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Ant's Hill & Ant's Nest

Vaalwater 0530, South Africa
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5.0 of 5 stars 42 Reviews
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Racoon12345
Colchester, United Kingdom
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5 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 16, 2012
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After negotiating the track, which leads to Ants Hill and seeing various wildlife on the way, we arrived in Safari Paradise. The main lodge is a wonderful purpose built building with large indoor and outdoor seating and dining areas. It does not happen often that the reality surpasses the pictures on the website, but this is the case here. We... More

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Clare V
Norwich, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2012

We have just returned from a wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday where we enjoyed the best of everything, beautiful place, perfect care and hospitality, delightful and professional staff who always have the guests needs at heart, lovely riding, delicious food, such comfortable rooms, fantastic level of courtesy. We cannot recommend this more highly. the treat of a lifetime More

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wildatheart78
Paris, France
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7 reviews
5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012

Ant's Nest has just been voted Africa's Top Riding Safari 2011 and fully merits the rating. Having done other safaris, I am firmly convinced horseback is the way to do it - it adds another dimension to just sitting in the back of a jeep, makes the trip more interactive and you can get so close to the animals. Ant's... More

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EJNeate
London, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 12, 2011

This is a really super place - lovely horses, luxurious accommodation, amazing game and the warmest of welcomes. The accommodation: We felt like personal friends in a relaxed, luxurious home that is sympathetic to it's environment. We do like to be properly comfortable, especially if we're going to be taking a lot of exercise and we weren't disappointed: Our room... More

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SumiRajoo
Mumbai (Bombay), India
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10 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 11, 2011

It was our first game lodge stay and what an experience. Luxury at its best...the views and things that you can do here are limitless. We spent 4 days at Ant's hill with our 2 daughters aged 2 and 7.... We were at the cottage a bit away from the main reception area...would be eery to walk back with just... More

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Genista
london
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8 reviews
13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 5, 2011

This is such a special place. Fantastic location in the bush with breathtaking views. I stayed in the luxury cottage.at Ants Hill, which had two baths, one indoors and one outside on the terrace, so I could lie back and look at the stars !! We moved on for the rest of the week to Ant's Nest. We rode different... More

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Japing
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 27, 2011

Me and my girlfriend were lucky enough to stay at ants hill and ants nest. Both lodges are very different in what they offer, but the one thing in common is you'll have a wonderful time at both! Ants nest offers a relaxed and family feel, while ants hill has a slightly posher feel, with stunning accommodation but retains a... More

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SCNQuest
London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 23, 2011

I stayed at both Ants Nest and Ants Hill and they are both fabulous! The quality of the accomodation is seriously impressive - clean, comfortable, decent size but also really beautiful in an original, non-pretentious and clever style that gives the benefit of feeling like your own home whilst enabling privacy for different groups, couples etc in all its different... More

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marchant47
london
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9 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 21, 2011

The team that welcome you to Ant's Nest are extraordinary. Their attention to detail is perfect. From the animals to the food, from the horse rides to the fishing, from every dinner being in a different place. Everything is excellent. If you like camping there is a choice of luxury or rough under the stars. We chose the latter, such... More

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Kate S
London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 18, 2011

THey could not have made us more welcome! We were at the brand new cottage at Ants Hill and it was suparb. Horses excellent - fast, well trained, with plenty of challenges for the experienced rider, but lots of quieter ones for novices. The staff just made it - everyone so happy and friendly that they really made the holiday... More

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