Thaba eNtle Private Boutique Game Farm

Starting from the booking was a nightmare, they took more than 5 to respond to both email and WhatsApp(I asked them information at 15:45 and they only responded the following morning at 07:20) and we had to drive to go book physically, no kettle and kettle in the room and the charge extra cost on almost everything including R180 taking you from the main gate to your lodge, R50 per item to iron your clothes. My biggest excitement was checking out after 2 days. I wouldn’t recommend the place to anybody.

What a terrible experience my partner and had. Stay away from this place if you value your hard earned money…this isn’t a place to be. Their customer service was very bad, they’re selling a lie( what you see on social media isn’t what you get) we couldn’t take a shit in peace because worms had a party in our bathroom (See attached photos)

I enjoyed my stay here, everything was amazing. From Salome at the reception, Rudeska who transferred us to our Pod after we checked in. The Game drive was amazing, Rudeska explained everything very well. We also did Quad biking with Chanel, which was very amazing. We loved everything. The accommodation was a 10/10. Tranquility at its best. Definitely going back here.

Stayed at the tended log cabin. Really enjoyed my stay with my partner. The staff is super friendly & accommodated our every need throughout our stay. If you’re looking for a bush experience this is the one for you.

There are few experiences more exhilarating than driving through the African bushveld under the gaze of the orange sun – as you spot wild animals in their natural habitat. Even though the buzzing of human life is so close, you’re experience is galaxies away from the concrete jungle and you are at one with nature. And when this is combined with a LUXURY bush lodge, like Thaba Entle as your home base, then the whole experience can only be incredible. Staff was amazing and so accommodating, catering to our every need. The variety of wild life is absolutely amazing. Over all we had the best experience. A ladies weekend we will never forget.

Was received by friendly staff and in short order our group were checked in. Two day strategy session was organized exactly as requested. Dinner, lunch and breakfast was of high quality. Special mention for the staff for “rescuing” us from a massive thunder storm after our fantastic Boma braai. Facilities outstanding with lots of attention to detail.

The staff is very friendly and accomodating, they have no mood swings or whatsoever and always willing to help(all of them), the place itself was a great, we went quadbiking and it was an amazing experience even though my quad bike got stuck as it was my first time using it, I would definitely to someone who has never been there

SO disappointing. The whole reserve is still being built so expect to see construction materials littered everywhere in nature and expect to hear construction sounds throughout the day (starting at 8am-5 pm). It's right next to a busy road, so any bush sounds are drowned out by trucks and cars going past. There are very few animals, and the ones there are white, as the owner is obsessed with collecting white animals (like their resident white reindeer and small, Namibian bat-eared foxes they keep locked in cage). It's definitely NOT a conservation-focused place. The reserve manager is not very friendly or accommodating and shifts blame onto guests for complaining about excessively hot rooms (the Pods) and not having sufficient electricity to cool them (the solar battery is tiny and runs out quickly so forget about using the aircon during the summer.) It's also WAY too expensive for what you get. Maybe none of the above would bother others, but we wanted a real bush getaway, away from the city with the sights and sounds of the bush, animal viewing, and enough amenities (like aircon) to really be comfortable and have our stress melt away (this was our only getaway this year and we saved up for it). I was bitterly disappointed and spent much of the first day just devastated and more stressed than ever. We wanted to leave early, but our trip was turned around by a very nice lady at reception who went out of her way to salvage our trip and relocated us to the stunning log cabin, which had stunning views and so much privacy (hence the 2 stars). All in all, though... wouldn't visit again and would never recommend to anyone.