Our group of four recently spent three nights at Arathusa. It was an excellent experience from the airport pick up in Hoedspruit through our final breakfast.The staff is gracious and attentive, the food is delicious and beautifully presented, and our ranger, Brandon, and tracker, Roy, were outstanding. We were all taken aback by how close we were able to get to the animals and how clever Brandon and Roy were at locating them. The three-hour drives flew by. It was a great privilege to see the lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, buffalo, cheetahs, giraffes and more in their natural habitat. A bonus was getting to know the other visitors at meals and on the drives.

My first safari experience and it was awesome! Nice lodge set in a private reserve. We went for 4 game rides and managed to see just about every animal except the cheetah. Our ranger Brendan and tracker Roy, were excellent! Food was also great. Overall a very nice experience! It was however a rather long car ride of 3 hours from the airport though.

Luxury suite, went to sleep by the sounds of the Hyenas and other nocturnal wildlife. Wake to a variety of antelope in the back of the suite. Facilities are impeccable, staff very friendly and fun loving people. The chef tantalized your taste buds at meal times with creative and delicious feasts. The two a day game drives in open air vehicles were always unique never being able to anticipate what was around the next curve in the bush. The ranger and tracker would not rest until you saw and experienced in the wild what you came to see.
The foot bush walk is not to be missed as a wild adrenaline rush in this environment is one of a kind. We have been back in the USA for 3 weeks and cannot stop talking about the trip of a lifetime.

This is the best holiday I have ever had. The lodge was fantastc. Food amazing and we saw the big 5 during our 5 days there. The ranger and tracker who looked after us on each game drive were truely passionate about the animals and had the greatest respect for them.Ryan and his tracker were determined that we saw the lions before our departure and they succeeded. A big thank you to them and all the staff at Arathusa Lodge for making this a very memorable experience.