Africa Wild

Thanks okie

No definitely not driving straight through, been there done that too many time in my life CPT - JHB, CPT - Durbs even straight through to Windhoek once just does your head in . Driving through Bloem and spending one night there and then seeing friends in Nelspruit Saturday 23rd. Bright and breezy through Croc bride Sunday morning 24th.

Driving a petrol car.

Cheers Trail.

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trailrunner wrote:Thanks Toko

Yes, now strongly considering changing the two camp days if we can get an alternative booking as I think that even if that's all we manage to change and we can get into a bungalow for both those nights it may avert the additional stress. I will check out Mopani.

Cheers Trail.

You know TR , for a relative newby in KNP , it is always good to suss out all the places , having a lot of overnight stays in different camps , and in time you find the ones that you really enjoy , and would like to return to time after time . This is all very good and well , but also means a lot of driving around looking for animals to see , getting to know areas which are good for certain sightings , etc .
Under such circumstances , you may find that you do not SEE very much , do not SEE all the BIG five , and then , the more you drive finding NOTHING , the more anxious and frustrated you become , and you become totally p...ed off with the whole caboodle , and you start looking forward to the end , and wanting to go home .
So , what I'm saying is , when considering alternative places to stay , maybe you should consider staying in fewer places longer . In that way you get to know the surrounding areas better , become more relaxed , and so on . For instance , if I was you , and I do not wish to take up the Tsendze stays , I would rather say remain in Letaba for another two days . It really is a lovely camp , lots of atmosphere ( more than Mopani ) , lots of game around , etc etc .

You know , you are on holiday , and you should enjoy it . Kruger will show you what Kruger wants to , at its own pace But you must allow it to get under your skin slowly .

TR, you have got so much great advice here that I can imagine your head is spinning! But please don't let us stress you out over your trip. If you can't change the accommodation, no big deal...at least you'll still be in the park!!

Flutterby wrote:TR, you have got so much great advice here that I can imagine your head is spinning! But please don't let us stress you out over your trip. If you can't change the accommodation, no big deal...at least you'll still be in the park!!

Yeahh , and if you're lucky ( or unlucky ) , you may even run into another greenie while you're there . But then you will have to wear a green ribbon tied to your vehicle's mirror

When you have your final booking, let us know and we will add your dates to the list of Wild Ones who will be in Kruger.

trailrunner wrote: seeing friends in Nelspruit Saturday 23rd. Bright and breezy through Croc bride Sunday morning 24th.

Trail, to add to you panic, there is no "Bright and breezy" to Croc, as there are constant roadworks on the N4, currently on this side of the Gorge, with stop-go delays of up to 90 minutes!

But we have a travel advice thread, viewforum.php?f=256 which you can peek at!

Would suggest going in at Phabeni should roadworks still be going on...they said it would stop in August?

Thanks again for the info guys, will check travel advice .
Will pass on final bookings when eventually confirmed flutterby.

Hi all

Since my last post I have done nothing but read, plot and plan for our trip.
Cant sleep, cant eat, cant talk to anyone about anything else and get irritated when I have to.

What I have managed to do is refine our schedule a bit so that we have slightly less movement between camps and no camping, which is actually now quite a relief as we don't have to lug camping gear along with everything else ( wife is even happier ). More space for camera gear

24/08 - 25/08 (1) - LOWER SABIE BG2 (BUNGALOW) 24/08 - 25/08 (1) - LOWER SABIE BG2 (BUNGALOW)
25/08 - 26/08 (1) – SKUKUZA BD3 (BUNGALOW) 25/08 - 26/08 (1) – SKUKUZA BD3 (BUNGALOW)
26/08 - 27/08 (1) - LETABA REST CAMP 26/08 - 28/08 (2) - LETABA REST CAMP BD3 (BUNGALOW)
27/08 - 29/08 (2) - TSENDZE RUSTIC (OWN TENT) 27/08 - 29/08 (1) - LETABA REST CAMP CTT4 (SAFARI TENT)
29/08 - 30/08 (1) - OLIFANTS REST BG2 (BUNGALOW) 29/08 - 30/08 (1) - OLIFANTS REST BD3U (BUNGALOW)
30/08 - 31/08 (1) – TAMBOTI CTT2 (SAFARI TENT) 30/08 - 31/08 (1) – OLIFANTS REST BG2 (BUNGALOW)
31/08 - 04/09 (4) – SATARA BG2 (BUNGALOW) 31/08 - 04/09 (4) – SATARA BG2 (BUNGALOW)
04/09 - 05/09 (1) - LOWER SABIE EH2 (HUT): 04/09 - 05/09 (1) - LOWER SABIE EH2 (HUT):
05/09 - 06/09 (1) - BERG-EN-DAL REST BA3 (BUNGALOW) 05/09 - 06/09 (1) - BERG-EN-DAL REST BA3 (BUNGALOW)

If anybody can comment on the changes I would be most grateful.
I realise its not ideal as we still have to move within Letaba and Olifants but that was all that was available at the time.