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Argyle Road Past HDS Airport, Kruger National Park 6191, South Africa
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Royal Legend Safari Lodge & Spa
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013 via mobile

My husband and I thought we would take a weekend at this game reserve but were quite let down by the overall service. While the rooms and its location are quite special, the service and attention to detail were certainly lacking. The food served at this game lodge had no resemblance to 5 star quality and time taken to prepare... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2013

We waited to book this lodge a few weeks prior to our arrival. Many of the other lodges were already booked. We were told the lodge was a concession adjacent to Kruger. It was adjacent but several other concessions were in between which you couldn't drive on. The game driver barely spoke English and seemed to drive around the same... More

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Pretoria, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 25, 2012

My husband and myself decided to spoil ourselves and spend this long weekend at the Royal Legend Safari Lodge and Spa to celebrate our 28th Wedding Anniversary. What a awesome Lodge and experience. The staff are unbelievable and went out of their way to ensure we had the best anniversary weekend ever. The Chalets are more than 5 Star, the... More

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White River, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 28, 2011

From our arrival to the time we left we were treated as royalty, fabulous comfy rooms, delicious cuisine, brilliant staff, awesome game viewing and not a thing out of place. Every need, request enquiry is seen to with 1st world promptness. I am definately hooked and will become a regular guest, you will not make a mistake by becoming a... More

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Oslo, Norway
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 18, 2011

We stayed here for four nights at the end of August. The room was fantastic with a big and comfy bed, veranda overlooking a dry riverbed, huge bathroom with outdoorshower and bathtub. The park is huge so it's not like being in a zoo where you are guaranteed to se all the animals. But the game drives were very good... More

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Borgomanero, Italy
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 16, 2010

Very beautiful lodge and room, with an incredible XXL bathroom. For us, it has the best cuisine we've ever tasted in all our previous "safari" Camps and Lodges, Excellent indeed. Games quite short (for us, but probably most of the people loves to spend some time in the SPA), but ve've got a very knowledgeable ranger. We didn't see much... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 29, 2010 via mobile

Before I comment on the lodge, I would like to say that my review is based purely on the hotel only and not on the game drives, as although the game drives were excellent and we were lucky enough to see all of the big 5 plus wild dogs and much more during our 5 night stay, it is unfair... More

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Baltimore, Maryland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 24, 2010

Our group originally picked Jackelberry Lodge but was "upgraded" to Royal Legend due to Jackelberry being overbooked. We weren't happy at first b/c the previous Royal Legend reviews were less than flattering. We were pleasantly surprised and loved, loved, loved the Royal Legend! It is a small lodge, allowing for 20 guests, and the service is amazing. We went during... More

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Brit
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2010

This was our second visit to Timbavati on safari and our first stay (at Akeru, now Kumbaku) several years ago was truly exceptional and we therefore had high expectations. We were not disappointed! We were warmly welcomed on arrival at Royal Legend and shown to large and well appointed rooms with a real 'wow' factor. The bathrooms are huge and... More

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Oslo
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 28, 2009

We stayed for 4 days, 3 days as the only guests and did we get a good service. The individual lodge is very spacious with a big bedroom and sitting area and a huge bathroom, all (even the toilet) with windows facing the (dried) out river. We had the Landcruiser to ourselves for 3 days and were taken on 2... More

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Also Known As:
Royal Legend Safari Lodge And Spa
Royal Legend Safari Hotel
Royal Legend Safari Hotel Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Royal Legend Safari Lodge & Spa South Africa/Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Address: Argyle Road Past HDS Airport, Kruger National Park 6191, South Africa
Region: South Africa > Kruger National Park > Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Amenities:
Free Parking Restaurant Swimming Pool
Hotel Style:
Ranked #7 of 10 Specialty lodging in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Price Range: $$
Hotel Class:5 star (5*)
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