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

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.

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing

Beautiful rooms Comfy bed

Stayed in August 2025

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.

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!

Stayed in July 2025

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!!

Stayed in August 2025

Amazing and warm stay Great meals

Stayed in August 2025

All was good

Uitstekend, comfortable, very friendly, great game drives

Stayed in July 2025

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.

Stayed in July 2025

Onething , if you could book like 3 days and you could skip the morning or a afternoon tour.

I liked the personal very informative , and the gamedrive was realy good.

Stayed in May 2025

Nothing, all good.

The view was amazing, lots of animals up close to watch while having breakfast etc. The pride of white lions was a great bonus to see. All staff were friendly and genuine. Game drives were very informative and trackers were interesting to listen to.

Stayed in May 2025

Nothing every thing was good

Isolated in safari and bush, far away from modern life

Stayed in April 2025

I didnt but I recomend a game drive in the Kruger

Breakfast was excellent

Stayed in March 2025

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very nice lodge with a personal touch. the staff is lovely, the food fantastic and the safaris were great. we saw a lot of different animals and the guides told us a lot about them. it was very interessting. it is one of our favourit places! thanks to the crew!

Stayed in March 2025

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This is an amazing place with an even more amazing staff. It is just magical place to stay and we feel lucky to have stayed here. The food is excellent and the people are so friendly. There is a lot of wild life in and around the lodge.

Stayed in March 2025

No elephants. Bug kruger has it. So all ok.

Stayed 4 nights. Exellent resort. We saw big 5. Pvt game reserve has big 4. But No elephants as not suited to the reserve. We saw elephants in kruger. Very happy with Rudolph the tour guide on site. Excellent food. Vegetarian meals available.

Stayed in January 2025

I could have done away with the bugs but I guess one can’t have everything lol.

It was the entire immersive private reserve safari experience, every turn one would have encounters with giraffes, water buffalo, rhinos, white lions, impala, zebras, baboons, and the list goes on. The safari leader, Leonardo ,was truly impressive with his knowledge about flora, fauna, and the animals. Staff were quite pleasant and responsive and love the conversations about Africa with Francisco. It’s centrally located with the airport minutes away and the town also conveniently close.

Stayed in December 2024

I loved it all, I would just recommend a bit more of variety of the food to please everyone. But overall, amazing!

Our stay in Elandela was great - we were welcomed by Francisco, the Hotel Manager, and he was extremely kind and welcoming. The rooms are very comfortable and the Interleading suite is beautifully decorated and well cleaned. The food was tasty and nicely displayed by the chef. The rangers Leonardo and Rudolph are Knowledgeable and explained everything about the reserve and the animals there. Your day is filled with activities!

Stayed in December 2024

The only thing that was a small concern may because we are not used to it was the Crocodile down in the pond. It had killed various animals while we were there so naturally we were both intrigued as well as a bit scared:)

The beautiful lodge with so much nature and animals all around! Knowledgeable game drive guides but most of all Francisco the manager and Christopher the waiter:) Always sweet and smiley and caring! During our stay we were in a huge trouble because we got a flat tire while driving in the Kruger park. Our engine won’t start either because we had hit when the tire got punctured. Needless to say we were stuck in the wilderness and it had started to get dark. We called Francisco and he organised a rescue mission for us and got us safe and sound out of there! He didn’t have to but he went above and beyond the call of duty and was kind and helpful! We will never forget all his help! There are many many private game reserves in and around Kruger park but in the end it comes down to not just seeing the magnificent animals but how you are pampered after the game drive and we can say without a doubt that we found the best people in Elandela private game reserve:) The white lions of course were gorgeous and we saw buffalo’s, giraffes and countless others and we think it was a great value for money! We highly recommend this lodge for a great stay!

Stayed in November 2024

Rooms were beautiful but with small windows.

Tours and the kindness of people. Restaurant was excellent. Different animals running free in the facility.

Stayed in August 2024

It felt just like home, very nice and hospitable people, we really didn’t want to leave.

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing really ... all was perfect !

Incredible location, fantastic staff, great games. We were all alone in a 4000 hectares private reserve, and saw most of the animals. All staffs were SO friendly. I would recommend this experience to anyone !!!!

Stayed in April 2024

We did 2 morning and 1 afternoon game drives with a very experienced and friendly guide. Managed to find white lions and meet rhinos crossing the road just in front of the car.

Stayed in March 2024

Small swimming pool

Great family’s connecting rooms (5 people). Well organized game drive tours (morning and afternoon) included plus extra at Kruger park or night safari. Our guide Matthew went beyond expectations telling us about all animals behavior and habits. His knowledge was incredible. Francisco, the manager, helped us personally calling the airport and collecting a delayed baggage from Johannesburg. Well done! The roads connecting the property to Hoedspruit airport are under renovation and driving on the unpaved side road is a challenge. Kruger park is about 50’ minutes drive. The only big five missing in the property are the elephants.

Stayed in February 2024

Food could have been provided for the game drives.

Good location and accommodating staff. Easy drive to Kruger or optional local game drives on the property.

Stayed in January 2024

Wonderful Safari!

Stayed in October 2023