Mpumalanga - Limpopo Hotel Guide - Adventure Sport Hotels in Mpumalanga - Limpopo, South Africa

The Blyde Wilderness Lodge is a lovely little place hidden away on the edge of a river. It takes 15 mins off the main road over gravel tracks to get to the site. Once in the site, we saw zebras and giraffes coming in but didn't see any animals in the river (hippos or crocodiles). We had some accommodation that had recently been added and, although the website says all accommodation faces the river, ours had a view of the wildlife reserve. However, the rooms were nicely furnished and clean and we had a little kitchenette with a sink and fridge. The food, both breakfast and dinner, was good value and nicely-presented. The only disturbance we had was the last afternoon when we were sitting having a drink outside of our accommodation and watching the impalas. Some guests arrived that day who seemed to be the owners or friends of the owners (they were later showing off a drone in the bar and told us they had been filming the place). They brought 2 big dogs with them and let them roam around the nature reserve off their leads. I'm terrified of dogs, so this was quite unsettling, but some of the animals were clearly disturbed by this as well. To top it off, one of the dogs defecated in front of us and outside our accommodation, but the owners didn't even bother to clean it up! This rather marred our view of the place after such a good experience.

The stay at Bushriver Lodge was awesome. We opted for a self catering room so a bit far away from the main lodge. The view from the room to the river was awesome. There was plenty bird lfe and hippos around. However the greatest surprise was when three elephants roamed around for food to the front of our villa. It was just awesome and unprepared as mother nature can make you feel. Wessels and the people who work at Kingfisher are first class and Wessels is an awesome cook to top it off. The only disadvantage is that Kruger Park is quite far away however i did a day trip to KNP and really enjoyed being at BushRiver.I will definitely go back when vacationing in the area.

Only stayed one night but enjoyed the hotel. Very comfortable and friendly staff.

Nico is an amazing host, and provides excellent information regarding attractions in the area. The room was very comfortable, clean, and quiet. The parking area is secure, and the whole guest house feels safe. Free wifi is available. I would recommend this guest house to anyone looking for a place to stay in Graskop.

The facilities and food were excellent value for service and for that reason I would recommend Hannah lodge. That being said anyone booking through Expedia should bring as much supporting documentation as possible noting their payment. Despite having an email from Expedia demonstrating that I was already charged the hotel they hotel staff were insisting I had not yet settled my bill and ultimately I was pulling up my credit card statement to show them I had. This was a major check out hassle that others should be prepared for. The only other thing I would add would be to skip the game drive unless you have never been on one. Unlike on other game drives you really don't get close to any animals that are off the main road (and 50% of the drive is the same road you drive up on....) resulting in some grainy photos of animals in the distance. If you have never been I am sure it is wonderful but if you have already been you will probably be disappointed.

Stayed at Hippo Hollow while exploring Kruger and the Panoramic Route by car. The room was very comfortable, the location was easy to find and convenient, and the food was surprisingly good at the restaurant, especially the breakfast. The hotel does get large tour buses, and we found some of the tour group customers disruptive a few times during our stay, but that was not the fault of the hotel. There really are hippos on the property! There is also a nice gift shop on the premises.

Hotel has riverside location, set back from road. Mirelle very welcoming and took us on tour of hotel area to show us hippos and took us to room, she also recommended 3 bridges restaurant 5 minutes drive away which was excellent and had lovely gift shop next door with beautiful objects made by locals. ask for accommodation near river , we wished we had as can watch hippos from there to your hearts content ! Crocs also seen. Lots of monkeys in grounds , didn't see elephants but could see where they had been ! Lovely grounds despite obvious lack of rain recently. Really good value with delicious breakfast I would definitely recommend this place if you like to watch hippos !

decent, convenient no frills hotel near intercape, greyhound bus stops. shopping center next to the hotel for all your basic items. hotel itself is pretty basic. the music in the hotel lobby has got to go!