Bulembu Lodge

eSwatini (Swaziland)


Run by a Christian NGO, this lodge is 200m from the Bulembu border post. Facilities include a simple restaurant, tranquil, picturesque grounds and smart double rooms. Proceeds go towards the NGO's various projects in the local community and there are opportunities to volunteer. Note that the road from Bulembu to Piggs Peak is a dirt road in fairly poor condition.

The lodge has sold its property to an asbestos mining company and is likely to move its operations in early 2019, though the talks are still in progress and nothing has been confirmed.


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