Kosi Bay

Kosi Forest Lodge

Q: How much does it cost to stay at Kosi Forest Lodge?

Stays at Kosi Forest Lodge start from around US$260 per person per night as part of a tailor-made trip. The exact price depends on your travel dates, room type and the shape of the rest of your itinerary. A Timbuktu travel specialist can give you an accurate quote for your dates.

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Kosi Forest Lodge

About Kosi Forest Lodge

A relaxed place, with shimmering lakes, wide ocean and sand forest

Kosi Forest Lodge is located in Kosi Bay Nature Reserve, a private sanctuary tucked inside iSimangaliso Wetland Park. If you love the ocean, this is the place for you – the area offers some of the best fishing and snorkelling on the South African coastline. The lodge sleeps 16 in rustically comfortable bush suites, serves fine and plentiful meals and caters for a host of estuarine, beach and wilderness activities. Explore the lovely lakes on a guided canoe or boat, meander through giant raffia palms or visit nearby beaches.

Kosi Bay , South Africa

From $260 per person/per night

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The property

Overlooked by a giant Zulu podberry tree, the communal lodge has a lounge area in which to relax and chat, a dining area and a bar. Breakfast and an informal lunch are served on the deck; in the evening, guests can enjoy drinks and chats at the pool followed by candle-lit delicious meals. There's wi-fi in the main lodge area only, but it can be intermittent and slow when the weather is bad.

The rooms

Stay in a thatched bush suite tucked between the trees. Each suite is raised on a wooden deck and has a bedroom, balcony, dressing room and en-suite shower. Outside, a second reed-enclosed bathroom with a beach-sand floor offers an unusual bathing and showering experience. The bedrooms have low wooden walls with mosquito netting and roll-up canvas blinds, so you can lie back and enjoy the views and sounds of the forest.

Activities

Canoe up the channel with a guide. Take a boat trip through the Kosi lake system of three lakes linked by narrow channels. Dive the fish-filled reefs, examine ancient fish traps, picnic on the shore, stroll along hippo paths between ancient raffia palms, visit nearby Tembe Elephant Park, take a drive to Kosi mouth and, between November and January, watch turtles lay their eggs. Then sit back with a drink and dream.

Plan your stay

How to book Kosi Forest Lodge

How do I book Kosi Forest Lodge?

Kosi Forest Lodge can be booked with Timbuktu as part of a tailor-made South Africa trip, rather than as a standalone room reservation. Start online, customising one of our recommended South Africa trips featuring Kosi Forest Lodge or get advice and suggestions from one of our South Africa specialists who will design the trip around your dates, check availability and handle every booking for you.

How much does it cost to stay at Kosi Forest Lodge?

Stays at Kosi Forest Lodge start from around $260 per person per night as part of a tailor-made trip. The exact price depends on your travel dates, room type and the shape of the rest of your itinerary. A Timbuktu travel specialist can give you an accurate quote for your dates.

South Africa

Kosi Bay

Hidden amongst lush coastal forests, four crystal lakes guard ancient fishing traditions.