Reviews of Fijnbosch Game Lodge Jeffreys Bay
Fijnbosch Game Lodge, 6330 Jeffreys Bay, South Africa

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Reviewed: 26 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 14 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewChris was an awesome host and made the best food. The game drive is a must. Really must see. The lodge is beautiful and peaceful.
Reviewed: 8 January 2025 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewThe Host, Chris is a rare type of a human being. His humility, respect, cooking skills and aura are unmatched.
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Reviewed: 4 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewPeaceful, serene environment ideal for relaxation. Stunning pool, gorgeous restaurant and amazing food. Chris the manager went above and beyond to meet our requests and his cooking skills are superb with dinner tasting awesome. Game drive was included and was amazing to see the animals who were so curious. Loved every bit of this trip.
Just need an aircon in the room, but we were given 2 fans which helped with the high temps
Reviewed: 28 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewThe host Chris was excellent, saw to our every need… Quiet location very well kept
No air cons in the rooms
Reviewed: 27 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewComfortable and very hospitable
Reviewed: 11 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewEverything
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Reviewed: 10 May 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 10 May 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewQuiet, secluded and beautiful
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Reviewed: 31 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 29 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewChris was the perfect host. We enjoyed our stay so much. Didn't want to leave. Lodge setting was perfect. In nature. Game drive was nice. Dinner that he made for us was fantastic on the fireplace.
Reviewed: 25 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewAmazing stay, Chris was a fantastic host and went above and beyond to make our visit wonderful. His cooking skills are an added bonus too. Beautiful, quiet location, would highly recommend.
Nothing.
Reviewed: 3 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 31 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewChris, our host, is by far and away the epitome of what care and hospitality is. He ensures that every single need is tailored to you for the duration of your stay. Very knowledgeable guide as well. Thank you, Chris! Stunning location. Beautiful scenery, great access to the garden route and gives you ample of privacy. Breakfast is homemade and divine! Do yourself a favor and book the in house dinner as well. We were treated to an amazing 3 course meal with a fantastic ambience.
The bedding and beds need attention. The quality is poor and would be great to have crisp bedding as our sheets did have stains. There are no bathing amenities provided. Considering the price point, we think the basics should be tended to. Hairdryer at the least should also be in every room.
Reviewed: 24 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewEverything was clean with very well prepared and beautiful rooms. Chris, the host was exceptional. He went above and beyond to make sure our stay was pleasant and it exceeded our expectations. Will definitely be back soon.
Nothing. Everything was perfect
Reviewed: 23 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 21 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 13 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewEverything was perfect. Chris is such a nice person and the lodge with all the animals is very nice! We will come back for sure!
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Reviewed: 9 October 2023 · Stayed in October 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 28 September 2023 · Stayed in September 2023
Verified reviewWe loved everything. Chris was just amazing. He went out of his way to make our short stay amazing. Great food and a beautiful game drive.
Reviewed: 28 August 2023 · Stayed in July 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 24 August 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewThe lodge is located on a hill, in the middle of nature, a few kilometers on a dirt road, outside of Jeffreys Bay. When we arrived we were warmly greeted by Chris, who runs the place, who showed us to our room and gave us his direct Whatsapp contact for any issues we may encounter. The room was clean, very large, with comfortable beds and a nice porch in the back. Breakfast was wonderful, with eggs made to order, yogurt, juice, coffee and everything else one would expect from a good breakfast. The lodge does offer a game drive and some hiking trails, but unfortunately we didn't have time to do those, so I can't comment on them. The best part of our stay at Fijnbosch actually happened after we left. It turned out I forgot my (expensive) prescription sunglasses in the room. I reached out to Chris, who located them, went in to town, on a Saturday morning, and sent them over to our hotel in Cape Town. To top it all, he refused to bill me for the shipping cost. That is one hell of a service. Kudos and thank you Chris!
The last bit of road leading to the lodge is abit bumpy and requires careful driving, especially with a low clearance car after dark.
Reviewed: 23 July 2023 · Stayed in July 2023
Verified reviewI would stay there for the dinner alone. I unfortunately didn't do breakfast but will believe that breakfast is also amazing. Very nice trial for a short walk.
Just a suggestion to put a blanket or two to the room (but maybe I didn't see it).
Reviewed: 15 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
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