Month: Nov 2013

We left the park via the Phabeni gate and headed towards Mbombela. The plan was to spend the night in the Municipal Camping site, but to our surprise there isn’t one in Mbombela. Thanks to Pauline’s recommendation we ended up at Lakeview Lodge and Caravan Park. What a nice surprise it turned out to be.… Continue reading Mbombela (Nelspruit)

We reluctantly left our comfortable campsite at Skukuza and headed for Pretoriuskop where we planned to spend one night before leaving the park. It had started raining at about 11pm and was still drizzling. It was cold and miserable and we were not expecting to see much. It turned out to be an eventful drive!… Continue reading KNP Pretoriuskop

As Lower Sabie was fully booked we decided to go to Skukuza. We had never intended camping at Skukuza as past experience had shown that it was crowded, with not much space or shade available. At Lower Sabie the campsites are very small, with the result Suzi had to spend a lonely night in the… Continue reading KNP Skukuza

At Maroela campsite we had to reconsider our ‘fence’ point of view. We arrived 14h30, the hottest part of the day with temperature reading 40 ͦC. The deepest shade was along the fence so that is where we would be camping. It took some manoeuvring to get Ufudu, the trailer and Suzi in place though.… Continue reading KNP Maroela

We are back to HOT. Including ourselves, nothing else seems to have the energy to move! The pool seemed to be the answer but to our disappointment it was a very small pool for such a big camp so we did not spend much time there. We managed to get a shady camping spot which… Continue reading KNP Satara

Balule Camp was mentioned to us by folk that found it to be ‘one of the nicest camps we have been to’. Based on that, we booked for 3 nights. It is a small camp with approximately 15 campsites and 6 huts. Besides being small and having no electricity, in our opinion it was just… Continue reading KNP Balule

The road now took us to Letaba Rest Camp. Letaba means river of sand, a fitting name. The day we arrived was the hottest we have experienced since we have been on the road (40 degrees according to the camp info board) and the first thing that assaulted your senses was the sound of Cicadas.… Continue reading KNP Letaba

Check-in for Tsendze is also at Mopani Rest Camp. While Roger was in the rest room a Belgian couple approached me to request a photo of them at our motor home. It turns out that they are very keen birders and this is their third visit to SA for birding purposes. Their club members always… Continue reading KNP Tsendze

After an exceptionally cold night with some rain, we went for an early morning drive on our last day at Shingwedzi. This is very unusual for us because despite a daily resolution to get out early we just never seem to make it. Anyway, it was most rewarding! This group of Waterbuck were posing very… Continue reading KNP Shipandani

The Kruger National Park is an IBA with full protection status and on our drive from Punda Maria to Shingwedzi we saw a number of threatened bird species. A family of two adults and a juvenile Southern Ground Hornbill were foraging alongside the road. This Kori Bustard moved from one shade spot to the next. Upon… Continue reading KNP Shingwedzi (30/10/2013 – 3/11/2013)