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The Hague, The Netherlands

hartwarming

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 3 Aug 2024
We stayed in the Greenfire game lodge for a full week with all our kids and grandkids, a group of 16 . We were celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary. We had the lodge to ourselves which made it extra special.
It was an amazing experience . The lodge is fantastic . Beautifully situated at the bank of a river . The rooms are great with viewing decks.
But the most special was the staff and management. They went all the way to make our stay as pleasant as possible. Great game drives and great game viewing . Big five is on the daily menu.
We are very grateful for the more than excellent service .
It was a hartwarming experience .
Highly recommendable .
For us a score 10 out of 10. !!!!!
Date of stay: July 2024
Trip type: Travelled with family
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    Reviewed 3 August 2024

    My family absolutely loved Greenfire. Everything about it was amazing. 1st on my list was the hospitality - Carol, one of the owner greets you upon arrival and after every game drive along with cold hand towels. The owners also visit with you at meals and have a wealth of knowledge and they host a BBQ - bonfire outdoors which is super special - see photo. The lodge is located along a river bed and the rooms feel like an extension of the outdoors. Everything is super clean and new and I love the heated blankets, which are a must for the cold evenings and mornings. We saw a big herd of elephants walk down the river right outside our room which was amazing. The food was also very delicious. Everything was very fresh and gourmet. Our guide, Given, was also wonderful - great personality, extremely knowledgeable about all animals and the bush. He helped us track down lions which were on our list by following the lion tracks. He is a gem and really enhanced our time. We saw all the big 5 here and will hold dear memories of our time at Greenfire. We even got surrounded by a herd of buffalo so that we were literally in the middle of the herd, granted we were safe in the vehicle. We went to another game lodge within the Kruger National Park, which was great as well, but lacked the personal touches of Greenfire; so, even though I thoroughly enjoyed both, when looking back, Greenfire was my favorite of the two. Everything had such a personal touch. You will not regret staying at Greenfire and I hope that you will make amazing memories as our family did.

    Room tip: We went in their winter....pack beanies, gloves, a warm jacket and hand warmers for the game drives. It gets really cold.
    Date of stay: July 2024
    • Trip type: Travelled with family
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    Reviewed 1 June 2024 via mobile

    Thanks Carol, Nigel and team for making our days so perfect in your beautiful lodge. We loved the warm welcome, the comfortable rooms looking directly into the bush and river bed, the excellent food and the amazing game drives. Thanks Carol and the whole team for the great surprises on my b-day making it a very very special one !
    Loved it !

    Room tip: Stay there several days to take all your time to savior the experience
    Date of stay: May 2024
    Trip type: Travelled with family
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    Reviewed 18 May 2024

    Very nice and comfortable lodge with excellent service. The game drives were always interesting and the guide was excellent and knowledgeable. The location and the rooms are beautiful and we sere immersed in nature 24 hours a day. Every nigth I could listen to the hyenas that sometimes came very close (absolutly safe) . The food was also excellent. A perfect safari stay.

    Date of stay: May 2024
    • Trip type: Travelled solo
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    Reviewed 14 April 2024

    so, it s an overpriced place in Balule reserve driving the same roads up and down on a game drive, food is okay, they charge for everything extra even water, which is a humans right, and usually included in the price at all other places. on evening game drives, they serve alcohol. the guide kept the noise level in car down by telling the people before, which was so nice, cause usually tourists yell all over which was not the case here gladly. on on game drive, someone found wild dogs and informed us. so, we were rushing there. there are not many of this amazing species left on the african continent, so, this sighting is special and rare. very rare. after 2 min with these dogs, which made me nearly crying for happiness we found them, 2 of the other guests where pushing the guide to stop for their alcohol drinks. so, we had to leave the wild dogs. if you come for the alcohol and not for the animals, go to a bar. a club. stay in a city. do not destroy the game drive for other guests just cause you need your drugs. that kind of made whole game drive and the whole stay a sad thing. people go into the bush for the animals. not for the beer or the wine. gladly, we did not see any lions or stuff, cause they did not deserve it, if you want to see lots of animals, stay on the other side of olifants west or timbavati anyways. also when you are in your room, you have lots of noise from other guests, so, its not a relaxing place sadly, but its a nice design in the rooms. it looks cute. voctor the guide i had was also kind of nice.

    Date of stay: April 2024
    • Trip type: Travelled solo
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    Reviewed 22 February 2024 via mobile

    Wonderful experience. Service, accommodation, food & game drives were fantastic.

    Every detail is thought of and it feels like you are part of the the family. Staff are clearly really happy in their roles and it shows. Fantastic location on the river Bank. Given was our driver and he was brilliant.

    Date of stay: February 2024
    Trip type: Travelled with family
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