Reviews of Ecca Lodge

"Ecca Lodge is simply a dream! Extremely well organised, beautiful decor thoughtfully blending into the environment, fantastic food & service and very kind to the children.

Views and setting are amazing, in fact it's impossible to find something not to like! Beds are super comfortable, bathroom large with huge shower and deep bath. The days are very structured with drives leaving at approx 5:30am and 4:30pm (Dec times) although our ranger was quite relaxed so if we'd wanted to change something I'm sure he would have worked around it. We did find the schedule exhausting for the children because dinner ended up being quite late and so you do have to snooze during the day to be fit to enjoy the trips out!

Ranger and tracker were brilliant - so interesting and motivated to show us the best sightings possible....and they didn't let us down....we saw all of the Big 5 with lots of close up views and had wonderful views of the reserve along the way. As a first proper safari I can't recommend it enough because of the high probability of seeing lots of different animals and when not out on a drive then the Lodge is a beautiful place to hang out and relax. It also felt completely safe.

Finally, although Kwandwe was fully booked when we went it didn't feel too busy because the rangers worked carefully to ensure we were never too near more than 1 other jeep.

If you also want a sense of African vastness Kwandwe is a good choice. So pleased we chose Kwandwe!" See all these reviews: 8n in South Africa

"Absolutely fantastic! The safari was incredible and all the staff were great.

We couldn’t recommend Kwandwe more for families." See all these reviews: 12n in South Africa

"room was totally amazing and the level of service was impeccable. Food was great.

Jason , our guide/driver was a font of knowledge and always happy and optimistic. Nosi, our tracker, was an eagle eye--we saw SO much simply from Nosi's expertise. We were only able to do one short late morning walk due to the wind (Jason explained that the dense shrubbery of Kwandwe could be treacherous during windy days--difficult to hear and smell game) But I still got a great video of a dung beetle on that walk so I was content.

I would have loved to have been able to stay for longer. Not the same game density as South Luongo park but still had great viewing." See all these reviews: 16n in South Africa

"This was luxury in all aspects. The suite of rooms were large, comfortable and beautifully furnished, with absolutely everything on hand including drinks, babysitting and activities for our grandchildren, laundry, great views, lovely deck with plunge pool and well manicured paths.

The public areas were lovely and spacious and all the staff extremely professional, friendly and helpful. We liked the family friendly atmosphere of the lodge and our game guard Chris and tracker Siza were knowledgeable and completely committed to showing us all the wild life large and small. The food was excellent, and the staff responded to requests positively and flexibly. There was lots of lovely small touches which made us feel very special.

It was a truly memorable experience, from the barbeque, cakes for afternoon tea to cheetah sightings, pancakes by a river and evening drinks watching the hippos." See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa

"Outstanding all round.

Very family focused with two great ranger/trackers who were first class.

We felt we were all hunting for the wildlife rather than it being paraded past us." See all these reviews: 15n in South Africa

"Amazing staff and brilliant with kids.

Just wow!" See all these reviews: 7n in South Africa

"Wonderful safari lodge for South Africa.

Guide, Raun and tracker Vusi exceptional and never had such an enthusiastic guide in our many safaris.

Great for the children and security no problem." See all these reviews: 8n in South Africa

"Kwandwe Ecca lodge was fantastic. The welcome staff were very friendly and informative of how it would all work. The rooms were lovely and large and very clean. The beds were very comfortable and the showers were amazing! The all inclusive drinks included a nice selection. Kwandwe had a very good and organised set up in terms of meal times and game drives. The safari game drives were fantastic. We had two a day and we managed to see lots of animals - too many to list here! Our guide was excellent, we have been on safari before in Nambia and we learnt more than we ever did on any other safari, with our guide Ivan at Ecca. The special and surprise evening of candles in the room, with champagne and an outdoor meal was fantastic and a great night to end our holiday on." See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa

"Saw a lot of animals with a good ranger who was informative and friendly.

The jeep we were in broke down once which meant we had a short game drive on our last day (reduced by at least 45mins)" See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa

"We had an amazing time here. Everything from start to finish was perfect. The staff was very friendly, the food was great, the room was superb with it's private pool, and the gamedrives were done very professionally. Every day here was special.

In terms of game viewing this place still has something to offer even if you've been on quite a few safaris before. We expected it to be difficult to go on gamedrives with our small kids (2 & 3), but this actually went fine.

The ranger, Evan, and tracker, Sibo, were really great with them. Every day the kids looked forward to going in the safari truck with their friend Sibo." See all these reviews: 14n in South Africa