Every unit is private and unique, allowing guests to experience the environment. From indoor-outdoor bathrooms and spacious interiors, the eco-units provide the perfect base from which to explore all the area has to offer.
Chinderera Eco Lodge was designed to capture the soul of Africa and to create a very low carbon footprint. The lodge is built in the sand forest, and blends into the environment off the beaten track. There is no glitz and glamour but is comfortable, peaceful and is in harmony with nature.
Our ethos is to challenge global warming and plastic waste in our small way, and we invite our guests to experience this with us at the lodge.
We provide community upliftment and our activities are eco friendly as we offer tours and hiking in the forest and on pristine beaches, using the services of local Zulu guides. We lead by example and enjoy sharing in the culture and tradition of the local people of Kosi Bay in this beautiful corner of South Africa.
Chinderera boasts areas to relax in, a lounge where guests may enjoy coffee or tea, or drinks from the Honesty Bar, while reading or playing a board game before dinner. We offer a set dinner menu with dishes from around the continent of Africa, with a Western fusion tweak.
Sip on a drink while listening to the night sounds. If you are a starbuff we rate three on the Bortel scale.
In the northern reaches of KwaZulu Natal, the final stretch of South African coastline is a wilderness wonderland that is still largely unexplored and unexploited.
Kosi Bay is a rich network of lakes that stretches from Lake kuZilonde on the Mozambique border in the north, to Lake Amanzimnyama in the south. Essentially it is a complex system of six large lakes, two smaller lakes and one of the best preserved estuaries on the Indian Ocean coastline. A number of lakes and streams enter the sea at Kosi mouth and the region is famous for its pristine beaches.
Much of the area is protected within the Kosi Bay Nature Reserve. Kosi Bay’s lake system is part of the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, a World Heritage Site, and is home to a large variety of birds, including a number of rare species, as well as hippos, and a great variety of fish and other aquatic fauna. This is the land of marshes, swamp forests - some of the largest in the country - mangroves (five species), coastal dune forests and palm communities.
Add to this already impressive picture the annual sighting of Humpback whales, just off the beaches, on their annual northerly migration to Mozambique, and the visit of loggerhead and leatherback turtles to lay their eggs on the beaches every year so that the new generation of hatchlings can make their mad dash to the ocean, and you can understand why Kosi Bay is such an attractive place to visit.
Fishing is a way of life to many of the Tsonga people of the region as a food source but is also very popular amongst visitors, although ‘tag and release’ is encouraged. Fishing is usually only allowed in the reserve with a permit.
* iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area.
* iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
* Kosi Bay Nature Reserve.
* Tsonga fish kraals, the local community age-old traditional traps
* Hiking and birding
* Kosi Bay Mouth for snorkeling and kayaking
* Kosi Bay turtle tours in season (November - March)
* Tembe Elephant Park
