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Goodstuff
Visited:
August 2007
Reviewed: Apr 26, 2012
zboub75
CH
Visited:
March 2008
Reviewed: May 3, 2012
35-50 years of age
Perfect honey moon destination !
Awsome trip:
- great wildlife - we saw 3 cheetah eating a baby kudo, we were like at 5 meters from them, we would hear the noise of the bones being crashed...
- our car had an issue - the guide turns that into a safari walk in the middle of the bush... Scary and super exciting !
- the outside bathroom is a must for honeymoon, specially when some impalas are crossing by...
Beware of the noise at night ... It's almost impossible to sleep due to the noise of the wild life and the wind.
But these memories stay long, it was a genuine adventure !
wolltd
Visited:
August 2010
Reviewed: Jul 13, 2012
This isn't the Bronx Zoo!
When my wife and I visited Thornybush, we felt like we were part of a small family on an adventure. We were in a lodge with 3 other couples, and the staff made us all feel like visitors in their home. The guide was terrific and we had a blast riding in the jeep looking for and finding many different animals in our short stay. The guide and tracker were very patient, resulting in many great sightings in two days, including lionesses and their kill, and some very young cheetah cubs, as well as the rest of the Big 5. The meals and the food were home made and all excellent. We would return to Thornybush in a heartbeat! It was the trip of a lifetime.
Valentina
Visited:
August 2014
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2015
Punyabrata
Visited:
December 2006
Reviewed: Apr 18, 2015
The lodge is simply outstanding with the room overlooking a water hole. The sightings of smaller game coming to the waterhole while having a shower is, I suppose "exclusive"....
Got the big five, including the sight of a leopard jumping from one tree to another as well as a baby elephant rubbing its forehead on the side of the open land rover, right where I was sitting!!!!
The meals were great and the price was extremely reasonable. The tracker was exceptional....
The lodge also organizes walks and that is where the tracker explains the differences between the pug marks of a lion and a leopard.
Brydee
HK
Visited:
September 2015
Reviewed: Nov 3, 2015
Email Brydee | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Amazing! cannot recommend enough
These guys were amazing! Absolutely loved the tent we stayed in, had plenty or wild animals roam around our tent but felt safe. Amazing service, delicious food and they also surprised us by setting up a private table for my husband and I with full view of the wild animals coming in at night, was so cool! The safaris themselves was the best I've done, we saw a leopard within the first 5mins and nearly had a black rhino charge the car... great experience & the safari cars were comfy and had great animal viewing!
Thanks guys, would definitely love to visit again
:)
Kanikoski
US
Visited:
April 2016
Reviewed: Aug 2, 2016
Email Kanikoski | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
N'Kaya Lodge on the Thornybush Game Reserve gave us an informative, up-close game experience that we could not have matched on a self-drive safari. Our wildlife sightings were magnificent, encompassing every animal that we hoped to see. We couldn't have asked for more.
Takubo
JP
Visited:
October 2017
Reviewed: Nov 9, 2017
Email Takubo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
We could see many kinds of animals off course big five, a pride of lion, cheetah,etc.
Accomodation was also great
Haven H.
US
Visited:
August 2019
Reviewed: Sep 22, 2019
Email Haven H. | 65+ years of age | Experience level: first safari
Thornybush has a rich array of wildlife and an apparently healthy ecosystem to support it.
Our camp was fully solar powered, small and intimate, which added to our enjoyment.
Ulrik
NL
Visited:
April 2022
Reviewed: May 8, 2022
Email Ulrik | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Perfect days with wonderful staff, superb food and great viewings
What a wonderful stay at Thornybush Game Lodge. We had very good game sightings (and superb food, not least the lunches) but what made the stay truly special was how kind and attentive the staff was. Daniel, our field guide, and John, our tracker, were as friendly as they were knowledgeable, not least to our nine year old daughter. Sannie, one of the cooks, came out to talk to us every morning (and when we arrived) to ask our daughter for her meal preferences for that day. And our personal waiter, Clinton, had a smile all the time that would lit up the room.
Jennifer, the Deputy Manager, went the extra mile for us, including finding a private game viewing vehicle for us (with super knowledgeable Tracy and Orlando) to do a photo shoot safari one afternoon.
We will definitely be coming back - we have in fact promised our daughter.
