"We had a wonderful time. Everyone was very friendly and caring. Definitely a worthwhile experience. Thanks for having us, and making a very special birthday, even better by baking me a delicious cake. Lynn and Hazel."

"The service was amazing and they really went out of their way to be hospitable.

We had a monkey invasion in the room as one of the cleaning ladies had forgotten the windows open. They cleaned the room immediately and they gave us a discount when we checked out.

The food was excellent.<..."

"The service was amazing and they really went out of their way to be hospitable.

We had a monkey invasion in the room as one of the cleaning ladies had forgotten the windows open. They cleaned the room immediately and they gave us a discount when we checked out.

The food was excellent.

We will definitely return and recommend the place to friends."

"It was an amazing and awesome experience that I will personally never forget. The food, the game drives, the staff in general was just amazing and friendly. I truly would recommend it for any couple or family to go and experience. It was beyond my expectations, really! Thank you."

"Very friendly staff and nothing was too much trouble. Food was amazing and we were looked after like royalty! It was very quiet while we were there so we had Anand, the game ranger, to ourselves - he was extremely knowledgeable and there was nothing that he did not know! Janine was also kind and mad..."

"Very friendly staff and nothing was too much trouble. Food was amazing and we were looked after like royalty! It was very quiet while we were there so we had Anand, the game ranger, to ourselves - he was extremely knowledgeable and there was nothing that he did not know! Janine was also kind and made sure that our needs were always satisfied. Thank you so much for making our stay in Africa a wonderful experience. We hope to return one day to see the lions!"

"We were a group of nine from Northern Ireland that stayed in Rhino Lodge over a weekend. The staff could not have done more to make our stay an enjoyable one. Issac is a gem, he took us on Safari, and we enjoyed good sightings of elephant, hippo and black rhino. Rooms and food were great."

"It was great - relaxed but professional. A feeling of authenticity of being in the bush but with all the necessary creature comforts. Fantastic. Will visit again."

"We expected to be in the middle of nowhere, what it was... But it was nearby a 5 star location when talking about service, food, lodge, people. A place to be and to stay for several days. And if I just could give an advice to all the people around, take the full package with breakfast/dinner and gam..."

"We expected to be in the middle of nowhere, what it was... But it was nearby a 5 star location when talking about service, food, lodge, people. A place to be and to stay for several days. And if I just could give an advice to all the people around, take the full package with breakfast/dinner and game drives, it's just fantastic."

" Byron & Sonja really made us feel welcomed.

The room was comfortable and spacious with everything we needed.

The food, of course,was divine.

We liked the smaller,more personal setup and the friendly staff added on to a good experience.

We had a really enjoyable stay, and..."

" Byron & Sonja really made us feel welcomed.

The room was comfortable and spacious with everything we needed.

The food, of course,was divine.

We liked the smaller,more personal setup and the friendly staff added on to a good experience.

We had a really enjoyable stay, and would recommend it to anybody

Piet & Rita du Toit - KZN . South Africa"

"Christelle and Byron took good care of us during the weekend. Mavis's cooking kept our tummies full whilst Byron took us out looking for game. On our return, Christelle was waiting to serve refreshments.

We managed to see white/black rhino, giraffe, buffalo, duikers, wart hogs, nyalas, kudu a..."

"Christelle and Byron took good care of us during the weekend. Mavis's cooking kept our tummies full whilst Byron took us out looking for game. On our return, Christelle was waiting to serve refreshments.

We managed to see white/black rhino, giraffe, buffalo, duikers, wart hogs, nyalas, kudu and a few variety of birds. A throughly enjoyable weekend getaway..."

"Staff, Christelle and Byron, went out of their way to make us feel welcome.

Meals excellent.

Game drives with Byron informative and and enjoyable. Careful driver!

Love the atmosphere with all the warthogs keeping the lawns around the chalets trimmed! The resident meerkat and the..."

"Staff, Christelle and Byron, went out of their way to make us feel welcome.

Meals excellent.

Game drives with Byron informative and and enjoyable. Careful driver!

