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Rhino Post Safari Lodge is situated at the southern end of our 12,000 hectare private wilderness concession in the Kruger National Park. The concession shares a 15km unfenced boundary with the famous Mala Mala and Sabi Sand reserve with an abundance of wildlife moving freely between the two reserves. The concession is noted as an excellent game viewing area with encounters with the Big Five and where good sightings of wild animals can be expected. Rhino Post Safari Lodge is set under magnificent Tamboti trees on the banks of the Mutlumuvi Riverbed. The nature of a wilderness area is that there are no permanent structures, so Rhino Post Safari Lodge is built with natural materials – stone, wood, thatch and canvas - to give it an authentic bush feel. Each of the 8 suites are beautifully decorated with the bedroom and lounge area having wonderful views of the riverbed.
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Kruger National Park, Kruger National Park 1350 South Africa
We have visited many safari lodges over the years and Rhino Post is certainly up at the high standard for a very good price.
We came for three nights having been further north for four nights. On reflection it should have been four nights here as the game viewing was tremendous. In particular our last drive where we saw a pack of fifteen wild dogs and then close by a leopard eating its impala kill up on a tree. First class. Our guide, Deon, was highly interactive and has the most amazing eyesight as they do not use trackers at this camp.
The room, a wooden construction on stilts, was extremely comfortable. Ours (number 8) was the furthest walk away from the common area along a boardwalk but the camp is unfenced so you do need your guide to walk with you after dark. The room was very large with a lovely bathroom area and separate outside shower and a massive veranda overlooking the dry river bed.
Food was excellent all the way through offering good quality lighter dishes with a menu choice which we do prefer. Dinner and breakfast are generally taken in the air conditioned dining room.
As is generally the case with these places staff are all very friendly and do everything they can to make your stay enjoyable.
There are so many options in the Kruger but we would certainly return to Rhino Post at some stage.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Response from SeoloAfrica, Regional Operations Manager at Rhino Post Safari Lodge
Responded 26 Feb 2020
Dear Mfranks Thank you very much for the great review. It's wonderful to hear back from happy guests, and especially to hear from experienced ones such as yourselves that we are doing things right. It is a tremendous game viewing area, and it sounds like you made the most of it! We look forward to hosting you again in the not too distant future. Kind regards Nikki Meyer
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Rhino Post is a beautiful lodge with stunning rooms and a very relaxed, care-free vibe. The personnell of the camp is very attentive and take away all your worries :) The food was plentiful and of excellent quality that far exceeded my expectations. The personal treatment executed by every staff member is such a great feeling. This and the fact that all guests eat at the same table (you can request an own table if you prefer), together with the rangers, adds a lot to the experience.
In you room you can fully come to rest either on the balcony, the bath, or by ordering one of the great massages!
The main point for visiting Kruger is the animals of course. Anyone can drive through Kruger on their own but I am convinced you will miss out on a lot if you do. My ranger Bonga was incredibly knowledgeable about species and animal behaviour. His knowledge led to amazing sightings of all of the big 5 and many many more! The way he was able to predict animal behaviour was just as impressive as the animal we saw.
I would surely come back here the next time I visit Kruger and recommend the same to anyone who does too.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Response from SeoloAfrica, Regional Operations Manager at Rhino Post Safari Lodge
Responded 26 Feb 2020
Dear Sebastiaan Thank you so much for taking the time and trouble to write such a detailed review. We are delighted that your enjoyed your stay and had such great sightings. You're right about the knowledge of the rangers adding to the quality of the sightings. So many times others leave a sighting, and the ranger says, "we'll wait... I think it's going to pop back onto the road about 15 meters to the North in a few minutes..." and voila it does! We do hope that there will be an opportunity for us to host you again in the not too distant future. Kind regards Nikki Meyer
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We stayed at this lovely place for three nights and can highly recommend it. The place is truly wonderful, the rooms are beautifully furnished, however, they unfortunately do not have airconditioning, which unfortunately made the stay a tad less than perfect as we experienced 40 degree celsius heat while we were there. The pool could also be bigger and needs a revamp. However, in every other regard the place was wonderful. Very special compliments to the wonderful staff, each and every one of them was super friendly and just lovely. The chef deserves a special mention! The fact that our request for gluten and dairy free food for my son was not only adhered to but in fact beyond surpassed has to be mentioned here too - the food my son received, even for high tea was simply fantastic! Thank you so much!
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Room Tip:Every room will be nice, we stayed at the one closest to the restaurant area and even that room...
