Rhulani receives 2026 KAYAK Travel Award – Among the top 3% of properties
Rhulani Safari Lodge is delighted to announce that it has been honoured with the prestigious 2026 KAYAK Travel Award, recognising the lodge among the top 3% of properties featured on KAYAK. This marks the first time Rhulani Safari Lodge has received a KAYAK Travel Award, making the recognition a particularly special milestone for the lodge and its dedicated team.
KAYAK is one of the world's leading travel search platforms, helping millions of travellers compare and discover hotels, flights, car rentals and other travel experiences. Its Travel Awards are particularly meaningful because they are based on traveller reviews and guest experiences, rather than simply on a judging panel or a commercial submission. For a safari lodge, where personal service, genuine hospitality and the quality of the guest experience are at the heart of every stay, this makes the recognition especially valuable.
Being placed among the top 3% of properties featured on KAYAK represents an exceptional level of guest satisfaction. It means that Rhulani is recognised within a very select group of highly rated properties on the platform, reflecting the positive experiences shared by travellers who have stayed at the lodge.
“We are absolutely delighted to receive our first KAYAK Travel Award,” says the Rhulani’s manager Tom-Hendrik Basson. “For us, awards based on the experiences and reviews of our guests are particularly rewarding. Every game drive, every meal, every sundowner and every personal interaction contributes to the memories our guests take home with them. To know that these experiences have resulted in Rhulani being recognised among the top 3% of properties on KAYAK is a wonderful acknowledgement of our entire team.”
The award adds another important achievement to Rhulani Safari Lodge's growing collection of international and industry recognitions. It also reinforces the lodge's commitment to delivering an authentic, personal and memorable African safari experience in the heart of Madikwe Game Reserve.
For Rhulani, however, the greatest recognition remains the happiness of its guests. The 2026 KAYAK Travel Award is therefore celebrated not only as an achievement for the lodge, but as a reflection of the many guests who have shared their experiences and taken the time to leave their reviews.
Rhulani Safari Lodge is proud to be recognised among the top 3% of properties on KAYAK – and looks forward to welcoming many more guests to experience the magic of Madikwe.
Related articles
Rhulani Insights 283 – The start of a veggie garden @Rhulani
| Rhulani Safari LodgeJust a few weeks after completing our new vegetable garden tunnel, we are delighted to share the first exciting milestone: the very first seedlings have emerged. In this new episode of Rhulani Insight...Recharge your devices. Recharge yourself!
| Rhulani Safari LodgeAt Rhulani Safari Lodge, luxury is found in the details. To make your stay even more effortless, we have upgraded all our guest suites with new international power outlets, complete with convenient US...Meet the Rhulani Big 5 – The Rangers behind the magic
| Rhulani Safari LodgeEvery safari at Rhulani Safari Lodge revolves around Africa's legendary Big 5. Guests arrive hoping for that unforgettable lion sighting, the elusive leopard in a tree, or the gentle giant elephant cr...Rhulani Insights 280 – Rainwater collection
| Rhulani Safari LodgeThe theme of "water" is ever-present at Rhulani Safari Lodge, and today we're dedicating this blog post to this vital natural resource once again. We collect the meager rainwater from the roofs of our...A brighter future ... still going strong
| Rhulani Safari LodgeOne of the most rewarding aspects of community projects is seeing their long-term impact. This week, the Rhulani Safari Lodge team returned to Supingstad Primary School to carry out the generator's sc...FIFA World Cup fever comes to Rhulani Safari Lodge!
| Rhulani Safari LodgeOnly six days to go until the world's greatest sporting event kicks off, and at Rhulani Safari Lodge we are ready to celebrate every exciting moment together with our guests!...
