Simbavati Waterside is one of the newest additions to the Simbavati luxury lodges situated in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve (just 30 minutes drive from Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport) in the Greater Kruger National Park in South Africa.
This intimate luxury lodge enjoys the most beautiful setting, with a vast array of wildlife drawn to the water by the dam surrounding the lodge. Guests need not be on a game drive to enjoy sightings of large herds of animals, including elephants, buffalo, hippos, and much more.
The carefully designed lodge structure provides privacy for couples while also offering family-friendly spaces. Simbavati Waterside offers eight Luxury Rooms, consisting of two Luxury Suites, four Two-Bedroom Luxury Suites, and two Luxury Suites with small plunge pools, each positioned to ensure guest privacy and furnished for maximum comfort.
Simbavati Waterside is the perfect getaway for every type of traveler, seamlessly blending luxury features with privacy and family considerations.
May 26, 2025
Responsive, Customized Trip
Mel was great, understood exactly what we were looking for and helped customize our trip. Very responsive to questions.
May 22, 2025
Mel has been exceptional in helping us…
Mel has been exceptional in helping us book our trip to South Africa. She gave me insight about what to do and where to go and put up with my 1000 changes to the trip. I highly recommend working with her and I cannot wait to make it to the actual trip. Im so excited!
May 21, 2025
Mel was fantastic but do your research!
Mel from Safari.com went above and beyond to ensure that our entire trip went smoothly. We visited both South Africa and Zimbabwe. We had a few hiccups along the way, as we were initially assigned another agent (who no longer works there) and unfortunately gave us high expectations and promises that weren’t fulfilled. She promised us a Ngala / Sabi safari type of experience in South Africa but booked us a lodge called Kusudalweni (which was no where near that type of experience! The service, food, location, and planned activities were all beyond disappointing. Would definitely avoid this place!!). Mel was not familiar with this lodge and unfortunately just followed along the previous agent. Mel tried her best to arrange another lodge and offer us other game drives but unfortunately the lodge was extremely difficult to deal with. Although, she organised the lodge in Zimbabwe and that was incredible! She was extremely responsive throughout our entire trip and ensured to contact our hotels, guides, etc. anytime we had a problem, it was such a relief to not have to worry about any of the hassle while we were there. My biggest recommendation is making sure to do your research about the lodges / hotels that are offered and see if they align with the type of “luxury” experience you are expecting. Mel was definitely great at ensuring we knew exactly what we were getting and I would definitely recommend requesting her specifically. Mel deserves a 5 star rating but unfortunately, due to the issues we had with the previous agent at this company, I had to give it an overall 4 star review.