“After many months of research, our stay exceeded expectations.”

The property is well maintained with thoughtful touches. Each room has its own plunge pool perfect for unwinding in after a morning safari.

Location,staff excellent. Food was 5star and such a good variety. Guide and tracker Musa and Maritize were so good finding the leopards,pride of lion at Giraffe kill and many more. Bush walk we learnt so much

“Once again an enjoyable time with Simbavati in the Timbavati game reserve. Treated like family!”

Food was excellent. Staff very friendly.

“Fantastic location friendly staff”

Location, staff, rooms. Opportunity to see wildlife

“A luxurious lodge right in the middle of nature”

What a marvellous experience!! We had never expected such a luxurious accommodation right in the middle of nature. The impallas, elephants, warthogs, ... walked right in front of our terrace and during the game drives we came so much closer to the animals than we would ever have imagined or hoped for thanks to our guide Martin and tracker Stiff! I will never forget that leopard! And back in the lodge the welcoming was so heartly, the food just perfect and the rooms really clean and comfortable.

“Wonderful warm welcoming place where elephants come to breakfast!”

This was a wonderful family of people who welcomed you in and showed you some of the best South Africa has to offer! Andrea and Nicholas were a fantastic team with great tracking skills and amusing stories that kept us and the kids entertained and taught us a lot about all the wonderful animals, from big to tiny.

“Highly recommend! Don’t miss out on this amazing experience”

Location was amazing to see all the wild life. We saw the Big 5 within the first 2 days. Every single staff was highly professional. The lodging was simply luxurious and amazing. Great attention to detail from start till the end of our stay. Free shuttle to and fro to airport. We were upgraded to the Mvubu Cottage - we had a private chef and all guests also had a butler, a tracker and a guide for the game drives.

“Amazing”

everything was very delicate

Lovely lodge with a spacious and immaculate room, as well as a gorgeous communal area overlooking the river and where you can watch the animals pass by. Lodge and game drive staff were all amazing.

“Amazing location and accommodation, would recommend”

Location was perfect, completely unfenced. Animal we’re allowed to roam around the campus

“I wish we could do it all over again!”

The lodge was stunning. So tranquil and nestled away in nature. The rooms and main lodge dining area faced the watering hole so we were spoilt for choice with elephants, giraffes, warthog and kudu right in front of our eyes at all times. The staff were the most welcoming, friendly and professional group of people. They could not help us enough. The game drivers and trackers (shoutout to Dennis and Daniel) were incredible. We saw every animal we could have ever hoped for including 2 leopards and we got so close! Obi was our butler and cared for us from start to finish. The cleaning staff left our room so beautiful every day. Honestly the most astounding and outstanding place.

“Incredible, memorable honeymoon, thank you”

Everything was perfect from start to finish. We were on our honeymoon and the entire team made our stay so memorable, we saw the big 5 in just over a day!! Thank you to the entire team, Thandy, Justice, Nicholas and Andre, you are all amazing.

“Brilliant for a family safari adventure”

Fantastic, friendly staff who go out of their way to create a memorable experience. The game drives were brilliant and the food was delicious.

“A true African safari experience.”

Well appointed lodge. Fantastic game drives and daily visits from wild animals to the viewing deck at the lodge.

“Will tick all the boxes on an African safari wish list.”

Beautiful lodge. Unbelievable wildlife encounters. Especially the herd of visiting elephants while we were sitting down for Christmas lunch!

Friendly staff, comfortable accomodation.

“Just fantastic”

Just fantastic from the very start. I will miss this place but hopefully can make it back some time soon.

“A great experience delivered by amazing staff”

A great safari and a fantastic location on the river. The staff were amazing: Auwbery and Siphu served us so well in the restaurant and the bar. Our guide Clement assisted by Nicholas were the best, giving us the most fantastic safari experience. The best safari staff we have experienced

“memorable”

location the rooms the food quality the length of safaris

“Wonderful staff and perfect location for safari - highly recommended!”

Incredibly located lodge with super super helpful and friendly staff who will go above and beyond to ensure your stay is memorable. This was our first time on safari but we had the most wonderful experience and were fortunate enough to see all of the big five, a whole host of other animals, as well as a rarely sighted cheetah! Frequently elephants pass right in front of the lodge so we had them join us for breakfast one morning! From the moment we arrived we were made to feel super welcome. Special shout-out to Bishop (butler), CJ (guide) and Sion (tracker) for all of their superb attention and help throughout our stay. Food was delicious (much better than we had even anticipated). We were also incredibly lucky to have had a surprise private candlelit dinner by the fire organised on our final evening! Would recommend this lodge to anyone considering and we would love to stay again.