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2 Nights
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Visitors to Fundudzi have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a beautiful environment. In a hugely fertile valley with modern tea plantations, the real gems are the natural areas with forests, lakes, rivers and waterfalls. The area is well populated with rural villages and tourists will be spoilt for choice visiting crafters, manufacturers of Minwenda (traditional Venda clothing), Malungu (traditional beads) and Makunda (traditional bangles). For those wanting a closer understanding of some of the local rituals, a demonstration of the Domba Dance (python dance) can be pre-arranged for evening entertainment at Fundudzi.
Fundudzi Cultural Camp has 5 stand-alone thatched rondavels, each with two ¾ beds, chairs and a bedside stand. This needs to be arranged at the time of booking. Ablutions are en-suite, with flush toilets, shower and basins. The kitchen, dining and camp-fire facilities are communal, and you will share a gas hob and camp fire for cooking, as well as fridge and freezer for storage of food. The necessary pots, crockery & cutlery are also supplied. Catering by local villagers can be arranged – please pre-order when booking. There is no electricity, and paraffin or solar lanterns are provided for light at night. If self-catering, don’t forget to bring firewood.
2 Nights
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Tented Camp
Spoken Languages: Afrikaans, English
No. Rooms: 5
Special Interests: Birding, Cycling, Flora, Hiking, History & Culture, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation
Providing self-catering two-room units, the lodge also has a restaurant and pub, as well as conference and event facilities. Owned by the local Mutele community, Awelani is set in a 1700 ha Eco-Park, where visitors can go on nature walks to see small animals and birds; enjoy the magnificent conservancy, with beautiful baobabs, Mopani and Rock-fig trees (to name a few) and view the local Bushmen paintings. Awelani is ideally situated for day visitors to Kruger's northern section - only 12km away from the Pafuri gate, cross-border travellers and those visiting the northern parts of Limpopo.
2 Nights
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
3 Star
Lodge
Spoken Languages: Afrikaans, English
No. Rooms: 10
Special Interests: Big 5, Birding, Cycling, Flora, Hiking, Indigenous Culture / Art, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing, Wildlife
The highlights of Baleni Camp, aside from the peace and isolation of the rondavels hidden in hectares of mopani, are watching local women harvest and process salt from the Klein Letaba River, and learning how to respectfully approach the local sacred spring, Ka Mkhulu, said to wash bad luck away. Make sure you bring some Baleni salt home with you, either to cook with – it’s being used by renowned chefs around the world – or for healing or protective purposes.
Guests are housed in traditional rondavels, each with three-quarter beds and en suite toilet, hand basin and shower. Rondavels, colourfully painted with playing-card designs introduced years ago by missionaries, are scattered throughout a grove of mopani trees.
A visit to the Mhombela Cultural Group near the camp offers a traditional meal, traditional dancing and an array of crafts made by the local women. After sampling local traditional food, offered in generous portions, you'll move outside to sit under an old tree for traditional dancing – participatory in the end.
1 Night
Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Tented Camp
Spoken Languages: Afrikaans, English
No. Rooms: 5
Special Interests: Adventure, Birding, Cycling, Flora, Indigenous Culture / Art, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Star Gazing
On the banks of the Great Letaba River, inside the provincial reserve of Letaba Ranch, is a jewel called Mtomeni Safari Camp. Named after the Jackleberry trees that shade the safari tents, this is the perfect place to sit and watch the game accessing the water below the camp.
Visitors to Mtomeni Safari Camp have access to game drives, or guided walks in the morning and the evening. The reserve’s “No self-drive” policy means that guided game drives give guests an opportunity to see both the river areas along the Great Letaba, as well as into the mopani veld of Letaba Ranch.
Unfenced from Kruger, Letaba Ranch is well known for its large herds of elephant and buffalo. The reserve is also a hot-spot for African Wild Dog sightings.
Given that the camp is unfenced from the reserve, and on the banks of the Great Letaba River, there is frequent animal activity in the camp at night. For this reason guests are escorted to and from their tents when coming to the communal dining and camp-fire area.
Mtomeni Safari Camp has 5 safari tents on wooden decks, each with two ¾ beds. Linen, bedding and towels are provided as part of the tariff. There is a simple en-suite with flush toilet, basin and a bucket shower.
The kitchen, dining and camp-fire facilities are communal, and give adventure travelers an ideal opportunity to get to meet and interact with other like-minded travelers. You will share a gas hob and camp fire for cooking, as well as fridge and freezer for storage of food. The necessary pots, crockery & cutlery are also supplied.
There is no electricity, and paraffin or solar lanterns are provided for light at night. If self-catering, don’t forget to bring firewood. While it is safe to drink, some people don’t like the taste of the local water, so you are advised to bring your own bottled drinking water. This is a malaria area, and precautions are advised.
2 Nights
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
Tented Camp
Spoken Languages: Afrikaans, English
No. Rooms: 12
Special Interests: Big 5, Birding, Cycling, Flora, Leisure, Nature, Relaxation, Wildlife
