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N2 between Port Elizabeth & Grahamstown | Eastern Cape, 6000, South Africa
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Shamwari Game Reserve
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“Bayehte Tented Lodge”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012
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We had 3 nights here in February (2nd 3rd and 4th). Good food, good service and a very pleasing tent which is really very luxurious and comfortable. The main thing I'd like to review are the game drives. Our guide was great and we had perfect viewing of animals very close up. Despite the weather being a little bit unreliable when we were there, we were delighted at the value for money and personal attention we received. We certainly would like to have stayed a little longer - perhaps 4 or 5 nights. We missed out on the leopards and cheetahs which other people had seen, but managed to see everything else despite the weather doing its best to make the driving difficult. You tend to spend your time with a few other people, who we got to know and got on well with, which made everything more enjoyable. Thank you again to our excellent guide. John and Martine.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
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“Wonderful location and service”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012 via mobile

We spent three days here and thoroughly enjoyed despite relentless heavy rain. Great tent, terrific food and characterful ranger Jacques who showed great skill in driving in awful conditions and finding the right animals.

  • Stayed January 2012
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
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“Ranger jacques was a legend!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012 via mobile

Fabulous place. We stayed at bayethe for 3 nights on honeymoon. Our ranger jacques was awesome and made the 6 game drives exciting entertaining and different every time! Hope he gets the credit he deserves from the management. The "tent" was pure luxury and felt totally private and romantic. Great experience!

  • Stayed January 2012
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
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    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
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“Wow!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012 via mobile

We stayed for 3 nights. The hospitality is fantastic- as much food and drink as you could possibly want and all excellent! The service is very friendly. Our Ranger was Headman - his knowledge was fantastic and he worked really hard to give us the best experience possible on our game drives. We would definitely recommend the whole experience!

  • Stayed October 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
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“Great Experience -- Once in a Lifetime.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

We stayed at the Bayethe Lodge. Beautiful grounds and tented suites.

Everything in the lodge was 5 star. The rooms, food, wine, and game drives are all inclusive superb. We did this as a land tour from our cruise. Got off at Capetown and re boarded in Durban. I must say our local Port Elizabeth travel agent at www.eastcapetours.com (Colin) did a super job and saved the day when our ship decided to skip the East London port where we should have re boarded. Colin on Christmas day got us to Durban in time to catch the ship.

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
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N2 between Port Elizabeth & Grahamstown | Eastern Cape, 6000, South Africa
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