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There are no fences except for a couple of car battery-assisted electrical wires as thick as ur pinky to keep jackals and hyaenas off your medium rare T-Bone.

Letaba definitely still does the bushbraai, I emailed them.

@ MadAboutCats, the Letaba bushbraai is a great experience. I wrote a review here.

We enquired about Bush Braais at the camps we were and these were the answers we got.

Berg & Dal - Still do Bush Braais. Min 4 people. They now also have a Boma Braai every Saturday night @ R80.00 / person (3 course meal) where everybody could come and tell there special Kruger stories.

Skukuza - Still do Bush Braais. Min 8 people.

Lower Sabie - Still do Bush Braais. No min. They were even prepaired to only take me & SO.

Hi Lisa

You have to book through the restaurant at each camp. Unfortunetly I don't have their e-mail or tel no. Are you a Saffie? If so, phone the camp at which you would like to take the braai. They should be able to assist with the reataurant no. ? Maybe even an e-mail address? If you not in SA I will gladly help you to book. Just PM me.

About the cost? If I remember correctly it was about R350.00 - could be R5.00 or so more........really can't remember now. This is not just for the braai though. It also include your night drive which will cost you ± R145.00 pp if you only do that. So the bush braai is actually only ± R205.00. If it's within one's bugget, I can highly recommend it. It's quite an experience!

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Hi Lisa, you're in luck-we just added restaurant e-mail address to the site here so if you send them an e-mail, your bush braai needs should be met!

Had a bushbraai at Berg en Dal
Was great and very special
First we had a drive for roughly 2 hours during which we saw
ellie, rhino, genet and other general game

Then we entered a ring of fire and had great food, while being guarded by two armed rangers.

Didnt hear much night sounds but saw the stars and for the first time in my life the scorpion (stars). Our guide was very knowledgeable . Not only one wildlife but new his way around our galaxy. Thanks Raymond and Josep .

For those in need of a toilet. There is a nice toilet shed and it will be inspected by a armed ranger before you can enter

We had a family reunion at Letaba in July. All 19 of us climbed a lorry and had an experience that is diffucult to put into words. Children over six are welcome and well catered for. The guard with his gun proving a big hit. The chef, barman, guide and guard were terrific. Definitely the best service experience ever. The children where comforted and entertained and became more confident as the night progressed. The catering was superb and the discussions we had before hand with the very helpful resturant staff were very useful. The "loo with a view" was comfortable and very convenient, the imagined element of danger made the short walk exciting! The stars were so close we could have plucked them from the sky, the trumpeting ellies reminded us where we were and the smell of the bush and wind in the trees gave us alot to be grateful for that night. It was a multi generational group and everyone has a special moment but most of all it made a lasting impression on everyone. The bush braai bound us closer together as a family and was well worth the cost. I recommend it to anyone. Well done KNP!

You can add night drives and bushwalks to your accommodation reservation, but you have to book your bush braai directly with the camp. Campe emails can be found here. There is a mini night drive getting to and from the bush braai, but the normal sunset or night drives are a full 3 hours — sometimes longer if you have a special sighting.

I can also highly recommend the Olifants Astronomy Experience. Again this must be booked directly with the camp. I've discussed it in my Olifants trip report and several other forumites have also enjoyed it. If you do a search on "astronomy" you'll find some of their comments. It is a very different and special experience, and includes a mini night drive, drinks and tasty snacks, and the opportunity to view planets and other features through a powerful telescope. Very worthwhile!!

Have a great trip!

Lisa, the bush braai is a combination between the restaurant and the rangers
But if you stay for two or more nights there will always be a place. Provided that at least 4 persons book a braai

We had two night at Berg en Dal
The first was booked solid and the second one only for us 4.
Great. Was a kind of private outing

The weather was a shame as the food was great and the company quite exceptional
The site for the bush braai was Mudzandzeni picnic site, which is lovely during the day, but quite a drive away from Orpen and also surrounded by a fence with a gravel covering on the ground so it doesnt feel as wild as some of the other bush braai sites. Bouf also did spend considerable time trying to get confirmation of the bush braai, if I remember correctly...

I have always booked the bush braii as we check in at the camp. Letaba bush braii was really great with a fantastic night drive as we went to the braii. While we were eating we could hear Lions roaring!!

I have e-mailed Lower Sabie 4 times now about a bush braai. The first time they said it was too far in advance. The second time they didn't respond. The third time they said they are not offering a bush braai on New Year's Eve. Then the fourth time I asked them about a bush braai on Dec. 30 and the response today was, "Sorry, we require a minimum of 10 pax."

I thought the minimum was fewer than that -- I wasn't asking for a private bush braai for my husband and me -- but how are smaller groups of 2, 4, etc. supposed to sign up for a bush braai if we have to be a group of 10 for them to even offer one?

That's great news. They must have changed their policy.
For how many people, AS? Can you book for two? And how did you book it?

Another day, another answer, this time from central reservations: "For bush braais the restaurant wants minimum of 8 people and not less unfortunately they cannot accommodate 2 people."