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Sandibe Safari Lodge

Sandibe Safari Lodge


19°27’11.0"S 23°18’8.0"E

Reviews of Sandibe Safari Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

78 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Sandibe Safari Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in May-2018, 12 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Sandibe Safari Lodge.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

83% success

Cheetah

58% success

Wild dog

82% success

Elephant

100% success

Showing 1-10 of 78
Duration
Arrival date
Mrs H
London

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 15 May 2024
"Fantastic. As with Nxabega, an all round great experience, rooms, food and wildlife.

Nothing was too much trouble for the staff who really did seem to be part of one big family.

Birdlife also plentiful and varied." See all these reviews: 6n in Namibia; 6n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Cheetah

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Hippo

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Lauren&Mike
Texas

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 6 May 2024
"The room and location were beautiful. Moses was wonderful, setting up a beautiful lunch in the bush that was unforgettable. Our guide was fabulous. We saw our first wild dog pack and aardvark with Diane." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Service:
Average
Activities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

8 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Hippo

10 sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Spotted Hyena

4 sightings

Wild dog

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr D.
Chelmsford

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 5 Nov 2022
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Cheetah

7 sightings

Eland

7 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Leopard

3 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

5 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Steve & Joan
Crowboro

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

4 nights Arrived 18 Sep 2022
"This is certainly the most luxurious lodge with excellent rooms, food and service.

The guide and spotter on the game drive were the most proficient and really looked after us well." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Cheetah

3 sightings

Eland

1 sighting

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Leopard

7 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

2 sightings

Wild dog

3 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs B
Epsom

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 15 Sep 2022
"An amazing design for a lodge. Great viewings with an outstanding guide and tracker.

Beautiful location and great room. Some delightful extras such as a bottle of champagne in the bush at sundown to celebrate our anniversary.

Our only reservation was that the GM (white South African) seemed to be out of touch with guests-did he feel we were there for his benefit?" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 4n in Mozambique
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

10 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Leopard

5 sightings

Lion

10 sightings

Spotted Hyena

3 sightings

Wild dog

5 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Zebra

10 sightings

Mrs C.
Wem

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 10 May 2022
"Another excellent lodge with great staff, fantastic wildlife, lovely food." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 4n in Mozambique; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Cheetah

1 sighting

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Mr J.
Makati

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 2 May 2022
"Helpful staff and chef when my wife had stomach problems. Lovely villa with plunge pool!

Shame that there were no animals to be seen from villa or expansive veranda." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 4n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

1 sighting

Wild dog

Multiple sightings

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

1 sighting

Mr & Mrs H
Prestbury

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 11 Apr 2022
"Sandibe was the most outstanding of all the camps, but also the most expensive by twice. The facility itself is something to behold; sort of Sidney Opera House of the bush. The main building replicates a Pangolin and is truly amazining inside and out. There are very large areas for lounging as well a big bar area and two dining areas. The staff were plentiful; you have your own didicated 'butler' and there isn't anything they wouldn't do to make you visit as enjoyable and easy as possible. The meals are restaurant style with an extensive menu and high quality ingredients and cooking served almost anytime you would like. The individual chalets are all that you could wish for with pool, large deck, sitting area, etc and an individually tailor bar in your room.

Equally surprising to us was the amount and variety of wildlife in the area. Packs of Hyaena, Wild Dogs, Lions, Lepoards, Antelop, Elephants, Waterbuck, Buffalo, etc. The only one we missed out on was the Cheetah (but was seen the day we left). The guiding was excellent.

Our experience at Sandibe was truly outstanding and the best of all camps, but it was also the most expensive (however value for money in our view)." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 6n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

Multiple sightings

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

Roan antelope

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

Family A
Scarborough

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 24 Sep 2018
"Fab and groovy. Cannot fault it.

Our guide, KK was brilliant. Our drives along the border with Moremi were magical with animal life at every distance from near to far.

Wonderful braai in the middle of a salt pan. Murray, the Exec Chef was great and the food excellent.

Saw two honey badgers, porcupine and civet. And leopard!

The camp has a really good atmosphere. Very laid back but really comfortable." See all these reviews: 10n in Namibia; 9n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe; 1n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

4 sightings

Elephant

10 sightings

Giraffe

10 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

5 sightings

Spotted Hyena

6 sightings

Wildebeest

5 sightings

Zebra

7 sightings

Mr & Mrs
Carshalton

"Sandibe Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 19 Sep 2018
"Wonderful camp, amazing structure of your room and restaurant/lounge area.
Made to feel an individual and spoilt rotten.
Food of very high quality and lots of it.
Great to have a tracker as well as a guide and once again we were extremely lucky to have th ejeep to ourselves as we were able to learn a lot from our tracker and guide, this made so muchof a difference to our stay having one to one time with our guide/tracker and got to know them very well.
Nice little touches when we had sun downers in different parts of the park in fantastic locations.
Also, Nice to have different experience to be out when it is dark .
Definitely recommend staying here." See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 4n in South Africa; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Cheetah

1 sighting

Eland

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

Multiple sightings

Spotted Hyena

Multiple sightings

Wild dog

1 sighting

Wildebeest

Multiple sightings

Zebra

Multiple sightings

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78 reviews of Sandibe Safari Lodge by travellers since August 2007
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