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HLUR1009 PORTION 3 OF FARM LOT H63 DISTRICT ROAD D722, 3960 Hluhluwe, South Africa

#1 of 22 hotels in Hluhluwe

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Review score

Based on 62 hotel reviews

9.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.7

  • Comfort

    9.7

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    9.5

  • Staff

    9.9

  • Value for money

    9.5

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 8 April 2024

    9.0
    A small "Gem" of a reserve
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    There is nothing not to like!

    We so enjoyed our two days stay at this little lodge. The staff were friendly and helpful, and the meals presented were very tasty. They packed us a delicious picnic breakfast for when we went into the main park. The rooms are tastefully decorated, and the beds were very comfortable. A bonus is the game drives offered from the lodge, where an abundance of game was spotted.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    9.0
    Modern and beautiful lodge with wonderful game drives
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I’d prefer if no food of wild animals (eg snacks during the game drives) would be offered out of respect to the animals.

    Modern and stylish room with an African touch Game drives with Happy who was a great and very friendly guide Very friendly team Pool and relax area

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Great breakfast

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2024

    9.0
    Beautiful lodge with excellent staff!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Was very calm at the time we were there - not a bad thing but maybe to consider for some people

    Staff is very friendly and is what made our stay so special. Sofisso (hope I wrote it correctly) was very knowledgeable about the wildlife when we went on the game drives. Nice views from te central area and very good food. As we went to a national park very early, they made us a breakfast basket to take with us. Room and facilities were great as well, no issues. Our car got cleaned before we would leave. All in all a very great experience and I would recommend this Lodge 100%!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 March 2024

    10
    Lovely stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing

    Great facility, pleasant staff and good food

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 February 2024

    10
    Superb place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautifully designed place, lovely terrace, pool area, pretty rooms. Great staff throughout. The game drive was special, too, and the Ranger was a nice guy, very knowledgeable, and easy to talk to. We enjoyed our drive with him very much. Food was also really, really good. Even the breakfast packs (which are usually a bit of a let-down compared to the normal on-site breakfast) were way better than at other accommodations. Great place!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 January 2024

    10
    Amazing lodge and perfect base to explore nearby reserves
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Vegetarian food could have been better, given how amazing the meat options looked.

    Amazing location, exceptional staff who went out of their way to ensure we had the best stay. Perfect base to go and explore different game reserves and areas. We went on a few game drives within Duiker Lodge which were great, and they organised drinks and snacks for us. The bedrooms were beautifully decorated and cleaned by staff every day. Beautiful views out over the countryside.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2023

    8.0
    Excellent accommodation, food and service
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    This was excellent accommodation - very neat. The food is very good (thanks to the brilliant Fekile). Thanks to each and every staff member for your excellent service, going out of your way to help and made us feel welcome. The property is well located.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 December 2023

    8.0
    Inspiring environment, calm and peaceful, a touch of nature.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Despite the beautiful location there was no view of the landscape from the room.

    Very friendly staff, the barman, the tourguide,the lady in the kitchen and the (day)manager. Dinner and breakfast were excellent, everything was fresh, bravo.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 November 2023

    8.0
    Great value for the money.
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Although it was no fault of there own, we had really poor weather, so the game drives were shortened. They did there very best, but unfortunately we didn't get to see as many animals that we would have liked.

    The staff were excellent and made our stay very comfortable, regardless of the weather. The food was good for both the breakfast and dinner. We enjoyed the stay.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 November 2023

    9.0
    Beautiful location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It would be great to have more choices for breakfast.

    The room was spacious and functional. It was great to see wildlife from the room. Sadly due to the weather we didn't do a game drive. The staff were friendly and helpful. Appreciated the efforts to make the room hypoallergenic.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2023

    10
    Wonderful location, beautiful rooms, nice food and lovely people.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing.

    We loved our stay at the Duiker Game Lodge. Wonderful location, beautiful rooms, nice food and lovely people :) Also their game drive is very nice. Would have loved to stay here a bit longer (we stayed for 2 nights).

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2023

    8.0
    We had a lovely one night stay and would have liked to have stayed longer. Unfortunately the poor weather meant we weren
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful quiet location and friendly staff

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 June 2023

    10
    Most enjoyable weekend, great food, friendly staff and relaxing time.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The food was amazing and the staff friendly and helpful. The best part was meeting Marvin the giraffe and doing the game drives. Perfect romantic weekend away.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 June 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A spa facility would be nice.

    Friendly staff, clean and neat facility. Food was also good. Value for money

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2023

    9.0
    Beautiful game drives, stunning vistas and close to other game parks
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The super helpful staff let us know about what extra activities we're available locally and organised the booking for us . Very good service as the staff are always available.

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2023

    8.0
    It was a pleasure to get away to the bush and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and a bonus of no load shedding.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    too far from home to be able to visit more often

    it is clean, well managed and so relaxing

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2023

    9.0
    Exceeded expectations
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No WiFi access in room

    Friendly staff; decent food; good value

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2023

    8.0
    Enjoying the beauty of nature in Hluhluwe
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The place is nice but will be more nice if it has running or walking trails

    I like the remoteness of the place

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2023

    10
    We have been to several more expensive lodges in South and East Africa. Duikker is just as good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The swimming pool is very small - just a plunge pool.

    Duikker Game Lodge is part of a 400 hectare estate with beautiful views of the surrounding hills and countryside. The game drives on the estate were great - there is a higher density of animals than in the bigger national parks. And since there are only 6 rooms, you might well be the only guests on the drive. Its a wonderfully peaceful place to stay and the sounds of Africa in the evening are wonderful.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2023

    10
    Fun and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were outstanding. Helpful, friendly and fun. Tricky lanes to tackle on way in, but so worth it. Close to some great days out. Stayed two nights and would have happily stayed a few more..

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food was ok, but not great! the N2 street was noisy, Pool is small.

    everything was relaxed. Staff very friendly! the game drive on the Lodge area was very good

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 February 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We couldn't fault anything.

    Everything. The game drive was very good we saw black impala and white impala which we never seen before ,also the golden bearded wildebeest . Food was excellent. Lodge was superb, beautifully presented. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Would definitely stay here again.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Queen Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The wifi didnt reach any of the rooms forcing you to go to the public area to get signal. Not a surprise, but still irritating...

    Friendly staff. They offered a Free game drive every Day Free of charge. There was lots of interesting game to see and Free snacks on the way! Very good food with accomodating Catering. The airconditioning was also unaffected by load shedding!

    Stayed in January 2023

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