Jabulani Safari

Overview

Location: South Africa–>Kruger National Park–>Kapama Game Reserve
Accommodation Type: Lodge
Comfort Level: Luxury

Good For: Couple/Romantic, Solo, Family |

Camp Jabulani is a family-owned and managed private luxury safari lodge located within the private Kapama Game Reserve in Hoedspruit, South Africa (in close proximity to the Kruger National Park in the scenic Mpumalanga region).

With a Relais & Chateaux accreditation, this lodge is guaranteed to offer first class accommodation, cuisine, facilities and personalised service. But its most notable feature is the herd of trained African elephants, which were rescued by the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre. Visitors can experience the extraordinary through personal interaction with these mammoth animals on daily elephant-back safaris, or while watching the elephants at play in the waterhole or casually browsing in their natural wild habitat near the stables.

This luxurious lodge has only six suites – never more than 12 guests, while the exclusive Zindoga Villa is ideally suited to the family traveller, or the client who prefers a more private, luxury experience.

Accommodation

Camp Jabulani offers six private and remote luxury suites. Massive wooden sliding doors open to interiors which are a pure translation of style, comfort, elegance and an understated appreciation of the natural environment.

Room facilities and amenities include an open plan bathroom, glass-enclosed shower, fire place and separate lounge, private deck with plunge pool, Wi-Fi access, mini-bar, safe, hair-dryer, separate lounge area and luxuriant body products

Zindoga Villa

A completely self-contained facility, the Zindoga Villa is a palatial replica of Camp Jabulani’s style and elemental premise. The Villa is a mammoth 424m2, with an additional 225m2 of wooden decking overlooking the wild African bush.

Two individual suites are connected by a joint lounge and dining area. Each unit has a massive bedroom with bathroom en-suite (including glass enclosed shower), expansive wooden deck, and a private heated plunge pool. One of the suites also has an adjoining charming twin room, with private bathroom, for two children sharing. The Villa can accommodate a maximum of 9 guests at any given time.

The Zindoga Villa has wireless internet connectivity throughout for those who need to be connected to business or home, and is serviced by its own dedicated team – including ranger (and private vehicle), chef and butler.

Elegance, grand open spaces, luxurious finishes, and a harmonious union with the African wild are the order of the day.

Wildlife

Camp Jabulani is based on Kapama, a Big 5 Game Reserve near to Kruger National Park. The lush vegetation and varied habitats of this balanced ecosystem means that it is able to support dense populations of wild animals, offering world class game viewing opportunities.

A true African safari experience, visitors will enjoy herds of antelope, giraffe and zebra grazing and congregating at the many waterholes, their senses alert to the threat of a hunting predator in the area.  Kapama has five separate prides of lions and we have frequent sightings of leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena as well as other smaller carnivores. Prepare to be humbled by the size and power of the elephant, buffalo and rhinoceros.

Twitchers will find their Mecca here, as more than 350 bird species have been recorded, including the endangered Ground hornbills,  Lappet-faced vultures and the rare African finfoot.

Kapama’s animals have learned not to feel threatened by our open sided vehicles, allowing for close-up photographic opportunities. We also strictly limit the number of guests on each Land Rover so that you have unobstructed views.

What makes Camp Jabulani a standalone destination is the fact that this experience of wild Africa may be enjoyed on foot, from the comfort of a safari vehicle or onelephant-back

More Info

Children 
• No children under the age of 12 permitted in the Luxury Suites.
•  Families travelling with younger children are able to book the Zindoga Villa.
• All children, under the age of sixteen, must be accompanied by a responsible adult during game drives, bush walks and elephant-back safaris.
• Participation in elephant-back safaris will be at the sole discretion of the Elephant Master after careful consideration

Directions

Directions from Johannesburg

O.R Tambo, Belfast, Dullstroom to Kapama Private Game Reserve
450 km, approximately 5 Hours, 47 Minutes
Take the N12/N4 from Johannesburg via Witbank (eMalahleni) to Middleburg.
Continue on the N12/N4, turn left on the R33 towards Belfast (eMakhazeni). Approximately 200km.
In the centre of Belfast turn right on R540/Steven Masango street to Dullstroom (Emnotweni) and Lydenburg (Mashishing).
Continue through Dullstroom (Emnotweni).
Connect with the R36 at Lydenburg (Mashishing). Continue about 2.3 km.
Turn left onto R37/Voortrekker Street at the intersection.
Turn right onto the R36. After 800m…
Continue through to Ohrigstad, through the Strijdom Tunnel.
Continue straight, the R36 becomes R527.
Go through the town of Hoedspruit, turn right onto the R40 to Klaserie/Bushbuck Ridge/White River.
When you are in Hoedspruit, please contact Camp Jabulani on 015 793 1265/ 082 922 0120, so that we can meet you at the gate.
After 10km, you will reach the entrance signposted Kapama Private Game Reserve on your left.
Report to the gate. Your ranger will meet with you at this entrance.