Transfers are slightly expensive and cheaper to organise separately.

Great location

Stayed in April 2024

The stay was excellent. The hospitality including all service workers, guides, and chefs were superb. The guides were extremely knowledgeable. I would recommend staying here to anyone.

Stayed in March 2024

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Although it's a tent, it has all the hotel facilities inside, and the service is also very high standard. The three meals are also very good. I even ran into an antelope on the less than 100 meter road to dinner one day. Of course, if it's just these hardware, this Lodge won't leave a very prominent impression. Safari's tour guide will do everything possible to help you find animals. They share information about animal presence and will not rush back due to a 3-hour time limit. Before coming to Kruger, we had seen some animals in Chobe and on our first day here, we collected big five, which we were quite satisfied with. But the next morning Safari collected big five at once, and the luckiest thing was to see a group of five lions, who were located on the border of their private territory. I sincerely recommend the highly cost-effective Umkumbe bush lodge, and I believe I will always remember the beautiful memories here.

Stayed in February 2024

Would have loved a couple of hangers so clothes were not creased

Staff were very friendly and helpful Great breakfast Lovely traditional bush ambience

Stayed in March 2024

Everything was just perfect

Stayed in February 2024

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Lots of Common space and very comfortable. Sofa, terrace, books! Amazing bush view from the deck! Very good staff and amazing rangers (Ananja was absolutely fantastic)

Stayed in February 2024

The food.

Stayed in January 2024

Amazing tents, super comfortable beds and we absolutely loved the outdoor shower(s)! Staff is super friendly! The chef cooked an extra meal for me because of my lactose intolerance, thank you so much for that! By the way the food was delicious! The way to get to the the camp is a bit of an experience with a small car but still possible. You will receive a warm welcome! We didn't expect a room service on our departure day.

Stayed in January 2024

The area in which they can conduct the game drives is small, so we lost out on some sightings because the animals wandered off the property, but having said that, I had some of my very best elephant, lion, and leopard encounters ever. The standard tents are located next to the parking lot and reception, so everyone is walking by. While they are perfectly fine tents, the setting makes them not worth the money for me. The luxury tents are much better situated and the Honeymoon tent is by far the best of all. Oh, and I thought it strange they charge for drinks. Other, far less expensive camps I’ve been to haven’t charged.

The Honeymoon Tent is AMAZING in an amazing setting. I stayed there alone after upgrading from a standard tent, which was fine, but I didn’t care for their setting at all. Totally worth the onsite upgrade. Leo was a wonderful and very knowledgeable driver/guide. The food was good. They made special vegetarian dishes for me at every meal. The staff all wonderful and accommodating. It’s a lovely and well maintained property.

Stayed in January 2024

Lunch and dinner could have been better, in terms of the food provided

Very good. Complete

Stayed in January 2024

because of the tent the aircon did not work that well and it was quite hot

Nice authentik bush camp with a great outdoor shower. The food was also good. The game drives with Kelvin was realy good we saw lions, lepards and many more.

Stayed in November 2023

Well you stay in a luxury tent, insects do still make their way in… good thing about the net over the bed.

What an incredible experience. The food was amazing! We were concerned about this before we arrived because didn’t know what to expect! It was so yum! The staff! Where do we start nothing was an issue. We seen an elephant and some lions on our last morning from the balcony in the communal area in the park that was incredible. Our guide was so knowledgeable, friendly and nothing was a problem! He was able to show us the big 5!

Stayed in December 2023

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staff was very friendly and thoughtful, the lodge was clean and spacious for a couple, the food was good, the property was stunning and the guides for the games were also amazing (have a lot a knowledge and give a lot of information, which adds up to the experience :-))

Stayed in December 2023

2x day bush drives, within 2 bush drives we saw the big five several times! Comfortable tents, very good food, extremely helpful und friendly staff

Stayed in December 2023

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The huge bedrooms, aircon, the pool area and communal lounge area, the amazing food!

Stayed in November 2023

Great safari guide, a huge thank you! Overall nice lodge with welcome staff. Nice and friendly dinner atmosphere

Stayed in November 2023

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If I could score more than 10/10 I would. This place is truly amazing in every sense. We had such a great time here. The tent was beautiful, the food was of a very high quality and plenty of it on offer. The staff were so attentive and super friendly, we honestly were made to feel that we had known these people for years. They were happy to socialise with us after dinner in the beautiful setting. The main public areas were looking out straight into the bush and often you could see a number of animals just mooching around. We booked an airport transfer from Skukuza and from the moment we landed and met by our driver, we felt very privileged. And from the moment we arrived at the camp, we were greeted so warmly, that continued throughout our whole stay. The game drives were something else and Lyla our guide was fabulous, she went over and above to ensure we saw as many of the animals that she could, driving over terrain which was looking a bit risky but she knew the areas and her knowledge of the animals is admirable ... we fell in love with her, and this place. As for the Big 5... no problem. We will be back.

Stayed in October 2023

Game drives abd the bush walk with our guide kelvin, was unbelievable

Stayed in October 2023

Nothing, we‘d come back anytime and would recommend 10/10!

Where should I start .. it‘s a perfectly organized, extremely friendly, clean & luxurious lodge in the middle of Sabi Sands. The game drives were spectacular and had well educated guides. Breakfast, lunch & dinner options are rather selected, but the quality is great and the staff always makes an effort to give everyone the best experience! Booking this lodge at a private game reserve makes the whole experience so relaxed & cozy. It’s very easy & fun to get in touch with other groups staying there.

Stayed in October 2023

Enthusiastic personel. Friendly and helpful. Exciting game drives !!

Stayed in October 2023

We found breakfast, lunch and dinner poor for the price we paid

I liked the viewing deck

Stayed in September 2023

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this was the best stays that we have ever experienced. We left feeling like we were leaving our family behind. front desk was fantastic and always so kind to answer our many questions. The food was delicious. They offer massages that were fantastic! The best part about this entire experience were the safari guides.they are extremely knowledgeable and passionate about their jobs here and they really want the guests to enjoy each ride and get to see the animals they’re most excited about. I highly recommend this lodge for your stay. With this private lodge you get more up close and personal with the animals but with safe distance. We stayed 4 days and saw the big 5 which was really amazing.

Stayed in July 2023

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Honestly we loved Umkumbe from start to finish. The camp is gorgeous, excellent food, staff so kind and generous that go above and beyond, and we had such spectacular game drives with so many leopards, elephants and rhino. I've done similar camps in Sabi Sands before but this stay was truly special. Couldn't recommend it more!

Stayed in May 2023

Loved the friendly staff, gorgeous tents, good food and super comfy beds. Had a great game drive seeing the big 5, and our ranger made an effort to track down a lion sighting. It's a lovely 2 day break in the bush.

Stayed in April 2023