Kapama Buffalo Camp
  • ★★★★★
  • Luxury tent
  • Kapama Private Game Reserve
  • 9.5/10

Kapama Buffalo Camp

Kapama Buffalo Camp is situated in the greater Kruger Park area within the Kapama Private Game Reserve. This luxury tented camp is set amongst tall shady trees with a seasonal river below, and combines old world charm with contemporary design. The lodge's tented suites are set on stilted wooden decks, built on an elevated riverbank. Each tents has wooden floors, leather and dark wood finishes and each is equipped with a minibar, a Nespresso coffee machine and a lock-up safe. Meals are à la carte, and breakfast and lunch are served under a canopy of thatch, while dinner is usually enjoyed in the traditional outdoor boma around an open fire. Kapama Buffalo Camp arranges game drives in open safari vehicles, accompanied by experienced rangers. For relaxation, guests can unwind in the pool. Guests at Kapama also have access to the spa centre and fitness facilities at a nearby lodge. Two safaris per day are included in the daily rate. The property offers a courtesy airport shuttle service for scheduled flights into Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport.

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.8)
  • Breakfast info: Continental, Vegan
  • Free private parking available on-site

Kids

Children are not allowed.

Dogs

Pets are not allowed.

Address

Kapama Private Game Reserve, 1380 Kapama Private Game Reserve, South Africa, Kapama Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Facilities

Outdoor swimming pool Free WiFi Spa and wellness centre Non-smoking rooms Fitness centre Room service Facilities for disabled guests Restaurant Bar Breakfast

Gallery

a bedroom with a large bed in a room at Kapama Buffalo Camp in Kapama Private Game Reserve
a bathroom with a large tub and a sink and a tub at Kapama Buffalo Camp in Kapama Private Game Reserve
a porch with a table and chairs and the sun at Kapama Buffalo Camp in Kapama Private Game Reserve
a lion walking on a dirt field with a tree at Kapama Buffalo Camp in Kapama Private Game Reserve
a small house in the middle of the forest at Kapama Buffalo Camp in Kapama Private Game Reserve
an outdoor swimming pool with a wooden pergola and a swimming poolvisor at Kapama Buffalo Camp in Kapama Private Game Reserve
two giraffes walking behind a safari vehicle with people at Kapama Buffalo Camp in Kapama Private Game Reserve
a lion walking on a dirt road next to a vehicle at Kapama Buffalo Camp in Kapama Private Game Reserve
a white plate with a piece of pizza with greens on it at Kapama Buffalo Camp in Kapama Private Game Reserve

Reviews

Linda 10/10
Australia 🇦🇺

Excellent, welcoming stay with personal attention from the staff! Everything was perfect!!!!!!

Pros: Location was excellent looking out to bush and animals. All food was excellent, a very high standard and there was plenty of it!

Cons: We enjoyed every single aspect of our stay. From accommodation, food and beverages, the daily tours, the staff who were a very welcoming and there to helo you!!! We also saw the Big 5!!!

Paloma 10/10
Spain 🇪🇸

An amazing choice in the heart of the savannah

Pros: Pretty much everything, the tent is so spacious and comfortable and truly makes you feel you’re out there in the wild, all the staff was so friendly and attentive, the food was delicious and the tour definitely the best part of it all, thanks to Thabo and Daniel for making our experience absolutely amazing, we won’t forget this easily.

Cons: I would suggest a pizza night on the menu lol but that’s me just being fussy

Anthony 8/10
South Africa 🇿🇦

Great place but old and in need of an upgrade and new towels and pool cushions. Great staff and amazing food!

Pros: Loved the adult only concept. Staff were amazing and the limited numbers on viewers were great! The food was fantastic.

Cons: The property needs attention and maintenance. 5star rating but pool loungers are in bad condition with cushions thorn and dirty really old. Very un hygienic. Towels in rooms are similar old and over used!

Chris 10/10
Australia 🇦🇺

The perfect safari stay

Pros: Kapama Buffalo camp exceeded all expectations. It’s a small and more interment accommodation compared to their other camps on site. We stayed 3 nights, and managed to see the Big 5 and the Ugly 5 within our stay. Each game drive had no more than 6 in the vehicle which meant everyone had a side seat with a perfect view. While it’s obviously not guaranteed I found the team did everything possible to see all animals. Saying this, I do think we had the best guide - Ben. The wake up calls at 5am were made manageable when you have an amazing guide like Ben. And, an all inclusive stay made everything so easy - great food, awesome local wines.

Cons: My only feedback would be stop making coffee from the machine at the bar, the in-room coffee-pod machine makes it so much better lol the team is obviously not baristas.

Milton 10/10
New Zealand 🇳🇿

Incredible experience

Pros: Idyllic location for game viewing. Staff and facilities were exceptional. We saw Elephant, Rhino, Zebra, and Giraffe just on our way in from the airport. Managed to see all of the ‘Big 5’ by the following morning ! Guides were exceptional. Food and service were outstanding. Not cheap but definitely well worth the money.

Rachelle 10/10
Australia 🇦🇺

Pros: Buffalo camp is one of the best places we have ever stayed. The tents are pure luxury. The service is 5 star right down to the blankets & water bottles provided on the chilly morning & evening game drives. The food is incredible. Everything is so seamlessly organised. The staff are so friendly and welcoming and really go above and beyond to make the experience amazing.

Cons: Nothing. Everything was absolutely amazing

Andrea 10/10
Brazil 🇧🇷

Perfect ! Worth the price ! An investiment on a life experience in Safari

Pros: Best experience ever , the room African Safari style was so comfortable ! The reserve is enormous and the guides are really experts on finding the animals !

Cons: Going Home 🤣

Veronika 10/10
Belgium 🇧🇪

The best travel experience ever!!!!

Pros: Everything. What an experience this has been! The property is located inside Kapama Private Game Reserve, just a 20-30 minutes ride from the airport (which started well - on our way, we saw quite a few animals, including a beautiful resting lion). The staff is wonderful - so friendly and helpful, they really do go an extra mile to make your stay as memorable as possible. The room is spacious and beautifully decorated. The game drives leave you speechless. This was our third safari - and definitely it had been the best one! And we were genuinely surprised by the quality and diversity of food and drinks - menu changes every day, everything is very fresh and tasty, with a great selection of alcohol and wines. When we checked out, wonderful Claire asked us if we were said - when we said of course, she replied that it’s the goal to never want you to leave and to look forward to coming back! And we already are!

Cons: Having to leave 😭

Boerge 10/10
Switzerland 🇨🇭

Pros: We had three fantastic days at Kapama Game Reserve, Buffalo Camp. The tents were incredible and the food very good. The game drives were amazing. Our game driver did a great job. Very knowledgeable information given during the drives.

Victoria 10/10
Canada 🇨🇦

An exciting once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Pros: Food was excellent. We appreciated the bottle of wine for our Anniversary, thank you. Our guides, Themba and Kenneth, were the best! Friendly, knowledgeable, sense of humour. They did everything they could to ensure we saw the animals we wanted to see. Highly recommend them!

Cons: We found the lighting in our tent to be very dim. A hook to hang small towels and facecloths would be helpful. Shelves or drawers to put things would be more useful than the tub which we didn’t use. I didn’t like the window on the world in the shower!

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