A Grand Kruger and Botswana Safari
Jako recently booked a wonderful safari for Tom and Linda and Cliff and Roslyn. They went on a grand Kruger and Botswana Safari that took them to a few different areas with in each region. The group started in the Greater Kruger Park areas of Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, where they stayed at nThambo Tree Camp, from here they headed to Timbavati Game Reserve and stayed at Tanda Tula Safari Camp. They then moved to the Sabi Sand Game Reserve and stayed at two camps, the first was Arathusa Safari Lodge and then Nottens Bush Camp. Each of these three reserves share unfenced borders with the Kruger National Park, which allow the game to follow their ancient migration paths.
The group then flew to Livingstone in Zambia where they stayed at Victoria Falls before heading into Botswana. First stop was at the Linyanti Savuti area of Chobe. This area has the Linyanti River that feeds the Savuti Marsh and is a game rich area. They stayed at Kwando Lebala Camp and from there headed to Little Kwara Camp for a Okavango Delta safari with both land and water activities. Their last 3 nights were spent on a Kalahari Safari in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve where they stayed at Tau Pan Camp.
Here is their feedback from their Grand Kruger and Botswana Safari:
Jako,
We had a great trip and it came off without a hitch, so thanks for your efforts in making and monitoring all the arrangements. We enjoyed all of the lodges, especially since we like to experience different areas and types of camps. Of course the research that I did, along with your help, enhanced the chances that we would like them, but then I suspect that we would have enjoyed almost any of the myriad of wonderful camps from which one can choose.
Frankly, even though we’ve been back only a couple of weeks I’m already having some trouble remembering which camp was which and what happened where — maybe I’ll be better able to differentiate once I cull the 8,003 photos I took. We had comfortable accommodations, excellent service, tasty food, good guides, and productive game drives at each camp, so I can’t really say that aspect was much better at one place than the others. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite, and I can’t speak for my companions, but I think the very personal service, lantern-lit atmosphere, and special after-dark “happy hour” in the bush with all the other guests at family owned and operated by Nottens Bush Camp put it near the top of my list. Other highlights for me included the bush breakfasts and the staff entertaining us with singing and dancing at lovely Tanda Tula, the waterhole in front of the rooms at Arathusa, and the great variety of game (such as following the pack of 18 wild dogs) at Lebala.
I’ll take a poll of our group to see if they’re willing to have a photo of us posted on the internet. Although we of course are attractive people, we may not have looked our absolute best in our all-beige ensembles after a couple of “rough” weeks in the bush.
Tom
