Tillietudlem Game & Trout Lodge
About Us:
Set on 1600 hectares in a secluded valley on the southern side of the Inhluzane Mountain, in the Upper Dargle, KZN Midlands,Tillietudlem offers an extraordinary eco-experience with a variety of activities available. Fly fishing, birding, horse rides and game walks, there are many ways to explore the diversity of this ecological treasure, available exclusively to guests.If it's a quiet retreat you prefer, simply relax amidst the tranquility of Tillietudlem - host to a myriad of wildlife including rare and endangered animal and bird species plus a plethora of wild flowers and indigenous trees.
Luxurious 4-star / AA Superior turn of the century colonial house with an excellent reputation for its fine cuisine, or superb self-catering accommodation options available.
Facilities:
Beautiful fireplaces, superb bedrooms and bathrooms, electric blankets, Dstv, satellite internet connection and telephone available.
Tillietudlem Game & Trout Lodge, the gem of the Midlands, offers exceptional trout fishing in 4 trophy dams and the Elands River, excellent birding, game viewing, walking trails, superb photographic opportunities, botanical treasures, or the chance to simply relax and enjoy the natural tranquility.
| Contact Details |
| D522 Road |
| Upper Dargle |
| Midlands |
| +27 (0)33 234 4226 |
Ecology & Reserve
Tillietudlem is a part of one of the most threatened eco-systems in Africa - the mist-belt (or mountain) grasslands. More than 60% of the grasslands biome has already been modified, mostly under forestry or arable agriculture, and only 2,2% of the South Africa's mountain grassland biome is under formal conservation, despite it being one of the world's most bio-diverse habitats, hosting a plethora of wild flowers and grasses, greater than the acclaimed cape fynbos. The bio diversity of the eco-system support a huge array of animal and bird species that come to feast on the treasures it holds.
The owner and management of Tillietudlem are passionately committed to protecting and encouraging the conservation of the area. Although the vast majority of Tillietudlem is in pristine virgin condition we have to continually fight the encroachment of invasive alien plants and are returning previously farmed areas to natural grassland. bird
A visit to Tillietudlem will expose you to much of this bio-diversity should you take even a short walk in the open grassland or indigenous forests. You cannot help stumble across many of nature's treasures here, from the largest of all antelope species, the gracious and majestic Eland, to the delicate wild flowers along the banks of the rivers.