Elephant Plains Game Lodge

“Quality, service and value, an outstanding experience.”

We flew in from Joberg with Federal Air and landed at nearby Arathustra airstrip to be met by our guide Jordan who gave a warm welcome and couldn’t have been more helpful. The lodge is beautifully set overlooking the river bed with views out over the adjacent valley, During our stay we watched … lisää

We flew in from Joberg with Federal Air and landed at nearby Arathustra airstrip to be met by our guide Jordan who gave a warm welcome and couldn’t have been more helpful. The lodge is beautifully set overlooking the river bed with views out over the adjacent valley, During our stay we watched herds of elephants, giraffe, zebra and various antelope wonder on and off. Rooms are spacious and beautifully appointed with amazingly views, we stayed in ‘Zebra’. The morning drive starts early at 6am, Jordan was an excellent guide, over three days we saw the big five and so much more. 9am it’s back for breakfast, a wide selection that couldn’t possibly disappoint. Time to crash by the pool, or go out on foot for a bush walk with Jordan. After a delicious lunch, it’s time to mount up onto the trusty Toyota game car for the evening drive. Back by 7pm for a fireside dinner. Am amazing experience, words alone can’t describe the delight and enjoyment. Super high quality, excellent service from everyone, great value.

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“Incredible Experience - Highly recommend”

Our stay at Elephant Plains was absolutely incredible. From start to finish, everything exceeded our expectations and we truly wouldn’t change a single thing. The lodge itself is stunning. One of our favorite parts of the day was relaxing on the couches in the bar area before dinner, just taking in… lisää

Our stay at Elephant Plains was absolutely incredible. From start to finish, everything exceeded our expectations and we truly wouldn’t change a single thing. The lodge itself is stunning. One of our favorite parts of the day was relaxing on the couches in the bar area before dinner, just taking in the atmosphere of the bush. At one point we even had monkeys jumping through the trees overhead while my daughter played in the pool, moments like that made the whole experience feel so special. The food was fantastic throughout our stay. Every meal was delicious, and the staff went out of their way to make sure everyone was happy. They were especially wonderful with our daughter, treating her like a star and happily making her whatever she wanted to eat. It was such a welcoming and family-friendly environment. Our guide, Jordan, was phenomenal. His knowledge of the bush and wildlife was incredible, and you could tell how passionate he is about what he does. He made every drive interesting and exciting, sharing so much information along the way. Over our drives we saw elephants, rhinos, zebras, a resident leopard, cheetahs, wild dogs, and even witnessed a fresh leopard kill. Even with rainy weather making tracking difficult at times, every drive was still exciting and memorable. One tip I would absolutely recommend is arranging transportation through the lodge. It made everything seamless and stress-free. We flew with Airlink to get there, which was a great flight (food included), and the lodge handled the rest smoothly. This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The entire team at Elephant Plains was incredible, and we are so grateful to Jordan and the staff for making our stay so special. We would absolutely recommend Elephant Plains to anyone considering a safari!

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“Amazing Safari lodge and Game drives !”

Amazing Safari lodge. The accommodation (we stayed in the Rondavels) were so luxurious , all the staff were so friendly and helpful, all meals were delicious and game drives were way above our expectations! The Game drives were led by Jordan whose knowledge was fantastic. We were lucky to see so… lisää

Amazing Safari lodge. The accommodation (we stayed in the Rondavels) were so luxurious , all the staff were so friendly and helpful, all meals were delicious and game drives were way above our expectations! The Game drives were led by Jordan whose knowledge was fantastic. We were lucky to see so many animals including Leopard and Lion cubs ! The Bush walks were so informative. Our whole family were blown away by the whole experience and hope to return very soon !

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“Beautiful lodge - would recommend”

Beautiful lodge in the Sabi Sands. Great food and service. Game drives were amazing - we had Matthew and Dumi who were simply amazing with great instincts and knowledge This is our third visit to this lodge - we were a little disappointed as our room was not overlooking the bush which surprised u… lisää

Beautiful lodge in the Sabi Sands. Great food and service. Game drives were amazing - we had Matthew and Dumi who were simply amazing with great instincts and knowledge This is our third visit to this lodge - we were a little disappointed as our room was not overlooking the bush which surprised us - something for us to think about in the future Only negative is that they do fill up the vehicles - we had 8 and therefore always had to either split up or have someone in the middle which makes things cramped and not as good viewing for 1 person Other lodges offer a max of 6 per vehicle This is why I have reduced to 4*

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