We are very proud to announce that we have been featured in an article by renowned journalist Katie Jackson for the "10 once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounters that you can safely experience". (USA Today) In an article she wrote for USA Today (the largest newpaper in the USA) on April 14 [...]
The month of October is always a highlight on our calendar as it is known in the industry as award season. This is the time year when hotels and other travel experts get recognised for their contribution to the hospitality industry. Pondoro was nominated to compete in the Haute Grandeur Hotel [...]
MEET THE LEOPARDS OF PONDORO. I thought it's about time we introduce you to the elusive rosette patterned cats that roam within our traversing in Balule Game Reserve. How do we identify each individual? Well apart from obvious signs like scars in their face, maybe a few nicks in the [...]
The past and future of the Kudyela Pride. Back in the beginning of 2017 when I joined the Pondoro guiding team the Kudyela pride was split in two groups;(1) the three older females together and (2) the four young lionesses together with their two brothers and one singwe male, all [...]
What is the best way to spend Valentine’s Day - in the bush of course! Not only do you get to see amazing fauna and flora, but also here at Pondoro we go out of our way to treat and spoil our guests. We had hoped for a warm and [...]
As all of you know we love to entertain our guests on special days like Valentine’s, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. This year Robbie, Lize and the staff decided to do it in style by going back in time for New Year's Eve….. to the roaring 1920's. It all [...]
November is award season in the hotel industry and it is with great pleasure that I can inform everyone that Pondoro enjoyed a fabulously successful month! We were nominated to compete in the World Luxury Hotel Awards, Haute Grandeur Hotel Awards and The Boutique Hotel Awards, each with different selection [...]
We are very pleased and excited to announce that Pondoro has been chosen by Timbuktu as Number 1 in their list of Top 10 Conservation Experiences in South Africa. Please follow the link for more information Top 10 conservation experiences: South Africa, Safari with purpose. At Pondoro we do not [...]
The 31st of October is celebrated throughout the world as Halloween. Thus yesterday at Pondoro was no different. We started “trick or treating” our guests at our daily high tea but as it was a special occasion we went all out with Rest in Peace Cupcakes, pumpkin heads filled with [...]
We are very proud to announce that Pondoro has been nominated for the prestigious 2018 WORLD LUXURY HOTEL AWARDS. Established in 2006, the World Luxury Hotel Awards is the pinnacle of achievement in the luxury hotel industry offering international recognition as voted by guests, travelers and industry players alike. Everyone at [...]
We are very proud to announce that Pondoro has been nominated for the 2018 HAUTE GRANDEUR GLOBAL HOTEL AWARDS. We would appreciate your support by rating us in the 2018 Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Awards Rating Poll. Please rate us and help us win this award! Voting closes 11 July [...]
It is with great pleasure that we can announce that Pondoro has been shortlisted for a Haute Grandeur Global Hotel Award to be held at the United Arab Emirates on the 1st of November 2018. The Haute Grandeur Global Hotel AwardsTM was established as an independent and unbiased initiative to honour the very [...]
"Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use in changing the world." The words of ex President of South Africa Mr Nelson Mandela. Pondoro has managed to join forces with The Point Foundation though our support of the Black Mamba woman anti-poaching team and their affiliation with the [...]
Pondoro goes Bollywood: Guests partied into 2018 in true Bollywood style as traditional Indian cuisine were served followed by the throwing of Holi dust that covered guests and staff alike in an explosion of colour as we partied into the New Year. Every year millions of people in India, Nepal, and [...]
The winners of the Boutique Hotel Awards 2017 were announced on the 9th of November 2017 at a glittering Awards ceremony held at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall, London where Pondoro won an award as Africa's Best Honeymoon Hideaway. The ceremony brought together an array of boutique hotel owners, travel and [...]
