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Self Catering in Mabalingwe Nature Reserve

Tiru Lodge



9 guests

4 bedrooms

7 beds

2 bathrooms

  • 9 guests
  • All ages welcome
  • Check-in: 14:00 to 21:00
    Check-out: 10:00
  • Ingwe 239, Mabalingwe, Bella Bella, 1715, Limpopo See Map

Description

Tiru is a privately owned house situated inside Mabalingwe, a Big 5 game reserve 28 km from Bela Bela and 140 km from Pretoria. Enjoy the ultimate bushveld experience, with the ultimate lapa, where you can sit around a fire underneath a well-designed thatch, with all the facilities next to you, including canvas to control wind flow, build-in braai, Weber or gas braai and large table to socialise around. Sit on the deck and enjoy breath-taking views over the reserve, while animals and birds come very close. The water temperature of the heated splash pool can be set to your ideal temperature for all day enjoyment. Enjoy the hot tub and hanging chairs under the trees at the swimming pool or in the lapa.

The lodge is situated within close proximity of Mabalingwe's recreational facilities, including tennis courts, a mini-golf course, squash courts, swimming pools and a convenience shop, as well as the restaurant, a boma, a bar, hot and cold pools, and sauna rooms. Mabalingwe offers an excellent entertainment program which includes a wide range of adventure activities such as guided game viewing, horse riding and various predators feeding by prior arrangement. Guests are also allowed to enter the game viewing area with their own vehicles, ensuring that you have maximum time to enjoy the wild and bird life.

The lodge sleeps 9 people. It has 2 bedrooms with king-sized beds and 1 bedroom with 2 single beds, 3 single beds on the upper loft and 2 bathrooms. The rooms are air-conditioned.

The kitchen is fully equipped with an oven, microwave oven, a large fridge with freezer, two smaller bar fridges ice machine and a dishwasher.

Other facilities at the house includes air-conditioning in rooms, fans, wooden deck leading to heated swimming pool and hanging chairs under trees. There is a flat screen TV with full DStv. There are choices between a build-in braai, Weber and a gas braai (ideal for making a brunch). Guests would on most weekends on request be allowed to leave late afternoon.

A water tank with pressure pump has been installed to address potential water interruptions often caused by elephants.


What you'll find here

Free Secure Parking
Swimming Pool
TV
Air Conditioning
Full Kitchen
DSTV
Fireplace
Braai
Essential Toiletries

Room Arrangements

Sleeps up to 9 people 4 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms

Bedroom

2

1 x King Bed

Bedroom

2

1 x Double Bed

Bedroom

2

2 x Single Bed / Three-Quarter Bed

Bedroom

3

3 x Single Bed / Three-Quarter Bed

Bathroom

Shower, Toilet

Bathroom

Toilet


Reviews

4.8/ 5

Based on 80 reviews

Excellent

Cleanliness
4.8
Location
4.9
Value for money
4.7
Service
4.8
Safety
4.9
Hester D
With friends
5.0
Wonderful peaceful getaway in a beautiful setting and house. Very peaceful, a beautiful house with everything you could possibly need and more. Beds w...
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Aug 2026
Celeste R
With friends
5.0
Breathtakingly beautiful and the ideal getaway home in Mabalingwe. Tiru Lode is the perfect getaway house in Mabalingwe!! The house is beautiful, and ...
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May 2026
Angela H
Family with teenagers
5.0
Relaxing family break. Our stay was so lovely and relaxing. Great attention and communication from the host. The hammock seats, covered patio and heat...
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Apr 2026
Illze L
Family with young children
5.0
Lafenis for tired souls, we will definitely come again! We had a wonderful stay and really enjoyed our short time at Tiru Lodge. Christelle was always...
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Mar 2026
Letitia S
Large group
5.0
Lovely place to stay. Very nice and neat place, has everything you need and more. There were also a lot of really nice activities near the place at re...
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Dec 2025

4.8/ 5

Based on 80 reviews

Excellent

Cleanliness
4.8
Location
4.9
Value for money
4.7
Service
4.8
Safety
4.9
Hester D
Short stay ⋅ With friends
5.0
Aug 2026

Wonderful peaceful getaway in a beautiful setting and house. Very peaceful, a beautiful house with everything you could possibly need and more. Beds were comfortable, there was lots of wildlife and the picnic area and hot pool were a hit. Would definitely want to stay there again. Many thanks to a wonderful host and hostess.

Heerlike rustige wegbreek in 'n pragtige omgewing en huis. Baie rustig, 'n pragtige huis met alles wat jy nodig mag kry en meer. Beddens het heerlik geslaap, daar was baie wild en dan die kuierplek en die warm swembad was 'n treffer. Sal vir seker weer daar wil tuisgaan. Baie dankie aan 'n wonderlike gasheer en gasvrou.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0

Celeste R
Short stay ⋅ With friends
5.0
May 2026

Breathtakingly beautiful and the ideal getaway home in Mabalingwe. Tiru Lode is the perfect getaway house in Mabalingwe!! The house is beautiful, and the outdoor entertaining area is lovely and very well appointed. Everything is provided, even "pellets" to feed the goats. There is a swimming pool that is heated in the winter, the view from sunrise to sunset is breathtaking! And game that comes to eat right in front of the house. Tiru Lodge is very special and the hostess was very friendly and helpful with all the arrangements! We will definitely go again!