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Response from SeoloAfrica, Regional Operations Manager at Rhino Post Safari Lodge
Responded 24 Feb 2020
Dear MissTP46 Thank you very much for the lovely review. We are so glad that you had a great experience. Air conditioning would be ideal, and we are continuously looking at environmentally friendly solutions (which are improving all the time). So hopefully we'll be able to sort out the hot days in the near future. Our chefs take great pleasure in providing for dietary requirements - they see it as a challenge to provide the best possible meals within the limitations given, and will be delighted to hear your feedback. Thank you so much. Kind regards Nikki Meyer
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The food was amazing, and the staff were very friendly. Our guide was the best part of the whole stay. Disliked · 10 pm you were sent to your room, and all electric outlets were turned off until morning. You could not charge your electronics after 10pm. We wanted to sit around the fire pit and talk with other guests, but were informed its lights out at 10pm. If you want a military style vacation you will love this place. They tell you when you eat, have a snack, and when you have to go to bed. Once you are in your room at night you are not allowed to leave. The rooms are not rooms, let me explain. We were under the impression for 750.00 per night that the rooms would be just that a room with electric, a/c, and wifi. Also, drinks are not included with the nightly rate. The rooms are on stilts and are made of tent material. The front our the rooms that goes out onto the balcony do have glass and a door. It was so hot in the tent that the ceiling fan was not helping to cool the room down. The floors made lots of noise when you would walk from the bedroom to the bathroom. Our neighbors had their glass doors open, but screen pulled to get some air into the room, while they went to lodge to get a drink to come back and find a troop of monkeys in their tent room destroying everything. They also had a special at the time for 918.00 for two nights, but when I asked about getting a reimbursement of the difference we paid I was told we will get back with you. I still have not heard, so I guess once they have your money thats the end of that conversation. If you want to be told when to go to your room, and you enjoy expensive camping this is the place for you. I was under the impression for spending 1500.00 for 2 nights plus tax and drinks that this was a luxury resort. Contacted booking.com about the price being lower, as they advertise price match,but they wouldn't help us either. Posted below is a screen shot from booking.com with the lower price. Live and learn I guess. Hopefully the photos and my review will help others with making a decision about staying here.
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Date of stay: April 2021
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Room Tip:all rooms have a ceiling fan not a/c and very hot
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Response from Nikki Meyer, Marketing at Rhino Post Safari Lodge
Responded 22 Apr 2021
Dear Beachtails28 We are so disappointed to hear that you felt your stay wasn’t good value for money. Tented camps have both advantages and disadvantages, the inside temperature is a disadvantage, but we do have ceiling fans for summer and electric blankets for winter which make it more comfortable. The advantages are that we can operate in a wilderness area without causing damage and putting in big concrete foundations, and of course that it provides an authentic bush experience, where you can hear the night sounds. When the generator goes off at night, it does mean that the wall plugs don’t work, but the lights, electric blankets and fans continue to work on a battery system; so we do advise guests to charge their phones between 05h00 and bed time. The airhorns are an additional safety feature in the rooms as back up if the phone system goes down. It is a complex and sensitive microwave linked system that requires a specialist technician to adjust when something goes wrong, and we don’t want to leave our guests without a means of calling for assistance in an emergency. I am concerned that you felt that you were ‘sent to your room’ at 10pm. This is definitely not normal. I have spoken to your guide, and he says that the other guests left at 10pm, and he asked you if you would like an escort to your room or if you would like to stay at the bar. He says that he did not intend for you to feel rushed, and he apologises for having given that impression. Guests are welcome to enjoy the decks and the bar area until 12pm, and in fact, there have been instances where guests have stayed up far later than that. If this happens, your guide has to leave by 12pm in order to get enough sleep to be able to safely drive his guests early the next morning, but he is relieved by a management member who stays up with the guests, serves drinks and ensures that they are safely escorted to their rooms when they’re ready. We do ask guests not to leave their rooms without an escort at night, as we are located in a wildlife rich area, and at night, we do have elephants, lions and leopard that come to the waterhole to drink. This is not meant to be restrictive, but rather a safety precaution. We do warn guests on check-in that they should close all doors when not in the room, because the monkeys are inclined to raid rooms. This is one of the hazards of bush living. We managed for many years to keep them out of the lodge area, but unfortunately visitors don't always understand the harm it causes when they put food out for them (we understand, that they look really cute, but sadly they don't understand the difference between taking what is offered and helping themselves!) Meals are served at set times, to fit in with the game drive schedules, but we are flexible and can arrange earlier breakfasts for those not going on drive, as well as packed meals for the road. Dinners are a little trickier, in that we have to have completed dinner service by 10pm in order to allow for service staff to leave the park by 11pm, but we're happy to serve dinner earlier on request. I understand that your disappointment stems from discovering that we offer a last minute SADC special that is available to Southern Africans booking two weeks or less prior to arrival, which our receptionist was unable to price match for you. We are aware that this can be contentious, but it is not in any way intended to take advantage of our international clients, it is simply a way of filling beds at the last minute, and providing an opportunity for locals to also enjoy the luxury of a private lodge which is normally beyond their reach because of the local currency status. Unfortunately operating a small, exclusive lodge in a remote area is a very expensive business, and we do our utmost to keep our rates as reasonable as possible. You will probably have noticed that we also don’t take advantage of a ‘captive market’ by keeping our incidental prices low (bar, laundry and curio shop). We were so thrilled when your husband mentioned that this was his best ever South African safari experience, and are really sad to hear that we didn’t live up to your expectations.
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Rhino Post Lodge was the second stop during our holiday in Kruger and it was absolutely wonderful.
