Zebra River Lodge

Mittleres preis Leistung Niveau

Keine Klimaanlage

Beautifull setting

I planned a trip 24hours before I traveled, to go and view the SANDHOF lilies, they only bloom when it rains in the desert. the announcement was made 25/3/2025 that the gates will open 26/3 and close 30/3/2025. Sandhof farm is situated approximately 40km from Maltahohe. I searched on Bookings.com for accommodation close to Maltahohe. the attached photos will show the result. It Showed 0.7km from town center, I made the booking because then I can travel on the 28/3 and 29/3 to Sandhof to photograph the lilies with different light settings. this was a Bucket list item me and my husband had, he Passed away March 2024. So I decided to do the trip solo. The total fee was deducted immediately from my account. I arrived flew in hired a 4x4 and traveled to Maltahohe on 28/3, arrived at about 16h00, the electricity was down with no cell phone receiption. I filled up with fuel and drove to Sandhof for sundown lily photos. At 19h00 I got back to town, phones was working again and I put the Zebra lodge location in - Google MAPS indicated the lodge was 108km away from town. I phoned the lodge to tell them I will arrive late, and there seems to be a terrible mistake with the Bookings.com description. I had to travel on a D - District road, which is a gravel/dirt road with loads of low water Mudd obstacles, luckily I do have 4x4 driving experience, but it was hair-raising traveling all alone as a woman on that road with no cell phone receiption. I only arrived past 21h00, by then the plate of food was dried out after being kept in the oven for hours. I was booked for 2 nights but decided to alter my trip, I just not had the gutts to drive that road alone again the next day to photograph the lilies - 321km additional round trip, which only would have been 110km were they actually situated in Maltahohe, as indicated on Bookings.com. The lodge did not even offer to reimburse a partial amount of the full amount already paid.

The Remoteness and the Silence

The breakfast was very basic.

All was good.

Zebra River Lodge was a beautiful place to stay and the hospitality is excellent. We had a wonderful stay here and would highly recommend. The food was really good and we really enjoyed the self-hiking trails they provided.