From our arrival to the time we left we were treated as royalty, fabulous comfy rooms, delicious cuisine, brilliant staff, awesome game viewing and not a thing out of place. Every need, request enquiry is seen to with 1st world promptness. I am definately hooked and will become a regular guest, you will not make a mistake by becoming a... More

We stayed here for four nights at the end of August. The room was fantastic with a big and comfy bed, veranda overlooking a dry riverbed, huge bathroom with outdoorshower and bathtub. The park is huge so it's not like being in a zoo where you are guaranteed to se all the animals. But the game drives were very good... More

Very beautiful lodge and room, with an incredible XXL bathroom. For us, it has the best cuisine we've ever tasted in all our previous "safari" Camps and Lodges, Excellent indeed. Games quite short (for us, but probably most of the people loves to spend some time in the SPA), but ve've got a very knowledgeable ranger. We didn't see much... More

Before I comment on the lodge, I would like to say that my review is based purely on the hotel only and not on the game drives, as although the game drives were excellent and we were lucky enough to see all of the big 5 plus wild dogs and much more during our 5 night stay, it is unfair... More

Our group originally picked Jackelberry Lodge but was "upgraded" to Royal Legend due to Jackelberry being overbooked. We weren't happy at first b/c the previous Royal Legend reviews were less than flattering. We were pleasantly surprised and loved, loved, loved the Royal Legend! It is a small lodge, allowing for 20 guests, and the service is amazing. We went during... More

This was our second visit to Timbavati on safari and our first stay (at Akeru, now Kumbaku) several years ago was truly exceptional and we therefore had high expectations. We were not disappointed! We were warmly welcomed on arrival at Royal Legend and shown to large and well appointed rooms with a real 'wow' factor. The bathrooms are huge and... More

We stayed for 4 days, 3 days as the only guests and did we get a good service. The individual lodge is very spacious with a big bedroom and sitting area and a huge bathroom, all (even the toilet) with windows facing the (dried) out river. We had the Landcruiser to ourselves for 3 days and were taken on 2... More

We took our first trip to South Africa for our anniversary and wanted to see all of the wonderful animals. Fortunately, we spent our first two nights at Jackalberry Lodge in Thornybush Preserve and saw the Big Five and more. When we transferred to Royal Legend, we were stunned by the difference. Although the room was larger, the phones didn't... More

This hotel gave you the sense of being in the wilderness but with extreme luxury. the rooms were wonderful and the staff extremely helpful. the open area of the hotel allowed animals to roam freely ( which at night was disconcerting but the staff handles it perfectly). We traveled with two adults and two teenage children. It would have been... More