Reviews of Ecca Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
25 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Ecca Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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"Kwandwe Ecca Lodge review"
We couldn’t recommend Kwandwe more for families." See all these reviews: 12n in South Africa

Black Rhino
6 sightings

Buffalo
10 sightings

Cheetah
1 sighting

Elephant
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
1 sighting

Lion
8 sightings

White Rhino
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Kwandwe Ecca Lodge review"
Jason , our guide/driver was a font of knowledge and always happy and optimistic. Nosi, our tracker, was an eagle eye--we saw SO much simply from Nosi's expertise. We were only able to do one short late morning walk due to the wind (Jason explained that the dense shrubbery of Kwandwe could be treacherous during windy days--difficult to hear and smell game) But I still got a great video of a dung beetle on that walk so I was content.
I would have loved to have been able to stay for longer. Not the same game density as South Luongo park but still had great viewing." See all these reviews: 16n in South Africa

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Buffalo
Multiple sightings

Cheetah
4 sightings

Eland
5 sightings

Elephant
3 sightings

Giraffe
7 sightings

Lion
9 sightings

Oryx
1 sighting

White Rhino
6 sightings

Wildebeest
1 sighting

Zebra
6 sightings
"Kwandwe Ecca Lodge review"
The public areas were lovely and spacious and all the staff extremely professional, friendly and helpful. We liked the family friendly atmosphere of the lodge and our game guard Chris and tracker Siza were knowledgeable and completely committed to showing us all the wild life large and small. The food was excellent, and the staff responded to requests positively and flexibly. There was lots of lovely small touches which made us feel very special.
It was a truly memorable experience, from the barbeque, cakes for afternoon tea to cheetah sightings, pancakes by a river and evening drinks watching the hippos." See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa

Black Rhino
2 sightings

Buffalo
10 sightings

Cheetah
3 sightings

Eland
10 sightings

Giraffe
10 sightings

Hippo
5 sightings

Lion
10 sightings

Meerkat
3 sightings

Oryx
10 sightings

White Rhino
4 sightings

Wildebeest
10 sightings

Zebra
10 sightings
"Kwandwe Ecca Lodge review"
Very family focused with two great ranger/trackers who were first class.
We felt we were all hunting for the wildlife rather than it being paraded past us." See all these reviews: 15n in South Africa

Brown Hyena
1 sighting

Buffalo
1 sighting

Cheetah
Multiple sightings

Eland
Multiple sightings

Elephant
Multiple sightings

Giraffe
Multiple sightings

Hippo
1 sighting

Lion
1 sighting

Oryx
Multiple sightings

White Rhino
Multiple sightings

Wildebeest
Multiple sightings

Zebra
Multiple sightings
"Amazing safari. Superb with kids. Just wow!"
"Safari and guides"
Guide, Raun and tracker Vusi exceptional and never had such an enthusiastic guide in our many safaris.
Great for the children and security no problem." See all these reviews: 8n in South Africa

Aardvark
1 sighting

Black Rhino
1 sighting

Buffalo
1 sighting

Cheetah
1 sighting

Eland
3 sightings

Elephant
2 sightings

Giraffe
6 sightings

Hippo
1 sighting

Leopard
1 sighting

Lion
2 sightings

Oryx
6 sightings

White Rhino
6 sightings

Wildebeest
2 sightings

Zebra
3 sightings
"Fantastic safari and lodge. "
"Kwandwe Ecca Lodge review"
The jeep we were in broke down once which meant we had a short game drive on our last day (reduced by at least 45mins)" See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa
"Perfect finish at Kwandwe Ecca"
In terms of game viewing this place still has something to offer even if you've been on quite a few safaris before. We expected it to be difficult to go on gamedrives with our small kids (2 & 3), but this actually went fine.
The ranger, Evan, and tracker, Sibo, were really great with them. Every day the kids looked forward to going in the safari truck with their friend Sibo." See all these reviews: 14n in South Africa
"Kwandwe Ecca Lodge review"
The lodge is stunning, plenty of delicious food.
Our ranger Ivan and Sibo our tracker where both very knowledgeable about the animals and both extremely nice and friendly." See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa
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