Mbotyi River Lodge in Mbotyi - BEST Getaways - South Africa's best weekend getaways

Mbotyi River Lodge

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Units & Rooms

Mbotyi River Lodge

Mbotyi River Lodge has beautiful sea and lagoon-facing rooms each with their own unique view and ambiance. Whether you prefer the rustic thatch or the log cabins, the rooms are comfortable, upmarket and cosy with en-suite bathrooms. The 12 upgraded log cabin rooms have air-conditioning, television and a refrigerator The Wild Coast is renowned for great family holidays. We have several interleading rooms for families, each with own facilities. All the rooms have either a balcony or patio where guests can sit and hear the rumble of the ocean or the cry of the fish eagles while admiring the view of the forest, sea or lagoon.

Area Info

Mbotyi is an adventurer's paradise. This is truly an under-explored area and there is an adventure around every corner

Mbotyi is fortunate to have to have so many different Biomes. Our indigenous forest, the Ntsubane is one of the largest in our country

There are large tree plantations as well as the enormous Magwa tea plantation. There are a number of rivers in the area and also the very large lagoon estuary of the Mbotyi River. We thus play host to a very large variety of birds and in the Ntsubane, also butterflies

Lately the bird life on the lagoon has been outstanding; two great white pelicans have arrived to nest on the lagoon, we hope they will remain with us at least for a while. They share the water with mallard ducks, spurwing and Egyptian geese, cormorants, kingfishers so many kinds, and fish eagles, all fishing every morning

Guided walks from the lodge are very popular and picnic baskets can be supplied for birders wanting to spend time in the forest

Abound in March/April. Take one of our guides who will show you where to see the most beautiful butterflies

Paddle out on the beautiful tranquil lagoon and watch the Fish Eagle catch his dinner or enjoy the unusual sight of a herd of Nguni cattle bathing in the lagoon. We have several canoes available

Mbotyi has an abundance of spectacular waterfalls, some tumbling into narrow gorges more than 100 metres deep, others over the edge of a cliff. There are waterfalls one can hike to, such as the well-known Waterfall Bluff, which falls directly into the Indian Ocean

Then some to drive to in an open game viewing Landrover, such as Magwa or Fraser Falls. You can also swim under a waterfall or in a clear rock pool in the forest