Thula Thula GAME RESERVE

They spoilt us rotten and we loved every single second of our time there - truly the best SA has to offer!

However - this will always be a very special place to us and we cannot fault them on anything they do from the moment you arrive to the time you leave. The time we spent with Lawrence and the elephants was the most amazing experience, watching the Bark Spider eat its web, the Chameleon and the Tawny Eagle and Owl.

Tembe Elephant Park

Wow!!!! A must for anyone travelling anywhere near Maputaland. The tents are very comfortable, the camp fire is fun, the game viewing is spectacular, the hides are great, the food is ok. Mark, Theresa & Erica are great people who make you feel very welcome and look after you brilliantly. The elephants really put the fear of God up us the first night, just after we got back to our tent! Even Mark had to come and check for himself that they weren't in the camp! We saw so many Red Duiker!

Mark took Angela & myself out one morning and cooked us brekkie on a Scottle in one of the hides which was great fun.

Sibaya Lake Lodge

This was an interesting place - the chalets were basic and the place was in need of renovation, which was being started whilst we were there. The boat trip was really relaxing and great fun, although the boat had to be bailed out before the return trip as the boat had a hole in it, which made us laugh! The food really was excellent and for people who want to chill out and read this is an idyllic place, however, it isn't somewhere we will go back to.

White Elephant Lodge

Again, this is more a luxury Lodge, not a game reserve lodge, the food was magnificent and the tent was pure luxury. It was great to walk along the path and have Nyala and Warthogs running around you. They have Warthogs the size of baby Rhinos!!! However, neither of us felt as relaxed here as we did at other lodges, it all seemed a little bit too posh.

Mkuze Falls GAME RESERVE

This is right up there with Thula Thula and Tembe - it was fantastic. The food, the tents, the service, the reserve, the game. Again, Wanita and Sean spoilt us rotten and organised a starlight dinner just for the two of us. Getting charged by a Hippo, following the Cheetah, seeing 8+ Warthogs come piling out of one hole was hilarious!!!! I finally got to show Angela a perfectly clear sky with no moon!!! She saw 2 satellites, several shooting stars and the whole arc of the Milky Way that is visible from earth - breathtaking!

LeRoo La Tau

A great place - fantastic setting - comfortable tents - good food - great game. The trip to the Nxai Pan was fantastic and well worth the journey. Great bush breakfast after a bush walk on the last morning! Listening to the Lions each night was amazing and the Hyenas, but the thunder storm that nearly blew the tent apart was unbelievable! Highlights have to be seeing 2 Aardvarks, Jackals, Steenbuck and the huge numbers of Zebra and Wildebeest.

Croc Camp

They originally gave us the Reed Hut, but neither myself or Angela liked the fact that the windows were just big holes covered with a curtain. Also the fact that the mosquitoes were in abundance in there because of the holes everywhere, so we moved to one of the normal huts which were really nice! The food and setting was lovely.

Swamp Air

Let me start by saying Angela was sick - twice! Once about half an hour into the flight and then again as we landed, which made me laugh! However, she loved it despite being sick.

This is an absolute must for anyone who gets the opportunity, the views were amazing and the game we saw - Lion, Elephant, Hippo, Croc, Buffalo, Zebra, Giraffe, Wildebeest, Impala, Springbok, Nyala.....