Shimuwini Bush Camp : Kruger National Park

Friday 20 November and Saturday 21 November ( Lockdown Day 239 and 240)

Our first visit and we have decided that this camp is the best in Kruger. One of the smaller bush camps with a beautiful setting on the Letaba River.

The closest entrance gate is Phalaborwe. We really love the fact that this Northern part of the park is so much less busy. The concentration of game may be lower due to the Mopani habitat but we still see plenty of interesting game and birds. Sitting on our verandah we have seen hippo, crocs, elephant, buffalo and plenty of antelope.

There's a pearl spotted owl in our tree and the greater bushbabys are all around us at night. There are quite a few 4x4 only routes in the Phalaborwe area of Kruger and we didn't see another car. Sitting at Sable Dam we watched over a hundred elephants come and drink and swim in the water.

We had phone calls to make and emails to send and it's the only place with a data or phone signal in the area. ( Another good thing about Shimuwini; no signal)

We made Welsh cakes for afternoon tea and had roast lamb for dinner. The gas oven has two settings - "roast in hell" and "off" but I did manage even with hundreds of beetles swarming around and landing in the food.

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