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Sneak preview of the Pafuri camp.

Does any know the name of the Pafuri Concession ?
If you stop on the Luvuvhu bridge and look east you can just make the the Lodge on the banks of the river. It looks amazing and must have great bird sightings.
I would love to find out the prices and what it entails.

Makuleke concession

As far as I know that is correct. It is also the new training ground for the Eco Training. Madach & SO will be there for the month of November.

If this is called Pafuri Camp, what is "The Outpost"? A short distance into the KNP from Pafuri gate there is a sign showing this name.

Pafuri camp is aimed at the traditional Kruger self-drive visitor whereas the Outpost is a luxurious bush lodge, also managed by Wilderness Safaris

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No, the camp is way further down stream. You won't be able to see it from the Levuvhu bridge. towards Pafuri picnic spot you'll find a "hidden lookout from which you can see it."

Alternatively just go north over the bridge and turn right on the gravel road leading towards it. They were busy with some heavy duty machinery there in June 2005. So I could not slip in to have a proper look.

Taken behind the Admin buildings at Pafuri Gate. We arrived exactly at sunrise.

Just spent 2 nights at Pafuri Wilderness Camp, what a fabulous place. Saw lots of game in the river below the safari tents - time went to quickly.

As far as I know it's a camp run by Wilderness Safaris. The camp is located in the Makuleke concession north of the Luvhuvu river.

M

Foxy, what was the bird life in the camp? I have been told that if you like birds you probably won't need leave the camp at all, but this was said by people who have never styed there before.

Birdlife is very good from the camp, so were the animal sighting, but that would also be dependant on water being in the river.
Pafuri Wilderness camp only opened during the middle of the year - 20 luxury safari tents along the river front. This is probably why many people have not heard about it.
Currently game drives are only in the concession area - on the northern side of the Luvuvhu River. We saw lion twice on different drives. Missed the leopard. Saw a lot of varius antelopes and ellies, zebbies, buffs, monkey's etc.
On one of the 4 drives, we were taken to Lanner Gorge (brilliant view)and on another we had sundowners at Crooks Corner - Limpopo River is currently nothing but sand.

Hi all,

Was fortunate to have spent 3 days at the Wilderness safari's Pafuri camp at the start of last week.
Herewith a description of that experience:

The camp is similar to others of the lodge mould.
The staff are very helpful, and service is good.
The accommodation is tented, and luxurious at that.
All units overlook a stretch of the Levuvhu, and are connected by a boardwalk.
Game drives are undertaken by rangers - who are very good, some good at birds, others with other interests.
Ours was a bird guru which is helpful on the team, owing to the birding in that area.
Birds seen - Montagu's harrier (near Punda Maria on way up), gorgeous bushshrike, lesser spotted eagle, broadbilled roller, three banded courser (quite common there, and at most southern distribution).
In general there are birds all around you calling and jumping about.
Mammals - the area is known for its diversity of mammals, and not abundance, though we saw more than expected - probably as a result of rains and we ended up bumping into animals that were out in the bush. We did see lions, ellie (only bulls), buff, Nyala, hippo, Sharpes Grysbok, both bush babies, l spotted Genet, zebra.
Scenery - the most extensive and beautiful fever tree forests I have ever see are on that north side of Levuvhu - rivaling those from KZN.
Lanner gorge is beautiful and one sees the snaking Levuvhu in a very rocky landscape.
Nice baobab dotted landscapes too.
The Limpopo river section seems to have skittish animals - possibly owing to past poaching persecution.
The riverine stretches are particularly beautiful and extensive too.
The actual Levuvhu was quite brown, and was as a result of a recent flash flood, and the colour in part to soil stripping in the Soutpansberg catchment.
As a concession, one knows the story about the restitution some time back (1997?), and the Makuleke community.
The politics is different to the other concessions elsewhere in park.
If it wasn't for the awarding of the concession to game viewing tourism there most certainly would have been crops, and settlement there now.
This unlike the other concessions in park.
I think they are aiming at a South African market a bit, ie. Gauteng, and the rates are very reasonable if you compare to other ones elsewhere.
I would suggest that people spend a few days there and explore that diverse tract of Kruger.
It was a worthwhile experience.

We stayed there at the end of October and had a wonderful time - also the safari tent (No 7) with the best view. As it was our anniversary and a birthday on the same day, the staff spoilt us no end - the one evening a table was set for the 2 of us next to the swimming pool, away from the rest - all very romantic,
2 of the ladies also made a beautiful card of congratulations for us.
Treasured memories we will have of Pafuri and the staff.
The time went so quickly, a week would have been ideal for chilling out
We also saw a lot of bird life and game in the river

We had two very enjoyable nights at Parfuri last July.
I think the camp had only been opened for a couple of weeks before we arrived.
Here are some 'photos of the camp & our "Tent":-







It was wonderful to wake up looking out over the Luvuvhu River in the mornings.
Just a shame it was dark as we had to be up at 5:30 for the Game Drives!

We had a wonderful 3 days there and the two memories that will stick with us forever are the Hippos at Crooks Corner & being above Lanner Gorge watching the sun set.

It was the first 3 days of our first ever trip to Africa and was a great way to start.
After Pafuri we stayed at Olifants & Skukuza in KNP plus Hluhluwe & Ithala in KZN and one night in Swaziland.
We enjoyed all the camps we stayed at but Pafuri was definitely the highlight of our trip (followed closely by Rileys Hilltop Lodge in Swaziland).

One day we will return, but there's a lot more of Africa to see first!