Elephant Plains Game Lodge

“Absolutely perfect African Safari!”

I spent 3 nights at Elephant Plains and loved every minute of it. Our guide, Nell was welcoming, friendly and hugely well informed; from the big 5 through to plants and reptiles. Our Tracker Corbet was amazing and put all his skills to use to find everything we hoped to see. Their understanding of … lisää

I spent 3 nights at Elephant Plains and loved every minute of it. Our guide, Nell was welcoming, friendly and hugely well informed; from the big 5 through to plants and reptiles. Our Tracker Corbet was amazing and put all his skills to use to find everything we hoped to see. Their understanding of the animals and care for their wellbeing was excellent and it was clearly an "animals first" approach to the game drives which I respected. Their caring approach meant that we got to see baby elephants, lion cubs and leopard cubs up close in a very relaxed environment. The lodge was superb with beautiful accommodation and fantastic food. I am keen to get back as soon as I can as this was the best game reserve experience I have ever had.

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“Photographers dream”

We travelled as a group of 3 adults and stayed in the family suite for 4 nights. We loved our stay. My son and I love photography and this place was amazing - especially for big cats. Our driver and tracker Jordan and Tepello were wonderful, so friendly and knowledgeable. Always trying to positio… lisää

We travelled as a group of 3 adults and stayed in the family suite for 4 nights. We loved our stay. My son and I love photography and this place was amazing - especially for big cats. Our driver and tracker Jordan and Tepello were wonderful, so friendly and knowledgeable. Always trying to position the car into the best position for viewing and lighting. All the staff were wonderful. The rooms very comfortable and well serviced. The only negative thing was the Wi-Fi wasn't that strong in the rooms. Thanks Elephant Plains we had a great time and can't wait to come back.

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“excellent stay”

we enjoyed every minute of our stay,food,service and game specially guide and driver we wish to go there one more time

“Returning again and again!!”

I'm almost reluctant to write this review because I feel this place is such a little gem and I don't want it to spoil it by attracting even more visitors, or worse, raising demand so that prices increase. However, I truly believe excellence deserves recognition and that it is time to trumpet Elepha… lisää

I'm almost reluctant to write this review because I feel this place is such a little gem and I don't want it to spoil it by attracting even more visitors, or worse, raising demand so that prices increase. However, I truly believe excellence deserves recognition and that it is time to trumpet Elephant Plains magic in the bush. I have been on safari throughout Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Ugana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and of course South Africa) over 30x and stayed at some of the top lodges and camps (Little Governors, Londolozi, Mala Mala etc) and EP has had some of the best and most consistent game viewing I've ever seen. I went for the first time last year and had such an incredible 3 night stay that I thought it was a fluke. But I returned a little over a year later and am so pleased to report that it was not a bug and in fact, is a feature of EP being so well situated in the Manyeleti area for amazing sightings. Every single game drive we saw leopard, and sometimes we saw multiple different leopards on one drive. We also saw wild dog and a treed leopard kill all in one place. I've never seen so much rhino in one spot as well. Sadly cheetah were not seen, but I wasn't expecting it given the topography. We did see lion and were thrilled to watch some females start out on their evening hunt. I did ask for a Pangolin just to keep the rangers on their toes. The guides are super knowledgeable and the lodge staff are enthusiastic and happy to do their job. Last year I did not think the food was all that great but happy to report this year that it was tasty and in fact I need to go on a diet now! The vehicles do get filled but its an opportunity to get to know your seat mates and make new friends. In short, EP is a tremendous value for money and incredible game viewing in super comfortable 4 star accommodations. I've already booked two more return trips for the future. All the rangers are wonderful but we particularly enjoyed Jordan Nell and his sharp eyed tracker Dumi. Don't hesitate to book EP and the sweet spot, IMO, is three nights.

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