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Makaranga Garden Lodge
Makaranga Garden Lodge offers 5 star luxury in a peaceful location in the magnificent Valley of a Thousand Hills with beautifully appointed suites and gourmet cuisine. Guests are welcome to indulge in relaxing spa treatments.
Makaranga Garden Lodge Highlights
Makaranga Garden Lodge is situated in a beautiful green Private Botanical Garden in The Valley of a Thousand Hills in KwaZulu Natal only 30 minutes from Durban. Guests can enjoy 5 star luxury, friendly and efficient staff and gourmet cuisine.
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- Luxurious, peaceful accommodation only 15 minutes from the bustling city of Durban.
- Hotel, restaurant and conference facilities.
- 30 Acres of indigenous and exotic botanical gardens, 18 ponds, meandering streams and a waterfall.
- The walk-in wine cellar houses hand selected local and international offerings at Italian Bistro, Nonna.
Makaranga Garden Lodge Activities
The area around Makaranga Garden Lodge offers a variety of tourist attractions include the Valley of a Thousand Hills with a Cultural Village with Zulu dancing, a Safari park at Phe Zulu Safari Park, a Golf course nearby, Horse riding and polo at Shongweni Polo Club, hiking and walking in the spectacular Kloof Gorge, Kranzkloof Nature Reserve & Shongweni dam. Adventure activities include paragliding, quad biking, water-sports as well as the Umgeni Steam Railway offers steam train trips the first and last Sunday of every month.