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FunBoyOne
London, United Kingdom

Great safari experience

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 04 Feb 2024via mobile
We stayed at Treetops for three nights so went on six safari drives with Sevi, who was excellent - friendly, knowledgeable and great at finding whatever animals you request. His wife runs the lodge very well - comfy rooms with aircon, good and varied food and a good selection of wines (all included). On the middle day a small herd of elephants arrived to drink from the waterhole underneath the lodge.
The format is all ten of the lodge guests eat together and go on the drives together.
Overall, a great experience and thoroughly recommended - our previous safari was in Kruger, but the convenience, size of park and variety of animals make Lalibela a very good safari option.
Date of stay: January 2024
Room Tip: We found three nights to be the optimum. Bag of laundry was a very reasonable ZAR100.
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 05 Feb 2024
Dear Guest,

Thank you for your lovely review of Lalibela Game Reserve. We are thrilled to hear that you had a wonderful and enjoyable stay with us! What a treat to have been able to see a herd of elephants drinking from the waterhole beneath the lodge. What a special memory to have of your stay at Tree Tops. Tree Tops is one of our smaller lodges, only accommodating 10 guests. Guests thoroughly enjoy meeting other guests and sharing their experiences around the dining table, as we as on the game drives.

Lalibela is situated in a malaria-free area of South Africa so this makes it the perfect safari destination. As Lalibela is privately owned, this also gives you a more intimate and authentic safari experience compared to that of Kruger.

We hope to welcome you back to Lalibela in the future for another visit!

Kind regards,
The Lalibela Team
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Reviewed 3 February 2024

Incredible experience from start to finish. Lodges are lovely and staff are amazing. The guides are excellent, we had Guy and he just made the experience. So knowledgable and respectful of the animals whilst enabling you to get up close. We absolutely loved it and I was really sad to leave. Would highly recommend.

Date of stay: January 2024
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Lalibela Game Reserve , Guest Services / Front Office at Lalibela Game Reserve, responded to this reviewResponded 5 February 2024

Dear Gemma,

Thank you for your wonderful review of Lalibela Game Reserve. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Lalibela as well as all the game drives with your field guide, Guy. Thank you for your recommendation of Lalibela Game Reserve. We hope that you will tell 10,000 of your friends about Lalibela. We hope to welcome you back in the future for another visit.

Kind regards,
The Lalibela Team

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Reviewed 21 January 2024

From the first moment of arrival, our experience was off the scale. So much to see, seriously high quality accommodation and such wonderful and friendly service from all.
In addition to a very warm welcome from all staff, as special mention to our guide, Rayno (excuse spelling) who's highly professional guidance and expertise made this a very special experience.

Date of stay: December 2023
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Lalibela Game Reserve , Guest Services / Front Office at Lalibela Game Reserve, responded to this reviewResponded 2 February 2024

Dear Mark,

Thank you for your wonderful review of Lalibela Game Reserve. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your recent stay with us. We pride ourselves in offering exceptional service and our team will always go out of their way to ensure that your every need is met and that your expectations are exceeded. Ryno will be over the moon to hear that he made your safari experience a memorable one.

We do hope to welcome you back to Lalibela for another visit.

Kind regards,
The Lalibela Team

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Reviewed 18 January 2024

Everything was perfect. Safari drives were incredible with a knowledgeable guide. Food and wine really tasty. We stayed looking out over the watering hole full of very noisy hippos! The private dip pool on our deck was heated and very welcome after the morning drives.

Date of stay: January 2024
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Lalibela Game Reserve , Guest Services / Front Office at Lalibela Game Reserve, responded to this reviewResponded 2 February 2024

Dear Guest,

Thank you for taking the time to review Lalibela Game Reserve. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay at our 5-star Kichaka Lodge. The water-facing suites are a real treat as you get to enjoy sightings of wildlife from your private viewing deck. The hippos seem to love the waterhole infront of the lodge and it is very special to be able to see them so close.

We hope to welcome you back to Lalibela in the near future!

Kind regards,
The Lalibela Team

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Reviewed 1 January 2024

Our family of 5 stayed at Tree Tops over Christmas, and what a Christmas it was! We randomly found Lalibela as it was an easier flight from Capetown than Kruger. Our experience was magical. From arriving and having the staff greet us like they had been waiting for us for months to the beautiful lodging, to the top tier food and service, and the unforgettable, friendly, warm, welcoming staff. Sivi, our game drive Captain made our safaris amazing. Our first drive we saw lions and baby cheetahs and elephants. Thinking we couldn’t top that, the next morning we saw buffalo and rhinos and more elephants playing in the water. Each drive was more awe inspiring than the last.Sivi was an expert in all things animals but also made it so fun! He was born to do this. When we weren’t on game drives, we enjoyed hanging out and playing games and getting to know the rest of the amazing staff at Tree Tops. I can’t express enough how this experience bonded us and changed us and left us wanting to come back. We met another couple at the lodge (Christina and David) from Austria and now have 2 new members to our family. I can not imagine it being any more perfect and am forever grateful for this experience. It is a magical, beautiful,place. We will be back!

Room tip: Perfect.Absolutely perfect.
Date of stay: December 2023
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Lalibela Game Reserve , Guest Services / Front Office at Lalibela Game Reserve, responded to this reviewResponded 5 January 2024

Dear Karen,

Wow! Thank you for your incredible review of Lalibela Game Reserve. We are thrilled to hear that your family enjoyed your recent stay at Tree Tops from start to finish!

All our wildlife on Lalibela are free-roaming, so this makes the safari experience authentic and exciting as you never know what you will see on game drives! It is lovely to know that each game drive was more exciting and special than the previous one. This is the true beauty of Lalibela - our wonderful wildlife.

It is also lovely to know that you were able to make new friends during your stay at Lalibela. This must have made your stay even more special!

We would love to welcome you all back for another visit and hope that this won't be too far away!

Kind regards,
The Lalibela Team

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Reviewed 24 December 2023

We had the most amazing stay at Lalibela and cannot recommend the place highly enough. From the beginning when our trip was messed up by our tour operator, Lalibela went out of their way to rectify the problem even though it was not their fault at all. Our ranger Janu was fantastic. He was absolutely brilliant with the kids on our truck and went out of his way to show us everything he could. We saw elephants, rhinos, lions, buffalo and a cheetah, only the elusive leopard escaped us! He was knowledgeable and friendly and was genuinely passionate about his job. One afternoon he and another member of staff took us with the kids to another part of the reserve for a walk about, and a ball for the kids to play with, where we also found a tower of giraffes much to our delight. The main reason we choose Lalibela was because we could bring our little girl on the game rides with us and she loved it so much. Accommodation and staff at the lodge were brilliant. It was truly a magical experience for us as a family and we can’t wait to come back.

Date of stay: November 2023
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Lalibela Game Reserve , Guest Services / Front Office at Lalibela Game Reserve, responded to this reviewResponded 5 January 2024

Dear Guest,

Thank you for your wonderful review of Lalibela Game Reserve! We are delighted to hear that your family enjoyed your stay with us. We are so happy to hear that our team was able to ensure that your trip went ahead as planned, despite the unforeseen hiccup with your agent. We are happy to know that this did not spoil your trip in any way.

It sounds like you enjoyed many wonderful wildlife sightings during your stay! Lalibela is a wonderful reserve for a family safari and we are happy to know that your family created lifelong memories during your stay with us.

Thank you so much for the recommendation. We appreciate it so much! We look forward to welcoming your family back to Lalibela in the future!

Kind regards,
The Lalibela Team

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