Boskraai Self-Catering — six self-catering units in St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, on the edge of iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
2 bedrooms / 1 bathroom / 1 double + 2 singles
An upstairs apartment with two bedrooms, one bathroom and an open-plan lounge, on a shared air-con unit. Fully equipped kitchen with a four-plate gas stove.
2 bedrooms / 1 bathroom / 1 double + 2 singles
A ground-floor apartment with two bedrooms, one bathroom and an open-plan lounge, on a shared air-con unit. Fully equipped kitchen with a four-plate gas stove.
1 bedroom / en-suite / queen bed
A ground-floor air-conditioned apartment with one bedroom and a bathroom. Semi-off-grid on a two-plate gas burner with backup lights.
1 bedroom / en-suite / queen bed
A ground-floor air-conditioned apartment with one bedroom and a bathroom. Semi-off-grid on a two-plate gas burner with backup lights.
2 bedrooms / 2 en-suite / 2 queen beds
A deluxe 140 m² apartment with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Semi-off-grid on a four-plate gas stove with backup lights.
1 bedroom / en-suite / double bed
Kitchenette with tea and coffee, suited to heating up rather than cooking. Let room-only.
Rates shown are per night for two people. Check-in 14:00–19:00, check-out 10:00.
The heart of the property, with the lapa and braai beside it and the units all around, so you can watch children in the water from your own door.
Free secure parking inside the gate on Hornbill Street — the one with the hornbill painted on it.
Swings, a climbing frame, a slide and a tyre swing on the lawn, in sight of the pool and the braai.
“Quiet and safe. Very clean and tidy.”
Marthie R — Apr 2025
“Beautiful, safe, centrally located.”
Tricia D — Sep 2024
“Lovely place and excellent service.”
Amos M — Dec 2024
“Perfectly located, helpful host.”
Jean-Pierre & Heila J — Aug 2026
The Accommodation
Each is a self-contained flat with its own bathroom and living space, arranged around the pool and the lapa. Five of the six have a full kitchen.
2 bedrooms / 1 bathroom / 1 double + 2 singles
A double bed in one room and two single beds in the other. Air-conditioned, with a four-plate gas burner, fridge and TV, and backup lighting through load-shedding.
2 bedrooms / 1 bathroom / 1 double + 2 singles
A ground-floor apartment with two bedrooms, one bathroom and an open-plan lounge, on a shared air-con unit. Fully equipped kitchen with a four-plate gas stove.
1 bedroom / en-suite / queen bed
Queen bed and an en-suite with shower, basin and toilet. Air-conditioned, with a full kitchen — two-plate gas stove, fridge, microwave, kettle and toaster — a braai at the door and a smart TV with Netflix.
1 bedroom / en-suite / queen bed
Queen bed and an en-suite with shower, basin and toilet. Air-conditioned, with a full kitchen on two-plate gas, a braai outside the door, and bed linen with extra pillows and blankets supplied.
2 bedrooms / 2 en-suite / 2 queen beds
Two queen bedrooms, each with its own en-suite, so nobody shares a bathroom. Full kitchen with double-door fridge-freezer, gas hob, electric oven and air fryer. Private covered patio and solar backup.
1 bedroom / en-suite / double bed
Double bed and an en-suite with shower and toilet. A kitchenette with tea and coffee suits heating something up rather than cooking from scratch, and the unit is let on a room-only basis.
Shared By All Six
Unit 05 · Two-Bedroom · Sleeps 4
The largest unit at Boskraai, and the only one where nobody shares a bathroom. Full kitchen, private patio, solar backup.
Both bedrooms have a queen bed and their own en-suite with shower, basin and toilet, which makes the unit work for two couples as readily as for a family of four. The living area is open-plan, with the kitchen along one wall and the dining table by the doors to the garden.
Outside there is a covered patio with its own furniture and braai. The pool and the playground are a short walk across the lawn.
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The Area · A Guide For Guests
St Lucia is the gateway village to South Africa’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1999. Boskraai is a few minutes from the gate.
The park covers roughly 328 000 hectares up the coast of KwaZulu-Natal to the Mozambique border — the only reserve in Africa where hippo, crocodile, whale, turtle and rhino share one address. Lake St Lucia at its centre is the largest estuarine system on the continent, and the park records more than 500 bird species.
Two hours on the water among an estimated 800 hippo and well over a thousand Nile crocodile, leaving from the jetty a short drive from the house. Worth booking a day or two ahead in high season.
32 km of park road through the Eastern Shores, about an hour because you will stop — zebra, kudu, buffalo and waterbuck on the grass plains, and a snorkelling beach at the end.
Turtles nest through the southern summer, humpback whales pass offshore from winter into spring, and game viewing is easiest in the dry months when animals concentrate at water.
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They leave the estuary after dark to graze the verges and lawns, and come right into St Lucia — it is normal to meet one on the road outside the gate. They are fast and dangerous when startled or cut off from the water. Drive after sunset and never walk between a hippo and the estuary.
A peaceful retreat in the heart of St Lucia — close to nature, stunning beaches and local attractions.