingfisher Villa, you’re greeted by the nice and cozy embrace of African bush-inspired decor, which mixes trendy facilities with conventional touches that pay homage to the nation’s wealthy heritage. The doorway is flanked by the lounging and eating areas and results in an outside deck with a rim move pool overlooking the Mvubu (which means hippo) dam. True to its title, there have been hippos within the dam together with crocodiles.

The lounge space

The 5 elegant suites flank the communal areas and are organized across the dam. Designed for leisure, they’ve snug king-sized beds, sofas, massive flat-screen televisions, espresso stations and mini bars.

Our bed room

The spacious loos characteristic Victorian-style bathtubs, rain showers, double vainness basins and Charlotte Rhys facilities.

Our toilet

Swinging daybeds in entrance of the rooms, out of doors lounges and a fire-lit boma space supplied good vantage factors to view the gorgeous sunsets.

Swinging daybed

Recreation drives are carried out twice day by day within the Better Mabula Recreation Reserve in Limpopo, which was lush and inexperienced after the current rains. One of many closest Huge 5 recreation reserves to Johannesburg, it’s below 3 hours away from the large metropolis. The reserve spans 12 000 hectares, together with a separate 2-hectare part the place the lions are stored together with a enough quantity of prey within the type of plains recreation.

Morning recreation drive

Guided bush walks, quad biking and horse-back safaris are carried out within the part with out lions. One may even do a sizzling air balloon safari and we noticed one hovering over the reserve throughout our morning recreation drive! Aside from the lions, we additionally noticed elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, hyenas, jackals, elands and way more.

Wildlife in Mabula Recreation Reserve

The nice and cozy and welcoming workers at Kingfisher Villa have been a number of the friendliest we have ever encountered. Michael was a really hands-on supervisor with a great deal of expertise and we had many fascinating conversations with him. Lindani, our butler, was at all times smiling and ultra-attentive, whereas Tshepo, our information, who was skilled below Mabula’s group upliftment programme, was keen to indicate us as a lot as he may within the wild.

Eating Room

Flora, our proficient chef, spoilt us together with her scrumptious culinary delights, which have been tailor-made to our necessities. Our meals have been served primarily within the opulent eating room or on the pool deck, which have been each conducive to lengthy leisurely meals. Meals consisted of breakfasts with continental and sizzling programs, gentle lunches, excessive tea with candy and savoury decisions, and 4-course dinners. A number of the dishes we loved included creamy prawn and mussel starters, kingklip with stuffed veggies, ravioli with sundried tomatoes and feta, malva pudding, and lemon posset. The mocktails have been scrumptious too!

A number of the meals we loved

Kingfisher Villa is ideal for a multi-generational household safari getaway and is usually booked for big households. We have been there with our youngsters and so they liked it. Additionally it is best for government company getaways, romantic escapades or weekend breaks from the town. If you happen to’re wanting for a sanctuary that guarantees wilderness and luxurious in beneficiant measures, Kingfisher Villa is ready to welcome you into its serene embrace.

For extra data, go to Kingfisher Villa or guide right here.

Take a tour of Kingfisher Villa beneath.

Good to know

• The lodge sleeps 10 folks. Overflows will be catered for on the adjoining Mabula Recreation Lodge. 
• Different lodging choices within the reserve embrace the fashionable Safari Plains and Kwafubesi, a tented camp.
• There may be an airstrip for visitors preferring to fly in.
• See the present specials right here.