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5 out of 5
Hamiltons Tented Camp
Mluwati Concession, Orpen Gate, Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga

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9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 59 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 59 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 59 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

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10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
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The riverfront location was stunning and teeming with wildlife. We saw hippos, elephants, baboons and even lions right in the camp, and every meal was delightful under the shade of the big tree. Our lodging felt palatial, with our own plunge pool, outdoor deck and cabana, unlimited bar fridge, and total privacy. The service was outstanding in every respect, Ron and Louis were our butlers and spoiled us with attention. Nick was our amazing guide, and helped us spot baby lions at a fresh kill, hyenas and all kinds of wildlife and birds, not to mention his great sense of humor and superb sundowner cocktails. The experience was “once in a lifetime” but I can’t wait to return again!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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The managers and staff at Hamiltons's are extraordinary. They make you feel at home and part of the family. Everything from the game drives, to the food, the service, to just talking with the staff was excellent. It is the second time we have stayed there and hopefully we will be back again!! They are the best!! Very humble and loving pwople. Bob and Gilda
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mohammed

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Very nice place to stay spend 3 nights on our holiday great staff and we’ll looked after.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Wonderful stay
Third visit to Hamiltons and it was excellent like the previous two visits. Food, service, game drives, ambiance...5 stars all around. We plan to return in 2022.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Bertus

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Ultimate Wildlife stay-Hamiltons
Johan and Ben with all the staff welcomed us with open arms and made us feel right at home. On entry we had welcome drinks and snacks on offer. Shortly to depart for a night drive whom our private game driver Nicholas was so informative and eager to go the extra mile. To the butlers Jan and Louis who would literally get upset should we beat them to top up our own drinks. To the chef that made scrumptious food and kept us well fed. Thank you for making our honeymoon the very best and grateful to have met you all. See you Hamiltons...soon, very soon!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Luxury exclusive lodge with stunning suites and amazing staff. We loved our stay and the safari drives gave us so many viewings of the big five and so much more.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Caroline on 25 Sept 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Beverley

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Sleeping with the animals.
Great service, food and place. Included 2 safari's, food and drinks.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Caroline on 13 Sept 2019
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10/10 Excellent

sandra

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Wonderful experience
We had an amazing stay, wonderful service from all staff members, excellent food and game viewing. Especially Themba made our stay memorable with the trouble he took to ensure that excellent game viewing was enjoyed by all. I highly recommend Hamilton's Tented Camp
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Caroline on 12 Aug 2019
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8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Nice Lodge
Service was excellent, food was delicious, room was beautiful and comfortable. We were disappointed in the guided safari drives however. We had just come from another lodge where the guide had shared so much information about animal behaviors, flora, the ecosystem, etc. We learned so much. Whereas these drives seemed to be just looking to check certain animals off a list. We barely got any information and while it was exciting to see lions, we stayed watching them too long, which I didn’t even know was possible but it is. We watched them for a wonderful, long time then drove away to have snacks and then drove back and just watched them some more - when the first viewing was definitely long and sufficient. It felt like we missed other things to see.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Caroline on 16 Jul 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Caroline on 3 Jul 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Kevin

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Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Caroline on 18 Jun 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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The rave reviews from other travellers are accurate - this place is amazing. The service was friendly and warm, the food was excellent, the game drives were not only interesting, but fun and the rooms (more like exotic suites, really) are romantic and beautifully appointed. We absolutely loved our stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Caroline on 10 Jun 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Caroline on 3 Apr 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Nice people Excellent guides Great drives Good food.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Caroline on 25 Feb 2019
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8/10 Good

Christin

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Authentic & Old World Charm Safari Lodge
Authentic and "old world charm" lodge in Kruger Park with a fantastic view on a frequently visited waterhole. From the balcony of our beautiful 'Out of Africa' style tent (tent 1) we saw many animals wander by and at night we heard the Lions roar. Hamilton's also provided us a great bush experience, our ranger knew all the good animal spots and was very knowledgeable. We spotted the big 5 in one day! The staff and the rangers were all very friendly and with the lodge only having 6 tents it had a very personal touch. Our only feedback would be the Food. We looked forward to eat South African cuisine and were slightly disappointed when we got teriyaki salmon and schrimp pasta, these dishes were also overcooked and therefore not very tasty. We also realized that the chef was running out of stock on Monday, we no longer received fresh orange juice at breakfast, no fresh fruit and the leftover tomato soup of Sunday night became the chicken sauce of Monday night. We really don't expect a fancy dinner in Kruger, but we would have been a lot happier with a simple braai or something more South African. Also, this would also be more eco-friendly than importing non-local fish.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Caroline on 31 Oct 2018
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10/10 Excellent

