Reviews of The Magical Teepee Experience
6 Plaatjieskraal Road, 5721 Hogsback, South Africa

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Reviewed: 26 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe environment it was beautiful, peaceful and just a good way to unplug from busynes. I like the Teepee experience. I like the room, it was simple yet beautiful.
Maybe we can have bucket for peeing at night. It was super cold and had to go outside to pee😂
Thank you Peter! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay 🤩 We hope you will come visit again, perhaps in Summer 😅🌞
Reviewed: 18 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 28 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful nature The bathrooms were neat and comfortable The kitchen provide the necessary. With a few improvements this would be an excellent venue for the adventurous.
Over all a good experience but it would be good to advertise it as not a venue for older people and people with injuries or walking difficulties. We do understand the concept of the bed on the floor BUT maybe advertise it more prominently. For older people and people with injuries or recovering from operations it is very difficult to use beds such as these. More sensor lights on the pathways from and to the bathrooms would also help. Pathways are slippery and difficult to navigate. The entrance to the Tee Pee is unlevel and a trip hazard. The decks without any railing is also unsave for children. A few more chairs in the kitchen to cater for larger groups would be lovely. All the steps to all the fasilities can be inproved for saver and easier access.
Reviewed: 22 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewI liked the tranquility.
So much air entering from the floor , we could see the outside of the floor inside ,if only they could do some work on the floor of the Teepee it would be magical.
Reviewed: 19 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 6 January 2025 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewBeautiful and an amazing experiance.
Thank you Clint! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay 🌿
Reviewed: 30 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewAmazing experience - we will be back. Super friendly hosts, beautiful location, magical experience - sleeping in a genuine teepee with a real fire - warm and cosy and such fun.
Everything was great.
Thank you for your review Kate! We look forward to seeing you and Rachel again in the future! :)
Reviewed: 19 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
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Verified reviewReviewed: 30 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewWe loved our stay - the hosts were amazing and so friendly. The facilities were great, the kitchen more than adequate for the guests, just maybe an extra fridge needed when all the teepee's are booked. Great base station to explore Hogsback completely, we did everything we could in 3 days, but so much more to explore. The bed is huge, but maybe a little hard for my liking, slightly softer would be great, but the teepee is indeed Magical.
There are a few maintenance issues needed on the decking, but the owners were busy with them while we were there and they have only had the place for 4 months so getting stuck in was great to see. The fireplace in the teepee is such a novel idea, but be careful of not making the fire too big or else it can get a bit smoky, so trial and error and you smell no smoke and the smoke vents out the top, but keeps the teepee nice and cozy warm.
Hi Peter. Thank you so much for your thorough review. We appreciate all the feedback and we are so glad you enjoyed your stay. We hope to see you and Kerry again in the future and by then there will be some positive changes! :)
Reviewed: 6 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 3 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewThe owners are very sweet and helpful people who made us feel very welcome, the teepee was well kitted out for a glamping experience, warm, cozy and comfortable, the shared kitchen is stylish and has everything you need, the grounds are absolutely beautiful, and each teepee has its own bathroom. I will definitely go back there to wake up to baboons, monkeys, cows, pigs and birds. Wonderful! Thank you!
Hi Nici! We know how precious vacation time is and we are so glad you chose to spend it here! We can’t wait to see you again! Keep well and warmest regards, Alexandria and Pierre.
Reviewed: 28 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 27 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewThe teepees are really unique and has a beautiful cozy feel. They are extremely comfortable and it has a whimsical feel about it. My husband and I loved our stay. The hosts were really lovely and provided us with a lot of information. You also have your own bathroom off of the teepee which had all the necessities and you could leave your stuff in the bathroom without carrying it back and forth. The hosts went out of their way to make our stay special for our honeymoon and arranged a delicious picnic basket for us. We really felt at home over the holidays. The kitchen was well equipped with a lovely deck area to soak in the views.
The bathrooms are not ensuite which can be slightly challenging during a rainy time
Hi Michaela. We are so happy you enjoyed your stay and we really hope to see you and Keanu again in the future! You were both such lovely guests🏔️
Reviewed: 25 October 2023 · Stayed in October 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 October 2023 · Stayed in October 2023
Verified reviewThe Magical Teepee is wonderful. It is not for the person who wants luxury but takes you through how the red indians lived like. The place is too much for words, just unbelievable.
Nothing
Reviewed: 27 July 2023 · Stayed in July 2023
Verified reviewClean, neat and such a cute place. Stargazing was absolutely amazing. Peaceful. Each teepee has it’s own bathroom, which is great not to share if there were others. Kitchen had more than enough appliances that one would need.
In the mornings, the trucks passing by, can be a bit noisy, but we were warm in bed, so fell asleep again quick. It’s very dark when there’s loadshedding. I would suggest making sure you have a few travel lamps or something extra.
Reviewed: 17 July 2023 · Stayed in July 2023
Verified reviewThe entire setting,comfortable beds ,teepee super amazing and vey clean
We run out of the tea bags to start the fire and it was cold and the where no extras
Reviewed: 15 July 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewThe outdoor vibe
The flooring base is a bit old and can be potentially dangerous... one of the slats broke when I stepped on it