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Reviews of Nkomazi Game Reserve by NEWMARK

5 out of 5
Nkomazi Game Reserve by NEWMARK
Nkomazi Game Reserve, On banks of the Komati River, Badplaas, Mpumalanga

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9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 32 reviews" "
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10/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

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10/10 Excellent

Hedy

Travelled with partner
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Excellent service. Staff were veryhelpful. Super guide who took us on amazing safaris. Would definitely recommend
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Travelled with group
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Very Enjoyable Experience
Really enjoyed my first ever safari at the Nkomazi Game Reserve, the tents were spacious and comfortable, the food at the lodge was fantastic and the staff were super friendly. I was very lucky to be guided by Vicky on all of my game drives where we saw lots of animals while driving through some incredible scenery around the reserve, I liked the fact there was no guarantee on the game drives that we would see animals and that we had to actually go and find them - added to the sense of seeing these animals in their natural habitat Would definitely recommend the Nkomazi Game Reserve, if you come here you’ll more than likely see most of the animals you want to see but may not see lots of them, but the experience of trying to find these animals is great and the time you can spend with any animals you find is makes each sighting really worth it.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Tahera

Travelled with family
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Exceptional experience and stay. Everything was great, just halaal options on food can be improved but other then that, absolutely great accomodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021
Response from GM on 13 Apr 2021
Thank you for staying with us & for your valuable feedback - we appreciate it. We do try cater for all our guests individual dietary requirements & restrictions (i.e. a vegetarian option at each meal etc) but I am happy to give this feedback to the kitchen team & we can look at expanding our halaal offering.

10/10 Excellent

Katie, Brooklyn, NY

Travelled with partner
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Nkomazi is such a beautiful and unique place with luxury beds and amenities to relax. We got into the rhythm of waking up early for a drive, relaxing and napping during the day, then going back out for the evening drive. The staff was very welcoming and always there to greet you with a hot towel and juice or a drink when returning to the camp. Our ranger was very knowledgeable and fun to go out with each day. You have the same guide for your entire stay so each drive builds upon the last and we got to see and learn so much about the wildlife at the reserve. The place is so beautiful, it is so much more than just ticking off the “big five” from your list. Remember it is not a zoo, so don’t go expecting to be presented with each animal quickly. You take your time and look for animals in a much more natural environment and feel the anticipation and luck of when you find something. During our five night stay we viewed cheetahs, a leopard, lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, ostrich, warthogs, waterbuck, impala, and so much more! We look forward to making a return visit in the future!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
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Service is very, very good. The facility and the amenities are all well thought out. There are not as many animals in the reserve as there are in a national park, but we were lucky and saw many, many animals. It is possible, however, to go days here without seeing lions or elephants.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Alleen de rit vanaf de gate naar de lodge is al een ervaring. Nkomazi is de enige lodge op de 15000 hectare grond en de luxe tenten liggen aan een mooie rivier. Service is uitstekend, van ontbijt tot diner en de tenten beschikken over alle comfort. Gamedrives van 3u in de late middag en de vroege ochtend. Kortom: geweldig!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Moosa

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Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Marie

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Awesome retreat!!
Our stay was very good. Only one complaint was the walk way to our tent. Not to easy for older people at night.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Nkomazi
Excellent, with game drives included.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Luxurious "glamping" on a beautiful reserve
Lovely property with very comfortable luxury tents. The staff could not have done a better job making us feel at home and helping us experience the wildlife and gorgeous terrain. Food was delicious and very nicely presented. The game drives were a delight-something different at every turn and the knowledge and enthusiasm of the guides was inspiring. Thanks to all for making our stay so very special.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

sarah, aldershot

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Relaxing retreat with amazing views
This place is amazing, the views, game drives and hospitality is second to none. The rooms are large, secluded and luxurious with nice little touches like chocolate on your pillows. Enjoyed our stay and didn't want to leave!

10/10 Excellent

Jacobus Daniel

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excellent would definitely return

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Suzanne, Riverside, Ca. USA

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Beyond Words
The place is fabulous, and the ranger named " Celebrate" was very knowledgable in tracking the animals and sharing information that made the safari outings beyond words. ( Cheetah was seen on the hunt, lions preparing to hunt, 2 month old baby elephant nursing were highlights) The giraffe were always out and with some special driving a family of hippos playing in the water. The food at all meals and special snacks at the evening sundowner was excellent. Be prepared it was very hot. I also enjoyed a wonderful butter massage that was excellent during the mid day break. Do not miss the star gazing evening to see the stars of the Southern Hemisphere, which included a telescope view of Mars with three moons. In the early am a view of the river and morning Venus next to the moon in the sky. The 5 AM safari's were the best of the best. You must go here! Thank You for the memories.

