Guest User
November 27, 2023
Sunset game lodge A new experience and our first visit to South Africa. We were met at Hoedspruit Airport by our host and owner Vincent. A short drive later we arrived at Sunset Lodge and Safaris (after seeing giraffes, zebra, wildebeest and many other wild animals on the Guernsey Estate). At the Lodge, we were met by Toni a co-owner and shown to our semi-tented bush cabin with veranda and open views of the bush and in the distance Mariepskop Mountain, at 1,945 metres above sea level one of the highest peaks in the northern Drakensberg. The accommodation met all expectations. It was very clean and comfortable with the unique experience of having both an indoor and outdoor shower. The food was excellent throughout the day starting with breakfast which consisted of cereals, yoghurt, fresh fruit, orange juice and choice of cooked breakfast, tea, coffee and water. Lunch was optional and we were offered delicious toasted cheese sandwiches or platters of cheese, ham, fruit and biscuits. Pre-dinner drinks were served from a well stocked bar as we sat around the open fire watching amazing sunsets with giraffes and zebras grazing just metres away. Dinner was a set two-courses each evening and we were offered beef fillet, ostrich fillet and chicken with a traditional South African sausage mainly cooked on the braa. All were served with an interesting variety of vegetables. Dessert was simple either beautiful, nutty chocolate brownies or malva pudding, a traditional South African dessert served with cream and or ice cream. Dinner was served on an open terrace, weather permitting, with fantastic views on to the bush and the Drakensburg mountains. The trips that Toni and Vincent arranged for us to the Kruger National Park, the Blyde Dam, Mariepskop and Hoedspruit were all excellent. The bush walks from the Lodge were special and you were able to feel part of the bush. Toni and Vincent’s personal attention to detail made our stay a wonderful experience to the extent that we are planning a return visit as soon as we are able. Mike and Catherine John November 2023