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User Reviews of Spioenkop Game Reserve (9 Reviews)

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Female avatar icon mara.dd - www.marasweltreisen.de Germany flag DE       Visited: September 2015 Reviewed: Dec 4, 2015

Email mara.dd - www.marasweltreisen.de  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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We had only a short visit but the landscape with the big lake in the middle is really nice. Also the animals are very easy to see. It is a park for only self-guiding with camping accomodations.

Male avatar icon Gary Longshaw South Africa flag ZA       Visited: October 2015 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2015

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

4 / 5 4 /5
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Never too busy, lots of associated activities to take part in on the da, and the feeling of having Giraffe, Myriad types of buck, warthogs and other small wildlife walking around so close to you that you could touch them is a unique and rewarding experience.

Avatar icon Johan B van Niekerk Visited: March 2015 Reviewed: May 3, 2015

The review below is the personal opinion of Johan B van Niekerk and not that of SafariBookings.
2 / 5 2 /5
2 / 5 1 / 5 3 / 5 2 / 5

Great weekend destination.

Female avatar icon Ronel van Zyl United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: April 2010 Reviewed: Apr 11, 2012

Email Ronel van Zyl  |  35-50 years of age

4 / 5 4 /5
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Hopefully there is still rhino's to be seen and beautiful landscape.
Lots of battlefield history tours around this area.

Male avatar icon Wim Spronk South Africa flag ZA       Visited: March 2011 Reviewed: Mar 22, 2012

Email Wim Spronk  |  65+ years of age

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3 / 5 3 /5
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Mainly visited for its historical interest.

Male avatar icon architectkzn South Africa flag ZA       Visited: September 2009 Reviewed: Dec 23, 2011

Email architectkzn  |  35-50 years of age

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3 / 5 3 /5
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This is a landscape photographers dream. One can head off to the nearby Drakensberg Mountains and take spectacular photographs and enjoy the vast scenic mountain range scenery of the are. The local culutral village near Phutijaba isvery informative in terms of the cultural lives of the early San People who had inhabitated the region.

Male avatar icon Pierre Lombard South Africa flag ZA       Visited: April 2010 Reviewed: Dec 4, 2011

Email Pierre Lombard  |  50-65 years of age

The review below is the personal opinion of Pierre Lombard and not that of SafariBookings.
3 / 5 3 /5
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Small park next to spioenkop dam.Pony rides offered to do game viewing allowing one to get really close up to rhino and other game.Near by there are historic boer/english battlefields one can visit.

Male avatar icon Colin Summersgill South Africa flag ZA       Visited: April 2011 Reviewed: Nov 22, 2011

Email Colin Summersgill  |  35-50 years of age

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Varied game in a fairly small park, can include white rhino, eland & kudu.
This is a beautiful reserve with thorn veld and a large expanse of water. The north bank of the lake is also interesting with the Spioenkop mountain dominating the park.
The north bank certainly allows a better vibe as it is more remote and has less visitors.
Birding can be good with some bushveld specials. Summer can be exceptional with the variety of cuckoos a highlight.

Male avatar icon John A Forbes South Africa flag ZA       Visited: September 2011 Reviewed: Oct 5, 2011

65+ years of age

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3 / 5 3 /5
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Not the best for game viewing by rhino may be seen. It surrounds the Spionkop Dam and accommodation is/was old construction contractor housing. It is overlooked by the Spioenkop mountain (Spy hill/mountian) where the British suffered major casualties during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. This is well worth a visit and where the old trenches may still be seen were the bodies lay deep.