Off N2 National Road 90 Km From Port Elizabeth on the N2 towards Grahamstown, Sidbury 6131 South Africa
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This private game reserve's location in the Eastern Cape means it is not only malaria free, but spans 5 ecosystems, resulting in a breath-taking diversity of flora and fauna. Lalibela has 5 lodges, all offering decor that is infused with the essence of Africa, as well as warm and friendly service and unforgettable game viewing. The 3 main aspects of any African safari are the game-viewing, the accommodation and the food – at Lalibela we take special care to ensure that heartfelt service combines with these three “ingredients” to make your Big 5 African safari experience a memorable one.
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We stayed at Kichaka lodge for two nights and had a lovely experience. The rooms were beautiful and we had a small plunge pool overlooking a water hole and the service excellent. The game drives were about 3 hours each and we went 4 times. Our guide Guy was very knowledgeable and great fun. He made an effort at all times and answered all our questions, thank you. The highlight was seeing a cheetah and her 4 baby cubs popping their heads up above the grass to see what was going on along. The food was excellent and we enjoyed the fact we could arrive for lunch on our first day and settle in before the game drive in the afternoon. The reserve also kindly arranged to post an item of clothing back to me in Cape Town which I had forgotten, thank you for your help on this, much appreciated. A very nice game reserve where there is an abundance of animals and where you can stay in luxury.…
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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My family and I stayed at Mark’s camp for three nights in April 2022. We have three young boys aged 1, 5 and 8. My wife and I honeymooned in Shamwari next door 15 years ago and we were keen to do a safari with our kids. Mark’s camp appeared to have a family feel which appealed to us. Undoubtedly this is the finest game reserve we have ever been on. From the moment we arrived until the moment we left we were treated with a level of service not previously experienced. Their attention to detail is unrivalled. A five star treatment is guaranteed. The rooms are top quality and easily accommodated us all. The food served is high quality with 3 meals served daily. Local produce such as Ostrich, Kudu and Eland is served daily and is quite simply delicious. I would like to note the staff at Mark’s camp as the most courteous and professional staff I have ever encountered. They simply cannot do enough for you. On each game drive we left our 1 year old in the main house with a childminder and the house staff. It was clear on our return how engaged the house team were with minding our child when we were on drives. This service was inclusive on our package and allowed us to relax in confidence on our drives. We had a morning and evening game drive each day. Our ranger “Guy” was absolutely brilliant at his job and he went above and beyond each day to accommodate my wife and I and especially our two young boys who accompanied us on each game drive. He was extremely accommodating of us and answered all of our questions on the animals, no matter how silly! We saw lions, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, buffaloes, hippos, cheetahs and many more animals. Each drive was an amazing experience. Guy knows his trade and was brilliant at entertaining the kids. He also spent time playing football and games at Mark’s camp each day in between game drives. I had concerns about keeping my kids engaged with the game drives given their duration and the earliness of the morning drives however on our last drive my boys were fully dressed, packed and waiting at 530am ready for action!! I credit Guy with this anticipation. My boys had an unforgettable experience made better by Guy’s enthusiasm and commitment to customer satisfaction. My boy’s Sam and Jacob are still talking about their experience and are already wondering when we are going back. The animals at Lalibela are truly amazing and to experience them up close in the natural habitat is something I cannot recommend enough. A truly memorable experience. Thank you Mark’s camp. The Hennebry family.…
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Don’t be afraid to bring the kids. They will be looked after.
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Responded 04 May 2022
Dear Hennebry Family Wow!! Thank you for your amazing review of Mark's Camp on Lalibela Game Reserve. We are thrilled to hear that your family had a wonderful and memorable stay with us! Feedback like this warms our hearts and makes us extremely proud of our beautiful reserve. We are so happy to know that your family enjoyed the game drives with Guy, especially Sam and Jacob and that they were able to see a variety of wildlife. Guy is fantastic with children and will keep them entertained for hours! We will pass on your kind words to Guy and the rest of the Mark's Camp team. The chef will be so happy to hear that you enjoyed all the delicious meals on offer. Thank you so much for your recommendation. We hope to welcome you back for another visit in the near future. Kind regards, The Lalibela Team
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We had a fabulous time at Lalibela, Tree Tops Lodge. We hired a car from Port Elizabeth Airport to the Reserve and felt safe driving along the motorways. The team who looked after us were fabulous and friendly. The food was delicious and selection of wines good too. Our guide, Sivi (not sure of spelling), was great and found all the game we could possibly have seen. It really was a top safari, full of adventure and great scenery all around.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 2 days ago
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to review Tree Tops Lodge on Lalibela Game Reserve. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your recent stay with us. The chefs will be pleased to know that you enjoyed all the delicious food on offer. We will be sure to pass on your kind words to the team at Tree Tops. We hope to welcome you back to Lalibela in the future. Kind regards, The Lalibela Team
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Our second visit to Lalibela, for 5 nights, and again it was amazing, wonderful, superb. The accommodation & food is fantastic, all of the staff are the best ever, and the game drives are the best we've experienced - & we've been on quite a few throughout Africa. Our ranger, the Baron of Botany himself, Pieter, was incredibly knowledgeable & really interesting - we learnt so much. We took some stunning photos, we're very well pleased with the results. Despite going on to another game reserve, we were almost tearful at leaving, and can't wait to return for our third visit in 2024. Can't recommend it too highly
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Room Tip: If you have any food allergies, do let them know - they're great at providing alternatives.
