Tuli facilities
At Tuli, you set the pace … with varied activities to enjoy and idyllic grounds to relax in.
Our
large swimming pool has a small shallow section for children and is beautifully positioned by a secluded rocky outcrop.
There is a
pretty waterhole to the rear of the lodge, overlooked by a hide where you can relax with a book or a pair of binoculars. Benches along the banks of the Limpopo are also great spots to soak up the atmosphere and spot passing wildlife. And the
panaromic view over the baobab-studded plain from our 'star deck' on a sandstone kopje (hill) is truly magical.
The Tuli
curio shop stocks a selection of crafts, books, clothing and CDs of our very own Tuli Choir to take home as a reminder of your stay with us.
Guests can enjoy a short self-guided walking trail of approx. 0.5km around the lodge grounds. The trail is marked by way of painted arrow markers, leading from the main entrance gate, through an area of riverine trees down towards the banks of the Limpopo River, across Tuli’s lovely gardens and back towards the main lodge areas.
Common animal sightings during the nature trail experience include bushbuck, squirrels, vervet monkeys, baboons, banded mongoose and warthogs.
Common bird sightings include: Swainson’s Spurfowl (Francolin), Crested Francolin, Helmeted Guineafowl, Burchell’s Sandgrouse, Rock Dove, Cape Turtle-Dove, Laughing Dove, Namaqua Dove, Meyer’s Parrot, Grey Lourie, African Cuckoo, Jacobin Cuckoo, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Great Spotted Cuckoo, Diderick Cuckoo, Common Swift, Red-faced Mousebird, European Roller, Purple Roller, Lilac-breasted Roller, African Grey Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Red-billed Hornbill, African Hoopoe, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Striped Kingfisher, European Bee-eater, White-fronted Bee-eater, Reed Cormorant, African Darter, Grey Heron, Great Egret, Cattle Egret, White Stork, Yellow-billed Stork, Saddle-billed Stork, Hammerkop, African Sacred Ibis, Egyptian Goose, White-faced Duck … and many more.
Trees found along the trail include Apple-Leaf (look out for barbets, owls & rollers, as well as large blue charaxes butterflies); Umbrella Thorn (look out for Meyer’s parrots); Fever Trees (a favourite of vervet monkeys); Large Fever-berry (loved by the squirrels & bushbuck and a favourite of the green-veined charaxes butterflies); Leadwood; Large-leaved Rock Fig (look out for the bushbuck, vervet monkeys, baboons and an array of pigeons, parrots, louries, barbets, bulbuls & starlings) …
