Buffelsdrift Game Lodge

We love it! We will definitely come back again and recommend it to our friends. Good food, clean room, a good place to relax, and get back to nature and animals.

Very large private game reserve with most animals living wild. Tent was very comfortable with bedroom, bathroom, and private outdoor shower, and the tent overlooked the lagoon where the hippos kept cool during the day, while turtles, ducks, geese and other birds gathered. Great safari experiences.

This place is just something special, we always visit Buffelsdrift when in Oudtshoorn and it never fails to disappoint. The staff is always welcoming and the room clean and well looked after. There is so much to do activity wise on the reserve and in surrounding area that you never feel bored. The restaurants food and ambiance is amazing and always a pleasure seeing an old face Xavier welcoming you at the restaurant and just giving 5 star service. There is some upgrades done i see and it suits the place very well and makes for an even better experience overall.

Everything was Perfect!!! It is a unique stay and a once in a lifetime experience. We had a amazing stay.

We slept in the luxury tents which were super comfy with a amazing view. In the night you can hear the hippos and other animals. Linked with the game drives we immersed into the wildlife. The staff and the guides were very kind and very obliging.

Unfortunately our visit coincided with some of the heaviest rains in years. As a result our activities were restricted and the variety and quantity of animals seen was much less than I would have expected. The tents were magnificent and their location idyllic. The staff were very considerate and helpful. The only negative was the long wait for service during diner on one of the evenings.

The food was great. The tents are great. In particular looking outside while sitting in the bathtub. :) The service was very good. The bush safari which we had booked in advance had to be cancelled due to muddy roads. Bad weather is of course noone's fault. And customer safety is important. Still, alternative tour options would have been appreciated. The "elephant experience" was good. At the same time we felt as bit rushed as the guides kind of pushed us through the different "positions". Overall, we had a good time at Buffelsdrift!

When we booked we expected our experience to be beyond normal, however it exceeded our wildest imaginations when we participated in a night game drive and to top it of the 1000% (is that even possible) customer service and logistics!!!!!

We booked 3 nights at Buffelsdrift as a bit of luxury in the middle of our 20 night tour of South Africa. The 3 nights dinner bed and breakfast cost almost as much as the other 17 nights accommodation. So we were expecting something special. It definitely wasn’t worth the money and we were disappointed. When you advertise luxury and charge luxury rates you expect something special and everything to be perfect. However, there were enough issues that just made it average. • When we arrived we had to wait 45mins for a gold cart to take us to the tent and had to remind reception 3 times • The safe in the tent was locked so we had to call reception to get them to open it with the master key • The tap in the sink was broken – we reported this but nothing happened • Residents are not given priority over non-residents at dinner – tables are first come first served and it is not possible to reserve a table • The complementary water in the fridge was never replaced when we used it • The turn down service was random – not all electric blankets were turned on each night • Breakfast was pretty basic – we had better in B&Bs costing a quarter of the price of Buffelsdrift • Our 10 year old was told that she could only order from the children’s menu. Our 12 year old was told she couldn’t have a starter as this wasn’t included • One of the luxury features is a big roll top bath in each tent. But there is only enough hot water for a shallow bath. Not ideal for a family of 4 • One night it felt like there was a backup chef – all our steaks were cooked way beyond what we ordered