Overview & Rates

Location	Thornybush Game Reserve
Malaria area	Yes
Big 5 game reserve	Yes
Getting there	5.5 hours by road Daily scheduled flights to Hoedspruit, followed by a 25 minute road transfer
Total number of rooms	Main house has one bedroom & a loft for kiddies, 3 tents Nkelenga can accommodate 8 adults & 2 children
Type of accommodation	Luxury, air-conditioned, self-catering Tented Camp suited for families and small groups, in an intimate setting with complete privacy.
Children under 12 years accepted?	Yes

Validity	Special rate for advance booking
01 November 2010 - 31 December 2011	R 7,059.00 (Mon - Thu) R 8,095.00 (Fri - Sun)
** Surcharges will apply over holiday periods & long weekends

• Accommodation
• Optional bush walks
• Two game drives per day
• Housekeeping
• Your own private Land Rover, Tracker & Game Ranger

• Nkelenga is ideal for small groups or families
• Maximum of 8 adults & 2 children
• Maximum of 8 persons on game drive vehicle
• Minimum 2 nights stay
• Prices exclude the conservation fee of R 60.00 per person per booking as well as the TOMSA levy of R 5.70 per person per night (these amounts must be pre-paid)

About The Lodge & The Reserve

Shrouded in the shade of the mighty acacia, Nkelenga Tented Camp nestles into the lush savannah of the Limpopo Province, bringing guest closer to the evocative African wild.

Situated in the heart of the Thornybush Game Reserve, visitors are treated to a location that features some of the areas most awe-inspiring vistas. Boasting a bouquet of flora and fauna, Nkelenga Tented Camp provides the visitor with rustic, humbling experience.

This intimate camp accommodates a maximum of 8 adults and 2 children offering you a self catering experience in a air-conditioning main house with a loft, perfect for accommodating children and 3 en-suite tents.

Accommodation for 8 adults and 2 children, Nkelenga provides a self catering experience to be shared with those close to you. A well appointed, air-conditioned main house with a loft which is perfect for children, whilst the three en-suite tents are reminiscent of the colonial era of exploration.

It is comfortably furnished, this tented paradise provides the guest with an intimate experience of bush whether it is view the swimming pool or on one of the many bush trails. Warm African evenings under the stars make Nkelenga Tented Camp a home away from home. The sheer enjoyment of un-spoilt nature, the invigorating air and the open vistas, will leave you relaxed and energized for your return to civilization.

• 1 en-suite room
• 3 en-suite tents
• 1 loft
• Air conditioning in rooms
• Swimming pool
• Tea and coffee making facilities
• Self catering camp
• Food orders can be organized with a nearby store

Adjacent to the Greater Kruger National Park lies 11 500 hectares of pristine African bushveld, this is the Thornybush Game Reserve. With an abundance of bird and mammal species including the 'Big 5', it is also home to five exclusive lodges.

Diverse accommodation caters for most guests needs from rustic understated comfort to luxury of the finest order. All lodges have sparkling swimming pools and offer exciting dawn and dusk safaris from open land rovers with fully qualified rangers and trackers, and bush walks for the more adventurous.

An African safari can be a life-changing experience. We hope Thornybush is that for you.

Map & Directions

Nkelenga Tented Camp

Self-Drive From Johannesburg.

Take the N12 to Witbank, where the N12 highway links up with the N4 highway. Continue with the N4 in the direction of Nelspruit Approximately 30km past Middleburg take the R540 to your left. Travel through the towns of Belfast & Dullstroom to Lyndenburg Take the R36 (which becomes the R527) towards Hoedspruit, passing through Orrigstad and descending down the Able Erasmus Pass

By Air
Scheduled flights daily. Transfers from East gate. Airport to the reserve are available. Chartered flights. Flights can be directly chartered in to Thornybush Reserve Co-ordinates: 24'25'50 sec S 31' 03'30 sec E Radial HSV 137 at 7nm Runway06/24 Land uphill 34, 1200 meters (tar) take off 06 down hill elevation 1900ft Radio frequency