Balule Nature Reserve, Greater Kruger National Park, Hoedspruit, Limpopo, 1380
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Om boendet
Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park
Fritidshus i lyxstil i boutique-stil, vid floden
Hos Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park kan du dra nytta av gratis frukost enligt egen beställning, viltskådning och en terrass. Njut av massage med varma stenar, kroppsbehandlingar och ansiktsbehandlingar på spaanläggningen Serenity Spa. Som gäst kan du hålla dig uppkopplad via gratis wi-fi på rummet och utnyttja andra bekvämligheter, såsom ett konstgalleri på plats och en eldstad.
Här följer några ytterligare förmåner:
En utomhuspool samt solstolar
Gratis vanlig parkering
Safari, flygtransfer tur och retur (avgift tillkommer) och conciergetjänster
Spel, ett värdeförvaringsskåp i receptionen och böcker
Om rummen
Samtliga rum är individuellt möblerade och erbjuder bekvämligheter som sängtillbehör av högsta kvalitet och kuddmenyer, samt extra detaljer såsom luftkonditionering och separata sittutrymmen.
Du kan också räkna med följande bekvämligheter:
Badrum med lyxtoalettartiklar och djupa badkar
Möblerade balkonger eller terrasser, separata sittutrymmen och kaffe- och tebryggare
Information om all inclusive
Denna sportstuga är all inclusive. Det innebär att mat och dryck ingår i rumspriset (vissa restriktioner kan gälla).
Dricks och skatter
Dricks ingår. Extra dricks på gästers eget bevåg accepteras.
Mat och dryck
À la carte-rätter, tilltugg och utvalda drycker ingår
Sprit på flaska ingår
24-timmars rumsservice (begränsad meny)
Minibar på rummet (alla drycker inkluderas)
Behållare med alkoholdrycker på rummen
En eller flera inrättningar har begränsningar vad gäller tillgång till middagsalternativ
Finns det pool på Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park?
Ja, boendet har en utomhuspool.
Är Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park husdjursvänligt?
Nej, husdjur är inte tillåtna på boendet.
Hur mycket kostar det att parkera vid Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park?
Vanlig parkering är gratis på det här boendet.
Vilka är incheckningstiderna för Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park?
Checka in från: 13.00. Checka in fram till: 17.00.
Vilken utcheckningstid gäller för Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park?
Utcheckning sker senast klockan 11.00.
Erbjuder Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park flygtransfer?
Ja, transport till/från flygplatsen erbjuds och körs (tillgänglig på begäran). En avgift på ZAR 1395 per person tas ut.
Finns det all-inclusive-förmåner på Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park?
Ja, boendet är all-inclusive.
Var ligger Pondoro Game Lodge - Open to Kruger Park?
Detta fritidshus ligger vid floden, 45,5 km från Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate.
Är det gratis att avboka bokningen och får jag i så fall tillbaka hela beloppet?
Ja, eftersom det är viktigt med flexibilitet erbjuder boendet gratis avbokning på vissa rumspriser. Avbokningspolicyn för boendet finns på vår webbplats om du vill läsa mer om eventuella undantag och krav.
Recensioner
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Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Wayne
4 nov. 2026
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
This is an amazing property. The location on the river is beautiful, the design stunning. Lots of wildlife just around the Lodge itself, and then superb game drives as well. The staff were great as well.
Bodde här 4 nätter i oktober 2026
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Kelly
18 feb. 2026
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service och bekvämligheter
Favorite game lodge in SA.
Loved being by the river!
Bodde här 2 nätter i oktober 2025
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Verifierad resenär
17 aug. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
Amazing game drives at luxury lodge
Great lodge and kind staff with fantastic location in private reserve in greater Kruger with highly experienced guides and trackers which are key to having amazing game drives every day, while not being overly disruptive to the animals.
Bodde här 4 nätter i augusti 2025
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Verifierad resenär
29 sep. 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
Amazing stay!!
Bodde här 3 nätter i september 2024
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
PALOMA LYNETTE
2 juni 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
Excelente
Bodde här 2 nätter i maj 2025
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Verifierad resenär
15 nov. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
Un petit paradis, tout était parfait! 5* plus. Les petites attentions, le personnel intentionné, les repas et surtout les safaris. Seul petit point négatif , les safaris pourraient être écourtés d’une heure, 3 heures plutôt que 4 mais c’est un petit détail surtout que nous y allons pour cette raison.
