Travel & Things heads North tomorrow do work with the properties mentioned in this post. As I am uncertain of the speed of the connectivity, I will be taking a break from the Monday and Thursday postings for the week that I will be away.
For 3 camps it is a return visit, however it will be a first time for me visiting Moditlo River Lodge as well as Nambu Camp.
While I am away you can check out my ‘In conversation with’…YouTube channel where you can watch a variety of interviews with a plethora of interesting guests. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC388F-0Eg2f8DQmd9hmMXzA
All being well, the Travel and Things postings will resume on Monday 17th October.
Once again my road trip North will begin with a stop over at this quirky guest house that can be found at 37 Kantoor St, a quiet leafy street that is off-limits to the convoys of heavy-duty trucks that are causing chaos on the road surfaces in the area. Secluded and surrounded by residential accommodation rather than shops or restaurants.
Looking down on the rear garden from the upstairs balcony. A great space to hold a celebration of any description, especially in the gazebo on the right.
The front garden at night as I returned to the dining room for dinner.
Did you know?
The name Lydenburg means “Place of Suffering” and was named due to the deaths that the Voortrekkers had suffered from malaria in Origstad. (which is about 48km away)
In 1856 Lydenburg became the capital of De Republiek Lydenburg in Zuid Africa which then joined the ZAR in 1857.
It was an important town as it linked a wagon route to Delagoa Bay that was not controlled by the British. Construction of the road began in 1871 and the first wagons arrived in the port city in 1874.
Gold was discovered here in 1873 and when, in 1880, the First Boer War broke out, the garrison stationed in Lydenburg tried to try and take control of the goldfields.
To find out more about the guest house and what it offers, visit their website by clicking on the logo above.
Moditlo is a celebration of the abundance and variety of animal, bird and plant life that you’ll find in the diverse landscape of the Great Kruger National Park.(Image supplied by Google Images)
Moditlo River Lodge sits at the heart of the Blue Canyon Conservancy, a stretch of protected land in close proximity to the world-renowned Greater Kruger National Park, and is home to an astonishing array of fauna and flora.(Image supplied by Google Images)
Moditlo means ‘place of the elephant’, and the quiet grace of this extraordinary creature echoes throughout the lodge and its surroundings.
To find out more about the camp and what it offers, click on the logo above to visit their website.
Do you ever get the feeling that you are being watched when out on an evening game drive?
Here is proof that you are!
This pair of Giant Eagle Owls was seen on an evening drive from Chacma Bush Camp.
The camp’s perimeter is hugged by Mopane woodlands which are a major drawcard for a wealth of wildlife. Elephants, bushbuck, kudu and plains game are commonly spotted in these woodlands, and can be viewed from the comfort of the deck area surrounding the sparkling swimming pool. There’s a natural waterlogged area in front of camp which provides wildlife with the much needed replenishment needed during the heat of the day.
Chacma Bush Camp offers the perfect big five safari experience in 8000 hectares of undulating landscapes dotted with rocky outcrops. This family-friendly camp in the Maseke Balule Game Reserve, sleeps a total of 10 people, and thus offers an authentic and intimate safari experience.
I last saw this young male in 2017, I wonder if it is still alive and if so, if it is still on the property?
Deep caves on the traverse and the Olifants River coursing through the region provide the perfect diverse landscape for game drives.
To find out more about the camp and what it offers, click on the logo above to visit their website.
The name Nambu means ‘river’ in the local language of IsiThonga, and this unique lodge has many ties to this natural source that flows through the traverse, from the family name to the flowing waters of the Olifant’s River nearby. Nambu Camp is built in the heart of the Balule Private Nature Reserve which is open to the Kruger National Park.(Image supplied by Google Images)
This wild and diverse reserve is home to the Big 5…
and a vast array of wildlife species both big and small.
To find out more about the camp and what it offers, click on the logo above to visit their website.
After a quick return home to repack and to collect my wife, it is off to Sabi Sands where we are hoping that the leopards will be falling out of the trees as they were on our last visit.
The lodge has recently been refurbished and a lovely indoor-outdoor gazebo was added. This is a great chill out area for relaxing and enjoying the view on 3 sides. In fact, there are many areas to relax and unwind while in the luxury lodge, including the pool area, fire-pit, gazebo and at the fully stocked bar.
All the comfortable bedrooms have their own porch or deck with a view over the lodge gardens or bush, depending on the room, and wifi is available in all rooms and entertainment areas.
I do hope that this cub has survived the intervening years since or last visit and has grown into adulthood. The mortality rate on leopards is higher than that of lions.
4 nights at our favourite camp in the Sabi Sands. If you want to find out more about their current specials and offers, click on the logo above to visit their website
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