Fugitives Drift Lodge

Outstanding hospitality, food quality and comfort . Top class .

Fantastic setting. We stayed in the main lodge - enormous room/bathroom - beautiful views. You eat dinner altogether with the other guests, which is great cos you are all there for the same experience - food is fab too. All the staff are great and they really helped us out as we were running late!! The tours of Rorkes Drift and Isandlwana are a must - thank you so much for the detailed explanations - really moving talks. Make sure you have a good 4x4 or SUV for travelling around

I always wanted to go to see Rourke's Drift and my wife though not so keen as me was interested to see it after seeing the film for the first time. The Lodge an absolute gem, we could not have asked for more, the welcoming staff, awesome service, incredible food were all superb. The lodge accomodation was luxurious and immaculate. We can thorougly recommned it.

After over 4 hours transfer from Durban airport we arrived to the warmest of welcomes by the owners and their team. A quick but tasty lunch and we were off on the 1st of our battlefield tours, Rourke's Drift. The narration was detailed and passionate, painting the scene as faithfully as if you had been there. On our return to the lodge we were shown to our lodge, luggage already installed, where we marvelled at the view. Beautifully appointed, our lodge boasted 2 huge showers and a bath with a view! Pre dinner drinks and canapes served around the bouma allowed for pleasantries with fellow guests before dinner. Dinner is a set menu, plentiful and tasty. Day 2 started early with breakfast before heading out for our 2nd tour. It's hard to say we enjoyed the tour which centres on huge loss of life on both sides but the narrative is informative and respectful of the subject. Another delicious lunch, afternoon tea and dinner followed. Two nights does not do justice to this amazing oasis of peace. Special thanks to Grace for your joyful appreciation of life!

An absolutely outstanding place. Everything about this lodge is perfect. We came here for the Battlefields obviously but this establishment is worthy of a trip on its own merit. The only negative would be the dirt track road you have to drive up for 30 minutes to get here, it's okay, even in our VW Polo rental car it was okay as long as you take your time but from the moment you arrive the place is fabulous! Every single member of staff is completely on their game, I've been fortunate to stay in many fine hotels but this was easily the best and the most friendly and genuine service we've ever received. It would be impossible to single out any one member of staff as all of them are exceptional. The views around the property are gorgeous and then there's the bonus of the game, such as giraffe and antelope that are roaming around. You receive full board here and breakfast and lunch are lovely but when it comes to the evening meal they really excel. We stayed 4 nights and every course, of every dinner was exquisite. Meals were served communally and we loved that too as fellow guests were all friendly and interesting too and it was so nice to spend the evening making new acquaintances. There's a lovely little pool on the premises, which we used several times plus there are various areas such as a small museum and a charming library area to pass some pleasant time in. Drinks are reasonably priced and always served with the broadest of smiles. Finally, the reason we came here was for the proximity to the Zula war battlefields and the lodge run 2 excellent tours from here both of which were also fabulous and highly informative, you do pay separately for these but they were worth every penny. There was also a free walking tour each afternoon which we also enjoyed. I really can't say enough positives about this property, it really was a perfect stay and we were sorry to leave. (BTW, they even washed our rental car for us on the day of departure!) 100% recommended

Excellent place and staff are friendly. We had a great experience meeting with other guest during meal times. Food was amazing. We got an upgrade on arrival to a large lodge - thank you :-)