Kapama River Lodge

Just wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful time during our stay in South Africa. We thank you for recommending Kapama River Lodge. The lodge is beautiful and the treatment from the staff was top notch. This was truly an outstanding adventure.

Thank you.

Oscar, Olga & Victoria Ponce

Kapama River Lodge was excellent and value for money. Highly recommended!

Perfectly located within a private Big 5 game reserve in the Kruger's northern sector, this lodge offers something for everyone: affordable rooms to luxurious suites and a wonderful safari experience.

‘The Kapama River Lodge is an incredibly well-thought-out and cared-for structure which gives you pure luxury while perfectly respecting nature.’

We had a wonderful trip. Everything about it was great. This was my sixth African safari and the best of all overall. That says a lot because each has been a fantastic experience. Both lodges were quite nice. Starting with the Kapama River Lodge was a good suggestion as it was a great start for the kids (ages 10 and 12) to get their first game drive experience, as well as go to the Hoesdspruit Center for Endangered Species and do the elephant back safari. The staff at both lodges were friendly and very accommodating to the girls food preferences. The rangers and trackers at both lodges were excellent and resulted in our viewing some less seen animals. In addition to seeing the big five at both lodges, at Kapama, we saw a Caracal which neither ranger had ever seen in the wild. We just can’t say enough how great the trip was. It will provide a lifetime of memories.

The safari was beyond anything we ever could have imagined!

I stayed at the Kapama River Lodge for several days in October 2013. The resort was a very cozy and comfortable place. The large lobby area has beautiful wooden furnishings, a fire place, a bar and comfortable couches and chairs to sit, relax and read. The rooms were also very comfortable and clean with nice wood furnishings. The rooms have both air conditioning and heat. I needed to use both – air conditioning during the day and heat at night. The rooms do not have television and the free Wi-Fi is not accessible in the rooms. However, I had good internet connections in the beautiful lobby area. Although, I prefer to have a television in the room, I actually didn’t have time to watch TV. Every night after dinner, I would socialize briefly with new acquaintances and then I went to bed early every night in order to get decent sleep before my early morning rise for the morning Game ride. The food at the hotel was very good and the restaurant staff were extremely professional and friendly. I certainly enjoyed every meal. The evening meals were special events. The Safari and other hotel staff were also very friendly and professional. I was able to see all of the Big Five by my second day. The safari guides were very knowledgeable and knew where to find the animals. I was satisfied with my overall experience. The hotel has a decent gift shop and I bought all of my presents there. My stay at the Kapama River Lodge was very relaxing and peaceful. I would definitely stay there again.

We really enjoyed the safari, Kapama staff were very helpful, and we managed to see the big five!! – the kids loved it.

Hi Tanya,

Everything was great for my stay in Kapama river hotel.

Until now everything is perfect. Kapama River is really very comfortable and everyone is very professional and nice. The safaris have been exciting and we have seen lots of animals, including the big five (well the leopard was the most difficult).We made wonderful fotos and videos.
Tomorrow,after the morning safari we will go again to Maputo. The journey was alright and we expect the same our way back.
We’ll keep in touch or I will e mail you again when arriving home.
Thank you for having helped to programme our journey.
Kind regards

Also: At Kapama it was really great as I already told you before, it was a good choice for our first time and we would like to repeat a safari experience some other time in a different place.

Anza, thank you so much for putting together such a wonderful trip for us. Our stay at the Kapama River Lodge was incredible. I would recommend it to anyone, and I would recommend that they book through you as well. It was so nice to have everything taken care of for us. We just had to show up at the airport and enjoy ourselves.

Thanks again for everything!

Hi Anza!

We are not quite home yet! We are in Joburg — just raced last night and then we will be going home tomorrow!

We had the most WONDERFUL time on the safari. The Kapama river lodge was fabulous. We loved our ranger, Frikkie, and all of the staff. It was the greatest experience EVER and we will never forget it.

We we get back home, we will send you a picture of us 🙂
Thank you so much!!!

Hi Anza,

South Africa was excellent, our ranger (joe) was brilliant and we got to see the big 4 (we couldn’t find the leopard).
Many thanks.

Mark

Kapama was unbelievable! Thank you so so much for your recommendation there, it exceeded our expectations! We didn’t want to leave!
When we got there we were introduced to our game driver and tracker and they went out of their way to ensure we saw as much of the wildlife as possible. We actually saw two lionesses stalk and kill a warthog and that was on our first morning there! On our last day we took a hot air balloon ride over the nearby farms and game parks, it was brilliant. The food, the people, the facilities, EVERYTHING was great, so thank you again for helping us with the holiday plans.

Lianne, the trip was incredible. I was super impressed with the resort and the wild life experience. You were very flexible with your planning and I appreciate it! Thanks again.

The trip was fabulous! Everything went as planned without a single problem every step of the way. The lodge choices were great. I’m glad you saved the Sabi Sand area for last. The game viewing was great at Kapama River Lodge but it went to a new level when we got to Arathusa. We not only saw the big 5 in one night but we also saw a lot of action with the animals (hunting and meals).

As far as the actual lodge was concerned, I felt that Kapama River Lodge, as a whole, felt to be more upscale in terms of the quality of the overall facility. The spa was an added luxury too! I also preferred the buffet for the meals at Kapama since it gave more variety if you didn’t care for the entree choices. The food at both lodges was spectacular and surpassed my expectations.

The safari was good. The Kapama river lodge was amazing, the service was impeccable, great food. As you know, we did the over night experience and loved it. I was disappointed with dinner while we were on the
overnight. The surprise worked out great, and we got engaged! 🙂 The flights worked out great (small problem on the flight there as we did have some mechanical problems, but all worked out) and saved us by not having to go through Joburg.

The lodge was very nice, the service was excellent and the drivers and spotters were excellent. I was very disappointed at the number of animals. The lodge is actually in a private reserve and not in Kruger. We would drive almost an hour and see nothing and when we did come across an animal we would see one zebra or a lone buffalo. Again, a wonderful lodge but sparse wildlife.

The food was fantastic and River Lodge accommodation was also great. We actually had bush right behind our room, seen from the patio – saw a few Nyalas and Kudus at the doorstep. It was very cool.