Kapama Private Game Reserve is celebrating success as a major winner in the 2017 TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice™ Awards for Hotels. This year, the four luxury Kapama lodges have received prestigious awards, a remarkable achievement for this exclusive private game reserve.

In the 15th year of the awards, TripAdvisor has highlighted the world’s top properties based on the millions of reviews and opinions collected in a single year from travellers around the globe. Winners were identified in the categories of Top Hotels, Luxury, Bargain, Small, Service, B&Bs and Inns, Romance, and Family. The hallmark of a Travellers’ Choice hotel winner is remarkable service, value and quality.

Kapama River Lodge once again claimed a top position in the luxury hotel industry for the 5th consecutive year.  River Lodge was voted a winner in the following categories: Top 25 Hotels in both Africa and South Africa; Top 25 Hotels for Romance in South Africa; Top 25 Luxury Hotels in South Africa; and Top 25 Hotels for Service in South Africa.

Kapama Karula, the newly renovated flagship lodge of Kapama Private Game Reserve, continued to impress as a luxurious safari retreat with its 4th win. Karula having received the nod for: Top 25 Small Hotels in both Africa and South Africa; Top 25 Luxury Hotels in both Africa and South Africa; Top 25 Hotels for Romance in South Africa; and Top 25 Hotels for Service in South Africa.

Kapama is especially proud of Buffalo Camp and Southern Camp, both celebrating their first win as a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards Winner. Both lodges winning in the categories: Top 25 Luxury Hotels; and Top 25 Hotels for Service in South Africa. An outstanding achievement for both lodges.

“TripAdvisor relies on the experiences and opinions of our travel community to determine the winners of the Travellers’ Choice awards for hotels”, said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. “Travellers planning 2017 trips can find inspiration for some of the best places to book around the world from this diverse group of outstanding accommodations.”

Kapama would like to thank all its guests for sharing their experience through TripAdvisor’s online reviews. Guest satisfaction is a crucial part of our mission statement, and we are thrilled that our guests recognize our team’s commitment to delivering on that promise.