SOUTH AFRICA OUTDOORS

Watervale Lodge - accommodation and delicious home-cooked meals in Inchanga - close to Cato Ridge, Camperdown, Valley Of A Thousand Hills, Hillcrest, Kloof, Gillits and Pinetown, (halfway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg), in a secure and beautiful country setting, where your requirements are met with warmth and a smile.

Delicious breakfasts and home-made meals are served in the dining room and pub or, if you prefer and the weather is good, outside on the verandah, or in the outside pub/braai area in the fresh country air.

The comfortable en-suite rooms inside the Main Lodge and the outside en-suite rooms, as well as the log cabins with separate ablutions, carry the flavour of Africa, and are located in a quiet and beautiful African setting.

Backpackers and Campers are welcome and can camp in the grassy areas close to the log cabins and ablutions or anywhere else on the 25ha surrounding the Lodge, all of which are surrounded by an electric fence.

Wake up in the morning to the sounds of the abundant bird life and take a walk in the grounds where you may be lucky enough to encounter some of the small wildlife at Watervale, such as Oribi and Duiker.

A few Hamerkop families have also made Watervale their home.

The more energetic at heart can take a leisurely walk up the valley, to take in the stunning views.  For the more adventurous, the surrounding area offers rock climbing, abseiling, paragliding, horseback riding, quad bikes and various hiking trails in these unspoiled surroundings with fascinating flora and fauna en route.

General info

Secure, tranquil surroundings, small game, swimming pool, Children’s playground, trampoline, Indoor and outdoor pub with darts and a pool table, pet friendly, half an hour to the beach, 20 mins to Pavilion Shopping Mall, 25 mins to Durban/PMBurg.

Watervale is situated about three kms from Inchanga Station, home of the famous Steam Rail Route. 

Exciting historic rail trips can be undertaken and flea markets are held, with vendors selling all sorts of interesting crafts and wares, mainly hand made.

DIRECTIONS
From Pietermaritzburg on N3, take off-ramp at Exit 43 (approx 42 km from Pmb) and turn left at the top of ramp. Take first turn-off to left, opposite Inchanga Station (D 732 sign-posted Watervale Lodge) and follow the road to the Lodge. (approx 2.6km) 

From Durban on N3, take off-ramp at Exit 43 (approx 43km from Durban) and turn right at the top of ramp. Cross over N3 and take first turn-off to left, opposite Inchanga Station (D 732 sign-posted Watervale Lodge) and follow the road to the Lodge. (approx 2.6km)

Durban, with its exciting new beach front and harbour/waterfront attractions, is a mere 25 mins along the N3 freeway, with historic Pietermaritzburg also 25 minutes away in the opposite direction