Umkumbe Bush Lodge - Luxury Tented Camp

Staff were very friendly and helpful Great breakfast Lovely traditional bush ambience

Would have loved a couple of hangers so clothes were not creased

Everything was just perfect

Lots of Common space and very comfortable. Sofa, terrace, books! Amazing bush view from the deck! Very good staff and amazing rangers (Ananja was absolutely fantastic)

Nothing

The food.

Amazing tents, super comfortable beds and we absolutely loved the outdoor shower(s)! Staff is super friendly! The chef cooked an extra meal for me because of my lactose intolerance, thank you so much for that! By the way the food was delicious! The way to get to the the camp is a bit of an experience with a small car but still possible. You will receive a warm welcome! We didn't expect a room service on our departure day.

The Honeymoon Tent is AMAZING in an amazing setting. I stayed there alone after upgrading from a standard tent, which was fine, but I didn’t care for their setting at all. Totally worth the onsite upgrade. Leo was a wonderful and very knowledgeable driver/guide. The food was good. They made special vegetarian dishes for me at every meal. The staff all wonderful and accommodating. It’s a lovely and well maintained property.

The area in which they can conduct the game drives is small, so we lost out on some sightings because the animals wandered off the property, but having said that, I had some of my very best elephant, lion, and leopard encounters ever. The standard tents are located next to the parking lot and reception, so everyone is walking by. While they are perfectly fine tents, the setting makes them not worth the money for me. The luxury tents are much better situated and the Honeymoon tent is by far the best of all. Oh, and I thought it strange they charge for drinks. Other, far less expensive camps I’ve been to haven’t charged.

Our guide was brilliant.Just not enough bird life knowledge amongst staff.

Besides game drives and meals there is not much else to do. The food was very disappointing Our dietary needs were not taken care of. Salads and vegetables are bland and boring.

We enjoyed the drives and our guide Leo was excellent. The tent was comfortable and the staff were lovely.

The food was disappointing for us. It lacked imagination, especially dinner. The breakfasts were excellent however.