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Stuart
GB
Visited:
January 2020
Reviewed: Feb 1, 2020
Email Stuart | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
An excellent game park but let down by poor maintenance and management
1) There were only 2 x washing machines for the whole camp and both were broken!!! On inquiring I learnt they had been out of order for at least two weeks prior to our arrival.
2) Secondly, the swimming pool was full of green water. Completely unusable for lack of regular cleaning and maintenance. It looked as though the pool had been in this condition for weeks.
3) The shop, as advertised on the website was virtually empty of anything useful apart from small quantities of tea sugar plus two small loaves of bread. The shelves were empty due to nobody ordering stock and goodness only knows for how long. We had to waste a morning driving out of the park to buy groceries.
4) On several occasions
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there did not seem to be enough restaurant or bar staff on duty resulting in long waits.I strongly urge management not to forget that things do breakdown and therefore have to be repaired in a timely fashion. Shelves don't restock themselves neither do swimming pools clean themselves. It's called management!!!
Mike
GB
Visited:
October 2023
Reviewed: Oct 28, 2023
Email Mike | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Amazing experience but the toilets and ablutions at the entry gates were horrendous.
Been to this reserve a number of times but I must say my experience today left me disappointed. No pos machine at the main gate to pay by card . No pos machine in the Hilltop restaurant and the food was mediocre . Limited wine available as their liquor license had expired. The gardens at hilltop have also deteriorated since my last visit and I can see attention to detail is missing .
Brenda
ZA
Visited:
May 2021
Reviewed: May 27, 2021
Email Brenda | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Game is wonderful, the accommodation very much below par. Staff not much better
PyLb29
FR
Visited:
January 2017
Reviewed: Sep 25, 2017
Email PyLb29 | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Combined with a cruise on the Pongola River, it was especially a relaxing moment to enjoy the scenery rather than a discovery of species. The visit of the animals in the encampments, zebras for example, remains a pleasant moment.
Raffaella
IT
Visited:
August 2016
Reviewed: Nov 28, 2016
Email Raffaella | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
we didn'see very much, maybe we where unlucky
Michael Potts
NL
Visited:
October 2015
Reviewed: Dec 29, 2015
Email Michael Potts | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Lots of invasive plants makes view difficult
Only had an afternoon here - so difficult to review as didn't travel that far within the park.
piazzi1969
DE
Visited:
November 2015
Reviewed: Dec 5, 2015
Email piazzi1969 | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
This was the final park visited. Overall very similar to the other destinations mentioned above and below, but staff in the park seemed less friendly.
Less animals and birds seen here and during one of the drives our car was packed with 10 people although other cars were almost empty. The weather was dry.
We stayed at the Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge. Very nice rooms, good food, less friendly staff although our guide was very friendly and knowledgable, and overall less wildlife sums up the two nights w stayed here.
Onesmo Novath
Visited:
March 2015
Reviewed: Jun 27, 2015
about Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve
It is very old park in South Africa which we visited last year. I like the natural bird sanctuary that available all type of birds of the world. http://bayangotours.com
WanderingEarl33
Visited:
December 2011
Reviewed: Jun 9, 2012
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
This is a smaller reserve and while it does include a beautiful stretch of beach, it just wasn't as beautiful as Phinda. But there was plenty of wildlife to be seen.