User Reviews of Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve (74 Reviews)

Sabi Sands Safaris

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Average User Rating

4.9459 / 5 4.9 _/5

Wildlife 4.9028 / 5 Scenery 4.5417 / 5 Bush Vibe 4.7222 / 5 Birding 4.4565 / 5

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5 star 70 / 4 70
4 star 4 / 4 4
3 star 0 / 4 0
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Kok Kim Singapore flag

SG Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 2, 2018

Email Kok Kim | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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4 / 5 4 _/5

Wildlife 4 / 5 Bush Vibe 3 / 5 Scenery 3 / 5 Birding 3 / 5

Lesser sightings than at Phinda. Main highlights were leopard and lion cubs and cubs suckling mother lioness.

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Daryl L. Hunter - Hole Picture Photo Safaris United States flag

US Visited: October 2016 Reviewed: Nov 16, 2016

Email Daryl L. Hunter - Hole Picture Photo Safaris

Raveged by drought

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4 / 5 4 _/5

Wildlife 3 / 5 Bush Vibe 3 / 5 Scenery 3 / 5 Birding / 5

I booked a Sabi Camp for my photography tour I was leading, as I had heard Sabi Sands was the best place in the Kruger area. I bet it is when not ravaged by drought. There was very little to eat for the grazing animals so many had left, the predators were doing well off animals dying from drought. Our camp was only permitted in a small portion of Sabi Sands and I'm guessing there were better areas in the reserve. Although we had some great sightings my photo tour guests and I, chose to spend extra time in Kruger where the Sabi River was still flowing. I will return to Sabi Sands and hopefully next time it will live up to it's great reputation.

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Caroline South Africa flag

ZA Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: Aug 19, 2015

Email Caroline | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

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4 / 5 4 _/5

Wildlife 5 / 5 Bush Vibe 4 / 5 Scenery 4 / 5 Birding / 5

This was more of a canned experience with the rangers knowing exactly where to take you. For that type of experience however, it was exceptional.

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kushalas Visited: February 2014 Reviewed: May 13, 2015

In Sabi Sand Game Reserve, you really do get what you pay for!

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4 / 5 4 _/5

Wildlife 4 / 5 Bush Vibe 5 / 5 Scenery 4 / 5 Birding / 5

During our trip to Kruger National Park, we felt that it would only do the trip justice if we spent a few nights in Sabi Sand Game Reserve before heading back. We had read about the differences between the two and were quite certain we would be short changing ourselves if we didn't pay a visit to Sabi Sand. We stayed in Umkumbe Lodge which is one of the smaller lodges in Sabi Sand. That being said, Umkumbe brought along with it a wonder crew ranging from the chef to the tour guides. There was alot of personal attention and you could see and feel the extra mile they go to making sure your stay is as comfortable as can be. We were a family of vegetarians and they made it a point to make special meals for us and they were honestly some of the best meals we had on the trip. The game drives were alot of fun, the guides were very knowledgeable and the coordination of the drives was great. The highlight was spotting the rhinos and it helped us complete our list of the big 5 (of which we had

seen the other 4 in Kruger). I would recommend Sabi Sand for anyone who has the ability to pocket the price you would be paying for it, but once that staged is past, be prepared to have a thrilling, luxurious and very pleasant time in Sabi Sand.

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