The ethos of the sanctuary The personal service The friendliness of all staff

The Lion Sanctuary does awesome work!!

Need to tell people that road there is REALLY ONLY appropiate for 4x4.. 14km of very rocky gravel road would destroy a normal vehicle's suspension and tires and take forever to drive Really not advisable.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The accommodation was comfortable and clean. It was a wonderful opportunity to see the animals so closely - you don't get the same experience in a game reserve or TV.

We were only there for less than 24 hours but didn't experience anything negative.

A great Place, Great value and a good time. Staff were excellent. 1 Possible criticism is the Breakfast needed bulking up, thought it was pricy for what you received.

It was clean and the gardens -although mid winter-looked attended to. The people were friendly and helpful.The 2 dogs were well cared for and added to the friendly ambiance of the place.

Not really something.

The staff were friendly and welcoming. The work that the staff do for the animals are commendable. The animals are happy, content and well-looked after. An experience of a lifetime. The peace and quiet of the mountains and countryside with the Lions roaring in the background was amazing.

Close encounters with the lions.

Facilites are poorly maintained. They allow to many day visitors on the lodge facilities which created a lot of noise and prevents guest staying in the lodge from enjoying it.

Lions Rock, and Four Paws, is a commendable institution taking care of rescued bigcats. Their work is wonderful and there should be more places who do the same.

The 14 km gravel road is a nightmare and effectively means one is trapped at Lions Rock, because frequent trips out are painful and take at least 40 minutes, at 20km per hour in an ordinary car. There are limited activities so I don't recommend anything more than 2 nights there. Walking or driving around is not allowed, even though this is not made clear anywhere, except if one actually tries to go and walk and is then severely reprimanded by the staff with an attitude of "just because it doesn't say it isn't allowed, doesn't mean it is allowed". There are game drives to see the cats behind fences. Considering the variety of game parks where one can see lions and cheetahs in their natural environment in South Africa, Lions Rock is not the ideal place of game drives. That is why anything more than two days will result in mind numbing boredom. The Internet and tv didn't work while we were there.

The experience of being up colse with the animals.

There was no communication about gate closure time. There was no notice at the main gate about what to do if the main gate was closed. There was no notice that you couldn't go on your own gane drive. According to the staff when I asked, there are no barbeque facilities as stated on Booked.net. They wanted to charge us more then the price quoted on Booked.net.

THE 6 people cottage THE roaring of the big Cats' THE friendly staff THE view! Ans Many more