EC

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Going back in time
Stayied 5 nights we loved it , FYI no cell phones or WiFi but you won’t miss it . Beautiful camp with the felling u are in 1900 exploring great stuff and guides exactly what we hopped for in our African safari experience . Thank you herold Nikolas and the rest of the stufff
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Carmen Brits on 27 Mar 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Ankur, London

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Amazing way to do Safari - highly recommended.
Exceeds expectations - they really look after you and make sure you have an enjoyable and memorable experience. Well done, will be recommending to all.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Julie, Singapore

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Adorable Retreat with So Many Surprises
Our stay was sublime! We felt like we had the whole place to ourselves and were treated like royalty!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Carmen Brits on 8 Jan 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Bob, Atlanta, GA

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Lovely Place in the Bush
The facilities were excellent. From the greeting to the departure the staff were very friendly and helpful. Thoroughly enjoyed our time there. The game drives were excellent and Wes was a great host and guide. The food was excellent. Enjoyed the quiet evenings in the lounge area just relaxing and observing the animals. Would highly recommend the lodge for a great time in the bush.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Carmen Brits on 8 Jan 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Brian

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Absolutely amazing, attentive staff. You can't go wrong by staying here. I recommend tent 6. But they're all great!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Kyle, San Diego, CA

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Everything Exceeded Expectations
The property, staff, food, and game drives all exceeded expectations! Big five were spotted in the first 24 hours and the overall amount of game sightings were impressive. Having worked for the Walt Disney Companies I am always very critical of staff performance and attention to detail at properties and Hamiltons nailed everything. The manager, Ben, went above and beyond for my wife and I. Went out of his way to personally drive us 2.5 hours each way to a doctor when my wife was ill and on a Sunday at that. Ben was 10 stars out of a possible 5. The rest of the staff including our guides Wes & Simon were exemplary as well. Only disappointing part is the fact that I live in the US and can not return more frequently!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Lovely experience
I loved my stay here. We had gourmet dinner under the stars and the service was above and beyond. The grounds are beautiful, we saw lots of animals on the safari, the food was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Absolutely fabulous! We had the best time here at Hamiltons in Kruger. It was the trip of a lifetime. We highly recommend.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Nadine

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Great experience
We had an amazing experience. The place was so beautiful and the staff were great. Wonderful safari and the food was amazing. I would highly recommend the camp.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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8/10 Good

Nicola

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Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
If you like baboon urine!
Overall enjoyed our stay but expected more for the price, only the staff made the place through the service being at an extremely high standard. But the place is becoming a little tired with stained fabric ceilings and wooden walkways feeling unsafe. What was VERY disappointing was the fact the hotel knew baboons slept above our cabbin no.4 which stank or urine. Every morning finding a sticky patio and entrance saturated in urine and covered in faeces. Understand its in the park but either encourage the baboons to sleep in other trees or move the Hut! We were woken several times to hear the baboons urinating on the roof plus diarrhoea!!! Even after the Hut was washed down faeces remaind on the balcony:(
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Resort in the Bush
Idyllic setting in the Bush away from it all. Very friendly staff where nothing is too much trouble. Knowledgeable guides, good food.... great game drives with lots to see.
G&T sunset
Main Area.....
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Peter

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10/10 Excellent

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Very nice and excellent experience
We are busy professionals. No internet and phone signal is exactly what we needed. We stayed in tent 6 and it's the furthest away and isolated. Harold the manager was great and food was amazing. No complaints. Will be going back next year. Back in Los Angeles and missing the place
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Sabrina, The Plains, VA

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Out of Africa
Hamilton's was one of the best experiences ever. The tent cabins are out of this world and takes you back to movies like Casablanca and Out of Africa. Beautiful, opulent and luxurious. The food, was 5 Star....Service and staff wonderful and the view of elephants, lions, buffalo and monkeys are just out your back door. I will be back again and again.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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tented camp stay
the setting is beautiful -- on the edge of a river with tent and porch looking out over waterholes --dining area has same view. were able to view elephants, water buffalo, all types of antelopes, baboons, hyenas in a constant parade -- our guide, D, was extremely knowlegeable and put his 'all' into scounting out animals. If there was any problem with food, it was that there was too much!!
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Judith, Maroochydore

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Safari over too soon
it was like stepping back in time to what I imagine were safaris of old. The decor,the service not to mention the incredible safaris.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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8/10 Good

