Something to consider…

Based on your budget, these lodges are similarly priced to your planned daily spend on accommodation, food and activities. Explore them and feel free to add and remove places of interest. Don’t forget to resubmit if you change your thinking….

Hamiltons Tented Camp

19th century African colonial experience with 6 luxury canvas and wood suites on the Nwatswitsonto River. Shares 100 sq km Kruger Mluwati concession. Plentiful Big Five & birdlife. Silver service, bush dinners, picnics.

The Outpost

Mind-expanding modern design maximises 180º panorama over river & plains dotted with baobabs. Enjoy the view from bath or balcony. Remote, peaceful, private. Privileged access to gorges & forest.

Amani

Excellent small farmstead-style lodge near a very active waterhole. Excellent game viewing along the adjacent Klaserie river bank with a resident lion pride often active nearby.

Kapama Buffalo Camp

Buffalo Camp is basic, small yet elegant, and keenly priced. It exudes charm and character. Ten luxury tents are raised on stilts and, whilst there is no air conditioning, fans and a lovely pool provide relief from the heat. Big Five sightings are reliable and Kapama is easily accessible.

Inyati

Substantial Big Five property unusually spanning both sides of the Sand River with first rights in that part of the 100 sq km traverse. Particularly strong on walking and birding. Catch-and-release fishing.

Geiger's Camp

A sophisticated exclusive-use private retreat in northern Timbavati. Watch elephants at the deck from an infinity pool. Large, luxurious suites. Elegant library. Unbeatable sleep-out hide.

Simbavati Hilltop

Small, unusually architected lodge in the less visited northern sector of the Timbavati. Views from the koppie top across wooded plains to the foothills of the Drakensberg. Spectacular double outdoor showers.

Tanda Tula Field Camp

Walk an exclusive Timbavati concession from a comfortable mobile tented camp. Campaign-style facilities including a spectacular mess tent are moved for each safari. Track Big Five on foot whilst learning bushcraft and identification skills looking at the small things in the bush.

Bull elephant in front of Honeyguide tent

Honeyguide Tented Camps

Two tranquil luxury tented camps in the less-developed, large Manyeleti, with 23,000 hectares of Big Five territory unfenced with Sabi Sand and Kruger. Walking, undisturbed driving, unhurried sightings, photography.

Imbali

Turn-of-the-century inspired luxury thatched lodge sharing 10,000 hectare Mluwati concession adjacent to Sabi Sand/ Manyeleti. Waterhole overlooked by infinity pool and expansive suites. Local tribal settlement history on walks.

Pel's Post

Impeccable new, exclusive-use lodge on Luvuvhu river bank with a spectacular floodplains view. Luxury, off-the-grid retreat. Excellent big baobab and fever tree Makuleke traversing. Private chef, guide and vehicle.

Kapama Southern Camp

Southern Camp is a medium sized lodge priced at the lower end of the five star bracket and, being fenced, offering decent chances of Big Five. Proximate to Eastgate airport and the R40, it is ideal for the full private lodge safari experience in short order when time is limited.

Kapama River Lodge

River Lodge offers the largest private bush accommodation in the Lowveld, with appropriately sized views of the Drakensberg mountains. On a private fenced reserve, it is fully featured with an excellent spa, offering good value and a quick way to see the Big Five when time is limited.

Ngala Tented Camp

Luxurious creature comfort under canvas in semi-permanent safari tents. Expansive concession-style private reserve in the Kruger. Glorious river view in the centre of the elephant-rich Timbavati plains. Outstanding walking and game drives.

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Ngala Safari Lodge

Traditional family-friendly bushcamp with Timbavati riverside luxury cottages. Extensive private Kruger concession reserve, with 15,000 hectare traverse. Good elephant and (possibly white) ngala (lion). Potential for cheetah and wild dog sightings on the plains.

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Lions on horseback trail at Wait-a-Little

Wait-a-Little Horseback Trails

Three multi-night horseback trails varying in range and comfort are offered in 35,000 hectares below the Blyde Canyon and its escarpment. Suited to experienced riders, small groups of well-schooled horses are able to approach the Big Five under the supervision of armed guides.

Jock Safari Lodge

A pair of beautiful thatched luxury lodges (each suitable for a family or other group) at the confluence of two large seasonal rivers. Exclusive traverse. High density of game. Ask to see rock art on the excellent morning walks.