Nature Reserve has very good potential, there are fun activities for everyone with a few great lodges around to stay at.
But however, the place needs help! They are struggling a lot!
Nice for a drive. No restaurant, no kiosk
Animals seen: Eland Giraffe, Warthog, Springbok, Black Wildebeest, Red Hartbeest, Impala, Oryx. Take your own food and use the bathroom at home before you visit. Chalets seem unused and the general look of the buildings are unkept. Lion camp was closed and overgrown
Bird Aviary is a mess and overgrown
Not many animals, lodge no longer operating or was not operating on the month I went, restaurants closed, dirty restrooms, friendly staff at the gate/entrance.
The place is run down. The reception and restaurant are closed. They are busy revamping the reception and restaurant. Make sure you take your own food and drinks. They do have a nice picnic area where you can bbq. There is a pool but it's for residents only. They don't have a wide variety of animals. It's a small park. I was told that they only have 10 lions. The lion enclosure is overgrown with bushes. This makes it very difficult to see the lions. The best time to visit the enclosure is on a Sunday at 12h00. They feed the lions on a Sunday. Was it worth the visit? No it was not.
This was awesome. Thanks to Majoro for making our drive exciting. He is such an experienced person who took his time to answer questions and engage with us. I would also like to thank that staff on duty who made every effort and made sure that we were slotted in. You are all wonderful people.
Lots to see. Very close and affordable. Lots of potential
Very nice, well maintaned, very clean and very friendly staff.
I was pleasantly surprised to be told at the gate I qualified for a free pensioner pass at 60.
Drove around the whole reserve and saw lots of animals. Even a lion walking back from the feeding site (missed feeding by two hours).
I cannot comment about facilities as I did not use them, but aside from the ladies having a siesta at the kiosk, everyone was very nice and accommodating.
Roads a bit worn, but fully passable at a game viewing speed.
Nice escape from the city within less than an hour from Joburg:
Not many animals. Guide said best time to visit is the start of Spring when animals have babies. I believe there have been some killing of animals by poachers. But still nice to drive through the lion area. You will need a 4x4. Also close to city so you do need to drive to far for a safari experience.