Jozini Tiger Lodge & Spa sits on a hilltop above Lake Jozini in far northern KwaZulu-Natal, on the Elephant Coast. It is run by Dream Hotels & Resorts, and it publishes both a lodge number and a central reservations number — they go to different desks.
Jozini Tiger Lodge contact details
- Lodge telephone: 035 572 1020
- Second lodge number: 074 121 0150
- Email: [email protected]
- Central reservations: 0861 010 347
- Address: 1 Main Road, Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal 3969
Use central reservations to book, change or cancel a stay — the lodge cannot see the group booking system for other properties and cannot move a reservation between them. Use the lodge number for anything happening on the day: directions, an arrival time, a dietary requirement, a spa appointment, a boat.
What the lodge is for
The lodge is built to resemble a traditional Zulu stronghold and looks out over the lake, which Dream Resorts compares to Lake Kariba. Beyond the rooms it runs a spa, resort activities, the Dream Xplorers programme, packaged experiences, weddings and conferencing. There is an online check-in and a 360-degree virtual tour on the property page, both of which are worth using before you drive up, because the last stretch is a long way from anywhere.
Booking questions worth asking on the phone
- Whether the rate is a Dream Hotels club rate or a public rate, since the cancellation terms differ.
- Whether the tiger fishing on Lake Jozini is in season for your dates — it is the main reason people come, and it is seasonal.
- Whether the road to the lodge is passable in an ordinary car after rain; the Elephant Coast roads change with the weather.
Booking safely
Book through 0861 010 347, [email protected], or the Dream Hotels site. Lakeside lodges of this kind attract fake booking pages and cloned social media accounts asking for an EFT deposit into a personal account. A deposit for this lodge is paid to Dream Hotels & Resorts, not to an individual, and the lodge will confirm the reference on 035 572 1020 if you ask. If a listing offers a rate that is well below the published one and wants payment outside the group’s own system, treat it as a fake.