Need to know
Rooms
12 including stand-alone safari bungalows and suits.
Check–Out
11am, but flexible upon request. Check-in, 2pm.
More details
Rates include all meals and selected beverages from an open bar and daily guided activities. There's also a two night minimum stay.
Also
Don’t even think about going out to eat – the nearest place selling food is a garage-cum-burger shack around an hour-and-a-half away by car.
Hotel closed
The hotel is closed from October to April each year.
At the hotel
Outdoor pool, library, open bar. In rooms: king-size beds, organic cotton bedlinen, ensuite with high-pressure shower, deck, bathrobes, bespoke bath products.
Our favourite rooms
We love West 4, the bungalow that’s furthest from the main lodge, for its secluded position and great views of the wetlands. Set on a timber platform, it’s lined with ‘outlook’, a mesh fabric that allows you to keep an eye on passing wildlife even though nobody on the outside can see in, and it comes with comfy beds with bush-style canvas bedspreads. Extra ‘swag’ beds can be provided for a third adult or kids sharing your room (a fun update on traditional bushmen’s bedding rolls). If you must have air-conditioning, then bungalows West 1 and 2 or East 1 are the ones to book.
Poolside
The inviting infinity pool sits behind the main pavilion. It is flanked by two covered areas, which come with plenty of cushion-strewn banquette seating and a big wicker basket filled with towels.
Packing tips
A wide-brimmed hat and high-factor suncream are absolute essentials – it gets very hot out here. Also, bring a camera with a powerful zoom lens to get those professional-standard wildlife shots.
Also
There’s a two-night minimum stay at Bamurru. Pets are not allowed – unless, maybe, as crocodile bait.
Children
Bamurru welcomes kids aged eight and over. One camping bed (or three in the Kingfisher Suite) can be added to Safari Bungalows on request, for children aged eight to 17.