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Kololo Game Reserve

Bakkerspas Road, Vaalwater, South Africa
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4.0 of 5 stars 19 Reviews
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coolcaesar
Los Angeles, California
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27 reviews
47 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 November 2011
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I stayed at Kololo for three nights in November 2011 over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday after carefully researching my options. This was my first visit to Africa as well as South Africa. I wanted a malaria-free reserve as far north as possible (because the Western Cape and Eastern Cape reserves, while lovely, are notorious for not offering an authentic bush... More

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Genie-Mari
Johannesburg, South Africa
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011

It is a lovely lodge with extremely helpful staff! We went for a night for my dad's birthday and they really made everything so special from the accommodation, the game drive right through to the bush braai under the stars exclusively for us! The road there is terrible though and I do hope they will fix it. More

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Frank R
JHB
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 October 2011

For my taste, Kololo has the right balance in what it offers. Beautiful location, lovely accommodation and quality amenities make for good value . It is just the right size to ensure that the service is personalised yet discreet enough to give that feeling of "getting away from it all'. It's proximity to the Wegevonden nature reserve is an added... More

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johan v
Enschede, The Netherlands
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2011
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We have been a few times to Africa, but Kololo is really a top destination to stay. Beautiful chalets in a perfect natural environment , impala’s are just walking in the front of your chalet. Staff is very friendly and will do anything to make your trip the perfect one. Wegevonden gate is next to the reception of Kololo and... More

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carlo d
Eibergen, The Netherlands
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2011
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person found this review helpful

Last July we spent more than a week in KOLOLO Game Reserve where we stayed at the Kingfisher bush chalet. It was our best Africa experience ever. The staff were very kind and helpful, really nice and hospitable people. When we went on a game drive in the neighbouring Welgevonden Reserve, we saw lots of wild animals, including the Big... More

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Marxx63
2 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2011

Kololo is a beautiful location and when sitting on your private porch, you can experience a true Out of Africa landscape. Everything is built with quality in mind. We were there during wintertime and missed a few items that could have made our stay a bit more comfortable. Like robes and slippers, a fireplace inside or other things to avoid... More

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Pim_Jansen, Owner at Kololo Game Reserve, responded to this review
9 August 2011

Thank you for taking the trouble to put your Kololo comments on Tripadvisor. We appreciate your positive comments and will look into your suggestions on giving Kololo the final touch. We also appreciate you mentioning your discomfort with the presence of one of the Kololo owners. It looked like his enthusiasm for Kololo came across as overwhelming and annoying. We... More

Pseudonymity
London
Contributor
19 reviews
9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2010

We wondered what we were going to along the rather rough road but every inch of the journey was worht it when we got there. You can walk among the wildlife in Kololo's own reserve or drive into the adjacent 'big five' reserve. Here, there is an abindance of white rhins - rhino bliss! Added to that the guides are... More

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JessyLip
Cape Town Central, South Africa
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21 reviews
12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2010
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Kololo Game Reserve is about 3 hours drive from Johannesburg and offers various types of accommodation. We had a spacious room with bathroom ensuite and self catering facilities. But we choose to have meals in the lovely restaurant. The reserve is about 3000 hectares adn you can walk in between giraffes and other antilopes. Next door is the beautiful Welgevonden... More

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Bushbaby69
Johannesburg, South Africa
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 August 2010

According to my grand-daughter, the Kid's Safari programme at Kololo is "awesome". They learned which trees and plants provide basic needs; did some bush-cooking; were taught how to shoot with a bow-and-arrow and a pellet gun; learned to recognize different types of spoor and spent the whole weekend out in the fresh air without a television in sight! And we... More

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JOHANNESBURG_XXX
Johannesburg
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5 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2010
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I stayed at Kololo for a long weekend travelling up from Johannesburg. I had never been to the area before, but wanted to try it because of the promise of big five game drives in a malaria-free area. The big "plus" of Kololo is that it is right next door to the Welgefonden private game reserve - which means you... More

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