Lion Sands Ivory Lodge

Great experience. The staff was very welcoming from the beginning. The chef and restaurant staff were all very friendly, polite and helpful. The safari tours were the best. Our guide, Barry, and spotter, Eddie, were very knowledgeable and showed great care for the animals and the environment. They answered all our question with great patience and made the safari rides very special. We also, always felt very safe with them. I highly recommend Lion Sands Ivory Lodge.

We had an amazing stay at Ivory lodge in lion sands. The villa’s were spacious and beautiful with great views and everyone was so welcoming and friendly. The food and drinks were really creative and Gifford our butler made sure every meal was perfectly to our liking. Ozy our field guide and Heavy our tracker made sure we had a fabulous experience and we saw the big five on our first day including Lions eating a buffalo from an earlier kill and a leopard on a tree with an Impala. Meghan the manager was always available to help out. We have stayed at a lot of high end resorts and Ivory Lodge was without doubt one of our best experiences!!

There are no words to describe our experience at this lodge. From the moment that we were picked up at Skukuza Airport by Gus, we immediately felt welcome. On our drive from the airport to the lodge, we already began seeing animals. Ty warmly welcomed us, and introduced us to the amazing staff. We were given lemon-grass scented hand towels. Our room was stunning and contained a private pool, outdoor shower, sitting area, and more. After a delicious lunch served by the amazing Solley, we were taken on our first official game drive by Gus and our tracker, Tony. They could not have been more knowledgeable and hospitable. Three days of complete tranquility and bliss. We watched endless animals make their way to the Sabie River as we plunged in our pool. Herds of elephants, a giant African buffalo, giraffes, zebra, and more appeared right on the river. The staff surprised us with an amazing boma dinner, where we watched a performance by the staff followed by an exquisite meal featuring local Africa cuisine. The food was second to none. We got zero mosquito bites and there were almost no bugs! It was heavenly. Besender walked us to our rooms every night, and could not have been more friendly. He constantly repeated how much he loved his job. The staff all seemed so happy to be there, and their happiness was so obvious. I’m pretty sure we will go the rest of our lives and not be able to replicate this experience, unless we are lucky enough to return to the Ivory Lodge. This is truly a once in a lifetime destination!