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by tent dweller
Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:24 am
Forum: Kruger National Park
Topic: How HOT does it really get
Replies: 191
Views: 41485

Re: How HOT does it really get

Over Dec 2014 we were in Shingwedzi, we swam at 5.30am, the water was so warm it made us feel ill, we did not need towels because as we walked back to our unit we were drying, we did not braai once and we drank our 2 week water supply over 3 days, we moved to our next camp which was Letaba, the heat...
by tent dweller
Fri Oct 16, 2015 6:15 am
Forum: Forum Indaba
Topic: Teen boy fatally drowns at Letaba Swimming Pool
Replies: 19
Views: 4151

Re: Teen boy fatally drowns at Letaba Swimming Pool

An accident like this was bound to happen, we visit Letaba every year and the over crowding has worsened as the years have gone by, we sometimes make breakfast at the day visitors area then we decide to have a swim, we pay our R10 as is expected from us and we have a swim, over Dec 2014, a busload o...
by tent dweller
Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:49 am
Forum: KNP Camps & Roads
Topic: INDEX to the best unit numbers
Replies: 111
Views: 160779

Re: INDEX to the best unit numbers

We stayed in number 26 in Dec 2014, I did not like it as the thatch roof was very low, there are staff quarters behind but they are not the main quarters because I heard and saw hardly any activity, I did see a few staff members but they did not make a noise, if sitting outside the accommodation the...
by tent dweller
Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:12 am
Forum: KNP Camps & Roads
Topic: Mopani Rest Camp
Replies: 128
Views: 43641

Re: Mopani Rest Camp

When making our booking for 2015/2016 we decided we would end our trip at Mopani, I booked a BD4 with a view, upon calling Mopani to request a specific number I was informed that I should choose either 49, 51 or 101 , which one is the better and does anybody have a photograph of 49 and 101? I did ma...
by tent dweller
Sun Feb 22, 2015 6:46 am
Forum: KNP Camps & Roads
Topic: Balule Satellite Camp
Replies: 162
Views: 115827

Re: Balule question

Over Dec 2014, we stayed in hut number 6, right on the fence, it was more than amazing, on our last night a breeding herd of ellies were grazing along the fence, they were so close that we could smell them and see every detail of them, my hubby always says that this was our best ever elephant sighti...
by tent dweller
Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:02 pm
Forum: KNP Camps & Roads
Topic: Olifants Rest Camp
Replies: 122
Views: 99505

Re: Olifants Rest Camp

:D :D I managed to get a bungalow with a view for 3 days over December 2015, there are only 6 and I think they all have the same view or am I wrong? :doh: Which one should I request? Thanks
by tent dweller
Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:18 am
Forum: Kruger National Park
Topic: Rain in Kruger
Replies: 456
Views: 184440

Re: Rain in Kruger

We entered the park on 21 December, through the Phalaborwa gate, it was boiling hot, we stayed at/in Shingwedzi for 2 nights, boy, was it hot??!!!!, we moved on to Letaba where it was even hotter, we watched storm clouds gather for 3 days in a row but nothing would happen, on day 4, we were in the p...
by tent dweller
Fri Jan 16, 2015 5:44 pm
Forum: KNP Camps & Roads
Topic: Camps With Swimming Pools
Replies: 69
Views: 13357

Re: pool question

I stayed in Olifants over December 2014 and travelled to Letaba to swim everyday, I also stayed in Tamboti and went to Orpen on two occasions to swim, we did a day trip to Pretoriuskop to do all our favourite loops and when we where finished we decide to pop into the camp to have a swim, we were sta...
by tent dweller
Sat Jan 03, 2015 4:13 pm
Forum: KNP Camps & Roads
Topic: Shingwedzi Rest Camp
Replies: 160
Views: 128224

Re: Shingwedzi Rest Camp

I have just returned from my annual pilgrimage to the Kruger and in my opinion Shingwedzi has the best swimming pool, it is blue, sparkling clean and VERY well looked after, the pool attendant really does a good job, by 7am, it was swimmable, it was the only refuge from the heat wave that was sweepi...
by tent dweller
Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:29 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: What I love the most about the forums is ...................
Replies: 45
Views: 77992

Re: What I love the most about the forums is ...............

.............................the experiences of other members by means of photographs and travel tales, the opinions of others, information and tips and lastly it is my refuge before I leave for work and when I return
by tent dweller
Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:43 am
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Where would you like to be right now?
Replies: 1020
Views: 87937

Re: Where would you like to be right now?

The Fayi and Shabeni loops are my favourites to do, the times that we have done them we have always been the only car, simply awesome, amazing scenery and the feeling of being the only ones on the planet, just cannot get any better
by tent dweller
Tue Oct 21, 2014 5:50 am
Forum: Forum Indaba
Topic: Who is losing money -- Sanparks or tour operators?
Replies: 41
Views: 10059

Re: Who is losing money -- Sanparks or tour operators?

Joep, we were in Pretoriuskop over December 2013, our plans changed and we wanted to extend our stay with 3 nights, we asked at reception if there was "open" accommodation and they said "no, the camp is full", after walking around the camp every day and night (for our daily exerc...
by tent dweller
Sat Oct 11, 2014 5:50 am
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: You know you're a Kruger fan when...
Replies: 120
Views: 31239

Re: You know you're a Kruger fan when...

leo21, I know that feeling, I have the Go magazines guide to the Kruger 2012/3 editions in my car, and when I used to have to wait in the car park for my child after school those were the books that I read, I know them back to front, right to left by now, by reading those books over and over gave me...
by tent dweller
Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:15 pm
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Where would you like to be right now?
Replies: 1020
Views: 87937

Re: Where would you like to be right now?

mizzbee, thank you for the invite, it is just what most of us need right now especially this time of the year
by tent dweller
Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:15 am
Forum: KNP Camps & Roads
Topic: Favourite camp, choices.
Replies: 218
Views: 27843

Re: Camp Choice??

MM, we stayed in Letaba over Dec 2013, we swam in the pool at the Day visitors area after paying a R10.00 entrance fee each, the pool in the camp itself was very, very full and busy. We were the only ones in the day visitors pool, maybe because of the R10.00 per person charge?