Overview & Rates

Location	Kapama Private Game Reserve
Malaria area	Yes
Big 5 game reserve	Yes
Getting there	4.5 hour drive from Johannesburg or scheduled flight into Hoedspruit Airport Transfers from Hoedspruit / Eastgate Airport to the Lodge return are free of charge
Total number of rooms	64
Type of accommodation	4 family spa suites 16 Spa Suites 2 Royal suites 2 Driver / Guide rooms 40 Standard suites
Children under 12 years accepted?	Upon request

Validity	Type	Special rate for advance booking	If booked within 30 days of travel	If booked within 7 days of travel
02 Feb - 30 Nov 2012	Standard Suites	R 1,770.00	R 1,719.00	R 1,313.00
	Spa suites	R 2,202.00	-	-
	Royal suites	R 4,117.00	-	-
NORMAL SELLING RATE - R 2,150.00 RECEIVE A DISCOUNT OF UP TO 38%
**SPECIAL OFFERS**
February Valentine’s Specials Valid until 15 February, min stay two nights Includes a romantic turndown & a complimentary bottle of wine & snack basket in the room R 1,542.00 The Family Spa Suites will accommodate 2 adults & 2 children R 6,608.00 for the Suite per night (valid until 30 November 2012)
** Surcharges may apply over holiday periods & long weekends

• Luxury accommodation
• Two daily activities
• All meals
• Teas and coffees

• There will be a supplement of 50% on the per person sharing rate for single accommodation.

• When sharing with 2 adults, children aged 2-11 years will pay 50% of the adult rate
• Children under 2 years of age will stay free of charge
• Generally, and except where children are accommodated on safari by means of a 'bush bumble', children under the age of 6 years will not be permitted on game drives
• Children between the age of 6 & 12 years are permitted on drives at the discretion of the game ranger

• Minimum 2 night stay
• Terms & Conditions apply

About The Lodge & The Reserve

Kapama Game Reserve is within the Greater Kruger National Park wilderness area just 4½ hours drive northeast of Johannesburg.

The northern Drakensberg mountain range provides a majestic backdrop to the largest private game lodge in the Greater Kruger National Park region. Kapama River Lodge is situated within Kapama Game Reserve, and presents the perfect blend between luxurious safari accommodation and a generous bed capacity of 64 bedrooms. Although large, it is so stylish and roomy and beautifully positioned along a dry riverbed, that guests fall in love with it.

Each spacious room at Kapama River Lodge features a full en-suite bathroom and terrace with uninterrupted views into the leafy-green Big 5 game reserve. The central guest entertainment areas include a large rim-flow swimming pool with sun umbrellas and recliners for lazy afternoons. The long L-shaped relaxation lounge and bar under a double-volume thatch, curved around the pool and on either side is a huge double-sided fireplace creating a wondrous open-plan yet cosy atmosphere.

The Rhino Boma dining area with tables arranged under a low thatch in a horseshoe curve has a central open space where a roaring outdoor fire gives a glow to evening meals. Buffet-style meals introduce African flavours with Pan African dishes using fresh local ingredients and specialist dishes featuring venison like kudu and impala.

• Air conditioning
• Private Balcony
• Mini Bar
• Tea and Coffee facilities
• Ensuite
• Wine Cellar
• Dining
• Lounge
• Siyatla Lounge
• Swimming pool
• Media Room
• Wellness Centre

• Game Drives
• Bush walk
• Hot air balloon
• Elephant Back safari
• Endangered Species Centre
• Golfing
• Romantic sleep out
• Body and skin treatments

Kapama Private Game Reserve is situated in the Limpopo Province and was proclaimed a private nature reserve in December 1993. Covering approximately 13 000 hectares of prime big game territory, Kapama Private Game Reserve has succeeded in combining the wilderness of the bush with the comforts of five-star hospitality and facilities.

The name comes from Kapama, a Swazi king, whose tribe inhabited and hunted the northern Drakensberg mountain region around Mariepskop back in the 1880s. A game relocation programme was introduced and the reserve now supports a wide variety of game including elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, and large populations of giraffe, impala, blue wildebeest and kudu. Predators include lion, leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena and many smaller species.

Romantic Sleep-out

Sleeping out under the African moon on the Kapama Romance Platform could be one of the most memorable nights of your life! Arrive at the double-story wooden platform, to a vision of billowing white mosquito netting surrounding a giant bed of white linen. It will take your breath away. This is your most private night in the bush; it is just you and the African animals in the wilderness.

You are quite safe, as the platform and luxury bathroom underneath (complete with flush toilet, rose-head shower and his and hers basins) are animal-proof. You are nevertheless, supplied with a radio and cellphone for your peace of mind.

Arrive before sunset and drink champagne with your picnic dinner, or come after your lodge dinner and witness an African bush fairytale, with lanterns glowing in the darkness. Relax and absorb the sights and sounds of wild Africa before sinking into a slumber, punctuated by the roar of a lion.

As dawn breaks you can call your ranger on the radio or set an appointed time in advance.

 

Map & Directions

• Take the N1/N4 from Johannesburg via Witbank and Middleburg towards Nelspruit
• Turn left on the R540 towards Belfast.
• In centre of town turn right to Dullstroom and then on to Lydenburg.
• Pass through Lydenburg taking the R36 to Ohrigstad, through the Strijdom Tunnel to Hoedspruit.
• Once through Hoedspruit, turn right at the T-junction onto the R40 to Klaserie / Bushbuck Ridge.
• For River Lodge, continue along the R40 until you reach the River Lodge gate on your left hand side.