Emdoneni Lodge with Zululand Cat Conservation Project

The best accommodation of our entire holiday. We booked four nights in the self-catering cottage in August. We received a very friendly welcome at reception, where the lady (sorry I can not remember her name) showed us around the lodge and the accommodation and explained everything to us. All of the staff, from reception to the dinner service to the night porter, were incredibly friendly, helpful and super nice. Large cottage with kitchenette is fully equipped. Very lovingly furnished and very cosy. Main bedroom with comfortable bed, large bathroom and very large outdoor shower (almost an outdoor landscape). Smaller bedroom for the children, but also with shower and toilet. Great garden with a fire pit, comfortable chairs and a bench for breakfast. Zebras visit regularly and the cottage is directly opposite the cat enclosure. Breakfast outside, eye to eye with cheetahs and caracals, was really special. The delicious dinner at the lodge (book in advance) is particularly recommended. Our children also spent every evening in the game room playing billiards and table tennis. Emdoneni is very well located – 30 minutes from Hluhluwe Park and 1 hour from St Lucia. Many, many thanks to the Emdoneni team. We felt very comfortable and would love to come back.

Wonderful staff, incredible experience at the cat project and just a lovely experience overall. Peaceful and relaxing, with a bit of humour.

The cat tour is extremely interesting and very informative. Well worth going and supporting. All the cats are amazing!