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Reviews of Blyde River Wilderness Lodge

3 out of 5
Blyde River Wilderness Lodge
Off R527, Hoedspruit, Limpopo

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 41 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 41 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Fred

Travelled with family
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Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leonard

Travelled with partner
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Wonderful staff, exceptional remote location on Blyde River, excellent food! Beautiful grounds, swimming pool and comfortable room. Perfect spot for a base to explore Canyon and area after Kruger.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Donovan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

David

Gloomy and under managed. Extras extortionate.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Dear David, Thank you for the lovely review, we hoping to welcome you again in our little piece of paradise kindest regards Blyde River Wilderness Management

6/10 Okay

Abdullah

Liked: Room comfort

8/10 Good

Jacolene

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Road to the Hotel not car friendly 4x4s only
Stay was fine- happy with the place-however- the road to the hotel is terrible for cars. Breakfast wasn't included and way too expensive considering how long it takes to get to town to buy supplies.

10/10 Excellent

Ryan, USA

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Great location, an amazing experience to get there
There's nothing around and that's good. You need to drive down back roads for twenty minutes or so before you go through a series of security gates which help keep the animals in/out. If you come through late in the evening after the sun goes down you can see an amazing dark sky. The staff is very friendly, room was comfortable but be careful ordering the dinner...it ended up costing us more than our room :)

8/10 Good

Leon, Boksburg

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Leon
Breakaway needed after great work year satisfy with lodge will recomened

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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8/10 Good

Sue, Newark

Into the wilderness
The road to the lodge is poor, but the lodge is in a lovely setting when you finally arrive .

10/10 Excellent

Renier, Edenvale

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Blyde River Wilderness Lodge
Nice place to relax. Wonderful dinners.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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The Blyde Wilderness Lodge is a lovely little place hidden away on the edge of a river. It takes 15 mins off the main road over gravel tracks to get to the site. Once in the site, we saw zebras and giraffes coming in but didn't see any animals in the river (hippos or crocodiles). We had some accommodation that had recently been added and, although the website says all accommodation faces the river, ours had a view of the wildlife reserve. However, the rooms were nicely furnished and clean and we had a little kitchenette with a sink and fridge. The food, both breakfast and dinner, was good value and nicely-presented. The only disturbance we had was the last afternoon when we were sitting having a drink outside of our accommodation and watching the impalas. Some guests arrived that day who seemed to be the owners or friends of the owners (they were later showing off a drone in the bar and told us they had been filming the place). They brought 2 big dogs with them and let them roam around the nature reserve off their leads. I'm terrified of dogs, so this was quite unsettling, but some of the animals were clearly disturbed by this as well. To top it off, one of the dogs defecated in front of us and outside our accommodation, but the owners didn't even bother to clean it up! This rather marred our view of the place after such a good experience.

6/10 Okay

Russell, Salt Lake City

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Very Isolated
It's a 20 min drive on dirt road from the paved road and a full hour drive from Hoedspruit, which is much farther away than on the web site.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

David

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Resort location for exploring the Blyde River Area
What a nice place to spend a couple of days! Very relaxed and luxurious hotel with a spacious natural garden landscape right on the river. Great to watch the animals go by on the lawn. The staff was very friendly and attentive. Especially enjoyed breakfast on the patio over looking the river at the main lodge, and learning some Zulu greetings from the charming ladies who served breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

David, Rockledge, FL

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Good Value
Nice and quiet place to stay. Good for couples. Very good value for the price. I only stayed one nite, would be good if you stayed a few nights. No air conditioning in the room so take that into account.

10/10 Excellent

Rob

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Hidden Gem
Blyde River Wilderness Lodge is an excellent place to stay. We really enjoyed our stay, our only regret was that it was too short.The staff are helpful and friendly, the setting is magnificent, the lodge is nicely built and decorated. The only problem is getting hold of the lodge, but that is because it is in the middle of nowhere. In short, this is a great place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Die Unterkunft ist in einer sehr schöne Lage an einem Fluss. Das Abendessen war hervorragend.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Man hat dort absolute Ruhe. Hierfür muss man aber 10km schotterpiste fahren.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
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Cadre magique et animaux en liberté dans le parc. Le calme et la gentillesse. Parfait
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Unterkunft mit speziellem Flair
Wir hatten eine ganze Gartenlodge und man fühlt sich wie in einem botanischen Garten. Das die Zufahrt schwierig ist, wie von anderen Gästen bemängelt, kann ich -trotz kleinem Polo- nicht bestätigen. Die Zufahrt ist so wie die Straßen im Kruger-NP. Was nicht so toll war, war der trübe Pool und das für SA-Verhältnisse zu teure Menü. Da würde ich eigenen Braai empfehlen. Das Frühstück war gut, wenn auch die Damen dort ihren ganz eigenen Rhythmus und Charme haben. Fazit: Wir haben die Zeit dort genossen und können es empfehlen.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Sabine

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Schöne Lodge, aber sehr abgelegen
Sehr schöne Lodge, aber sehr abgelegen. Guter Service, Hatten nur Frühstück, das war aber gut!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Cynthia on 2 Feb 2018
Dear Oliver Thank you for staying with us and giving us great feedback. Regards Cynthia Shikwambana

10/10 Excellent

Emelie

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Fantastic food and service!
Fantastic stay! Cabin was very cosy and comfortable. Great service and the food was absolutely fantastic! 7 km gravel drive but so worth is, we saw monkeys, zebras and wildebeest on our way there. Relaxing!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Cynthia on 2 Feb 2018
Dear Emelie Thank you for staying with us and giving us great feedback. We hope to see you backone day. Regards Cynthia Shikwambana

