Rhino Plains Camp & Walking Safaris

Follow in the footsteps of the early explorers in Kruger's game-rich south.

This exclusive walking safari camp lies in a prime Big Five game-viewing area. The setting is wild, the camp is charming, and you can get close to the animals in the safe hands of armed guides.

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About Rhino Plains Camp & Walking Safaris

Rhino Plains Camp is a small, pioneer-style bush camp in a 12,000-hectare private concession within the central Kruger National Park. Nestled in an acacia thicket overlooking the broad Timbitene plain and a waterhole that attracts numerous wild animals such as rhino, buffalo, giraffe, elephant and lion. This is the camp to visit if you're interested in exploring the bush on foot. It has a charming atmosphere of a early naturalist’s rest base, with elegant furnishings consisting of family heirlooms, polished brass and silver. For the environmentally conscious you'll be pleased to know that it's also eco-friendly.

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From $450 person/night

Camp

4 Tents

Central Kruger, Central Kruger, Kruger, South Africa

Highlights

Experience sensitive, first-hand sightings of rhino and a host of other game on a walking safari while soaking up the scale and detail of the bush. The park encompasses 16 ecosystems, so there's no shortage of wildlife to see.

Sleeping under the stars and listening to the night-time sounds of the bush from the safety of a tree house.

Watching the constant flow of animals at the waterhole, which makes for some superb photographic opportunities.

The property

The tented main area has a comfortable lounge where guests can relax in leather sofas with a book from the library or gazing at the vast plains. Three-course dinners are served at the elegant dining room table, decorated with fine white linen and silver candlesticks. Outside on the open deck, a firepit provides a wonderful place to enjoy sundowners and snacks while comparing notes with fellow guests and game rangers.

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The rooms

Four very luxurious explorer-style tents are set on raised wooden decks 15 metres apart in the bush. Each is decorated in the traditional style of past African explorers (imagine Ernest Hemingway!) and offers comfortable twin beds, fans, mosquito nets, a private deck and an en-suite bathroom with a good shower, basin, flush toilet and fluffy robes. The camp runs on 24-hour electricity supplied by generators according to strict environmental targets.

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One more thing...

The feeling of being so close to wild animals is hard to explain. Never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd get as near rhino as we did.

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Activities

Walking safari

Sleep Out

Walking safaris take place in the early morning and late afternoon and cater for all levels of fitness. The camp may be named for rhino, and seeing these giants is an experience second to few, but you'll see too many other animals to list. For a different type of adventure, walk to the Sleepouts, a four-metre high elevated wooden platform on which you can sleep under the stars.

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About Central Kruger

Central Kruger

Kruger National Park and surrounds

In the very heart of the Kruger National Park, you’ll find wildlife galore and guides who know the bush like their own backyard.

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