Kruger National Park
South Africa
South Africa
Trip Report: Camping in Kruger (again)
+ a bit of Eswatini
2019
+ a bit of Eswatini
2019
Letaba Rest Camp
We really enjoyed the north. Our sightings were superb and the lack of people and cars a real bonus. We seldom shared any sighting with another vehicle unless we hung around for a while and then maybe one other car would squeeze in behind. And with the exception of the pig-tailed blonde, everyone was friendly and happy to share. We will spend much of our time in the north on our next trip.
We left camp early and encountered a lion pride. They were certainly fat and content sprawled in the brush on the side of the road just after the end of the Sirheni private road. Another camper told us he had counted nine lions, including a male who was hoarding a waterbuck kill.
We left camp early and encountered a lion pride. They were certainly fat and content sprawled in the brush on the side of the road just after the end of the Sirheni private road. Another camper told us he had counted nine lions, including a male who was hoarding a waterbuck kill.
Letaba was just a stop to break up our drive south because we could not easily make it all the way all the way south to Lower Sabie in one day. The camp did not really impress us. The rodavels were small and we were in the middle of a big semi-circle around a park area that fronted on the river - which was only visible down below if you were right at the path. You could hear animals but not see them.
Now about that tick . . .
Since we had cell service again, we made an appointment with our family doctor for our return but that was more than a week away. Since it still looked ugly and the rash was spreading, we made an appointment with the doctor at Skukuza Rest Camp for the morning of the full day we will be at Lower Sabie Camp - an hour away from Skukuza. We both thought that a local doctor's opinion would be best since a Canadian doctor might not know much about South African bites and afflictions.