Alicia, NY, NY

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Hamiltons Tented Camp
A unique experience sleeping in the luxury tents. Very nice rooms with air conditioning and outdoor shower. The staff was wonderful - always happy and wanting to please the guests. Offered complimentary transfer to and from HDS airport only - About 1.5hr drive. The all inclusive did not include tips or drinks ordered during meals. The dinners were good and offered two choices for each meal. No wifi. The safari guides were very knowledgable and informative and truly loved their job and good at spotting the animals. Required to follow the park rules (drive on roads etc) unlike the private reserves. A morning (6-9am) and afternoon (4-7pm) game drive was offered daily. The bush was lush in Feb during the summer season.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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2/10 Terrible

JohnW, new forest

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If only
If only I could rate Hamiltons, however 10 months after we booked it and 30 minutes before we left for the flight our visit was cancelled and replaced by the very different Imbali camp. We did visit Hamiltons briefly, it looked great and other people told us how good it was but we weren't allowed to find out properly for ourselves, hence no ratings. I hope that others aren't treated the same way although we were not the only visitors to encounter such problems.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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8/10 Good

SS, London

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Overall very good - but pricey
overall stay was very good, nothing to complain about from service, food was good for veggies with chef able to produce special dishes at request.Only downside was price - not sure it was worth it for the price.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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8/10 Good

MK, NY

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Good experience but not 5 star luxury
Overall would call it a 4 star . Spacious room & bathroom (with double sink) , shower , bath tub and separate toilet room and nice deck with Jacuzzi. but some luxury amenities missing such as Bedroom slippers. Cuisine average and lacking in variety but I suppose it is in the middle of the bush. Service was friendly but not attentive -- breakfast buffet 2 days in a row had to point out to staff that was standing staring into space that milk was finished or no plates or the eggs, bacon, baked beans all had run out. Basically touches missing.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Amazing
Luxury safari in amazing location with amazing accommodations
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Great Hotel
I can't explain how much I really like this place. They include a hotel pickup from the airport for free. This is a a luxury safari camp.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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The Hotel need a chef, the food is just okay.
great location, great atmosphere, excellent service, poor food unfortunately.
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Bien
Le lodge est superbement situé au bord de la rivière Nwaswitdontso, Les repas se prennent sur une vaste terrasse surplombant la rivière avec vue sur des hippopotames faisant leurs ablutions. On accède aux chambres par un pont en bois surélevé qui contribue à une immersion dans l’ambiance Out of Africa. Les chambres sont spacieuses, et bénéficient d’une piscine privée sur terrasse extérieure, et d’une douche et baignoire avec vue sur la rivière. C’est beau et romantique. Mais certains points font que l’on reste un peu sur sa faim et que le prix semble un peu trop élevé en comparaison avec d’autres lodges, y compris à Sabie Sands. En effet, la nourriture est assez moyenne, et il faut le dire et l’ambiance générale assez froide et impersonnelle. De plus, peut-être par malchance, ou du fait que le Lodge n’avait qu’un seul véhicule pour les safaris et que notre ranger n’avait visiblement pas de contacts avec les rangers des lodges voisins, nos 2 Game Drives se sont transformés en 2 balades en 4x4 dans le bush sans apercevoir la queue d’un léopard, d’un lion, d’une hyène …
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ann-Kristin

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Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Chantelle on 23 Dec 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Hans

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perfect
Absolutly perfect stay. Game drives food, room, service and in particular location just great. Lot's of animal around the camp.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Chantelle Els on 7 Nov 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Campo bellissimo in una posizione fantastica, affacciato su un piccolo fiume dove gli animali vanno ad abbeverarsi. Personale estremamente cortese, ottima la qualità del cibo.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Caroline on 5 Jul 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Superb! Unforgettable experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Caroline on 13 May 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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One of the reasons why we chose Hamilton’s is the unique style of the whole camp which looked exactly like on the photos. The rooms have stupendous views, are really tidy and luxurious. Since the camp is located in the middle of the bush, animals are always close to the camp. It is an amazing experience to sit on the terrace and see animals walking by. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Our guide on the Safaris was great and we saw a lot of different animals. We loved everything. Highly recommended!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Caroline on 20 Dec 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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An outstanding safari experience at Hamiltons Tented Camp
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Caroline on 23 Oct 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Wesley war ein unglaublicher toller Tourguide und das Camp liegt so gut, dass einem Elefanten beim Duschen zuschauen und in Herden vorbei ziehen. Keine Wünsche offen.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Lethu Magagula on 24 Jul 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Carmen Brits on 8 Jan 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Phantastische Lodge im Stil „Out of Africa“
Phantastische Lodge & Game drives, für uns bereits zum 2ten Mal - durch den unvergesslich schönen ersten Aufenthalt. Auch dieses Mal wurden die Erwartungen übertroffen.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Beautiful and relaxing lodge
We enjoyed a lot the Hamiltons camp, amazing atmosphere and a good place to disconnect from routine
Response from Carmen Brits on 13 Feb 2018
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