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Responded 1 week ago
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to review Lalibela Game Reserve. We are over the moon with joy to hear that you enjoyed your 2nd visit at Lalibela. It is lovely to hear that you enjoyed all the game drives with Peter and that you were able to capture some photographs during your stay to remember your time with us. We are so happy to know that you are considering a 3rd visit! We look forward to having you stay with us again. It would be a pleasure to have you stay with us again. Kind regards, The Lalibela Team
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This was my second visit and this time we brought the family including the boys with their Canadian girlfriends. It was spectacular African hospitality. The girls were blown away by the animals, the accommodation, the food and the people. Our guide was Guy, he was entertaining and fun and made the experience. The rooms are beautiful and the food is fabulous. I can’t recommend this reserve enough. We had excellent animal sittings including a cheetah on a kill and the brown hyena coming along for the leftovers. Elephant and more. Such a great visit. I also brought medical supplies for the clinic in the local community and some knitted items, toys and children’s clothes. They kindly took me to tour the rec centre that is supported by the Lalibela Foundation and meet some of the people who live in the community. It was very meaningful.…
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Responded 1 week ago
Dear Guest, Thank you for your wonderful review of Lalibela Game Reserve. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your second visit to Lalibela and that your son's girlfriends enjoyed their first safari experience. Guy is a fantastic guide and will be so happy to hear that you enjoyed all the game drives with him. What an incredible wildlife sighting of the cheetah with its kill and to top that off, the elusive brown hyena. How special! Thank you for your kind donation to the community. The supplies and other items will go a long way in making a difference in the lives of the local community. We are happy to hear that you were able to meet some of the local community members. We are sure that your kindness and visit meant the world to them. We hope to welcome you back to Lalibela for a 3rd time! Thank you for your recommendation as well. It means so much to us and we appreciate each and every recommendation. Kind regards, The Lalibela Team
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We stayed at Lalibela Mark's Camp for two nights in November 2023. It was just perfect. The reserve is small, informal and exceptionally friendly. The staff are attentive, helpful and happy. There is a lovely atmosphere throughout the whole reserve. Our guide, Ryno, was very knowledgeable and friendly and he went out of his way to track the animals that we so wanted to see. There are two pool areas with sun loungers, a bar, two lounges and a communal dining area. The food was exceptional with a light breakfast available before the early game drive and a more substantial breakfast offered afterwards. Both lunch and dinner offered a wide choice of dishes, and all meals were buffet style so everyone could eat as much, or as little, as they wanted. I highly recommend Mark's Camp to anyone wanting a relaxed, informal, friendly environment in which to explore and enjoy a vast range of animals and birds. Many thanks to everyone at Lalibela for making our stay so memorable.…
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Date of stay: November 2023
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Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Jan, Thank you for your lovely review of Lalibela Game Reserve. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Mark's Camp. The buffet style meals are a favourite amongst many of our guests as you get to choose as many options as you would like to try. There is always so much on offer, it can be difficult to choose what to try and what to leave behind! Ryno will be thrilled to hear that you enjoyed all the game drives with him and that you were able to tick off all the animals that you wanted to see. Thank you for the recommendation. We do hope that you tell 10,000 of your closest friends and family so that they too can experience the magic of Lalibela. We hope to welcome you back one day! Kind regards, The Lalibela team
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We have just returned from a wonderful stay at Treetops. All the staff were amazing and made our stay very memorable . Friends celebrated an anniversary while we were there and the extra touches made by Jeanne and her team, made it extra special. Sivi our ranger made all the game drives fun and informative. I would highly recommend the camp and we would love to come back again.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, Thank you for your wonderful review of Lalibela Game Reserve. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your recent stay at Tree Tops Lodge and that your friends enjoyed their anniversary celebration. We are glad to have been able to make this special for them. Thank you very much for your recommendation. We appreciate it so much. We hope to welcome you back to Lalibela soon. Kind regards, The Lalibela
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Spent three nights at Lalibela, beautiful lodge with excellent facilities. Very friendly and helpful staff. Our ranger Woody was so knowledgeable and patient and made sure that we saw as many wildlife as possible. Very good food with lots of choice.
