![]() It’s large and has ample shade and power points, as well as a swimming pool, restaurant and small shop. While there’s a variety of accommodation options, Manyane Resort is ideal for families who love to camp. ![]() It might be a fraction of Kruger’s size, but at Pilanesberg Game Reserve, near Rustenburg, you stand a chance to see not only the Big Five, but also rare species such as cheetah, wild dog and even brown hyena. Travel time from Joburg city centre: 2h40.Ĭontact: Tel 0145551000, Price: From R230 per camp site per night (with power, up to five people) Food is homely matching the camps down-to-earth and unpretentious feel cooked over the fire and on gas. The camp sleeps up to 20 in stilted log cabins that have canvas blinds, which can be rolled up to sleep with the starry skies. Mosetlha is easily the most affordable option for South Africans in Madikwe and provides an authentic bushveld experience being unfenced except for a height-specific elephant wire that prevents them from pulling up trees around the lodge. The cabins at Mosetlha Bush Camp are relatively open so you can soak up the night sky. Travel time from Joburg city centre: 4 hours Mosetlha Bush Camp, Madikwe Game ReserveĬost: SADC specials from R1895 per person sharing for all meals and two game drives There’s no cell reception or electricity and the camp runs on gas, just like it did 20 years ago.Ħ. The camp consists of two cottages sleeping four each, a central kitchen and lounge area with a fireplace. Off-the-grid Hamasha Bushcamp is a self-catering eight-sleeper camp perched on the edge of the world in an amphitheatre of cliffs and mountains with breathtaking views of the Hamasha Gorge. Mountain bike past rhino, bond with friends over the braai and bird up in the clouds on the 2600-hectare reserve. Travel time from Joburg city centre: 4 hours. Price: From R640 per person (sleeps eight). It’s the perfect base to explore the bushveld or visit the hot mineral springs the town is named after at Forever Resorts, about a two-minute drive from the house (from R80 a person). Big oil paintings adorn the black lounge walls and a vintage display case shows off collections of old tins and ceramics in the kitchen.Īlthough it’s not the most picturesque settlement at its city centre, the surrounding leafy suburbs in Bela-Bela are quiet and idyllic. ![]() As its name suggests De Kunst Huisje (‘The Art House’) is filled with artworks, from quirky and antique to modern and classical. The old farmhouse is immediately striking from the roadside, with red door and window frames and enormous wooden carved chickens settled on the stoep. Most visitors bypass the actual town of Bela-Bela in a hurry to holiday in the surrounding Waterberg bushveld, but one night spent here will prevent such an oversight. Travel time from Joburg city centre: 2 hours.Ĭontact: Tel 0140017238, .zaĭe Kunst Huisje is an expertly curated guesthouse. You also don’t have to compromise on game, with elephant, rhino, leopard, lion, and a variety of the more elusive species such as tsessebe and sable occurring in the park. There’s the chance that white rhino will come trotting past and I woke up to impala chomping fresh shoots in front of the chalet. It is quite common for game to wander through too. Marakele offers a good alternative to Kruger. Bontle Tented Camp and Campsite, Marakele National ParkĬost: From R1175 for two people in one tent.Ĭontact: Tel 0147776928, These beautiful tented camps are more chic than any other SANParks establishment I’ve visited with crisp white linen, great kitchen facilities and evenly spread apart surrounded by Waterberg bushveld for privacy. There are many scenic lookout points, 4X4 routes, waterbuck, giraffe and warthog to spot or just unwind on the lodge porch with a view of the Waterberg hills and harrumphing hippo for company.ģ. Pack a picnic and go for a drive to find the perfect spot in the 3000-hectare reserve. It can accommodate up to 10 guests and has an on-site pool and a bird hide a short walk from the lodge. It’s one of three accommodation units in the Palala River Lodges collection and consists of a three-bedroom farmhouse with a cosy fireplace that takes centre stage in the open-plan living area and two en-suite rondavels nearby. Within earshot of the trickling Palala River, Kingfisher Lodge is a spacious bushveld home in the Waterberg just three hours’ drive from Joburg. Travel time from Joburg city centre: 3 hours There is a farm kitchen that has a variety of freshly prepared meals made to order (think stews and quiches), and if you’d rather braai, at least order the milk tart for pudding and farm bread for morning toast. Thoughtful details such as 50 kilograms of firewood, mammal, bird and reptile guides as well as a variety of games for rainy days are the cherry on top.
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