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Bonjour Mademoiselle Gumede!
From the local village called KwaMnyayisa, next to Lake Shingeza, comes this elegant lady, Thandeka Gumede. She tentatively applied for a position as a temporary waitress at Kosi Forest Lodge in 2007. She was studying via correspondence to become a teacher and needed to find ways of funding her studies. Thandeka was immediately hired and…
Read MoreCommunity Dreams
“Monitor lizard, monitor lizard!” he points enthusiastically as he shows us fine tracks in the gentle sand forest on the way to our beautiful thatched tented cabin. From humble contract labourer to current lodge manager, Sibusiso (Blessing) Mngomezulu is a well-known and much respected presence at Kosi Forest Lodge. He was one of the first…
Read MoreCoastal Thrill
A bit like a thriller movie where you know everything’s going to turn out all right, you still get caught up in the exhilaration and challenge of the unpredictable terrain. We take the scenic coastal 4X4 route from Kosi Forest Lodge down to Thonga Beach Lodge. As relatively inexperienced off-road drivers, this is the perfect…
Read MoreBe there hippos
Sometimes glamping is so removed from the natural environment that you may as well stay in a hotel. Not this one. This is the “real deal” in terms of close contact with nature, of course combined with a good dose of plush comfort. Rustic and beautiful tents on raised wooden platforms in a nature reserve,…
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