This camp is centrally situated on landscaped gardens in the knobthorn veld which offer the best grazing in the Kruger National Park. Large concentrations of game and lion occur here.
The camp is about 47 km east of Orpen gate, but the gravel road following the Timbavati en route is also well worth the drive.
Due to the water pipeline and watering places in the region, huge herds of antelope species, zebra, giraffe and buffalo are regular sights, and obviously the predators feeding off them. There are also 3 dams in the area, and grazing land is particularly good.
Rare animal species found in the area are eland, nyala, white and black rhino, sable and wild dog. Birdlife is also prolific. The area is known for its spectacular sunsets, and the camp is a very popular.
Facilities at the camp include:
Basic First Aid Assistance
Cafeteria
Cutlery and Plates Hamper
Day Visitor Picnic Area
Eco Information Centre
Emergency Road Service
Film Auditorium
Jungle Gym for children
Laundromat
Petrol Station
Picnic Facilities
Post Box
Public telephones
Restaurant
Shop
Rooms:
Guesthouses
Rudy Frankel Guesthouse (near a waterhole) - 8 persons
4 x air-conditioned bedrooms, each with two single beds and bathroom en suite (bath, shower, toilet and basin). Lounge/diningroom (with fan), bar and kitchen with an electric stove (with oven), refrigerator, freezer, sink, cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery. Lapa with barbecue facilities and open parking.
Stanley Guesthouse - 9 persons
3 x air-conditioned bedrooms, each with three single beds and bathroom en suite (2 with bath, toilet and basin and 1 with bath, shower, toilet and basin). Lounge / diningroom with fan and open veranda. Kitchen with a gas stove (with oven), refrigerator/freezer, sink, cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery. Barbecue facilities and open parking.
Wells Guesthouse - 6 persons
3 x air-conditioned bedrooms, each with two single beds and bathroom en suite. Two bathrooms have a shower, toilet and basin, and one has a bath, toilet and basin. Air-conditioned lounge/diningroom with a ceiling fan. Kitchen with a gas stove (with oven), refrigerator/freezer, sink, cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery. Barbecue facilities and open parking.
Cottages
6 persons per cottage with 2 x air-conditioned bedrooms, each with bathroom en suite. One bathroom with bath, toilet and basin and the other with shower, toilet and basin.
In some 1 bedroom has a double bed and a single bed, the other has three single beds. In another 1 bedroom has two single beds and the other has three single beds. And in the rest both bedrooms have 3 x single beds.
Each unit has a lounge / dining room with ceiling fan and an open-plan kitchen with gas stove (with oven), refrigerator /freezer, sink, cooking utensils, cutlery and crockery.
There is an open verandah and barbeque facilities at each unit, and open parking.
Bungalows
2- and 3-bed bungalows with air-conditioning, shower, toilet, refrigerator and veranda. Some have sinks on the veranda and some two-bed bungalows have a two-plate stove (without oven) as well. Basic cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery.
2- and 3-bed bungalows with facilities for handicapped persons have air-conditioning, bath, toilet and refrigerator. Basic cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery.
2- and 3-bed bungalows with air-conditioning, bath, toilet and refrigerator. No cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery.
Important Notice
1. Accommodation rates do not include
Conservation Fees which are payable at the entrance gates.
2. Please ensure that you are familiar with the
Rules & Regulations of National Parks before making a booking.
Activities:
Bush Walks
Game Drives (Day and Night)
Sweni Bird Hide
Ratel Pan Bird Hide (Piet Grobler Dam)
Sweni Wilderness Trail
Through prior arrangement with the camp, catered traditional dances can be organised.
Wildlife films
How to get there:
See Map From Johannesburg / Pretoria to Orpen Gate:
Head toward Nelspruit on the N4, take the R540 Belfast turn off. At Lydenburg turn left onto the R36 heading north. 30 kms before Hoedspruit turn right onto the R531 and head to the gate.
Allow between 4 to 5 hours for the trip to the gate. Satara Main Rest Camp is 48 km away from the gate.
Allow about 2 hours for the drive to the camp.
Regulations when Exiting the Park:
In order to improve overall controls some changes have been made to the check-out process at camps in the Kruger National Park and your assistance and co-operation is kindly requested in this regard.
Guests are reminded that only guests with
valid exit permits will be allowed to exit the park. For day visitors these are issued upon entry at gates and for overnight guests these are issued by the last camp on the guest itinerary.
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