10/10 Excellent

Tim, Brighton

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Awesome
A bucket list trip. Truly awesome . Great small private tented village. Fantastic staff and food. Rangers know their stuff on your 2 drives a day. We will be back

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Great birding spot. Friendly staff Comfortable and clean rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Wicher en Wil

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Olaf

Travelled with family
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Very nice lodge but partly disappointing
Very nice lodge with the best „tents“ on our trip. Great staff at the restaurant, helpful front-office manager ( not the one that arrived later). Security issues and no reaction by the management/ on a written feedback. That concerns most and does not promise a learning. Were also the last comfortable game drives (just talking here about the car and roads maintenance) „private pool“ was 1x1 m.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alain

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Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Karlheinz

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Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Isabel

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Lohnt sich
Tolle Game Lodge mit erfahrenen Game Drivern. Sehr gutes Essen, alles bestens
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Caio

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Ótimo hotel!
Tivemos uma estadia incrível! O hotel é muito bem cuidado e possui instalações impecáveis. Toda a equipe é extremamente atenciosa e prestativa! A comida é maravilhosa e o quarto é lindo!

10/10 Excellent

Debby, Bolzano

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Esperienca da sogno
Unica lodge nel parco!! Tende da sogno africano con vista del bush. Ognuna ha la sua privacy. Game drive in 4 o 6 persone, molto personale, con mini picnic. Niente zanzare. Peró per essere fine estate (febbraio) era freschino. Mangiare curato, la colazione é più o meno solo a base di uova, ma sì è anche nel mezzo del bush, non si puó pretendere pane fresco e salame.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Safari put
Die gamedrives waren toll, in einem Wagen nicht mehr als 6 Personen. Die Zelte liegen traumhaft an einem Fluss. Essen auch gut, abends candlelight Dinner.

10/10 Excellent

Jum, Stuttgart

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Tolle Lodge in schöner Lage
Wir haben den Aufenthalt sehr genossen und hatten eine schöne Zeit im Nkomazi Game Reserve. Die Safaris waren außergewöhnlich schön mit einem tollen Ranger (Thank you Celebrate). Die Unterkunft toll, das Essen exzellent. Wir kommen sicherlich wieder.

8/10 Good

Bettina, Frankfurt

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Sehr gute Game Drives
Sehr schönes Reservat. Die Game Drives mit Tertius waren sehr gut. Tolle Erlebnisse mit den Löwen. Mit Tertius unternahmen wir auch eine spannende Wanderung, bei der wir den Giraffen ganz nahe kamen. Sehr schöne, gut ausgestattete Zelte. (Abend-)Essen könnte besser sein. Freundlichkeit des Personals wirkt mitunter aufgesetzt - und ist auch nicht immer vorhanden. Alkoholische Getränke nicht inklusive. WLAN funktioniert im Grunde nicht.

10/10 Excellent

M.W., Montfoort

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Zeker aan te raden
Een heerlijke plek, schitterende omgeving, veel dieren gezien, vriendelijke mensen; veel privacy in en bij de safari tenten.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Tolle Lodge in noch sehr unberührtem Game Reserve
Top Preis-Leistungverhältnis verglichen mit anderen Private Game Reserves. Ranger sind sehr gut, tolle Landschaft mit offenen Flächen, grosse Wildvielfalt, für die Big Five aber eher schwierig. Insgesamt noch nicht so viele Tiere (keine Buffalos, nur ganz wenig Elefanten, die sich meist verstecken, ein Löwen-Rudel). Spa ist verbesserungswürdig. Unterkunft, Service und Gesamteindruck aber sehr gut.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Tolle Luxus Lodge, leider weit entfernt vom Nelspruit Airport
Tolle Lodge, luxuriös mit super Service. 2 Nachteile: 1. Leider ist es nicht so nahe wie man vermutet, wenn die Lodge nach einer Flugbuchung zum Nelspruite / Krüger International Airport bei Expedia vorgeschlagen wird (rund 150 km Anfahrt). 2. Die Unterkünfte kann man nicht selbst anfahren, liegen innerhalb des Reservates der Lodge, der Transfer vom Gate zu den Unterkünften (ca. 30 min Fahrt) findet nur einmal am Tag um 13:00 Uhr statt, andere Transfers sind möglich aber gesondert zu bezahlen (100 Rand). D.h. wenn man verspätet am Gate der Reserve ankommt ist man frühstens nach einer weiteren Stunde (Hin- und Rückfahrt des Landrovers) in der eigentlichen Unterkunft. Rücktransport findet normalerwise einmal am Tag um 11:00 statt (weiderum 30 min Transferzeit!), dafür ist dies dann aber ein "privater" game drive.