Tulela, in the Klaserie Private Game Reserve of Mpumalanga, is an exclusive-use luxury lodge with five, spacious double suites. All have private decks and outdoor showers to rinse off under the sunshine or stars. Then gather at the main lodge for meals and dips in the pool, which is heated for winter swims. The skirted deck is ample and shaded, with allowance for trees to grow through it that give dappled shade all day. You can sit out there and game watch, and before you know it you’ll have seen it all. Lion, leopard, wild dog, elephant and all the antelope pass by the waterhole through the day. And it’s so close to the deck, photography is effortless. In fact, you’ll see elephant so close, you’ll be awestruck. Sometimes they may even take a sip from the pool while you’re swimming.
