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Set in a private reserve within the famous Kruger National Park, Ngala Safari Lodge delivers a classic colonial-style South African safari getaway. This elegant lodge is renowned for its superb accommodation and offers an unbeatable family safari experience with activities available to entertain and look after children.

Ngala's exclusive Big 5 safari area is the venue for an abundance of activities for you to enjoy during your stay. Embark on exciting twice-daily game drives, as well as night drives and guided bush walks. The bird watching is superb and you can also do some spectacular stargazing of the star-filled African night sky.

highlights

  • Prime wildlife area adjoining Kruger Private
  • Overlooking a waterhole making for excellent game-viewing
  • Experienced rangers & trackers
  • Colonial ambience & old world charm
  • Ideal for family safaris - stay in the Safari Suite

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Facilities

Ngala Safari Lodge offers a range of excellent facilities for you to enjoy during your stay. Relax in the spacious thatched lounge or in the bar area after your day's game viewing activities or enjoy the views from the open deck area.

The shaded swimming pool and sundeck overlook a busy waterhole where you can often see large herds of elephant.

Ngala Safari Lodge also offers tailored safari activities for children, and to further your interest in Africa, Ngala has an extensive collection of wildlife books, field guides, magazines and videos for you to browse through and borrow as well as a gift shop.

A business centre and conference room complete the range of facilities.

General Facilities

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    Swimming Pool
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    Wi-fi available
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    Laundry service
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    Internet facilities

Dining

Lavish international dishes with subtle Pan-African influences are served in Ngala's lantern-lit courtyard or around a log fire in the traditional African boma.

For the romantics, the lodge can also arrange special moonlit bush dinners on request.

Standard Chalet

Ngala Safari Lodge offers 20 luxurious thatched cottages, shaded by mopane trees and offering lovely views.

Each cottage features air-conditioning, an private veranda and a lovely en suite bathroom with separate shower. The focal point of each room is the grand and inviting bed with a decanter of sherry as an additional welcoming touch.

Standard Chalet AMENITIES

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    Air-conditioning
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    Ceiling fan
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    En-suite bath and shower
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    Hairdryer
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    Internet facility
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    Safe
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    Telephone

Other Room Types

The Safari Suite is ideal for honeymooners and boasts a spacious mahogany lounge, en suite bathroom, outdoor shower, large viewing deck and private swimming pool. You also get the sole use of a safari vehicle and guide plus butler service. The expansive sundeck of this superior suite overlooks a riverbed and doubles as a dining venue for private meals served at your request.

Activities

  • Birding
  • Game drives
  • Guided walks
  • Night drives
  • Specialist guides
  • Walking safaris
  • Animal tracking experience
  • Helicopter flights
  • Picnics
  • Private game-drive vehicles on offer
  • Photographic safaris
  • Bush dining
  • Star-gazing
 
  • dates rates from board basis
  • 01 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2013 $525 Fully Inclusive

All rates are quoted per person sharing per night unless otherwise stipulated

Please note, additional room types are also available. Family Suite Request a quote for rate detail

Pricing is meant as a guide only.

Go2Africa contracts rates that are significantly below accommodation general public rack rates. Due to contract confidentiality we are often not able to publish our best rate.

Contact us – via Request a Quote – for an accurate, market best rate.

All prices are subject to availability, change or increase without notice and seasonality.

Single supplements are often applicable. Options and rates vary from supplier to supplier.

Traveller Reviews

  • Nothing much to say about Ngala, except send me back! What an experience! We got to see all the Big Five plus the Cheetahs and that weird Pangolin!

    Dave Meyer, September 2012
  • Kyle and Sandoz (guide and tracker at Ngala) did a great job and deserve to be commended accordingly. If I have a single complaint for Ngala, it is that they put too much good food in front of us, which can be disastrous for those of us who were trained to be part of the "clean plate" generation. The team at "Ngala" rate "excellent" across the board.

    Loet Landman, September 2012
  • Ngala with its guides and trackers allows us to see all the Big 5 (and a lot of other animals and trees) in a very beautiful manner. Dyke and Zup Zup gave us the possibility to live some memorable experiences tracking the wilds dog and the leopard hunts or chasing the lion in the dark of the African night following its roars. They also brought us inside a large herd of 7/800 buffalos that passed out few meters from our car (10 minutes of pure adrenalin!!!). The only concerns on Ngala, if you take in consideration the price per night, were the level of the food and the lack of the mini bar in the room.

    Marco Radice, August 2012
  • Ngala Lodge was wonderful, the people, very special - we had no snags, all went smoothly, our plane reservations and vouchers - we saw some incredible animals and seemed to be eating the whole time - really wonderful - thank you

    Viviannia Fleming, June 2012
  • Ngala Safari Lodge was unbelievable! Someone drove us out to meet our ranger and tracker the afternoon we arrived so we got to do all six game drives. The friendliness of the people, the presentation of the food, EVERYTHING was the best. All the extra touches - the hot towels and drinks when we arrived back from drives, the lantern lit dinners, the bush breakfast! We saw everything but the leopard and our ranger and tracker tried their hardest. On one of our drives we went to Ngala Tented Camp and it is going to be better than before we were told. Would love to stay there in future.

    Judy Willis, June 2012
  • In particular, the service and accommodations at Ngala (&Beyond) were excellent. I would recommend others to stay with them in a heartbeat.

    Cody Rockey, January 2012
  • The Ngala Safari Lodge was amazing. The accommodations were very good and so was the food and ambiance. The safari's were awesome and we got to see all the big five and some of them up close. A definite lifetime must see.

    William Saunders, January 2012
  • OK so when we left Ngala I cried my eyes out looking out the window at the mopane trees & blue sky. I cant tell you how much I loved it. I have since googled "how to be a game ranger in Kruger" and am contemplating some kind of big life change over to SA!! It was fantastic. From the moment we got there, we were so looked after. You were spot on again! Im so glad we chose here, so Dan being a pain in the bum about rooms was a blessing. We made the best friends with our ranger Le-Anne and her boyfriend Dillon who also is a ranger, I even managed to have a little holiday romance with one of their friends who was there! Go Kato! It was awesome - rooms were beautiful, beds so comfy and felt completely safe. I loved that we just cruised around all day with no need for room keys or wallets - sooo relaxing. The 5am starts were not even a bother at all as we all couldn’t wait to get into the truck for the game drives. We were seriously addicted! Had so many good laughs. It was amazing. I will be back there for sure!

    Kate Simons, December 2011
  • Ngala Safari Lodge was outstanding. The accommodation, service, food, staff were all brilliant. The safari was amazing and truly unforgettable. &Beyond Safaris and lodges have a strong ethic of caring for the animals, the bush and their staff. The ranger and tracker we had were experienced, knowledgeable, personable and made our safari experience amazing. Finally, thank you for all your help and advice. You have been a delightful, professional, understanding travel agent and all your recommendations have been spot on with what we wanted. Thanks were going above and beyond the call of duty.

    Sev Celik, December 2011
  • The Ngala lodge really couldn't do a better job. Every aspect of the experience there is organized with a precise focus on the customer experience. The rooms, food, game drives, overall comfort and personability of the staff is excellent. Ngala was really the highlight and couldn't have been a better place - very impressive organization there

    Brian Hauge, October 2011

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Tanya Ellis

Tanya Ellis

Africa Safari Expert

"I loved the 'home-away-from-home' feel about this fabulous lodge! It's really perfect for families travelling with younger children."

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Nothing much to say about Ngala, except send me back! What an experience! We got to see all the Big Five plus the Cheetahs and that weird Pangolin!

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