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    Karongwe River Lodge

    With river views and private viewing decks, Karongwe River Lodge offers an enchanting bush getaway for luxurious relaxation and thrilling adventures. River Lodge boasts an immersion into the essence of nature with attentive integration of raw elements into its design style. Indoor areas combine modern design trends with natural materials, timber, and thatch for an extraordinary feeling of being in the outdoors, yet in warmth, comfort, and luxury. Karongwe River Lodge’s main lounge area opens to an expansive viewing deck for relaxed game viewing or spend afternoons soaking up the sun next to the pool side. Contemporary African-inspired dining can be savoured at the deck, indoor dining area, or surrounded by lanterns and crackling fires in the boma.

    Karongwe Private Game Reserve boasts 9000 hectares of protected land teeming with wildlife, diverse flora, and intriguing birdlife with an impressive backdrop of the Drakensberg mountain range. Overlapped by four rivers, the reserve is perfectly located to draw animal and birdlife to these water sources. Located just 45 minutes from the expansive Kruger National Park, Karongwe River Lodge offers an exclusive game viewing experience, with convenient proximity to Krugers expanse of diverse ecosystems.

    Expert game rangers and trackers at Karongwe Private Game Reserve showcase a wealth of knowledge, cultural richness, and extraordinary game tracking abilities. Day and night drives are undertaken in specialized 4-wheel safari vehicles, with guides going out of their way to get you up close to Africa’s breath-taking wildlife including lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo, cheetah and African wild dog. Karongwe River Lodge also offers guests exclusive interactive cooking opportunities, anti-poaching walks, bush picnics, and photography workshops. Karongwe is home to several other 4-star and 5-star lodges speard out over the reserve.

    Activities

    • Game drives
    • Guided bushwalks
    • Swimming pool
    • Spa
    • Kids activities
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    • Anti-poaching walks
    • Community tours
    • Bush picnics
    • Photography workshops
    • Yoga
    • Tree planting
    • Stargazing
    • Traditional Shangaan evenings
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    Highlights

    • Exceptional Big 5 game drives
    • Pan African Cuisine
    • Set in the beautiful Drakensberg escarpment

    Closest airport

    • Hoedspruit (HDS)

    Children policy

    Children of all ages welcome. Children under 6 years More Details are not allowed on game drives. Babysitting services are available at an additional cost.

    • Children 0-2 years stay complimentary
    • Children 3-11 years pay 50% of the adult sharing rate
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    Included

    2 x daily game drives in open 4×4 vehicles, all meals, snacks, teas and coffees.

    Excluded

    Alcoholic beverages, mini-bar and transfers.

    Seasons

    High: 01 January – 30 April & 01 August – 31 December

    Low: 01 May – 31 July

    T's & C's

    • Rates are per person sharing, per night
    • Single supplement of 40% applicable
    • Rates displayed are valid to 31 December 2024

    Accommodation Options

    Luxury Suites

    Sleeps 2 Adults

    Luxury Suites each boast their own viewing deck to enjoy mornings and afternoons while watching game wander past. Elegant en-suites bathrooms provide a double vanity, large walk-in shower or Victorian slipper bath, while bedrooms are draped with mosquito Read more netting for a romantic bug-free slumber. In-room facilities also include air-conditioning and coffee/tea facilities. Less

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    High Season £ 324 per person, per night
    Low Season £ 195 per person, per night

    Family Suite

    Sleeps 2 Adults, 2 children

    The 2 Family Suites comprise a double bed and three single beds each. En-suite bathrooms provide a double vanity, large walk-in shower, Victorian slipper bath and a separate toilet. Enjoy the convenience and comfort of air-conditioning, coffee/tea facilities, Read more and elegantly draped mosquito netting for peaceful sleep. Less

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    High Season £ 324 per person, per night
    Low Season £ 195 per person, per night

    Executive Suites

    Sleeps 2 Adults, 2 children

    Executive Suites each feature a private viewing deck to enjoy morning and afternoons while watching game wander past. En-suite bathrooms provide a double vanity, large walk-in shower, Victorian slipper bath and a separate toilet. Suites can be configured either for double or twin occupancy Read moreIn-room facilities include air-conditioning and coffee/tea amenities. Less

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    High Season £ 343 per person, per night
    Low Season £ 275 per person, per night

    Presidential Suites

    Sleeps 2 Adults, 2 children

    The Presidential Suites make for an experience of sophisticated indulgence and natural wonder. Secluded from the main lodge, the suites each feature a private viewing deck, and plunge pool with waterhole views. En-suite bathrooms provide a double vanity, Read morelarge walk-in shower, and luxurious Victorian slipper bath. Ideal for honeymooners, private dinners can also be arranged for guests. Less

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    High Season £ 360 per person, per night
    Low Season £ 297 per person, per night

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    Travel

    By Road

    The reserve is a 5-hour drive from Johannesburg mostly on the N12 and R36 highway. Traveling to the reserve from Hoedspruit Airport is a 50-minute road transfer.

     

    Flying

    Fly from major centres in South Africa to Hoedspruit Airport.

     

    Flight Duration

    • Johannesburg to Hoedspruit: 55 minutes
    • Cape Town to Hoedspruit 2 hours 30 minutes
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