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Date of stay: October 2023
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Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to review Lalibela Game Reserve. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your recent stay at Lalibela. We hope to welcome you back for another visit in the not too distant future. Kind regards, The Lalibela Team
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We had the pleasure of staying in the Kichaka Lodge for 3 Nights. From the moment we passed the gateway upto the moment when we had to leave this beautiful place, I can only say WOW, WOW, WOW!! The welcome we received, first by the main gate by Sam, then by our Guide Nathan and by Nono at the main Lodge was warm-hearted and so friendly. We felt at home straight away. The Lodge is stunning and our Suite was absolutely beautiful. Brittany took us on a tour through the Lodge and gave us all the information we needed for our gamedrives, meals etc. These are just a few of the names we remembered. The entire staff, no matter where we met them on the premises, were so friendly, always ready with a big smile, going out of their way to make us feel at home. We arrived in South Africa just at the end of a huge storm front which had brought a lot of flooding due to large amounts on rain. The first two days were very rainy and cold, but this did'nt dampen our gamedrives in the least. Nathan, our gameguide provided us with toasty warm ponchos and warm water bottles and his enthusiasm for the wild made these drives trully memorable. His special "cheeky chocochinos" during the morning drives warmed our hearts and souls. A few of the roads were unpassable due to the rains, but we saw an amazing amount of animals, rhino, cheetah, lions, buffalows, hippos, elephants, giraffe.... The biggest highlight was the huge herd of elephant, a family of about 60 elefants which will stay in our memory for ever. The gamedrives in the evening were just as adventurous and well worth taking part of, always with a stop in the bushveld for a sundowner of our choise topped off with delicious snacks. Our drives always ended in the main Logde where we were greeted with streaming warm facecloths and a welcome drink. The sitting area, diningroom and cocktail bar had huge hearths with roaring fires which made the entire atmosphere really cosy and romantic. After a rainy gamedrive, having a delicious supper in front of a cosy fire is just the perfect way to start the evening. All the meals were delicious and beautifully served. Our Suite was always in perfect order and cosy warm, the grounds are beautifully maintained and as I mentioned before, the staff warm-heated and friendly. We would like to thank everyone in Kichaka Lodge for making our stay so special, especially the delicious birthday cake and our beautiful decorated room on our last evening. …
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 26 Oct 2023
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to review Kichaka Lodge on Lalibela Game Reserve! Wow, thank you for an incredible review. We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your recent stay with us at Lalibela. We have an incredible team of individuals at Lalibela whose passion is service and going the extra mile for guests. They will be delighted to hear your positive feedback. We are so grateful for the wonderful rain that we have received after several years of drought. We are happy to know that the rainy weather didn't spoil your game drives and that you were still able to enjoy many wildlife sightings with your guide Nathan. Thank you for sharing your incredible sighting of the large herd of elephants. This is a very special memory to treasure forever! We hope to welcome you back to Lalibela in the near future. Kind regards, The Lalibela Team
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There is only one way to describe Inzolo Lodge at Lalibela …fantastic! If you are looking for the authentic African feel this is the place, the three managers of Jay, Talent & Marisca run a wonderful team that can’t do enough for you. We celebrated our wedding anniversary and the housekeeping team of Ntombi and Asanda made a lovely candlelit flower display for us as a surprise. They also keep the rooms immaculate. The three course meals cooked by the three chefs (Nomvuyo, Andile and Manezi) are superb, we really enjoyed the range of authentic African food as well as lovely soups and salads, they can’t do enough for you. Siya and Diana as the Front of House team are there to make sure you have a fantastic stay, serving drinks and arranging anything you need, greeting you with a warm damp towel and refreshing drink after your game drives. Wellile the gardener keeps the garden looking lovely & under control without it being too manicured. The game drives were superb with Ryno, the Inzolo Guide, we would meet at 5.30am for a quick drink and small breakfast, off on the game drive at 6am and back just after 9am for a full cooked breakfast. You have a couple of hours before lunch at 2pm then off on the game drive at 4pm, sundowner drinks in the bush and returning at 7pm ready for dinner. We saw a lot of game, more white rhino than we expected, lions, cheetah, elephant (amazing sighting), buffalo, giraffe, hippo, baboons and many beautiful antelope. We also had a fleeting glimpse of a very elusive caracal and the retreating end of a hyena. We have been on safari before in different countries but this reserve managed to deliver a great variety of game. Ryno was superb getting us great position for sightings every time! His expertise was evident and much appreciated. All in all, the combination of the superb lodge and expert game viewing delivered us a fantastic experience and we were sorry to leave. We plan to return and experience it all over again! Colin & Jane Clarke…
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Responded 20 Oct 2023
Dear Colin and Jane, Wow! Thank you for your incredible review of Lalibela Game Reserve. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Inzolo Lodge and that you were well taken care of during your stay by our incredible team. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed all the delicious food on offer as well as the game drives with your guide Ryno. It sounds like you had some incredible wildlife sightings during your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back to Lalibela in the future! Kind regards, The Lalibela Team
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US$845 - US$984 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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South AfricaEastern CapeSidbury
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Frequently Asked Questions about Lalibela Game Reserve
What are some of the property amenities at Lalibela Game Reserve?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free breakfast, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
What food & drink options are available at Lalibela Game Reserve?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Lalibela Game Reserve?
Yes, free parking and secured parking are available to guests.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Lalibela Game Reserve?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Does Lalibela Game Reserve have airport transportation?
Yes, Lalibela Game Reserve offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Lalibela Game Reserve?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Afrikaans, Zulu, and Xhosa.