Love the atmosphere with all the warthogs keeping the lawns around the chalets trimmed! The resident meerkat and the shy nyala also gave a game friendly feel to the place ! Hope to return sometime."

"Dale & Shannon went out of their way to make our stay special in every way... from delicious meals, to great safari walks and drives, to good conversation. I lovely, quiet oasis. "

"Set in a beautiful environment and matched by the hospitality of the hosts, Shannon and Dale, we enjoyed Mavis's gourmet food and Dale's relaxed and informative game drives. Highly recommended, we'd love to have had more time there."

"Immediately on driving through the gate we started seeing plenty of animals & continued to do so whilst there. Our hosts were very knowlegable which made the game drive particularly interesting. The accommodation, food and staff were all of a very high standard. We look forward to returning in the f..."

"Immediately on driving through the gate we started seeing plenty of animals & continued to do so whilst there. Our hosts were very knowlegable which made the game drive particularly interesting. The accommodation, food and staff were all of a very high standard. We look forward to returning in the future."

"This was our first trip to South Africa and we expect to be back again in the future. We went with our children (ages 3 and 5) and Shannon and Dale were so accommodating. Everything about the experience was all we had hoped for. The accomodations were lovely and clean, the food was delicious, the..."

"This was our first trip to South Africa and we expect to be back again in the future. We went with our children (ages 3 and 5) and Shannon and Dale were so accommodating. Everything about the experience was all we had hoped for. The accomodations were lovely and clean, the food was delicious, the staff was wonderful. Thanks again for a great vacation!"

"Though the present owners have only had the lodge since May, they were fantastic. The game drives were a joy and we managed to see lots of animals. They even told us when an elephant had been sighted on the other side of the river and asked if we wanted to go. Of course we did. They were friendl..."

"Though the present owners have only had the lodge since May, they were fantastic. The game drives were a joy and we managed to see lots of animals. They even told us when an elephant had been sighted on the other side of the river and asked if we wanted to go. Of course we did. They were friendly, helpful and obliging. Anyone wanting a truly wonderful experience, I would recomment Iqina. Price range is affordable and amenities more than adequate. Everything you want and more."

"Excellent place to stay to get in touch with South African nature in a responsible way for everyone: nature & people.
Beautiful reserve, excellent guides, harmonic location, delicious cuisine, good starting point for visits to other reserves around, support of projects for nature and locals. En..."

"Excellent place to stay to get in touch with South African nature in a responsible way for everyone: nature & people.
Beautiful reserve, excellent guides, harmonic location, delicious cuisine, good starting point for visits to other reserves around, support of projects for nature and locals. Encouraging how tourism and this can work out together.
No mass tourism. Completely in the bush (with all that is required). Very comfortable.
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"We had an awesome stay at Rhino River Lodge. The staff were excellent and there is personal touch. Food excellent and the game drives were very informative as well as exciting with lots of game to be seen."

"Excellent accommodation in spacious bed/sitting room & good size bathroom with generous walk-in shower. The thatch roof & deck sitting area blended in naturally with the open feeling of surrounding grounds. Early risers could enjoy the families of monkeys & warthogs passing though the lodge site exp..."

"Excellent accommodation in spacious bed/sitting room & good size bathroom with generous walk-in shower. The thatch roof & deck sitting area blended in naturally with the open feeling of surrounding grounds. Early risers could enjoy the families of monkeys & warthogs passing though the lodge site expecting some leftovers.
Intimate dining & bar area with continuous attendance service could be quite romantic if staff had been just slightly more discrete. General service was very good from friendly & helpful staff. The food quality was adequate without being noteworthy - perhaps being the only two guests on our first night accounted for this.
Safari drives were informative & sightings of various antelope & rhino were good including a black rhino on our last drive enhanced with "sun downer" stops. The lack of elephants & cats was surprising but as we had spent a week in Kruger this did not worry us too much. A greater number of elephant giraffe & maybe more cheetah could make drives more exciting - but as this is a black rhino re-hap project there are possible reasons to keep other game variety down for the time being?
Rhino lodge has a good natural and non-commercial intimate feel to it and this SHOULD NOT be spoilt by too much expansion. "