Vuyani River Lodge

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Reception
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local and international cuisine
Lobby sitting area
Game drive

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • All-inclusive
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included

Explore the area

Map
Leopards Bend, Blue Canyon Conservancy, Hoedspruit, Limpopo, 1891
  • Greater Kruger National Park
    1 min walk
  • Kapama Private Nature Reserve
    9 min drive
  • Nyani Cultural Village
    13 min drive
  • Hoedspruit (HDS)
    15 min drive

Room options

Skyview Chalet

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Hoedspruit

With a stay at Vuyani River Lodge in Hoedspruit, you'll be just steps from Greater Kruger National Park and Selati Nature Reserve. .This all-inclusive tentalow is 27.1 mi (43.6 km) from Kruger National Park and 5.9 mi (9.5 km) from Nyani Cultural Village.

What's nearby

  • Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre - 4 min drive
  • Nyani Cultural Village - 13 min drive
  • Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate - 16 min drive
  • Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre - 23 min drive
  • Blyde River Canyon - 101 min drive

Getting around

  • Hoedspruit (HDS) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Klaserie One Stop - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Boma - ‬29 min drive
  • ‪Kapama Lounge - ‬12 min drive

About this property

Vuyani River Lodge

All-inclusive tentalow with free breakfast and airport shuttle service
Vuyani River Lodge offers 15 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature free minibar items and minibars. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. This Hoedspruit tentalow provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary weekday newspapers, and safes. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Guests can experience the thrill of a safari, and take advantage of an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 15 air-conditioned rooms featuring free minibar items. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
You can experience a safari, and enjoy an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this tentalow include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
This tentalow is all inclusive. Rates include meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.

You can enjoy a meal at Vuyani serving the guests of Vuyani River Lodge, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM.

Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided at no charge.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Vuyani - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

All-inclusive details

This tentalow is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

Gratuities and taxes

Gratuities are included and additional gratuities at guests' discretion are accepted.

Food and beverages

All meals, snacks, and beverages included
In-room minibar (all beverages included)

Languages

Afrikaans, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Valet parking on site (ZAR 185 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Free return airport shuttle

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Vuyani

Things to do

  • Game/wildlife drives
  • Game/wildlife viewing
  • Outdoor pool
  • Safari

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Free newspapers (weekdays)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 9 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 9 are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Valet parking fee: ZAR 185 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 9 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Vuyani River Lodge Hoedspruit
Vuyani Tented Camp All inclusive
Vuyani River Lodge Safari/Tentalow
Vuyani River Lodge Safari/Tentalow Hoedspruit

Vuyani River Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our entire stay here was fantastic! The staff is all very welcoming and you feel like you are family while staying here. There are 5 rooms, so it is quiet and quaint. We really enjoyed the 2 game drives per day with very skilled and knowledgeable guides and trackers. The meals were all fantastic. I did not realize we were getting 3 full meals per day plus snacks and drinks on our game drives. We also enjoyed having group meals with all the other guest and getting to know them. We arranged a couple offsite events that were also great. I would highly recommend this lodge to anyone and feel the value is tremendous for what you get!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Margaret, Chicago

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Magnificent place! Staff could not have been better or nicer. Some of the pictures are misleading, food next to the pool. I would recommend taking excursions and if you have never been on a safari make sure to go to Kruger. There is a big difference between the bush and open plains. The one thing that I didn’t like was communal eating with the same people you go on 2 game rides a day with. it felt like we were on vacation together. I prefer to select the people I share experiences with. One guest said something so offensive which diminished the experience because we were bound together for the remainder of our stay. I suggest letting them know you want to eat your meals separately at the time of booking. That way your actions don’t seem offensive.

10/10 Excellent

Zoe

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jose Ignacio

Maravilloso
Sitio increible, la atencion del personal, la dedicacion, amabilidad… el estado del lodge es espectacular y su integracion con la naturaleza es maravillosa. Un sitio increible
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anne-Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Si vous cherchez une véritable expérience du safari vous êtes au bon endroit! Le lodge est tres beau, la cuisine et les vins sont aux tops, les safaris sont magiques et sa taille humaine en fait un endroit ou tout le monde se connaît rapidement et partage le plaisir d’être ensemble comme celui de la découverte des animaux. Que ce soit votre première expérience ou que vous soyez un habitué vous ne serez pas déçu. C’était une vrai belle surprise et compte tenu du prix je ne m’attendais pas à ces qualités de prestations.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022