Lodge at Princes Grant Kwazulu Natal North Coast

The Lodge at Prince's Grant on KwaZulu-Natal's Dolphin coast features beautiful guest rooms elegantly perched above one of South Africa's top golf courses and the Indian Ocean. The Lodge at Prince’s Grant is situated forty-five minutes north of Durban and twenty kilometres from Ballito on an unspoilt stretch of coastline. This superior golf accommodation provides most memorable golf experiences and a wish to return.

The Battlefield sites, the Phinda Game Reserve, the Hluhluwe and Mkuze Game reserves as well as oher KwaZulu Natal Wildlife's spectaculars are two hours away. Closer to home are The King Shaka Memorial, Shakaland and numerous ethnic experiences in The Kingdom of the Zulu.

Completed in 1994, the Lodge at Prince's Grant is built in a luscious oasis overlooking the Indian Ocean. The first owner was George Wilson Prince who acquired the property by Deed of Grant on 20 October 1856 from Her Majesty Queen Victoria.

Soon after, Mr. Babu Bodasing, who was an indentured cane cutter, acquired the farm, which was later sold to Prince's Grant Property Share Block Limited by Raj Bodasing. Construction of the golf course commenced in 1992, and it opened for play in June 1994. There is much history to Prince's Grant which has built the foundation of this estate.

Today Prince's Grant Lodge boasts a 4 star bed and breakfast. It is an award winning, hotel set in a magnificent oasis, surrounded by pristine coastal forest and fringed by the warm Indian Ocean.

Golf at the Lodge at Princes Grant Estate

With large greens, undulating fairways and every hole being unique at the Lodge at Prince's Grant’s golf course, golfers are provided with a most rewarding and challenging golf experience. The Peter Matkovich designed golf course has constantly been ranked as one of the top courses in South Africa and is certainly one of Kwazulu Natal's finest. The golf course at Prince's Grant is a links/parkland layout with magnificent sea views, natural bush and Zululand interior.

Dining at the Lodge at Princes Grant

The Bunkers Restaurant offers imaginative cuisine. The Mulligans Pub, located at the 19th hole at Prince's Grant overlooks the first, tenth and eighteenth holes with breathtaking views of the sea and estate. Here guests can recaptures lost shots and enjoy a cold beer while savouring those well earned birdies on a truly stunning course.

Conference facilities

Selective conferences and special functions may be arranged with packages to suit your every requirement.

Activities

Non golfers can enjoy a kilometre or more of secluded beach, canoeing on the private lagoon, and nature walks in a birdwatchers paradise. Other facilities include tennis, squash and swimming at the recreation centre. The Lodge at Prince's Grant offers a salon with a full range of treatments from full body Hot Stone massages to facials and a myriad of other body treatments.

Golf

Zimbali, Umhlali and Mt Edgecombe golf courses are all within easy reach of Prince's Grant. Umhlanga Rocks and the large Gateway Shopping Experience, the Dolphin Coast and Lifestyle centre at Ballito are also very popular.

Game Reserves / Wildlife

Take a day trip to Hluhluwe Game Reserve in Northern Zululand - famous for Black and White Rhino. Mkuze, Umfolosi and Phinda, Jozini - Sa's Kariba, St Lucia world heritage site and Maputaland marine reserve are all within 3 hours drive away.

Battlefield Sites

Rorke's Drift, Battle at Isanddlwana, Ulundi Battle Ground and other famous battlefields are all within reach from Prince's Grant.

Traditional & Cultural Experiences

Why not experience a Zulu wedding or a Sangoma's Initiation or take a drive through Shakaland to experience true Zulu tradition and culture.