Today is a great day. Rhulani Safari Lodge glitters and shines better than ever. At the World Luxury Hotel Awards we were voted “Best Bush Lodge - Global Winner”. Rhulani’s owner Rolf accepts the award tonight at the gala ceremony in Antalya / Turkey and sends a special greeting and thank you on his blog.

Now the time has come, the joy is great. We are pleased to announce that Rhulani Safari Lodge has received certification for HACCP standards. This is another important step in our constant striving for the highest quality standards.

You shouldn’t necessarily watch TV when you visit a safari lodge. One should look out for wild animals and simply enjoy the wild nature. And yet: Rhulani offers certain possibilities to watch TV here too. Rolf explains how.

Entertainment for our little visitors during the day with an amazing result: the “Sand Art” produces wonderful artworks with motifs of the African bush.

Recently there is a small garden with natural aloe plants in front of the main pool at Rhulani Safari Lodge. This is the project of our Assistant Manager Daniel. Today Daniel introduces us to the project and we learn about the aloes.

Rhulani Safari Lodge is located in the heart of the Madikwe Game Reserve, where all kinds of wild animals roam freely, including the dangerous “Big 5”. A frequent question from guests is whether Rhulani has a fence for security reasons, so that the animals do not come into the camp. The answer is: yes and no.

Did you know that the small plunge pools on the outside decks of the guest chalets are heated and also illuminated at night? This makes it possible to take a bath at any time, even before going to sleep.

Watch the daylight hours in the main area of Rhulani Safari Lodge from the waterhole, in time lapse.

Rhulani’s manager Jacky is up very early this morning. A fairly large and demanding group arrived yesterday, and the first morning game drive is just about to start. Before sunrise Jacky wants to greet the guests at the coffee table and make sure that everything will go well, together with the rangers. And then …

Rhulani Safari Lodge is one of the best safari options worldwide as a shortlisted hotel in this year’s “World Luxury Hotel Awards”. The three-week voting phase has just begun, in which our aim is to get as many votes as possible in order to win the “Best Luxury Bush Lodge” award for another year. Every vote counts, please participate and help us!