4 Day Orpen to Letaba Bush Camp Safari Holiday in Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa
Short Safari Holiday South Africa
This safari is accommodated at a rustic bush camp in the Greater Kruger at Balule Game Reserve. It covers all transfers from Hoedspruit, (or choose to fly at your own expense), all meals, and all game drives. Game drives in the morning and afternoon will be in open vehicles with experienced and enthusiastic guides. An open-air "boma" with a fire adds value to evening meals while breakfast and lunch are served under the trees in the unfenced camp.
Key information
- Group safari
- Maximum group size: 8 persons
- Children from the age of 10 years old are allowed to participate under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
- Starting point and ending point: Hoedspruit
Highlights
- Game drives in Balule Private Park and a day tour in Kruger National Park
- Spot elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, and wildebeest
- Open-sided 4x4 vehicle and minivan vehicle
- Large and productive area for game drives in open safari vehicles
- Small personalized safari camp with a vast area in the Big Five country
- Experienced and knowledgeable ranger guides
- 3 nights accommodation
- Daily meals as per the itinerary
Styles
O. R. Tambo International Airport (US$ 55 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Bar
- Dining area
- Garden
- Lounge
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Wireless internet
nDzuti Tented Bush Camp
The safari camp, located in Balule Nature Reserve, offers simple tented accommodation in a wild environment. The tented camp provides a genuine African bush experience with basic facilities. It is an unfenced bush camp where animals can roam freely. The camp overlooks a flood-lit waterhole visited by wildlife and birds, day and night.
This is the ideal place to get close to nature and immerse yourself in the African wilderness. Camp facilities include a small splash pool and hammocks, as well as a shady, thatch-roofed lounge area set on a platform.
As often as possible, meals are served al fresco, either in the lantern-lit boma around the campfire or in the well-established garden under shady trees. There is also a cash bar available for drinks. And if you can't bear to be separated from the outside world, there is Wi-Fi available at the camp.
Guests are accommodated in Meru-style tents with electricity. Each has its own open-air (yet private) bathroom adjacent to it, where you can take a hot shower under the stars, as well as a small patio area under canvas. The patios have two comfortable handmade chairs and overlook the waterhole. These are walk-in tents under canvas, in traditional African safari style.
The bathrooms have basins and flush toilets, with towels and amenities provided. The tents have two windows with mosquito netting to allow the breeze in but keep the insects out. The tents are also fitted with sturdy beds with quality linen and basic furnishings (side tables, bedside lamps, luggage racks, and mats).
Why stay with nDzuti Safari Camp?
Accommodation at nDzuti bush camp is in twin-bedded classic safari tents. The tents are permanent mini-Meru style canvas rooms erected on a concrete base and with an adjacent bathroom.
Each tent has a small furnished wooden deck with a view over the waterhole in front of the camp. On the same concrete base is the bathroom, a screened open-air space with a flush toilet, wash hand basin, and hot shower.
The tents have screened windows with canvas drops. They are furnished with twin beds, floor mats, and luggage racks. Electric lights and plug points are installed on the bedside table. The beds have fine percale linen, warm duvets, and extra blankets for wintertime.
nDzuti tented bush camp has four tents set out with a view over the waterhole. There is no fence around the camp, which dictates their child policy of no children under 10 years old. There is a lawned and shaded garden, with some tall mopane and other iconic trees like baobab and fever trees.
They also have an outdoor lounge area under an umbrella as well as a lounge in the main lodge on the upper level. There is a boma with a fire pit and camp chairs where guests eat evening meals. There is also an indoor dining room and bar.
The garden has some hammocks, a day bed, and a small splash pool. The tents have a small furnished wooden deck out the front. There is electricity in the tents and the main building, as well as peripheral soft lighting shining outwards from the camp's extent.
The four tents are permanent structures on a solid base with an adjacent private bathroom under the stars. The tents are furnished with real beds and fine linen, bedside tables and lamps, floor mats, and luggage racks. The camp also has a splash pool and overlooks a waterhole.
- 4 safari tents in the camp - Private safari camp with only four tents in the Greater Kruger reserve
- Dining by the evening fire - Dine and wine around a lovely warm evening fire at the boma
- Private outdoor bathrooms - Elegant outdoor bathrooms with privacy in mind, looking at the stars
- Private deck waterhole viewing - View all the day and night animals coming to drink at the camp's private waterhole
Program
nDzuti Safari Camp's three-night package begins with lunch on arrival day and an afternoon/evening game drive in an open safari vehicle. Accommodation is at nDzuti bush camp in simple safari tents with private bathrooms. All meals and game drives at dusk and dawn are included in this package. A day trip into the Kruger National Park is also included. The day tour explores the central section of Kruger around Orpen and Letaba.
We are situated in the Greater Kruger, so the have no boundaries for wildlife movement between the National Park and surrounding reserves. nDzuti has an area and a network of roads that we traverse, while this package will take you onto both the private and the public road network.
The exact route that your day tour will take will vary with the season and movement of wildlife. The camp is closest to the Phalaborwa Gate into the National Park and Letaba Camp, and the elephant museum is a close-by attraction. Mostly, we choose to enter the Kruger at Orpen Gate.
The open plains around Satara and Orpen offer different landscapes and possible animal sightings. The ranger guide will use local knowledge to best deliver an unforgettable outing.
Location
This safari trip will take place in Kruger National Park and Balule National Reserve. The Maseke Game Reserve makes up part of the Balule Nature Reserve, which in turn is part of the Greater Kruger, a vast unfenced area dedicated to conservation and consists of the famous Kruger National Park and the surrounding private game reserves.
The Maseke section of Balule is 8,500 ha, with sections of Olifants River frontage. To access the Balule, use the R40 road between Hoedspruit and Phalaborwa.
Food
nDzuti Safari Camp serves a light lunch with a hot dish and salads, always using fresh and locally sourced ingredients. Fruit is always available. Snacks are served at the sundowner stop on game drives. Dinner is a three-course meal.
Before the morning drive, nDzuti Safari Camp will serve hot drinks and cookies or rusks. You will stop for hot drinks with muffins and fruit during the morning drive. A full breakfast is served once you get back to camp. This breakfast has both continental and English breakfast elements.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Pescatarian
- Lactose Free
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
- Go on a boat trip on the Olifants
- Hike in the Blyde River Canyon
- Horse ride in a wildlife estate
- Take a trip to a giant baobab tree
What's included
- Morning and afternoon game drives of three hours each
- Full-day guided tour into the Kruger National Park
- Return transfer from and to Eastgate (Hoedspruit) airport
- 3 nights accommodation
- All meals, tea / coffee, and filtered water at nDzuti Safari Camp
What's not included
- Drinks from the honesty bar and while on sundowner stops
- Conservation levy of Balule - 450 ZAR per person
- Conservation levy of Kruger National Park - 535 ZAR per person
- Lunch in the Kruger from the ala carte menu at the rest camp
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Air Force Base Hoedspruit
65 km
Transfer included
O. R. Tambo International Airport
409 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 55 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS). Airport transfers are included in the price.
You can also book your flight to arrive at O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB). There is a road transfer from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit town and a drop-off at Three Bridges Restaurant every day. nDzuti Safari Camp will collect you from the reserve gate close to the camp.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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