In Zulu "KwaMnandi" means "a nice/good/fun place", and that is exactly what we are about. Here divers and adventurers from all walks of life mingle, dine, wine, relax and dream about expeditions past and future. You will always find friendly faces around the campfire - a customer when you come and a friend when you leave.

Kwamnandi is a "lekker" lodge indeed! KwaMnandi Dive Lodge really is central to popular dive sites such as Aliwal Shoal, Rocky Bay and Protea Banks. Sodwana Bay, Southern Mozambique, Cape Town, Gansbaai, the Drakensberg and Wildlife Reserves are also a few hours drive or flight away, which makes KwaMnandi the perfect base for all of the cage, shark, reef and wreck diving South Africa has to offer.

We offer
· Decent accommodation to suit all (ok, most) budgets
· The East Coast Adventure Deck for mountain bikes, hiking, kayaking etc
· Wholesome South African home style meals
· Free bed & breakfast for bona fide dive group leaders
· Daily dives to Aliwal Shoal, Rocky Bay and Protea Banks
· Transfers to and from Durban International Airport
· Comfortable lounge as well as a TV room for the kids + darts & pool table
· Free use of our lecture room for dive schools and dive clubs
· Diving equipment storage facilities
· Fully equipped self-catering kitchen & braai area
· Braai packs, ice & charcoal for sale
· Shark Alley Sports Bar
· Hairdresser & beauty salon on site
· Laundry service
· Internet & e-mail facilities
· Golf course across the road
· Excursions to game reserves, markets and other places of interest in
South Africa (read non divers are welcome)
· Safe parking

Upgrading
We are currently upgrading our facilities and during the course of 2004 we are also adding:
· A dive training pool - free use for residents
· A very special wine shop and cellar
· A conference centre

Rooms & Facilities
This is how it works - we have luxury, standard en backpacker rooms. Decide how many want to sleep where and when, and then let us know who wants to do what. We will check availability and either confirm or offer an alternative. The important thing is that you talk to us.

Getting fed is also easy. We have a fully equipped self-catering kitchen as well as an outdoor braai area to use. If you are too tired too cook your own steak after all the diving, then you can book your room on a bed & breakfast basis or on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis. Alternatively you can have meals at our a la carte restaurant.

Staying sober is the hardest part. A beer costs R5.00 and our pub (the only part of the building where you may smoke) is the place where the locals drink. We stock an indecent number of South African wines and if you fancy something special then we can have it in the lounge or maybe even the cellar when it is completed later this year.

Luxury Rooms
Understated elegance with en-suite bath & shower, linen, towels, soap, coffee, tea etc

Standard Rooms
Comfortable en-suite bath or shower, linen and towels

Backpacker Rooms
Basic room with bunk beds, basin and linen. Communal bathrooms and toilets

Rates
All rates are PER ROOM except for Backpacker rooms which are charged per person. Rates are self-catering but breakfast can be included at an additional R25pp and dinner at R70pp. An a la carte restaurant is also available.

Valid 01 March 2004 - 30 November 2004

Luxury Rooms: From R460.00 per room per night (2/3/4 people)
Standard Rooms: From R320.00 per room per night (1/2/3/4 people)
Backparker Rooms: R80 per person per night

Single rates can be negotiated when availability allows.