GHOST MOUNTAIN INN

"Zululand’s finest Country Inn"

LOCATION

Ghost Mountain Inn, hotel accommodation in Zululand, at Mkhuze, KwaZulu-Natal is a 4 star hotel offering style and comfort.

It is situated at the foot of the legendary Ghost Mountain and visitors can choose to partake in a large variety of activities.

The hotel is near Southern Mozambique, Swaziland and only 300 km north of Durban.

ABOUT GHOST MOUNTAIN INN

Ghost Mountain Inn, is a privately owned 4 star hotel and a 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 AA Travel Guides and American Express Accommodation Awards Winner (2010 Hall of Fame) and is of the finest hotel accommodation in Zululand.

The Ghost Mountain Inn offers such a large variety of activities that it is a destination in itself.

This beautiful hotel is the ideal location from which to explore the array of wildlife and coastal reserves in Maputaland and the Elephant Coast.

For those exploring South Africa, a stay at Ghost Mountain Inn is an essential inclusion in any itinerary between Southern Mozambique, the Kruger Park, Swaziland and Durban.

ACCOMMODATION

The Ghost Mountain Inn offers:

50 guest rooms, including a large Suite,
7 Garden Rooms,
1 wheelchair friendly room,
19 Executive Rooms and
22 Standard rooms.

All rooms have en suite bathrooms, tea and coffee making facilities, satellite television, telephone, air conditioning, hair dryer, safes and mini bars.

Furnished patios offer guests a peaceful place to sit and enjoy the surrounding nature.

Each guest room has been tastefully decorated to give a residential feel with a touch of Africa.

Suite
Our spacious Suite offers great comfort and privacy. It features a large bedroom with an extra length king size bed and a comfortable down duvet, a luxurious bathroom with a freestanding bath, which leads out into a private garden with an outside shower, and a living area which a separate guest bathroom.

Both the bedroom and separate dressing area have large retractable doors to maximise the view of the Lebombo Mountains.

Garden rooms
Our Garden Rooms are generously sized Superior rooms featuring flat screen televisions, a pull-out sofa and lounge area.

The open plan bathroom has a separate toilet area and large shower.

Private Patios overlook the indigenous garden or the pool. King or ¾ Twin Beds

Executive rooms
Executive Rooms have been designed to maximise comfort with carefully selected fabrics, furnishings and linen.

All rooms look out over the rolling lawns and stretch of water that runs in front of the hotel towards the soaring Lebombo Mountains and Ghost Mountain. Rooms have twin or king sized beds.

Standard rooms
The original rooms of the hotel provide comfortable accommodation with private patios that face either parts of the garden or pool area. Bathrooms feature combined shower and bath.

RATES

Please contact us for a quotation

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FACILITIES & SERVICES

Restaurants - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are served on the terrace or in our air conditioned Restaurant
Bars
Curio shop
2 Swimming pools
Beautiful gardens
Internet
Tennis Courts
Mountain Bikes
Games Rooms offering pool, table tennis and darts.

GHOST MOUNTAIN SPA

Escape to our Spa for a couple of hours or the entire day. Pamper your body, revitalize your mind and leave with a renewed sense of wellbeing. Treatments performed by highly qualified therapists.

Gym
We have a fully equipped gym, a steam room for unwinding and a relaxation area with a rock pool where you can rest between treatments, or after exercising.

SAFARIS & ACTIVITIES

Ghost Mountain Safaris
Discover this beautiful and diverse region, the Elephant Coast and Maputaland (Northern Zululand), in our open safari vehicles, boat or on foot.

Our Ghost Mountain Safari Company offers a variety of game drives, boat cruises, tiger fishing, acclaimed birding, botany and Zulu cultural excursions with enthusiastic, well trained qualified guides.

Mkuze game reserve game drives
Mkuze harbours an astonishing diversity of habitats and the wildlife includes black and white rhino, elephant, giraffe, leopard, cheetah, buffalo and a multitude of plains game. The birding is exceptional - 420 species recorded.

Hluhluwe game reserve game drives
The oldest game park in Africa (along with nearby St Lucia), this reserve was proclaimed to prevent the white rhino from becoming extinct.

Eighty species of mammal (including the big five) and in excess of 300 species of birds are supported in this 96 000 ha reserve.

Night Drives
Experience the African night with its magnificent skies and the possibility of nocturnal species such as ant-bear (aardvark), leopard, genets, night jars and a host of smaller creatures.

Birding Trips
With more than 420 bird species on record, Mkuze and the surrounding area is renowned as a mecca for bird lovers.

Some of the specials one might go in search of are: Mangrove Kingfisher, African Broadbill, Pink Throated Twin Spot, Blue Billed Fire Finch, Narina trogon.

Boat Cruises and Tiger Fishing on Lake Jozini
Tiger fishing or sundowners on the Boat

Scenic Drive
A leisurely drive up the Ubombo Mountains through some extremely attractive scenery with views of Jozini dam experiencing rural Africa as it is today.

If the drive is arranged in the evening, sundowners up here should not be missed

Cultural Trips
Visit one of the Zulu homesteads community in the area of the Ghost Mountain. A real Zulu beer tasting can be arranged while we observe and learn more about the Zulu way of life.

We also visit a traditional healer to take a deeper look into the mystical world of the Inyanga.

Horse Trails
There are horses to suit every kind of rider from very spirited to very docile.

On the trail you may expect to get within 100m of Rhino, Buffalo, Giraffe and various antelope.

Ghost Mountain Hike
Hike to the top of the Ghost Mountain (Tshaneni) which is a protected site of cultural and historical significance.

Learn more about the history and folk lore of the mountain and the surrounding area and take in the expansive view.

Scenic Flights
Choose from a few flight routes over the surrounding area.

Other Safaris and activities include:

Isimangaliso Wetland Park: Isimangaliso World Heritage Site
St Lucia and Cape Vidal for whale watching and hippo tours
Tembe Elephant Park, home to the last truly wild elephants in South Africa
Ndumu Game reserve - a birder's heaven
Kosi Bay - beautiful scenery, fishing and traditional fish kraals
Sodwana Bay Marine Reserve offers SCUBA Diving, kite surfing, Horse riding, Ski Boat fishing and pristine beaches
Border Cave - great archaeological site occupies virtually continuously by humans for about 190 000 years