From Mthatha take the Coffee Bay road. After 37km, turn off onto the dirt road at Nocollege Store/Lutubeni Mission. The store has a big OMO sign on the roof. Follow the road for 20km, then take a right turn at Embekweni Store (you'll see the sign "Bulungula, Arts Centre"). At the next fork, you'll see the sign "Bulunglua 4x4". Turn left here. Follow the road for about 20 minutes, then turn right just before Mpame Store, at the fork where all the construction vehicles are parked. You are now on the road to Manzamnyama. Follow that road past a pink shop on your left, into a dip and over a hill, past the new school on your left (big brick buildins under construction), over another hill, down a steep dip, and at the bottom leave the road and turn left, crossing the river. Keep to the bushes on your right, driving up the hill. Normal cars can park here. 4x4's can follow the road to the hilltop, straight to Sobonana Lodge. A layout of the village you can find on Google Maps ...

Extract from the map 'Wild Coast' ©2008 Peter Slingsby
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Contact

Aidan & Rahel

The best way to reach us is by e-mail: sobonana@mpame.co.za. We usually reply within 24hours.

We also have a cell phone but often no signal, so it's better to send a text message than to call: 072 820 7846