Central Kruger
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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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.
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.
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.
Watching the constant flow of animals at the waterhole provides some superb photographic opportunities.
Spend a night under the stars at the Sleep-Out decks and immerse yourself in nature.
At Rhino Walking Safaris, the primary offering is guide-led walking safaris through the Kruger National Park. Typically, 3 hours per walk; this activity is for healthy, able-bodied persons over the age of 12.
In the very heart of the Kruger National Park, you’ll find wildlife galore and guides who know the bush like their own backyard.
