Lower Sabie Rest Camp

[nan]

nice indeed
and I love these tents

but/and what about the Boons

[Lisbeth]

Not nice from the outside All concrete

not all concrete, just the base. the walls are canvas .......

I does not show on the photos, but better canvas than concrete

[Flutterby]

Very nice!

[Richprins]

Some interesting camp pics by trailrunner, 2014:


https://www.africawild-forum.com/viewto ... &start=110

So we entered the cauldron of what Lower Sabie is at around 11:30 on a Sunday and it felt like being in the midst of a chaotic city rush hour in the parking lot.

Six different dialects, old people struggling with sticks, children running amok, a bus that was stuck between two parked cars, it’s Dutch passengers hugely unimpressed.

So this was what Kruger was all about, then we made our way to the deck.

We had been up since 3:30 after a fairly heavy night and drive from Cape Town, I needed coffee and breakfast, so that’s what we did.

Breakfast at Mugg and Bean


Now it certainly wasn't our intention to come to Kruger and sit in a glorified coffee shop, but the staff were friendly, the much needed coffee very good and then there was the deck

I went from fairly frazzled from the journey, lack of sleep and mornings events, to refreshed and overwhelmed within about twenty minutes. Although the restaurant and deck was busy, we somehow could shut out the world and just admire the view.



So this felt more like it. Even the Elly crossing the Sabie upstream seemed chilled out. We watched them for over hour before plucking up the courage to go and confront our checking in experience for our 1st night.

Safari Tent No 22 entrance


I realized why the Safari tents at Lower Sabie were such a popular accommodation option, they may have become a bit tatty but the views were absolutely stunning and you really did feel that you were as close to the bush as you could get.

Safari Tent no 22 view

[Richprins]

The trip so far had been great especially on day one when we seemed to have had such a frenetic start to our journey. The only problem was that we were now filled with expectations of spectacular sightings around every corner. This was Lower Sabie with the reputation for great sightings and whilst we contemplated our last evening we quietly hoped that things would get better.

We enjoyed the final twilight from our safari tent balcony and realized that just being where we were was already a privilege in itself.

Looking left from our Safari tent


looking right from our Safari tent


Straight in front of our Safari tent

[Dindingwe]

I had the chance to witness a hunt today, from Lower Sabie's deck where we had a lunch, one hour before leaving the park, That was really fabulous. Here is one picture of a series.

[Lisbeth]

I am looking forward to the rest

[Alf]

I saw on latest sightings app yesterday people reporting lion and leopard across the river from the deck

[Richprins]

Did they catch something, Dingwe?

[Flutterby]

Wow!