Bodde här 3 nätter i november 2025
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
BEN
17 sep. 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
This place is first rate! The lodgings were excellent. The food was the best that we had in 5 stops in Africa. The staff was great, as were the game guides. And along a beautiful view of the Oliphant River, with all sorts of animals seen there!
Bodde här 3 nätter i september 2024
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Maryada
4 apr. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
Beyond Exceptional.
All the staff go beyond to make you feel welcome and special.
Chef makes gourmet meals every time and she is very good.
One of the best experiences we had ever.
Bodde här 3 nätter i mars 2025
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Anthony
19 maj 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
We came here for our honeymoon. What an amazing experience we had. We had 2 game drives per day with fantastic guides/spotters. The food was top tier - nearly Michelin star level; I had the eggs benedict every single morning. They arranged the most romantic evening dinner in their wine cellar for us. This is probably the best place I have ever stayed.
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Anthony
16 apr. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
10/10 recommend staying here. My husband’s and I stayed her for our honeymoon and had the most amazing time. The staff was incredible and super accommodating! The food was delicious, the safari guides were so knowledgeable and kept us so safe! I know we both will remember this experience for the rest of our lives. We will definitely be back for many years to come! Thank you Pondoro for the most amazing experience! We appreciate you!
Bodde här 3 nätter i april 2025
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Lindsay
18 feb. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
The perfect safari
Absolutely amazing. We stayed at Pondoro in January in the beautiful Tree Suite with the most incredible views of the river. Every member of the staff was so friendly and hospitable. Our daily game drives exceeded all our expectations with the most experienced guides. The vegetation this time of year was so green and gorgeous. From sun up to sun down we were so well fed by the talented team of chefs. It was all such a dream. I hope we have the chance to return again.
Bodde här 3 nätter i januari 2025
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
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3 juli 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
First Class!
The Pondoro experience is first class from beginning to end! The location is stunning and we watched hippo, crocs, giraffe, elephants and all sorts from our room. The games drives led by the wonderful Shadlack and Dion were breathtaking, with the big 5 and all manner of wildlife seen on multiple occasions. They also hosted a river walk which showed us how they look for tracks and gave a very different perspective to the hippos and crocs! All the staff at the lodge are fantastic, there is a warm welcome every day and a real personal touch with attention to details that makes each day special. The food is exceptional and would definitely recommend the lunchtime picnic if you get the opportunity.
Bodde här 3 nätter i juni 2025
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
JAMES
3 sep. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
We had the most incredible experience at Pondoro Game Lodge. From the moment we arrived, everything was absolutely phenomenal. The staff made us feel so welcome and cared for, going above and beyond to make every detail perfect. Our suite was stunning—luxurious, private, and designed with so much attention to comfort and beauty.
The game drives were unforgettable. Our guide (Dewalt) and tracker (Andrès) were incredibly knowledgeable and passionate, and thanks to them we were able to witness breathtaking wildlife moments that we’ll never forget. The food was exceptional—every meal was a treat, beautifully prepared and served with warmth.
What truly stood out was the atmosphere of the lodge: intimate, peaceful, and filled with genuine hospitality. Pondoro exceeded our expectations in every way, and we left with memories we’ll treasure for a lifetime. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a once-in-a-lifetime safari experience.
Bodde här 3 nätter i augusti 2025
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6/10 Okej
Sarah
10 nov. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
A beautiful room and location but the experience was disappointing, considering the reputation and the cost.
We often felt the staff was not listening to us, and did not feel as taken care of as we would have liked considering the promise of luxury. Food delivered to the room took over an hour and was cold. The re was no hot water for the outdoor tub and shower.
The game drives felt repetitive, seeing the same areas again and again. Overall, not worth the enormous cost.
On the plus side, we do recognize that the staff came to our aid when our rental car had a flat tire on the way in!
Bodde här 2 nätter i november 2025
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8/10 Bra
Pascal Gérard
6 dec. 2025
Gillade: Renlighet och bekvämligheter
Pourquoi je ne mets pas la note de 5/5?
Tout dabord, abordons les aspects négatives.
