Simbavati River Lodge

Absolutely the best service my family and I have ever received. Everything from the transportation from the airport to the home cooked meals was a 10/10. We actually got to see so many animals just on the way from the airport to the lodge, and our driver allowed us to stop for pictures and gave us a lot of cool information. We did not know this when booking, but each room is assigned a butler who will cook, serve, and will educate you on the animals. Our butler was Bishop, and he was an absolute pleasure. He even made my mom a homemade birthday cake since her birthday was coming up. Food was amazing, you couldn’t go wrong with the choices. We didn’t get to use the pool because it was under construction during our stay. We stayed in one of the family huts (not one of the tents) and had all different animals coming up to our patio. One thing to note is that if you stay in one of the luxury tents, you are in a separate area that is not separated from the animals, so they can roam anywhere. If you have anxiety like me, this is probably not the best option as you never know what you’ll walk out to. If you stay in one of the family-style huts, you are fenced off from the animals, besides the patio which they don’t come onto anyway. I truly can’t stress enough how amazing our experience was at the River Lodge. Our game driver was very knowledgeable and taught us a lot. The only thing I would say to be prepared for is that you will get very close to the animals. I’m talking like less than an arms length. Personally that was not for me, but my parents loved it. Overall 12/10 experience.

Lodge is beautiful, food is excellent but the best are the staff!!!!They take care of you as part of a family, they are very kind and helpful and made us to have a great experience!!!Thanks to Ralph, Happy, Humprey, Simon and all the staff!!!We will return.

My friend and I stayed at the River Lodge for 5 days 4 nights and did 8 game drives in total. From the moment we were picked up to the airport to drop off for our departure flight, the staff at Simbavati took amazing care of us. Everyone there will learn your name and at the end felt like family to us! We went on our game drives twice a day with our guide, Dennis, and our tracker, Stewart where we had very close encounters with the big 5 and so many other animals! The property is lovely and the food was amazing as well! We can tell by our conversations that everyone really cares and respects the animals and don’t interfere with nature. We walked away with friends that we met there and we are always planning a visit to another Simbavati lodge! You will not regret coming here!