About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Iphofolo Lodge & Tented Camp in Vivo offers family rooms with private bathrooms, garden views, and amenities such as air-conditioning, balconies, and kitchenettes. Each room includes a work desk, wardrobe, and free toiletries. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a sun terrace, garden, year-round outdoor swimming pool, and free WiFi. Additional facilities include an outdoor fireplace, children’s playground, and barbecue areas. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and dinner with African, American, Mediterranean, Mexican, pizza, local, international, and barbecue grill cuisines. An on-site coffee shop and outdoor seating areas enhance the dining experience. Activities and Services: The property offers hiking, bicycle parking, and a tour desk. Private check-in and check-out, daily housekeeping, and full-day security ensure a comfortable stay.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.9)

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Justin
South Africa South Africa
Staff were incredibly helpful and friendly. The room was clean and comfortable. We had a delicious breakfast.
Kayleen
South Africa South Africa
Room was really spacious. Food was delicious and the staff were great. Room was clean and beds were comfortable.
Hanlie
South Africa South Africa
Perfectly located stop over for Botswana and Tuli. Beds were very comfortable and rooms spacious. Food was excellent. The staff went out of their way to accommodate us and make our stay more comfortable. We will definitely stay there again.
Joanna
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Beautiful room, very comfortable bed, excellent service, very friendly and helpful staff, great restaurant.
Kevin
Qatar Qatar
Fantastic private tented camp for our group. Very hospitable and welcoming reception. Great value. The spread out facilities of the camp were excellent, with on site help. The tented units were well appointed for the bush experience. Having a an...
Bridget
South Africa South Africa
Very comfortable and dinner excellent! Perfect stop over for Mashatu Thuli Botswana
Bella
South Africa South Africa
Nothing NOT to like. Fantastic place to overnight with spectacular staff
Joanna
United Kingdom United Kingdom
The tented camp was wonderful, great location and facilities, fabulous peace, quiet and solitude in the bush! Excellent restaurant, very interesting aloe factory tour, brilliant staff, extremely helpful and attentive owner.
Matthias
Germany Germany
Lovely place with very tastefully designed buildings and interior. Shaded restaurant with outstanding menue at a pond with lots of cichlid fish to watch. Rooms with AC, TV, WiFi and all amenities you could wish for.
Susanne
Germany Germany
Das Zimmer ist zweckmäßig eingerichtet. Das Personal sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Ein ideales Stopover- Hotel mit sehr guter Küche. Der Restaurantbereich befindet sich direkt am hauseigenen kleinen See. Großer Parkplatz direkt vor dem...

Managed by Johanna Horn

Company review score: 9.3Based on 42 reviews from 1 property
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Property info

Iphofolo offers various accommodation types to guest visiting for a weekend or the business traveller. LODGE ROOMS: Five comfortable, large, private, en-suite rooms with a living room. Each beautifully decorated and is equipped with coffee and tea making station, minibar/fridge, free internet, and satellite TV. Two of the four rooms are perfect for families offering king/twin plus one sleeper and room connection. *Swimming pool has no lifeguard TENTED CAMP: This is a self-catering tented camp in the heart of the bushveld, surrounded by ancient Marula trees and Kalahari red sand veld. The camp can host up to 10 guests in three separate canvas en-suite luxury tents that are tastefully decorated and comfortably furnished. It features a large communal lounge, kitchen area, braai, and communal splash pool. *Only accessible with appropriate vehicles for bushveld terrain. Aloway Restaurant & Bar is onsite and offers a diverse and international menu. The restaurant is located adjacent to the Aloe Vera factory, where you can purchase Curaloe skin and health care products at factory prices. Self-drive tours are possible with pre-booking and only available with cars appropriate for bushveld terrain. Iphofolo is located on a 1200-hectare piece of land just north of Vivo. A great landscape with over 350 bird species and more than 30 different mammals, such as eland, kudu, giraffee, impala, blue wildebeest and more. We are located just near the stunning Soutpansberg mountain range, along side being close to the world renown Mapungubwe National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Blouberg Nature Reserve, Venetia Diamond Mines and just south of the confluence between Botswana a Zimbabwe.

Neighborhood info

​Vivo is a small town, 17 km south from the Iphofolo Farm, and it will serve all your basic needs. There are ATM’s, a well-stocked supermarket and a gas station.

Languages Spoken

Afrikaans,English

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
Aloway Restaurant & Bar
  • Cuisine
    African • American • Mediterranean • Mexican • Pizza • Local • International • Grill/BBQ • South African
  • Open for
    Brunch • Lunch • Dinner
  • Ambience
    Family-friendly

Amenities of Iphofolo Lodge & Tented Camp

Great facilities! Review score, 8.8

Most popular amenities

  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Family rooms
  • Bar

House rules

Iphofolo Lodge & Tented Camp takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 2:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
From 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
Cards accepted at this property
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 12:00 AM and 6:00 AM.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Iphofolo Lodge & Tented Camp of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Quiet hours are between 00:00:00 and 06:00:00.

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