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Tip Top - trotz abenteuerliche Anfahrt !
Nettes Team, tolle Zimmer !
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

8/10 Good

Ralf, Jülich

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Tolle Anlage sehr weit abgelegen.
Eine wundervolle Anlage, direkt an einem Fluss gelegen, super ausgestattet, tolle Athmosphäre. Tiere laufen zum Teil frei herum. Von einem kleinen Wildpark mit Giraffen und Zebras umgeben. Sehr lange Anfahrt über eine 6 km Wellblechpiste. Abendessen recht teuer, nicht sehr gut. WLAN kostenpflichtig, Küche spärlich ausgestattet.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Amazing
Wow, one off the most beautifull place I add a chance to go in Africa. The food is very good, the land where the house are is amazing. It's possible to see zebra, crocodile, hippopotamis, girafe etc. To go there you need to pass in a beautifull plantation.

10/10 Excellent

Gilles, metz( france)

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Séjour de 2 nuits, les chambres sont superbes, très bien décorées avec goût, ainsi que le restaurant. Le PDJ est copieux et il y a tout ce qu'on attend d'un PDJ.

8/10 Good

Manne, Bayern

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Disliked: Room comfort
Der Name WildernessLodge passt!
Essen sehr gut, Personal sehr aufmerksam und freundlich, Haus sehr klein, kein Schrank, Waschraum/Toiletten entsprachen nicht europ. Maßstäben, sehr lange Zufahrt über Rüttelpiste

8/10 Good

Joachim

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8/10 Good

Sabine

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Disliked: Room comfort
Extérieurs super mais intérieur à revoir
C'est vrai que le lieu est magique tant les piscines et notamment la rockpool que le restaurant et sa terrasse juste idyllique.le lodge était très beau de l'extérieur mais quelle déception à l'intérieur.deco peu soignée, pseudo cuisine avec frigo mais ni four ni plaque, salon peu accueillant et douche petite et bouchée.restaurant bon mais rapport qualité prix je trouve le tout un peu élevé.mais bon je n'oublie pas les extérieur juste fabuleux !!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Sehr schöner Aufenthalt auf Game Reserve Niveau. Giraffen, Zebras, Krokodile und Nilpferde sowie Impalas Pfauen und Pferde vor Ort.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Splendido Lodge - Consigliatissimo!
Io e il mio ragazzo ci siamo fermati qui per una notte mentre viaggiavamo verso il Kruger Park. Per arrivare al lodge, si deve percorrere una lunga strada sterrata e buia; consigliamo quindi di arrivare con la luce anche perche’ si possono incontrare splendidi animali lungo il tragitto. Noi abbiamo avuto la fortuna di vedere una famiglia di giraffe, ed e’ stato un inizio veramente molto emozionante. Appena arrivati siamo rimasti ammaliati dalla bellezza del lodge e anche dal meraviglioso giardino curato nei minimi particolari. Fortunatamente avevamo prenotato la cena, non solo perche’ sarebbe stato difficile uscire nuovamente da li, ma soprattutto perche’ era veramente squisita – sia la cena che la bellissima atmosfera a lume di candela. La camera era molto carina – l’unico lato negativo e’ stato l’ospite inaspettato, un topo, che ci ha visitato e svegliato durante la notte entrando dal tetto di paglia! Consigliatissimo!

10/10 Excellent

sarah, Toulon

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Super !
Un peu isole de la ville et route non goudronnée sur 6km sont les seuls reproches que l'on pourrait faire a cet endroit magnifique en pleine nature au milieu des plantes et des hippos et des oiseaux très belle chambre très bon dîner abordable :-)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Hotel in der Wildernis
Nach dem Krüger Nationalpark suchten wir eine Übernachtungsmöglichkeit. Was wir nicht wussten beim Buchen, das Hotel lag knapp 30 Km ausserhalb der Stadt, davon 6 Km über Piste und Wald bis zu einem Private Game. Die Anlage überraschte dann trotzdem, war sehr schönes Zimmer.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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Schlecht erreichbares aber reizende Anlage
Wir hätten das Hotel nicht ausgewählt, wenn die Anfahrt beschrieben gewesen werde. Die Blyde River Wilderness Lodge ist zum Entspannen Ideal. Wir waren nur eine Nacht auf Durchreise.

10/10 Excellent

pierre, paris

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beau lodge en pleine nature
après 6 kms de piste , sorte d'oasis luxuriante avec de petits cottages éparpillés près de la rivière beaux cottages en pierre et toit de chaume et bien équipés avec kitchenette et coin extérieur pour BBQ - Jolie décoration intérieure et sens du détail dans le style sudaf le jardin tropical est aménagé autour des cottages et si on a de la chance , on peut apercevoir des hippos dans la rivière accueil à la réception agréable avec petit cocktail de bienvenue - vraiment agréable pour une étape

10/10 Excellent

Carl, Germany NRW

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Gateway to Krueger Park
Very nice hotel, friendly reception, nice and comfortable room. Good breakfast and dinner. Just a bit loud overnight due to wildlife activity but this is to expect in the centre of a resort.

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela och Cezar, Sverige

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Med floden vid fötterna
TOPPEN! Personalen, med Cynthia i spetsen, tog emot med leenden och kylda drycker. Runda "hyddor" spridda över ett stort område (=enskildhet), med lägenheten pittoreskt inredda. Mycket rent överallt. Blyde River-dalen, med flodhästar och krokodiler, ca 25 m från restaurangens terras, god mat, rejäl frukost. Svalkande utomhuspool. Enda minus-accesvägen, längre än angett vid R571, relativt dåligt skyltning.