Reviews of Ecca Lodge

"Outstanding all round.

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

"Amazing staff and brilliant with kids.

Just wow!" See all these reviews: 7n in South Africa

"Wonderful safari lodge for South Africa.

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

"Kwandwe Ecca lodge was fantastic. The welcome staff were very friendly and informative of how it would all work. The rooms were lovely and large and very clean. The beds were very comfortable and the showers were amazing! The all inclusive drinks included a nice selection. Kwandwe had a very good and organised set up in terms of meal times and game drives. The safari game drives were fantastic. We had two a day and we managed to see lots of animals - too many to list here! Our guide was excellent, we have been on safari before in Nambia and we learnt more than we ever did on any other safari, with our guide Ivan at Ecca. The special and surprise evening of candles in the room, with champagne and an outdoor meal was fantastic and a great night to end our holiday on." See all these reviews: 13n in South Africa

"Saw a lot of animals with a good ranger who was informative and friendly.

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

"We had an amazing time here. Everything from start to finish was perfect. The staff was very friendly, the food was great, the room was superb with it's private pool, and the gamedrives were done very professionally. Every day here was special.

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

"Loved it.

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

"The highlight of the entire holiday. Nothing but high praise for Ecco Lodge and its staff.

Wonderful setting, excellent spacious accommodation, great food, lovely staff, superb game drives with plenty of animals and birds in evidence.

Definitely worth the price." See all these reviews: 16n in South Africa

"A totally enjoyable experience.

Wonderful rooms, super staff, great food, even the animals were accommodating and showed up on cue.

A special mention for the ranger, Conor and his tracker Rassie - they made getting up at 05.00 every morning, worthwhile.

The game drives were so special." See all these reviews: 8n in South Africa; 5n in Namibia

"What a great place. Amazing setting, rooms and safari.

All the staff made you feel extremely welcome and were very friendly and attentive. In particular have to mention Nic ,our Guide ,and Vianni ,our tracker. Great team and great fun. Also expert at what they do. Nic makes clear that you go to look for animals not to see them as this is a safari not a zoo. However with their expertise and luck we saw a cheetah within minutes of arriving and were closeup with lions shortly after. Next morning we saw 4 of the big 5 including a leopard due to their tracking skill Great close up encounters also with giraffes.

Last morning the animals were more elusive which just makes the point about this not being a zoo but we still enjoyed their company and some great viewpoints.

Standard of the rooms was excellent and had access to a plunge pool on verandah and a good size main pool. Even managed to catch up on rugby with a cool drink in very comfortable TV room beside pool.

One point to note is that two possible routes from Grahamstown to the Kwandwe. The most obvious one is to go in from the east as has shortest journey traveling from main gates to Kwandwe reception. However that route has the most rutted road I have ever experienced. On way back Nic advised to take the longer (westerly) route out and that was much better." See all these reviews: 7n in South Africa