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Hi Maddie,

we were there 2 weeks back and we had number 75. It's a good place and not close to renovations. The renovations are close to Kaertland guesthouse. On the map you hace to look to BG2U.....
unfortunatelly you can see the diference between BD2U and the BD3U...
I don't know why sanparks doesn't change the maps... sometimes it's very confusing..
Have a nice trip!!

Ruud

Hi Wild Bill

From the pictures in the description of the accomodation, it looks llike they have marked them incorrectly as FQ instead of FU on the map. The FU5 units (2 of them) are situated where the dorm style accomodation units are. There used to be three dorm style units in a U shape, however the one closest to the river side was converted to two FU5 units a while ago, with a bamboo wall closing off their braai areas.

Hope this helps

Hi Zeelie

I have been camping in LS quite often. You can not book a specific site. Most of the camp sites are relatively small, but there are some bigger ones as well. A large caravan with tent will easily fit on almost all sites. Please note that no extra tents will fit on site. Each site as a braai, tap and dustbin. Hope this helpa a bit.

Also check the description of the campsite at Lower Sabie by Ecojunkie - it sums it up well:
viewtopic.php?f=48&t=28185&start=15

Additionally to what has been said here so far two further points:
- No camping at the fence which means it lacks the possibility of watching animals from your tent at night.
- No animal night sounds: Although I heard a barn owl at night from my tent when I camped at LS once. But generally you are too far away from the fence and from the river to hear animal sounds at night (there is quite a bit of human noise pollution including a generator at night at LS campsite).

The camp sites on the left (if you are looking from the river side of the camp) are fairly big, the rest being a mix of small and medium.
I do not agree on not hearing any night sounds. We spent a week camping there two weeks ago and were kept awake sometimes by loud lion roars. We also heard hyena, owls, hippo, fruit bats and even a leopard at night.
I thoroughly enjoyed my camping experience at LS, but each to their own I guess. Enjoy your trip.

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Hi arcticthorn,

The SO and I have 3 kids and often book a 4 sleeper unit (paying for the correct number of people) and the kids share 2 beds pushed together, but more than 1 above the base rate causes problems. I.e. 3 sleeper bungalows at Croc Bridge for a family of 5, hence I never get to stay there

You should have no problems

The BD2U riverfront accommodation has pleanty of room for an extra mattress, you just need an extra chair plus crockery etc .

Hi AKadwa

If you know where the pool is, the EH5 units are across the road from the pool, the 'round end' units of the long dorm style buildings if that makes sense (on the camp map they will be units 49, 54, 55 and 60 with the EH3's in between them). The kitchen and ablutions are in close vacinity, the shop is unfortunately for you, on the other end of the camp.

Enjoy

Hi all,

Can someone please tell me which no's BD3 bungalows are. I cannot find them on the camp map.

Thanks.

From number 3 till around 22 , best one's from around 9 onwards!

Hi Dikkies,

The BD3 and BD3Z units are numbers 31 and 32.

The units wbevents mentioned, 3 to 22, are the BD3U units.

Linda

We stayed in one a couple of years ago, thought we'd died and gone to heaven, they are fantastic. I think there is a post further up the thread with the numbers but they start at 3. However the higher number the better as 3 - 5 are right next to the path to the restaurant/reception area

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The BD3U as well as the BD2U are realy very nice bungalows to stay in. They all have a riverview.
And 3 is indeed right next to the restaurant so it can be a little noisy.


Ruud.

Hi Trish,

The BG2 units are all the back of the camp so there is no view, and I don't think they have been renovated yet. They would not be my ideal choice in Lower Sabie. When are you going? If it's not too soon just keep looking for cancellations and you might be able to upgrade to a river front bungalow or even one of the tents...those are lovely too.

They are beginning to look a little tired, especially when compared to the renovated units. The major downside is that they've had to move the fridges into the bedrooms and the noise is irritating. They are all clean and basically sound but if you do have any problems let reception know immediately and they will do their best to sort it out.

Having said that I'd rather stay in LS than miss it so take what you can get now and keep checking the availability, you may get lucky. And some of the BG2 units are in nice positions.