Does Raptor Retreat Game Lodge have a pool?

Yes, this property has 5 outdoor pools.

Is Raptor Retreat Game Lodge pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Raptor Retreat Game Lodge?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Raptor Retreat Game Lodge?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:30 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

Does Raptor Retreat Game Lodge provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Raptor Retreat Game Lodge located?

Situated in a national park, this lodge is within 32 mi (52 km) of Zebra Dam, Kolgans Dam, and Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate. Impala Park and Jessica the Hippo are also within 32 mi (52 km).

Raptor Retreat Game Lodge Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katharina

2025/2/25

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Diese Loges ist sehr zu empfehlen. Herzlicher Empfang , und Service im allgemeinen. Alles war sehr sauber, und dass für eine sehr gute Preis-Leistung. Auch werden sehr gute Gamedrives angeboten.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

2023/11/29

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was such an incredible experience at Raptor retreat. We enjoyed our stay at the elephant lodge! The whole staff is so kind and the food is very good!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

simon

2016/12/9

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay. Game drive was a bit quite animals wise and you need a 4x4 to cope with the ride in but a lovely place.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

2025/3/22

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Owner doesn’t have a problem with expressing his racist ideology while staying there as a dark skinned tourist. Served me pork as well.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erika

2024/9/25

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had a wonderful stay. The game drives are Professional, all of our questions were answered, the staff was friendly and took good care of us. The location was perfect. We could watch the animals from the terrace. We'd love to come back. Thank you for the lovely stay.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leticia

2025/3/15

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nota 10/10.

Foi uma das melhores experiências das nossas vidas! O Lodge é lindo, tudo muito bem organizado, limpo e agradável. O proprietários proporcionam um atendimento único aos hóspedes, totalmente personalizado! Atenção especial os proprietários que eram muito simpáticos, ao Antony nosso motorista do game drive, que se esforçou muito para que pudéssemos ver os Big 5, mas infelizmente não aconteceu, vimos apenas 1. E as camareiras, que deixavam o quarto sempre muito decorado, repunham sempre as águas, e deixavam tudo com um carinho especial!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

2023/9/11

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

5 times and still awesome

We absolutely love this game lodge which is why its our 5th time visiting. Whenever we come to Greater Kruger we start with several days relaxing at Raptor Retreat because it is so quiet, comfortable and friendly. Staff and hosts are excellent, as is the meals and surroundings. Our spirit place

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

2024/9/3

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

le paradis sur terre

si le paradis sur terre existe, il est là ! hébergement grandiose, luxueux, vue sur un point d'eau où nous avons vu défiler des éléphants, phacochères et impalas. Les Games drive étaient incroyables, avec un excellent pisteur-guide : 5 bébés lions jouant à coté de la jeep, des éléphants à foison, un chacal, un lion male, des impalas et des zèbres le tout en deux jours

Pause café pendant un morning drive à 50 m des éléphants

Terrasse du bâtiment principal-restaurant

Une partie du groupe d'éléphants pendant un morning drive

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Tinyiko

2025/6/23

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very good place

The premises is very nice, very clean and comfortable. The self catering unit was well equipped with everything you may need for self catering. The place is beautiful and peaceful. Loved the communication and flexibility I got when still planning the trip and the efforts made to make our birthday special. The only thing I didn’t not like was the rudeness from the lady that woke us up for breakfast on our last morning, she was very rude about how we must be at breakfast by 08:00 ( which o think of breakfast is between 08:00 and 10:00 then guests should have the flexibility between those times). The girl banged the door and rudely communicated how we need to be there at 08:00. She needs general customer service communication training as all my encounters with her were not pleasant. The rest of the staff was amazing.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne-Marie

2024/2/4

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This was my second time staying at Raptor Retreat and it was just as good as the first. Our lodging, the Hippo Cottage, was huge, very well equipped and had a wonderful view of the river and the animals. One morning, we saw a parade of elephants right by our window. I also loved the soaking bathtub that also had a great view. We did three amazing game drives with Keith, the owner of Raptor Retreat on which we saw an incredible variety of animals including a huge herd of elephants, hippos and both male and female lions. Finally, we had several excellent massages from Nancy. I highly recommend Raptor Retreat and look forward to returning in the future.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jörg

2023/11/27

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Raptor Retreat Game Lodge was definitely the most beautiful on our trip to South Africa. We received a very friendly welcome with African singing. The chalet was very large with 2 bedrooms and the kitchen was also very large and well equipped. The bathroom was integrated into the bedroom except for the toilet. There was a very large shower and a great bathtub with a great view outside. Everything was very clean. Our chalet had a very nice and above all quiet private outdoor area, a pool and a great view of a waterhole. Elephants, big boy (a kudu that was always around the lodge) and warthogs walked in the garden. Breakfast and dinner were served in the main house (restaurant) with a great view and beautiful ambience. Both were very rich and delicious. If you want to relax, this is the place to be. The hosts were very nice and also offered game drives, which we did. These are also recommended. This chalet exceeded our expectations and we would book there again in a heartbeat.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cyril

2025/3/24

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Koketso

2024/11/13

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Marcia

2024/9/13

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ngwako

2023/3/19

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Themba

2023/3/7

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

2022/8/15

Liked: Staff & service

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2022/7/11

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

lindokuhle

2022/2/14

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

My stay was amazing

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Hugo

2022/2/13

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Thinadzanga

2021/9/15

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

David

2021/8/1

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We had the most amazing stay at the lodge. The staff were so attentive and always smiling. The owners were fantastic- nothing was too much trouble . Keith was so animated and so keen to explain everything about the bush. His enthusiasm was infectious and we learnt so much. He is a real Doctor Doolittle. What could possibly beat sitting on your deck drinking early morning coffee as a male lion walked by.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gustavo

2019/6/14

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A melhor escolha nos arredores Hoedspruit

O lugar é uma delícia! Ficamos no Hippo Logde que era enorme: Duas suítes, sendo 1 com banheira, sala de estar com tv, sala de jantar, cozinha equipada c varanda, piscina e área p acender uma fogueira. Ouvi de outros hóspedes que ficaram em quartos comuns que seus quartos eram enormes e super confortáveis. O café, o almoço e o jantar são servido na casa principal que tem lareira, sala de estar um deck de observação dos animais (lá aparece de esquilo a girafa) uma atração à parte. Tudo delicioso e super caprichado. Os donos, funcionários e eapecialmente a guia Arena são super atenciosos. Você pode deixar pra programar seus game-drives e outros passeios lá mesmo - eles fazem pra vc! O custo das coisas lá é bem justo! Super recomendo e de uma próxima, não ficaria em outro lugar!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Lorenz

2019/1/2

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Basti, München

2018/11/3

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Super schöne kleine Boutique-Anlage mit einem super familiärem Service, tollem Essen und modernen Zimmern. Zudem eignet sich die Location perfekt für einen Ausflug zur Panorama Route und ist ein guter Stopp bevor es in den Krüger Nationalpark geht. Eine echte Empfehlung!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

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