Mphangele, the smallest of Mbuluzi’s lodges, is a cozy family-style lodge on the banks of the perennial Mlawula River. With its splendid, ancient leadwood trees, lush green lawn, palm trees, and wooden deck over the river, it is an extremely pleasant place to relax in the bushveld of the game reserve.

The lodge has an open-plan kitchen and sitting area, and from the adjacent outdoor thatched verandah, visitors often see nyala and kudu browsing past. The lodge is fully equipped for self-catering, and the central rooms and all bedrooms, are air conditioned. The lodge’s two double rooms and one single room are decorated in bushveld-style and are inside the central lodge area.

To access Mphangele Lodge, guests cross a low-level bridge over the Mlawula River, where kingfishers, legavaans (water monitor lizards) and crocodiles abound- it is an excellent spot to enjoy the nature of the lowveld.