Lalibela Game Reserve

4.0 star property
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Lobby lounge
Exterior
4 outdoor pools
4 outdoor pools
Marks Camp Chalet

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
OFF N2 NATIONAL ROAD , DRIEKOPPEN,, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, 6131
  • Lalibela Game Reserve
    4 min walk
  • Amakhala Game Reserve
    14 min drive
  • African Pride Pumba Private Game Reserve
    25 min drive

Room options

Tree Top Lodge

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Marks Camp Chalet

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Lentaba Lodge

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Makhanda

Located in Makhanda, Lalibela Game Reserve is in a rural location, within a 15-minute drive of Lalibela Game Reserve and Amakhala Game Reserve. .This family-friendly hotel is 13.3 mi (21.5 km) from African Pride Pumba Private Game Reserve and 15.5 mi (24.9 km) from Shamwari Game Reserve.

What's nearby

  • Lalibela Game Reserve - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Amakhala Game Reserve - 14 min drive - 13.2 km
  • Rhodes University - 21 min drive - 35.5 km
  • African Pride Pumba Private Game Reserve - 25 min drive - 21.5 km
  • Shamwari Game Reserve - 44 min drive - 25.0 km

About this property

Lalibela Game Reserve

Family-friendly hotel with 3 restaurants and 4 outdoor pools
Lalibela Game Reserve offers 22 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Rooms open to furnished balconies. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
4 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool.

Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 22 air-conditioned guestrooms. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Rooms have private furnished balconies. Partially open bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as supervised childcare. Additional features at this hotel include gift shops/newsstands, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Satisfy your appetite with international cuisine at Lentaba Lodge, one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and coffee/tea in a common area. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 3 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
Lentaba Lodge - Overlooking the garden, this buffet restaurant specializes in international cuisine. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Tree Tops - Overlooking the garden, this buffet restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Marks Camp - Overlooking the garden, this buffet restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Xhosa

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • 3 restaurants
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Lentaba Lodge
  • Tree Tops
  • Marks Camp

Things to do

  • 4 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool

Family friendly

  • 4 outdoor pools
  • Babysitting services
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Supervised childcare

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms - 3

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Fireplace in reception

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Pillow-top mattress

Bathroom

  • Bathroom (partially open)
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 2 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 1110 per vehicle (one way)

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
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Lalibela Game Reserve All Inclusive
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libela Game Reserve Inclusive
Lalibela Game Reserve
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Lalibela Game Reserve Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

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Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 8 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 8 reviews" "
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9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
Wonderful stay. Great staff, excellent food, wonderful game drives. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Susan, North Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Memorable visit
This was our first Game Reserve stay and I cant imagine they get any better or more 'genuine' . No chipping of animals here. A truly enjoyable experience even if the cheetah did have the last laugh and eluded us. Craig was a wonderful Ranger. Extremely knowledgable in all aspects of the local, natural environment. A charming host and driver and so hardworking. All the Staff were approachable, friendly and generous with their time and attention. The lodges were cosy and spotless. The food was amazing providing a 'local ' feel to the whole experience and the vegetarian options were varied and plentiful. We saw elephants, giraffes, rhino, hippos, lions, water buffalo, zebra, etc etc. A professionaly managed reserve with a very personal touch.

10/10 Excellent

Sharon, Clovis, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lalibela, Mark's Camp 4 nights
We can't say enough about the marvelous time we had. The food was beyond wonderful, game drives magnificent, hospitality could not have been better or more welcoming. Our Ranger Ruan was well educated and informative. For anyone with children they have a children's program that sets the parents free to enjoy the game drives and other times while they are entertained with their own staff. We are grandparents and had no children with us, but we were impressed about what we saw. We happen to be there for Valentines Day and things were nicely decorated for the holiday, each dinner had animal folded napkins, etc.

2/10 Terrible

Margot

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
tolles Resort
wir waren rundum zufrieden. Die Safaris mit Jason waren toll und sehr informativ. Wir haben die "Big 5" und mehr gesehen.Das Essen war super lecker. Die Hütten sind komfortabel und gut ausgestattet, die Betten bequem. Bei unserem nächsten Aufenthalt in SA werden wir bestimmt wieder dorthin

8/10 Good

Andrea, Rheinland

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Tree Tops Aufenthalt wunderschön
Super tolle Game Drives in Eiseskälte (Anfang November), da helfen die Decken. Noch besseer ganz warm anziehen und unbedingt Kopfbedeckung gegen Kälte und Sonne. Toller Ranger Brad. Alle Mitarbeiter sehr freundlich, zuvorkommend, aufmerksam und nett. Essen ganz ok. Zimmer (Zelt) nicht mehr ganz neu. Dusche mit leichtem Schimmel in den Ecken. Toiletten zum Zimmer hin nach oben offen. Insgesamt ein tolles Erlebnis, aber zu teuer (wie wohl die meisten Private Game Reserves). Tiere sind da. Im Addo Park z.B. laufen massig Elefanten frei rum. In Lalibela müssen sie zeitaufwendig auf der Pirsch gefunden werden.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxuszelte, wilde Tiere, Lagerfeuer
Wir waren in geräumigen Luxuszelten in erhöhter Lage in den Bäumen( Tree Top) untergebracht. Hauptaktivität sind Pirschfahrten (Game Drives) auf dem 7500 km2 großen Gelände. Jeweils frühmorgens und abends drei Stunden. Unser Fahrer gab sich die allergrößte Mühe die verschiedenen Tierarten zu finden. Garantien gibt es auf dem großen Gelände aber nicht. Sonst wäre es auch nicht spannend. 'Alles in allem zwei sehr schöne Urlaubstage.

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Berlin, Deutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ein Höhepunkt, den man sich leisten sollte
Lalibela (wir waren im Lentabo-Camp) ist sicherlich keine billige Art Safari zu machen, es ist aber mit Sicherheit jeden einzelnen Cent Wert!!!!!! Der Eigentümer ist sehr auf die Natur bedacht. Im Vordergund stehen zu Recht die Tiere und nicht der Besucher. Der riesige Park ist auf maximal 50 Touristen verteilt auf mehrere Camps begrenzt. Es gibt keine Tagestouristen, somit weit weg vom Massentourismus mancher Parks. Die Ranger respektieren die Tiere und ihre Umwelt. Es ist kein Streichelzoo oder Kuscheltiere, sondern freier Lebensraum. Wie selbstverständlich kommen die Tiere auch mal in den Camps vorbei, wobei die Ranger auf die Sicherheit achten Tiere werden nicht mit Technik geordet oder gelockt oder dressiert, sondern es ist eben eine Suche. Damit auch keine Garantie, was gesehen werden kann oder was nicht. Der Gast kann allerdings äußern wonach besonders Ausschau gehalten werden soll. Um viel sehen zu können sind 3 Nächte ideal. Bei mehr Tagen wird die Safari zu stressig. Service, Sauberkeit und Essen sind herausragend.

10/10 Excellent

Frank u. Beate, Frankfurt, Deutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Das Paradies
Ein traumhafter Ort, eine ganz außergewöhnliche Erfahrung die durch das Personal einmalig wird. Die Safari mit dem Guide Johann, der über Tiere und Pflanzenwelt alles zu wissen scheint und davon seine eigene Begeisterung weiter geben kann, die unaufdringliche "Betreuung" des Service, wozu u.a. auch Brian seinen Beitrag leistet. Man fühlt sich wie im Paradies und doch zu Hause!