Inverdoorn Game Reserve Lodge

Quel magnifique endroit pour une expérience de rêve! Nous avons eu la sensation d’être les rois du monde. En plus ils ont su rajouter une petite touche personnelle en faisant un gateau d’anniversaire pour ma fille qui a fêté ses 8 ans sur place.

Arrived with wife, daughter and grandson. Had lunch and checked in, given adjoining rooms where my daughter’s air on sounded like a jet engine. Made them aware and went on late afternoon drive. Driving along a dusty track our guide, protected by a windscreen, drove close enough to the vehicle in front to be eating dust. We arrived at the lion enclosure, two female and one male, and park up for 45 minutes looking at the front half of one female lion. We eventually moved on to the rhino enclosure, which was as equally exciting with our guide going on an on at why the rhinos horns were missing, he did seem distracted by the three ladies in the front row and continually flirted. We did eventually moved on to on again and saw a few giraffes. Back at our rooms nothing was done with the noisy air con unit, after several back and forth strips my daughter and grandson were relocated. Dinner less than average but the waiter was very pleasant. Early morning drive, we went and saw the same lion! Went on from there to the cheetah run! Yes a set up like a dog track that pulls a bit of bait on a cable and a cheetah saunters after it, he is rewarded with a chicken after. Our guide, ever cautious, eventually came across some elephants, we could hardly see them as we were positioned above them with the sun behind them. He cautioned against going closer despite the other guides being there. Not a good, memorable experience.

This was a very good value Safari experience relatively close to Cape Town. I was concerned about the two recent poor reviews, but having returned yesterday from an overnight stay I can say they are not balanced or representative. Obviously this doesn’t have the wow factor of private game reserves that are well over twice the price, but why would you expect that? It’s great value, the staff do care and you see plenty of animals with very knowledgeable guides. The food is good enough and plentiful, and the accommodation clean and comfortable. If you are near Cape Town and are not jaded safari veterans or have unrealistic expectations then go, it’s a great trip !!