Leopard Hills

Amazing amazing amazing amazing! I genuinely had the best four nights back at Leopard Hills. From the warmest of welcomes like it was my family greeting me to the ever flowing bubbles, incredible food and beautiful rooms. This lodge really is incredibly special. Of course these stays are all about the wildlife. And boy were any expectations I had exceeded beyond my wildest dreams. Euphorbia crossing a causeway, my first aardvark (and my second the following night), Maxibanci and her cub, lions and cubs and everything in between. All expertly guided by the awesome Michael and on this occasion his tracker was Bongani. A great team, lots of fun and before my next visit I will definitely need to work on some bad dad jokes to try and compete with Michael. I left a little piece of my heart behind there - which is just fine as it gives me an excuse to come back. Not that an excuse is really needed….

Leopard Hills made our first time on safari one to remember. From the moment we arrived everything was 11/10, from the wonderful lodge staff to our amazing ranger and tracker. It was a truly 5 star experience.

The first two nights of our first safari in 2024 were spent at Leopard Hills. We had such a wonderful time that we said we would be back. And here we are, two years later with a few safaris under our belt, we’re back for a 4-night stay (preceded by 4 nights in the Timbavati). It’s just as fabulous. We were welcomed back like family returning home and the location, facilities, ambience, service, and team friendliness are still outstanding. We were also delighted to discover when we checked in that Bongani and Johan were to again be our tracker and ranger, respectively. They were even more brilliant than they were last time in getting us to magnificent sightings of the stunning wildlife in the Sabi Sands! But more than that, they taught us so much about animal biology, physiology, and behaviours while having fun with our fellow guests. Also worthy of note are Bongani's Bush Coffees in the morning and G&Ts in the afternoon. We've now adopted his measures at home. As for the wildlife, it was pretty awesome to have seen 5 different leopards, 3 different prides of lions (including one with cubs at a fresh waterbuck kill), a pair of cheetah brothers (on a very fresh impala kill) and a pack of 9 wild dogs plus of course elephants, rhinos, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, warthogs, antelopes various and other animals too numerous to mention. Thank you to everyone at Leopard Hills for a most magnificent stay. You are our spiritual safari home and we will be back again for which planning is already underway.