Elandela Private Game Reserve and Luxury Lodges Pty Ltd

Pros: Excellent stay , we loved everything. We will be back again !

Fantastic

Pros: Great Ranger with maximum score of 5 out of 5 big Five.

Very nice lodge and friendly staff.

Pros: The lodge is situated in a beautiful setting within the private game reserve. The car is parked near your room. The rooms are large and comfortable, though it's a bit of a shame that the room with the twin beds has a large bathtub, while the room with the double bed has a shower. The bedroom with the twin beds is adjacent to the other bedroom, separated by a glass door and curtain. It overlooks the river. And at night, you can hear the animals. The staff is very friendly, and the food is excellent. Sometimes it's a bit too gourmet for our liking. The two included game drives were enjoyable but sometimes a bit boring because we didn't go off-road and didn't drive very fast. However, we did see beautiful animals like white lions, rhinos, and jackals. The service at the lodge is superb. Everything is impeccable.

Cons: It was a bit too luxury for us but that is more our opinion.

Truly a wonderful experience. Will definetly return.

Pros: Everything was perfect. Staff, location, food , amenities. The game reserve drives were amazing,our drivers Simon and Joseph where the best. They are knowledgeable and ther were excited as much as us when we see animals. Tried they’re best to find leopards and we definitely did on our last night and we all were pumped about it especially getting ti see all the big 5.Francisco the host was also truly wonderful. Always checking on us and having conversations and saying his side of what he thinks is best

Cons: There is nothing to say

An unforgettable safari experience with incredible wildlife, outstanding staff and fabulous views

Pros: We had a stay we'll never forget at Elandela! The staff were amazing – warm, friendly and always going above and beyond to make us feel welcome. Special thanks to Francisco, Christopher and our game driver Simon, who made the experience truly memorable. The rooms were spacious, very clean, with comfortable beds – and the view from our room was incredible. We could watch hippos and crocodiles in the water, and even saw zebra, impala and warthogs coming down to drink at the lake, with baboons in the gardens at times. The wildlife sightings on the game drives far exceeded our expectations. The drives were well organised, tailored to guests’ needs, and the guides were exceptionally knowledgeable, sharing fascinating insights along the way about tracking as well as animal behaviour. We were incredibly lucky and saw the 'big 5' in our first two game drives. We would go back in a heartbeat!

Cons: If I had to nitpick, the shower screen was loose and probably won't stay upright for much longer. Needs looking at.

Excellent time in the bush, seeing all 5 of the Big 5! Incredible leopard sighting.

Pros: Staff was friendly and attentive. The location is excellent and the wildlife incredible (BIG 5!!). The guide taking you on the game drives are super experienced, knowledgeable and entertaining.

Cons: I wished there was a big camp fire in the evenings!!

Safari comfort!

Pros: Excellent staff, very comfy room. It was my birthday, the whole staff came to sing Happy Birthday to me at dinner and it was very nice!

Cons: Catering not so good. We didn’t get breakfast the day we decided to go to the Kruger, which we were already aware, but the local shop only sold coffee and tea and not proper breakfast food. There were only dried fruits and crackers. We had woken up at 5am and next proper meal was at noon. For the price we’ve paid they could easily had packed breakfast for us. Also, it was said that during the game drives inside the hotel they serve coffee and biscuits but it just didn’t happen because you’d had to stop the jeep to drink and eat amidst the lions. So again we were fasting from 5am until after 9am. They have to come up with a more practical way to serve breakfast. Dinner was very unimpressive and repetitive. Nothing local or typical was served, just fish with smashed potatoes or a pizza that doesn’t deserve to be named that way.

Family holiday

Pros: The complete experience was amazing. We never experienced such hospitality, quality and amazing people. The food, apartment, game drives… everything exceeded our expectations. This is truly next level. Fransisco and his team are extremely professional, dedicated and friendly. Service with a smile! We will never forget our visit to Elandela!!

Definitely place to come back

Pros: Uitstekend, comfortable, very friendly, great game drives

Cons: All was good

Pros: We had a very nice stay at Elandela. The staff were all great and very nice. The Gamedrives twice a day were amazing, saw lots of animals, including the amazing white lions, rhinos, hyenas, and tons of giraffs. Loved it. Would love to come back some time.