Lorsque l'on vend du rêve, il faut que tout soit parfait pour faire un grand WOUAW. Malheureusement, nous sommes arrivés pendant la rénovation du lodge et de nombreux debris et travaux divers ont fait que nous passions tous les jours devant des ouvriers, des debris et autres détritus.
Pas une seule fois, les responsables du lodge, présents tous les jours sur le site, ne sont venus s'excuser du désagrément.
Notre lodge était vieillissant et avait réellement besoin dune rénovation d'urgence.
Heureusement que tout le reste etait plus que parfait et là, cela équivaut à un 5 etoiles+++.
Le personnel est d'une gentillesse, d'une compétence, d'un dévouement et d'un professionnalisme que j'ai rarement vu lors de tous mes déplacements.
Un immense merci à Yvonne, Adolight, Dewald, Andreis, Gift, America pour leur joie de vivre communicatif et leur disponibilité.
Un delicieux merci aux 2 chefs de cuisine, Parcy et Johanna, qui se sont pliées en quatre pour satisfaire tous nos exigences culinaires que ce soit au dejeuner ou au diner.
Enfin, je remercie toutes les autres personnes présentes dont j'ai oublié leurs prénoms.
Nous reviendrons certainement lorsque le lodge sera entièrement rénové afin de participer une nouvelle fois à notre expérience sud-africaine.
Bodde här 7 nätter i november 2025
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Maddison
20 jan. 2024
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
Just incredible
The most amazing boutique luxury destination in the Balule game reserve (part of Greater Kruger). For an all inclusive hotel I didn’t have high hopes for the food however it surpassed all my expectations and was incredible, including catering for vegetarians.
The game drives were incredible and a shout out to Anton and Selby who found us every animal. The small touches like break with coffee/drinks and snacks in the game drives makes it a personalised experience.
The rooms have so much space and the beds are incredibly comfortable. The schedule for the days is the same for consistency. We loved meeting other couples and loved that the game drives were with the same driver/spotter and couples for the duration, it really allows you to form great bonds with other people there. Breakfast at the big dining table is also a nice touch. Could not recommend Pondoro more, they truly create the most unique experience and have thought of everything.
Bodde här 3 nätter i januari 2024
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
candace
6 okt. 2023
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
This was our bucket list dream trip and Pondoro made that happen. Pondoro facilities and staff are amazing. Attention to detail is one of the many things that stand out. We were in the Tree suite. So cool! Game drives we amazing. Sully and Dion, our guide and tracker worked so hard to find us all and the big 5. If you are reading this and contemplating a stay at Pondoro. Just do it.
Bodde här 2 nätter i oktober 2023
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
James
6 juni 2023
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
A dream come true
The hospitality was top notch. Armand, Johanna, Lize and the staff were absolutely amazing and attentive. The room (Buffalo Suite) was beautifully decorated and had a perfect view. We saw giraffes, elephants, antelope, babboons from our window. Very romantic setting. We also enjoy the early morning and evening game drives qnd were able to see the Big 5 the first day thanks to Ru and Andrei. We hope to visit again!
Bodde här 4 nätter i maj 2023
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
ali
19 dec. 2022
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, bekvämligheter och boendets skick och faciliteter
I have traveled to many countries in the world. This hotel was the best hotel that I have ever stayed. Everyone was so friendly. They went out of their way to make our trip memorable. I definitely recommend staying in this hotel. I have never written review in past. This is the first review that I am writing.
I recommend this hotel to all of my friends.
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Jürgen
15 mars 2020
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
Eine außergewöhnliche Safari Lodge
Das Prädikat "ausgezeichnet" ist fast zu wenig im Vergleich mit anderen Lodges.
Lodge-Besitzer und das gesamte Team tun alles, um für den Gast ein außergewöhnliches Urlaubserlebnis zu gestalten.
Danke an Liz, die Ranger Ray und Rud mit ihren Trackern, die erlesene Küche und das gesamte Service-Personal.
Wir bekamen ein Upgrade und waren im Chalet "Rock" bestens untergebracht. Das Essen war sehr abwechslungsreich und geschmackvoll serviert - für Senioren eher zu viel; Mittags hätte ein Salat gereicht.
