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wbevents, thanks for the info on the FU4V family cottages. Are they suitable for two couples? Do the cottages have two seperate bedrooms and bathrooms?

We stayed at a BD3U unit last year and I wonder if two BD3U's (for 4 persons) are more spacious then the FUV4 cottage?

Perfect for two couples, much more space than the bd3u's,yes seperate on-suite rooms, i did post some pictures in the accomodation thread.Only draw back are the construction taking place next door, but if you are going out early and come back late it's not a problem, they are obviously behind on schedule as they were working on sunday and on the public holiday !

Hi All
Does anyone have a view on which are the best LST2U safari tents insofar as location is concerned. We have reserved two for next year and would like adjacent sites. From the map it would appear that 16 and 17 are good?

Hi John,
Have you seen the view from number 27 ?
We were in #19 recently and although we loved it there , I think #20 had a slightly better view.
I actually think them all to be great !

Hi All, Advice needed.
I will be in Lower on the 2nd and 3rd Of September . What roads to take?
Mornings:
Evenings:

Thanks

Yahya, a good question.

Most directions are good from LS, but it depends on what you are looking for.

Cheetah - S28 - go south and turn left after a few KM towards CB. Also H10 north across the river.
Leopard & Lion - tar roads to CO or Skuk - opposite direcrtions - your choice
White Rhino - Tar road to CB
Black rhino - H10 area
Wild dog - Tar road to CB - good luck!
Serval - S28 & Duke waterhola area & H10
Elephant & buffs - any road

Morning or evening are almost intercangeable, but the earlier the better for cheetah.

No guarantees, just experience.

Hey Yahya

Trip Reports show the H10 tar road going North to Tsokwane, and the s28 tar road going South towards Croc Bridge to be good areas for cheetah The open grassland not only looks good for cheetah, but people are seeing them there

I would recommend driving further routes in the morn, and shorter in the afternoon if you are one to relax in the heat of the day.

Thus:
Morn- H4-1 to Skuks and saltjie road back
Afternoon - H4-2, s28 back

or
Morn - H10 to tsokwane, and the dirt roads back
Afternoon - H4-2, s28 back

Keep your eyes peeled near LS in the water for otters!!
Keep a watchful eye at the H4-1/S28 junction for the resident leopard!
Try your luck shining a spotlight into the bush from the fence. Some formites have seen Civet doing this

hi storma,

over the long weekend in august, we stayed in one of the family cottages, unit 94, it was amazing, clean and very spacious, each room had its own bathroom, there was an outside area around the fire and a dining area inside the room.

enjoy

Hi Peeps,
Please forgive me if this question has been asked before, but I remember reading somewhere in the forums that the Safari Tents (LST2) are all beside the fence.
Can anyone confirm this?
I've had a look at the camp map, and they do look pretty close to the edge of camp.
Any assistance would, as always be greatly appreciated.
Kirsty

Hi kirsty
I stayed at the tents in L/s this weekend ,the tents are very close to the fence, some closer than the rest.Some of the tents are along the fence at the river and the others by the tar road.

Hi Kirsty & Rooikat

As far as I understand an LST2 tent is a tent not suitable for disabled people and without river view. Nr. 15 is one of the best if you booked this since it is at the fence on the western side of camp.

LST2Z are units without river view and suitable for disabled people. I'm not sure about the bust unit for this type

Only the units where there is a "U" in the code have river view. So LST2U will have river view but not suitable for the disabled. Nr. 27 is a very good option.

LST2ZU are suitable for the disabled and have river view. Here the best option is definitely nr. 21. If you can't get 21, 22 is also not bad. But it depends on the code / type of unit you booked.

SO if there is a "Z" in the code it is suitable for the disabled and a "U" is for river view.

We stayed in nr. 21 last Thursday and it was great. We wanted to have 27, but since we booked the last tent available it was an LST2UZ so there is only 3 or 4 units with this code and 21 was one of them. Under Lower Sabie's "Camp Home" site you can view a map of the camp. Sorry don't know how to create a link. (avialability, kruger national park, lower sabie, camp home, on the right side of screen map

Game viewing was excellent. We had 7 different lion sightings on the H4-1 in the 3 days and 2 on the H4-2. The H4-1 was by far the best road to drive. Sure it's because it's very dry currently and the Sabie river is one of very view water suppliers now.

Enjoy.

For anyone wanting to see where the tents are located and the #'s

Map

so i am back in lower sabie for 7 nights staying at my "home from home" in the budget huts



and was i happy to see that the disability ablutions have been "sorted out"



a hands free shower has been installed and the paper towel dispenser has been moved from behind

the shower seat to where the hand dryer used to be

well done sanparks and lower sabie

and thank you very much...........

it is now an absolute pleasure to shower that i want to do it 3 times a day

Does anyone know which tent was burnt?

It was #26 MM.

Here