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Thank you FinMari :)

What name does SANParks use when referring to the luxurious lodges that can be found in the concessions in a number of SANParks?
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Exclusive private lodges ?
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It is another name I have read about that I am after, FinMari.
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Bit more research and I found

Golden Kudus term ?
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That’s it, FinMari :thumbs_up: Over to you :clap:
Here is a link in case other readers are interested:
https://www.sanparks.org/travel/plan/wh ... ury-lodges
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Thank you Dream Weaver :D

Who was the first tourism manager in Kruger NP?
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In 1948 Kruger NP appointed its first tourism manager, H.C. van der Veen
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Chacma wrote: Mon Jun 02, 2025 11:39 pm In 1948 Kruger NP appointed its first tourism manager, H.C. van der Veen
Correct :thumbs_up:

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Apart from Olifants Rest Camp, which rest camp is also named after a mammal?
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Would that be Pretoriuskop?
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I like your thinking Dream Weaver, but no, not a human mammal :wink:
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Punda Maria named after the zebra?
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Dream Weaver wrote: Wed Jun 04, 2025 11:35 am Punda Maria named after the zebra?
Afraid not. Think further afield :wink:
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Dream Weaver wrote: Wed Jun 04, 2025 11:35 am Punda Maria named after the zebra?
Afraid not. Think further afield :wink:
But yes, it isn’t an English word.
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Ah, so not in the Kruger NP I take it :)
Let’s try Nyathi in Addo which is named for the African Buffalo.
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