Bei den Game Drives haben wir unter anderen viele Elefanten gesehen, auch ein Rudel von ca. 20 Löwen streifte um das Safari-Fahrzeug. Ganz zum Schluss klappten auch die intensiven Bemühungen der Tracker und Ranger mit einem freien Blick auf einen im Baum hockenden Leoparden das Big-Five-Erlebnis in 3 Tagen komplett zu machen.
Herzlichen Dank dem Pondoro-Team für drei unvergesslich schöne Tage
Bodde här 3 nätter i februari 2020
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Arthur V
20 nov. 2019
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
Amazing Game Lodge
That was my best safari experience. Since the first contact with the Game Lodge, all was extremely professional and friendly. We booked a transfer from Hoedspruit airport that worked perfectly. The room was unforgetable, huge, beaultiful, comfortable, with river view and from the balcony we could see a lot of animals. All the meals were delicious, everything included. The staff is so friendly. I will miss this place forever.
Bodde här 3 nätter i november 2019
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
LARISSA
25 sep. 2019
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
Experiência inesquecível!
O Pondoro e sua equipe me proporcionaram uma das melhores experiências da minha vida. O lodge é incrível e fica localizado à margem de um rio, o que te permite ver animais ao longo do dia, como os Hipopótamos que moram lá e elefantes e girafas que sempre aparecem. São apenas 8 chalés, o que deixa todo atendimento muito íntimo. Foi a equipe de hotelaria mais incrível que eu já vi e uma gastronomia impecável. Sam, nosso ranger e Dion, nosso tracker, fizeram dos nossos safáris uma experiência inesquecível, uma verdadeira aventura em busca dos Big 5. Falando em Big 5, tivemos a sorte de vê-los 2 vezes e uma delas foi no mesmo game Drive. Se você ainda está em dúvida entre ficar ou não no Pondoro, simplesmente vá. Espero voltar um dia para poder ficar pelo menos 3 noites. Fiquei apenas 2 e voltei com um gostinho de quero mais! :)
Bodde här 2 nätter i september 2019
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Laura
28 apr. 2019
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
The perfect place for safari
We were highly impressed with Pondoro, both for accommodation and quality of game viewing. Our tracker and guide we’re exceptional. We regularly saw the big 5 (and so many leopards, which we’ve struggled to see else where) and a whole range of additional animals from hippos in the river outside the room to a family of porcupines. Our guide always seemed to manage to get us to the viewing before other cars and positioned us perfectly for photos. It was incredible. The accommodation is fantastic, we were upgraded to Earth, a larger suite with a jacuzzi where we watched hippos from (magical). The room had a lounge area, a huge bed, roll top bath and a indoor and outdoor shower. More than you could possibly need! Service was outstanding, everyone was so friendly and helpful and seemed really happy to talk about the animals you’ve seen (even though they must hear about this everyday!). Their passion was great! Finally I’ll just say that the food and wine was superb - we eat constantly, there is so much tasty food! And they set up beautiful special dinners for you. It’s something I’ll remember for a long time. We were very sad to leave and hope to return. Thanks again to all the wonderful staff that made our stay so special!
Bodde här 3 nätter i april 2019
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Augusto
3 aug. 2018
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
Experiência extraordinária !
Absolutamente tudo é perfeito neste hotel! Localização super charmosa debruçado sobre um rio onde se vê Hipopotamus, atendimento impecável, acomodações charmosas e confortáveis, serviço all inclusive de primeira e safáris emocisonantes, tendo visto os big 5 duas vezes!! Recomendo e voltaria 😉
Bodde här 3 nätter i juli 2018
Verifierad recension
10/10 Utmärkt
Anonymous
5 juli 2018
Gillade: Renlighet, personal och service, boendets skick och faciliteter och rummets bekvämlighet
Amazing in every good way
This place is pretty special. It's located in a private reserve that is joined to Kruger National Park and it's on a river. Sitting on our balcony we saw hippos, giraffes, warthogs, monkeys, different types of antelope, and crocodiles. They have included morning and evening drives drive each day where we saw pretty much everything. The staff is great, very professional but also very friendly. Do at least 4 nights so that you have time to do several drives, a couple walks, a picnic in the tree hide, and still have some time to relax in the lovely room. The only complaint I have is that they really give you a lot of great food and I think I over ate. I guess that's my fault for not being more disciplined.