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User Reviews of Balule Nature Reserve (35 Reviews)

Balule Safaris South Africa
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Average User Rating

4.4000 / 5 4.4 /5
4.4118 / 5 4.3939 / 5 4.4516 / 5 4.4348 / 5

Rating Breakdown

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3 star 4 / 5 4
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1 star 1 / 5 1
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Avatar icon MyWildlife France flag FR       Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Nov 25, 2023

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Disappointing

3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5

Very dry landscape, very little wildlife. Some lions, leopards and wild dogs. Almost no herbivores. I do not recommend reserving at the end of the dry season for this reason.

Male avatar icon Eden Fontes Brazil flag BR       Visited: June 2017 Reviewed: May 21, 2018

Email Eden Fontes  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 4 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5

I didn't see so many wildlife as in Kruger and Addo, maybe is just not so lucky in the time, because same reports a few weeks later were very nice.

Male avatar icon Rajendran India flag IN       Visited: July 2017 Reviewed: Sep 5, 2017

Email Rajendran  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Execpt antelopes and giraffies nothing much

3 / 5 3 /5

The accomodation at baluleni safary lodge was excellant.the staff were very curteous and accomodative .

Female avatar icon Raffaella Italy flag IT       Visited: August 2016 Reviewed: Nov 28, 2016

Email Raffaella  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5

Yuo can't drive around by yourself and you always need a guided safari.

Female avatar icon D Coetzee South Africa flag ZA       Visited: January 2020 Reviewed: Aug 3, 2020

Email D Coetzee  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Hunting atrocities at Balule

1 / 5 1 /5
1 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 5

Please be aware that Balule not only offers hunting, but has been involved in a number of controversies, including the killing of a young elephant by two (apparently drunk) tourists - 13 shots, 15 minutes of crying torture for the animal:

https://conservationaction.co.za/media-articles/young-balule-elephant-shot-13-times-before-horrified-visitors/
https://africageographic.com/stories/illegal-collared-elephant-hunt-greater-kruger-warden-convicted/
https://twnews.us/us-news/this-l-a-hunter-killed-an-elephant-now-he-s-a-peta-target-in-bid-to-end-trophy-hunting