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- Reception
- Chalets
- Bar
- Dining Deck
- Lounge Deck
- Pool
- Gym
- Hide (animal viewing)
- Boma (for outdoor meals)
- Bush Boma
- Safari Drives and Bush Walks
Our colourful open lounge deck combines comfort with a great view of the riverbed as well as those and the African animals coming down to drink at Shadulu Dam or to graze on the lawns.
Relaxing around our boulder pool is a great place to be in the middle of a warm day. Stretch out in the sun or under a shady canopy of trees, watch the birds as they swoop and dip round the water or just lie back, close your eyes and enjoy the sounds of the bush.
For those guests wishing for an extra dose of exercise for the day, Idube has a gymnasium with modern equipment, which will allow them to do a full work out. Equipment includes amongst other items: a Roman chair, a selection of free weights, a treadmill and an exercise bike. The gymnasium is privately situated and cooled by overhead fans.
Step onto our gently swaying bridge and you cross over to the sunken hide. From inside its cool walls, you look directly onto the dam and the animals as they cross untroubled in front of you.
The hide is designed especially for wildlife photography, so make sure you have plenty of film.
After an exciting night drive, guests gather at the thatched bar to swap tales of all their great sightings. Then it's time to enjoy a feast in the boma under moonlit skies. Our talented chefs combine the best of European and African cuisine, and venison is featured regularly. Rangers sit with guests at all meals, so you can continue hearing the best of bush tales.
Dinner in the bush is something no visitor will forget. From the time you arrive to see the firefly light of many lanterns, you know you are in for something special. Mouth-watering smells drift into the air as you stand around the fire. Glasses of red wine glow in the firelight, with darkness and the bush beyond the magical circle of sand.
As you sit enjoying traditional South African food, the quiet conversation of the guests is broken by the awe-inspiring roar of a nearby lion or predatory hoot of a spotted eagle owl on the hunt.
There is a sense of wonder at Idube, this is true Africa and you are a part of it.
Gather up your camera, sunglasses, hat and binoculars, its time for that eagerly awaited Landrover safari! Come and join us on a Virtual Safari to find out more about this exciting part of your stay at Idube Game Reserve.