We found the food selection to be tasty and varied, chef will talk to you about the dinner menu each afternoon. Drinks weren’t included in our package however, everything was very well priced - a pleasant surprise since most resorts around the world will charge an arm and a leg for alcohol!
Each days consists of two safari drives and we were never disappointed! Sundowners in the middle of the bush is such a memorable experience.
Thank you Lorna, Dion and the rest of the team for helping to make our stay exceptional.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We had an amazing time at the safari lodge. I am not sure I have ever encountered such an amazing staff at a "hotel" before. They go above and beyond to ensure that you are enjoying your stay...from the housekeeping to the manager and everyone in between.
The daily safari drives were great although 6am comes a bit early LOL! The first drive starts at 6am. They wake you up at 5:30 with a basket of warm muffins. Such a nice touch. The evening drives start at 4pm and you are usually back around 7pm. Traveling in May is the beginning of the winter season in SA so temps can be cold in the early morning. My tip is to dress in layers. The early morning and sundown drives allow you a unique view of the park.
Be prepared to eat at this lodge. They feed you meals and snacks all day long and will accomodate special requests. The food is great!
You will not have the room amenities you would have in a luxury hotel in the city. The room is quite large and has a nice balcony. The bathroom and the sleeping area are all one however there is a toilet closet. There is a bathtub in the room and the shower is outside (private). If you are traveling in cooler months the outside shower can be a bit of a problem. The rooms are not heated or cooled. They do have bed warmers on the beds and a ceiling fan. We stayed quite comfortable in the room.
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Date of stay: May 2022
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Response from Nikki Meyer, Marketing at Rhino Post Safari Lodge
Responded 06 Jun 2022
Dear Carmen C Thank you for the lovely detailed review. We are glad that you enjoyed your time and the happy, warm hospitality of our team - many of whom have been here for a very long time. We do feel like a family, and take great pleasure in sharing our little piece of paradise with travellers like you. Kind regards Nikki Meyer
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From the moment you arrive you know that you are in for a treat, the staff are friendly and welcoming and ready to cater for your every need. The Chefs catered outstandingly well for all our different dietary requirements. The rooms are fantastic with views of the riverbed and waterhole, each room allows you the unique experience of being close enough to the game coming down for their afternoon drink blissfully unaware that you are watching from your balcony or from the viewing deck. There was always a special sighting on game drives and our guide Mo has infinite insight into the African bush and wildlife, hearing about the medicinal benefits of a lot of the fauna was most fascinating and his knowledge of the bird life and calls was amazing, it is with his insight that we were able to have so many unique and special sightings. I cant wait to go back again
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Date of stay: December 2020
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Rhino Post Safari Lodge was an amazing place to stay for our first safari, and we couldn't recommend it more highly! Dion, our guide, was friendly and knowledgeable, and did everything he could to ensure we saw the Big 5 during our short 3 day / 2 night stay. The chef was excellent as well - we were able to select our menu and everything was cooked extremely well.
During our stay, the staff put together a bush braai, which was an extremely special experience. I know they don't always do this, so I wouldn't expect it when booking, but we felt very privileged to have had that experience.
The room was spacious, and had all of the amenities we needed. It wasn't air-conditioned, but this wasn't an issue because they had fans in the rooms.
Thank you to the Rhino Post Safari Lodge staff for making our stay wonderful! We hope to make it back someday!
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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I have been to Rhino Post and sister properties a number of time now, and i have always absolutely loved it. from the service and the food to the rangers and the rooms. The location in the Kruger Park is special, as is the waterhole in the dry river bed in front of the lodge. Do yourself a favour and go!
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from SeoloAfrica, Regional Operations Manager at Rhino Post Safari Lodge
Responded 26 Feb 2020
Dear Andre Thank you for the great review - and for coming back time and again! It's always such a privilege to welcome back our regulars. We are delighted that you continue to enjoy your time spent with us. Kind regards Nikki Meyer
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We had a great time. Rona Crystal Trinity and our guide Dion were excellent. Brian is an amazing chef. Each of the twice daily drives was a new adventure and the snacks and meals were great especially when on the trail. The white linen cloth on the front of the Toyota was a real touch of class!
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Response from SeoloAfrica, Regional Operations Manager at Rhino Post Safari Lodge
Responded 26 Feb 2020
Dear donnamarie Thank you very much for the lovely review. I will be sure to pass your compliments on to the staff. We have to agree on the food front - we are lucky to have such a wonderful chef in Brian. This year is his tenth year with us, and he continues to do us proud. Kind regards Nikki Meyer
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They provide a laundry service where your laundry is sent off-site to be washed and it's a 24-hour service. However, it is at an additional cost (and not included in the price you pay to stay there).
Hi Elizabeth we do have electricity at Rhino Post (and hairdryers) from about 04h30 until about 22h30. Thereafter the power to plug points goes off, but lights and fans still function off a battery operated system. Hope you have a fabulous visit with us!
There are more places to choose from in the Kruger National Park area.
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R 12,533 - R 17,561 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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South AfricaKruger National Park
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