Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge

I stayed two nights at the lodge as a solo traveler. It is beautiful and intimate. The guide Hamilton and tracker Enoch were outstanding. The staff are very gracious and rooms beautifully decorated. The food was scrumptious and plentiful. I highly recommend this lodge. As a solo traveler I felt safe and very comfortable there and got so close to all of the big five!

In nearly 55 years on this planet, this vacation has been the best I have ever taken and Mohlabetsi Safari Lodge was a large part of making it so successful. The food was great, the staff was friendly and accommodating, our ranger (Sam) and tracker (Richard) brought a perfect combination of knowledge and adventure, and the game drives were epic. We will most certainly return.

We spent our first South African game reserve and lodge stay in Mohlabetsi. Set within Balule reserve, the lodge has a scenic view opening up to the forest. The staff ( Jo, Henritte and others) were courteous and helped us to settle in. The Rooms were comfortable and the food was good and customized to our palate. Lucky was our ranger/tracker all through our stay and through his efforts we were able to spot the big 5. Hats off to his perseverance and focus to showcase the animals in their natural habitat. We also sighted elephants and giraffe near the lodge as they came in to drink water. ( Lodge is protected through a wired fencing) We enjoyed the company of other guests during the drives, breakfast and lunch. Saw several birds during the noon. Dinner was organized in Boma and it was a special event. We also witnessed the staff putting out a great song and dance sequence and inviting us to join them as well. All in all a comfortable stay, food and game viewing experience.

Stayed at Mohlabetsi for 3 days as a solo traveller. The standard of the rooms, the service, the cleanliness and the attentive staff were all first class. A big shout out to Octavian our guide who was both knowledgeable and could explain things so very clearly, be it about food or game. Despite being a solo traveller and one of the few English speakers amongst the guests at the time, I was made welcome. I chose to get up close and personal with nature one morning and to do the walk instead of the game drive - very interesting and worthwhile. I learnt a lot but don't expect to see too much in the way of game on the walk. I was picked up from Hoedspruit airport and it came as a bit of a shock to be told that the shuttle costs were R850 per person each way when I booked. This is pricey but the lodge can charge what it thinks fit; my concern is that there should have been more transparency about these costs on the website, which we travellers use to budget for trips etc. Otherwise a very professional operation..

Good Game Viewing, nice and Well educated Guide. Friendly stuff lovely room tasty food. Sitting one next to each other at the boma Diner is not communication friendly. After all we enjoyed our stay very much.

Everybody was very friendly and welcoming. We could relax very well here. It was my husband´s birthday there and they surprisingly sang and danced at breakfast. It was breathtaking. At every game drive Tour with Lucky we saw new animals. We would definitely recommend Mohlabetsi to others. The lodges are very lovingly furnished. The dinner at the fireplace was a highlight everytime.