Asemrowend mooi en die ideale wegbreek huis in Mabalingwe. Tiru Lode is die perfekte wegbreek huis in Mabalingwe!! Die huis is pragtig, en die buite kuier area is heerlik en baie goed ingerig. Alles is voorsien, selfs "pellets" om die bokke te voer. Daar is 'n swembad wat verhit word in die winter, die uitsig van sonsopkoms tot sonsondergang is asemrowend! En wild wat reg voor die huis kom eet. Tiru Lodge is baie spesiaal en die gasvrou was baie vriendelik en behulpsaam met al die reelings! Ons gaan verseker weer!

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0

Angela H
Short stay ⋅ Family with teenagers
5.0
Apr 2026

Relaxing family break. Our stay was so lovely and relaxing. Great attention and communication from the host. The hammock seats, covered patio and heated pool were a win! And what a view, wow! We'll come again.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0

Illze L
Short stay ⋅ Family with young children
5.0
Mar 2026

Lafenis for tired souls, we will definitely come again! We had a wonderful stay and really enjoyed our short time at Tiru Lodge. Christelle was always ready and very helpful to help with queries and when we wanted to turn on the pool heating. The goat food was definitely a bonus for the game visits, thank you!

Lafenis vir moeg siele, ons kom beslis weer! Ons het vreeslik lekker gebly en ons kort tydjie by Tiru Lodge baie geniet. Christelle was altyd gereed en baie hulpvaardig om te help met navrae en wanneer ons die swembad se verhitting wou aanheg. Die bokkos was beslis 'n bonus vir die besoeke van wild, dankie julle!

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0

Letitia S
Short stay ⋅ Large group
5.0
Dec 2025

Lovely place to stay. Very nice and neat place, has everything you need and more. There were also a lot of really nice activities near the place at reasonable prices.

Heerlike plek om te bly. Baie mooi en netjiese plek, het alles wat 'n mens nodig het en meer. Daar was ook 'n klomp baie lekker aktiwiteite naby die plek teen billike pryse.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0

Anonymous Guest
Short stay ⋅ Family with teenagers
4.6
Jan 2026

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
4.0
Value for money
4.0

Johann P
Short stay ⋅ Family with young children
5.0
Dec 2025

An unforgettable experience and the most wonderful stay. We had the most wonderful stay with a view that truly takes your breath away. On Saturday morning, we even woke up to a visit from a troop of elephants—they came so close it felt like you could almost reach out and touch them. The house is spotless and equipped with everything you need and more. The only thing that was missing was WiFi. Reception in the area isn’t the best, and when you’re running a business, it’s not ideal to be unreachable. Overall, it was an unforgettable experience, and we would love to return!

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0

Marinda S
Short stay ⋅ With friends
5.0
Jul 2025

Wonderful relaxing getaway at Tiru Lodge. Fantastic view and well-equipped house for a group.

Heerlike rus wegbreek by Tiru Lodge. Fantastiese uitsig en goed toegeruste huis vir 'n groep.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0

Elna D
Short stay ⋅ Family with young children
5.0
May 2025

Awesome! Very comfortable and beautiful.

Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0

Beanke U
Short stay ⋅ With friends
5.0
Apr 2025

Comfortable and neat. We had a wonderful stay there, it's a truly beautiful place with the most beautiful view and had everything we could need.

Gemaklik en netjies. Ons het heerlik daar gebly, dis werklik 'n pragtige plek met die mooiste uitsig en het alles gehad wat ons sou kon nodig hê.

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Cleanliness
5.0
Service
5.0
Location
5.0
Safety
5.0
Value for money
5.0


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Location

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Rates & Availability


Things to Know

Check-in Between 14:00 and 21:00
Check-out Before 10:00
Rates displayed are on a self-catering basis.

A refundable breakage deposit of R2 000 is payable directly to the property.

We do charge a breakage deposit fee depending on the amount of guests from R2000 to a max of 1 days rent, this is payable with the balance of payment prior to arrival. This is refunded within a week of departure and is NOT included in the quotation.

Arrangements can be made directly with Mabalingwe for the many additional services that they supply like horse riding, feeding of the lions and hyenas.

More than 1 month before check-in 50%deposit refunded
More than 2 weeks before check-in 25%deposit refunded
Less than 2 weeks before check-in 0%deposit refunded

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Ingwe 239, Mabalingwe, Bella Bella, 1715, Limpopo

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  • 9 guests
  • All ages welcome
  • Check-in: 14:00 to 21:00
    Check-out: 10:00
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