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  This spot was amazing for our over night experience in Marloth Park
The staff was amazing even though we checked in late they were so helpfull
I would recommend to... read more others
I wish i had a longer stay at Doringpoort Lodge

  We were very happy to have found Dooringport. The home was very clean. Well laid out and lots of amenities that I have an expected. We had great communications with... read more the property manager, Marina. She went out of her way to help us when we were without a car. It was amazing seeing the animals walk up in the backyard around the swimming pool and Marina brought bananas and yogurt tempt that push babies down to the table so we can experience their delightful behavior.

  What a fantastic venue! We came up from Cape Town for a friends 40th birthday! My 1st time in Marloth park and defiantly not my last time, will book at... read more this lodge when I plan a trip next year! Great host, breakfast where awesome and the fresh hot bread was to die for!!! Setting and braai areas where perfect, they cleaned after every braai and the grid was even cleaner than it was the night before!! Well done guys we will definitely be paying you a visit again!!
Gavin - Cape Town

  We really enjoyed Doringpoort, the rooms were spotless, the screens took care of keeping the creepy crawlies out! Colin was very attentive and helpful. The river which was 200 meters... read more away was spectacular! We saw elephants, hippos, crocodiles, fish eagles, giraffe..right on our doorstep..an incredible holiday, thank you!

  The minute you step out of your car you are welcomed as one of the the dooringpoort family from your host Carien and her Family. Felt so relaxed and... read more everything was taken care of from a clean room to good food and great company. One with nature and beautiful sunset walks along the crocodile river seeing all that the Kruger has to offer. Night time animal sounds while having a braai and drinks around the boma telling camp fire stories of your days adventures. A Big thank you to Carien and Family for making me feel part of the Dooringpoort Family.

  Awesome little spot, perfect for a night stop. Would be super ideal to take a bunch of friends or family and book out all the tents. Such a homey beautiful... read more environment. Got to wake up to hyenas calling in the distance.

  Great location to see wildlife -Comfy beds-clean and well kept staff supportive restraunts close by
Liked · The location was good not to bumpy dirt Rd to get in.... read more Accommodation tent in Bush Camp was clean comfy and had everything we needed. The outside garden area was kept clean and tidy the plants were well cared for. The cooking area kitchen was well equipped and had everything we needed. We saw lots of animals roaming around and there was very nice restraunts within 10 min drive. Owners and John were very helpful and booked excursions for us. It was a lovely place to stay.

Disliked · load shedding was a problem but this is South Africa wide nothing to do with the accommodation. it stopped the fans from working so it was very hot inside the tent. No wii fii connection at the tent bush camp.which was very inconvenient. We had to go up to the lodge are to be able to access the wii fi More

  A huge house like in a Disney cartoon - animals are everywhere 🙂 Marloth Park is a unique wildlife+accommodation project. The town and its villas are drowned in... read more trees and bushes full of animals roaming around. We were excited to see giraffes, kudu, warthog, zebras, impala, wildebeest, monkeys and other animals all around the village. They roam freely, so meeting them everywhere is a part of staying in Doringpoort lodge 🙂 The house itself has 3 bedrooms, a huge dining/living room, 3 bathrooms with 2 showers, a fully equipped kitchen with all the dishes and utensils, a BBQ area and and outdoor dining hall - all with fantastic wooden handmade designer furniture and some antique items. The beds are comfortable, there's always electricity available as they have a generator on the property, European sockets, Wifi and hot water. There were no mosquitoes in our rooms. The pool is 3 by 2 metres, very nice to realx after a day of safari. Kruger Park is right across the river from Marloth Park, and Crocodile River Bridge Gate into the park is 20 min drive. We walked 100m to the river and saw the animals of Kruger park there - Hippos, elephants, buffalo and a multitude of birds... In the evening, while we were making a BBQ, Bush babies came to visit - we fed them bananas 🙂 We also visited a wildlife park right in the middle of the village -... A huge house like in a Disney cartoon - animals are everywhere 🙂
Marloth Park is a unique wildlife+accommodation project. The town and its villas are drowned in trees and bushes full of animals roaming around. We were excited to see giraffes, kudu, warthog, zebras, impala, wildebeest, monkeys and other animals all around the village. They roam freely, so meeting them everywhere is a part of staying in Doringpoort lodge 🙂
The house itself has 3 bedrooms, a huge dining/living room, 3 bathrooms with 2 showers, a fully equipped kitchen with all the dishes and utensils, a BBQ area and and outdoor dining hall - all with fantastic wooden handmade designer furniture and some antique items. The beds are comfortable, there's always electricity available as they have a generator on the property, European sockets, Wifi and hot water. There were no mosquitoes in our rooms. The pool is 3 by 2 metres, very nice to realx after a day of safari. Kruger Park is right across the river from Marloth Park, and Crocodile River Bridge Gate into the park is 20 min drive. We walked 100m to the river and saw the animals of Kruger park there - Hippos, elephants, buffalo and a multitude of birds... In the evening, while we were making a BBQ, Bush babies came to visit - we fed them bananas 🙂 We also visited a wildlife park right in the middle of the village - Lionspruit reserve. It takes 2-3 hours to drive around, and we saw all kinds of wonderful wildlife very close to us... Amazing!
Marina, the manager of Doringpoort, was always there for us. The cleaning was every day, everything was very tidy and efficient. Thank you very much for such an unforgettable experience!

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  I celebrated my 60th birthday at this gem with family and friends.(15 in total)
From the 1st email to the last goodbye wave,Colin,Carien,children and staff were amazing.

From the... read more quick and efficient responses,the accommodation,the setting,the service,the food,the care and kindness that were given to each of us was outstanding.
It was the most stress free and organized celebration I have ever hosted.

Thank you Colin and your team for making this happen.Thank you for turning my vision into an unforgettable reality.

I made the most beautiful memories to last me during this lifetime and beyond. Thank you