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Helen B
Durham, United Kingdom

Amazing place, amazing people

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 23 Sept 2024via mobile
We spent a week in one of the honeymoon suites in the safari lodge and could not fault anything. From our arrival we were made to free so welcome by all the staff and other guests. Our room was kept immaculately clean (cleaners attend 2 - 3 times a day) the bed was comfortable, room well appointed and private. Only monkey, wart hogs etc wandering in our “garden”. Its communal dining which we loved, food is good - in particular breakfast - the chefs excelled at providing for my gluten free diet - i have never been so spoilt. Alisha was the lodge manager- so professional and friendly, Chris was also outstanding- Solly & Stephen were our driver/trackers - and were amazing- so funny, knowledgeable and went that extra mile to find what we wanted to see and entertaining us with stories including their culture. Just ask Solly to do his dance! The lodge arranged 3 trips for us, bush picnic, Blythe River cruise & hike and a day in Kruger - all fantastic and well worth doing- the other days it was so nice to have the peace and tranquility of our deck to watch nature - what more could anyone want. African safari has been a lifelong dream and Vuyani exceeded my expectations- it is a private reserve but it is so vast it was so natural and off road experiences added to it all, you really get up close and personal with the wildlife and get to see them living their natural lives. We would definitely return to this lodge
Date of stay: September 2024
Room Tip: Take layers it can get cold on the drives.
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 23 September 2024

I had the time of my life. The staff was great always attentive, the safari guides the tracker and drivers were phenomenal (Stephen and solo) the manager divine was always attentive and helpful. The rooms were always clean and the breakfast was great. I had a wonderful experience. Some people need to realize you are in a safari lodge in the middle of wildlife and things will not be easy accesible thus criticizing things. If you are aware of were you are at and the effort these workers do to accommodate you, this lodge deserves 5 stars.

Date of stay: September 2024
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 21 September 2024 via mobile

Terrible honeymoon experience

We booked a honeymoon package, no honeymoon additions were made even after they admitted they forgot it was our honeymoon.
supposedly 5 star. The honeymoon room is average at best. The bed is hard and uncomfortable, cheap towels, broken sunbeds, paint on cushions, dirty pool, areas inaccessible. Poor finish to the entire place.
Nothing to do between safaris. No entertainment, people wondering about looking for anything to do. the spa treatments don’t exist on site, they are a 30 minute drive away but no vehicles to get us there. We were advised by the property to book excursions on arrival only to then be told there was nothing available. The alernative option they advised was to get drunk.
Food isn’t even on par with Wetherspoons
Save your money and book somewhere else, the staff couldn’t care less that we weren’t satisfied
We paid £600+ per night.

We are not the only guests with these issues. I spoke to another guest that can’t get internet in his room and wants to leave after 1 night

Room tip: Book somewhere that cares, unfortunately it’s not here
Date of stay: September 2024
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Vuyani Resorts, Guest Services / Front Office at Vuyani Safari Lodge, responded to this reviewResponded 22 September 2024

Rude, obnoxious, disrespectful people.
We are ecstatic that these two individuals are off the premises and our remaining guests and staff do not have to be exposed to their tantrums anymore.

We had a spell of bad weather which made activities impossible, but Mike H is the kind of person who will claim that the beach is too sandy, the water is too wet. .. a Karen 3000

These guests paid the normal price everyone paid but turns out they were of poor character and would have been better off staying at their local Weatherspoons..

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Reviewed 7 September 2024

Absolutely a trip of a lifetime!! From the game drives(Yanni & Peace were excellent), to the food which was delicious (a wide variety). Our suite was extremely clean, had little plunge pool, & deck to watch whatever animals happened to stop by and say HI. The bed was the most comfortable!! Snacks, & Drinks were given to us on r game drives, even coffee on the morning drives!! Everything was First Class!!!! Wld def return!!

Date of stay: August 2024
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Reviewed 7 September 2024

This place is so far beyond fantastic it is ridiculous! The staff is fantastic and so accommodating to our every need even before we arrived. Special shout out to Divine, Faith, and Nommy! A special, special shout out to our driver Solly and our tracker Stephen. I'm sure all of the drivers and trackers are fantastic but these two guys were fantastic. Very informative safaris and always a funny story to go along with our drives. We would definitely recommend Vuyani and in fact we are planning to return next year. Superb!!

Room tip: Go on every morning and evening drive as each can be so, so different!
Date of stay: July 2024
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Reviewed 21 August 2024

I acutally don't understand why Vuyani doesn't have way more reviews, we just came back from our first safari experience and we're so happy and already ready to go back!
The hotel is great, great rooms with privat small pool + bigger pool in the main hotel area, all inclusive with delicious food and South African wines, coffee and cookies before breafkfast during your morning safari and sundowner during your evening safaris. You don't have to worry about anything, the stuff know you by name and they have everything planned out for you and check with you every night for the next morning.
The area is not fenced, which means at night and in the morning you need to be escorted to your bungalow, but it also means there are animals drinking from your pool or running around the area while you're eating breakfast, which was incredible!
The staff is incredibly nice and helpful and our safari guides Stephen and Solly were the best, always going the extra mile to track the animals and give us all kind of information and make us laugh!
We'll be back for sure!!

Date of stay: August 2024
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