5/5 Hang H. 4 years ago on Google
I
don't
usually
leave
online
reviews,
but
I
enjoyed
my
time
here
so
much
that
I
thought
I
should.
Would
very
highly
recommend.
I
booked
a
one
night
stay
in
a
luxury
cottage,
which
included
three
meals
(pay
for
drinks)
and
two
game
drives.
I
had
a
late
arrival,
and
the
staff
were
very
helpful
with
reshuffling
my
itinerary
so
that
I
could
get
both
of
the
included
game
drives
in
during
my
stay.
The
accommodations
are
definitely
rustic,
but
I
don't
go
on
a
safari
in
Africa
expecting
my
accommodations
to
look
like
the
inside
of
Buckingham
Palace.
I
think
the
4
star
rating
is
earned
by
the
quality
of
the
service
and
the
amenities.
My
cottage
did
have
an
outdoor
shower,
it
was
winter
when
I
went,
and
I
had
absolutely
no
issues
showering
outside
in
winter
at
the
break
of
dawn
and
sustaining
an
appropriate
body
temperature.
Kind
of
the
same
principle
as
visiting
hot
springs
in
Iceland;
the
water
is
hot,
even
if
the
air
is
cold...Indeed,
if
you
object
to
having
an
outdoor
shower,
just
don't
book
a
room
with
an
outdoor
shower.
The
food
is
included
in
your
stay
and
is
served
buffet-style.
It's
good,
and
there's
lots
of
it.
Not
like
the
kind
of
fancy
fare
you
would
get
in
Constantia
or
the
Waterfront
in
Capetown,
but
very
edible.
If
you
order
drinks,
it
can
sometimes
take
a
minute
to
get
your
bill
--
but
that
seems
to
be
my
experience
in
most
of
South
Africa,
not
just
this
facility.
As
for
the
drives,
I
did
one
at
dawn
and
one
at
mid-day,
which
was
a
slight
variation
from
the
usual
itinerary
of
one
afternoon/sunset
and
one
morning
drive.
The
staff
were
attentive
enough
that
the
driver
noticed
after
the
sunrise
drive
that
I
had
not
been
on
the
previous
day's
afternoon
drive
and
made
sure
to
tell
me
about
drives
I
could
go
on
instead
so
that
I
could
experience
the
full
tour,
which
I
thought
was
very
nice.
The
sunrise
drive
is
shorter
and
does
not
include
all
the
sights.
The
mid-day/late
morning
drive
was
the
full
experience.
I
saw
zebra,
springbok,
eland,
and
lions
on
the
sunrise
drive
and
all
those
as
well
as
giraffe,
elephants,
rhinos,
ostrich,
hippos,
and
all
kinds
of
birds
in
the
mid-morning.
Yes,
the
lions
are
in
a
separate
enclosure
within
the
reserve,
for
good
reasons
which
are
explained
on
the
tour,
but
the
rest
of
the
animals
are
free-roaming.
The
lion
enclosure
is
very
large
and
you
drive
through
it.
I
did
not
have
any
expectation
that
I
would
be
seeing
these
animals
as
a
part
of
an
intact
and
functioning
greater
ecosystem;
I
think
if
you're
looking
for
that,
you
should
go
to
Kruger
or
Kgalagadi
or
Serengeti,
which
are
large
enough
to
actually
support
that.
This,
though,
was
a
great
opportunity
to
see
these
animals
in
their
native
environment
in
a
fairly
short
period
of
time
and
not
contained
within
artificial
exhibits
as
they
would
be
in
a
zoo.
The
lions
are
fed
because
they
are
not
allowed
to
hunt
the
game,
and
the
grazers
are
supplemented
with
hay
likely
because
the
amount
of
vegetation
on
the
property
wouldn't
otherwise
sustainably
support
the
herds.
As
far
as
I
can
tell--and
I
did
try
to
do
some
research--Aquila
is
also
a
reputable
reserve
that
does
not
breed
its
large
predators
and
does
not
participate
in
cub
petting,
lion
walks,
or
canned
hunting.
Their
lions
are
rescues
from
the
captive
breeding
industry
and
are
on
the
reserve
because
they
are
unfit
to
exist
in
the
wild.
This
was
a
big
part
of
my
choice
to
come
here
over
other
facilities.
I
also
spent
a
day
at
the
spa
for
a
massage,
and
it
very
much
met
my
expectations
for
a
4
star
facility.
Out
of
the
spas
I've
been
to,
I'd
rank
this
one's
facilities
second
only
to
my
local
Ritz
Carlton
for
both
the
quality
of
the
service
and
the
amenities
available.
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