Pondoro Game Lodge

A fantastic balance between luxury and the 'African Experience'. Staff that caters to your every need with a smile. Guides that know what they are doing and pays alot of attention to every guests comfort, safety and expectations. Perfect for spending quality time with your loved ones.

Our family recently visited South Africa, and we had a wonderful three day stay at Pondoro Lodge. The rooms were clean, comfortable, and luxurious. The safaris were exhilarating and led by amazing guides and trackers. All staff were friendly, kind, and warm. One of the outstanding features of this resort was the food. It was exceptional!! As we ate our meals in the "tree house" restaurant, elephants or impalas walked by, hippos could be seen and heard in the water, and baboons were calling out above our heads. It felt very unreal in the best way. A huge thank you to all staff for the memorable vacation.

Great attention to detail, luxury and yet a focus on the preservation and undisturbed wilderness. Game drives in the early morning and afternoon til sunset. Rich nature with lots of animals in their natural environment. Pondoro team 100% dedicated to a small group of visitors.

The most amazing place ever! We have just stayed at the Pondoro Lodge for 2 nights and had the most amazing time. The staff can't do enough for you they go out of their way to make everything special. The food here is amazing and we had a lovely extra special meal set up for us along with the other people we met on the game drives. Special thanks to Dewald and Andries who took us out each day for the game drives they were amazing and we learnt so many things from them they went out of there way to make it feel special and answered any questions we had. Also thank you to Sindie who made such personal details to our room each day. But really all the staff here are brilliant! We stayed in the water Lodge which is stunning with the most amazing views over the river. This was the most magical place I've ever stayed and would highly recommend i didn't want to leave. Thank you everyone at Pondoro from Gemma and Rick

We stayed at Pondoro for three nights as part of our South African honeymoon and it was truly a remarkable experience. Through the game rides with Dewald and Andreis, we learned so much about the Reserve, South Africa, the animals, the environment, ecology, all of it. My husband and I both asked so many questions (we are always eager to learn), and Andreis and Dewald also had so much knowledge to share. We saw all of the Big 5 within our first three drives, but there is so much more to the experience than just checking boxes. Every time we went out, we learned more and saw more. And aside from the drives, everything about the Pondoro experience exceeded the high expectations that I had. The food and service were top of the line. The Pondoro team really goes above and beyond to make sure that each guest is uniquely and personally taken care of. I cannot recommend Pondoro enough. I keep telling my friends and family that I wish everyone could have the experience.

Everything was amazing. Location is fantastic! Lovely staff take care of you! Best game drive ever!!!