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Camp Shonga
Shishangeni, Kruger Park Concessions
- Small lodge overlooking a wooded valley
- Luxurious tented camp with rustic charm
- Private concession within the Kruger Park
Camp Shonga, raised above the indigenous shrubs like a tree-house and constructed entirely with timber and thatch, is a romantic escape into the depths of the African bush.
Five large tented rooms, accessed by raised boardwalks and sheltered by thatched roofs create a charming ‘Out of Africa’ feel with interesting artefacts and hints of the colonial era. Each room has a free-standing bath, outdoor shower, ceiling fan, mini bar, fireplace and a wide viewing deck with reclining chairs.
The main lodge has a small lounge area and a table d’hôte dining room; the large deck extends out above the trees for a view into the valley and the plunge pool is a sparkling blue temptation between wilderness activities.
Camp Shonga has an intimate relationship with the wilderness and you can participate in environmental awareness programmes in addition to the standard game-viewing activities. Your guides have grown up in the bush and will regale you with tales that you won’t find in any reference book. Game drives are offered in custom-made 4x4 vehicles that are in radio contact with the other vehicles at the lodge – so if they see something, you’ll know about it soon enough.
The camp is a satellite to the hotel-like Shishangeni Lodge in a 15,000 hectare private concession in the south-eastern corner of the Kruger Park. Without fences the concession offers the same pristine wilderness that the Kruger Park has nurtured and benefits from exclusive use by its three lodges. You won’t be sharing your view of the leopard in the tree with thirty other vehicles.
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Type: Lodge
Rates from: R1800pp sharing
Status: A Touch of Fairy Dust
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Camp Shonga is in Shishangeni - a 15,000-hectare private concession inside the Kruger Park in the south-eastern corner. |
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The Kruger Park and its private concessions offer abundant wildlife, stunning scenery and fascinating plants in a never-ending expanse of pristine African bush. |
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