Tips & Tricks
Qualito Distillery Tour & Tasting (36 Potgieter Street, Phalaborwa, Limpopo) — tours of the increasingly popular Qualito Craft Distillery are a must for gin, whisky and vodka enthusiasts, as well as for travelers that are looking for a great way to spend an afternoon in the Lowveld. Tours need to be booked in advance […]
Pretoriuskop Rest Camp (Kruger National Park) –– this rest camp has huge sentimental value for those that know the history of the Park and is the oldest rest camp. It was named after Willem Pretorius, a pioneering developer in its early days. The rest camp has a spectacular pool, built around a massive granite […]
Skukuza Rest Camp (Kruger National Park, Skukuza 1350) — Skukuza camp is one of the more popular camps in the Park and can get a bit busy as it is also a pit-stop for day visitors and safari tour groups. It is the largest camp in the Kruger National Park and the administrative headquarters. […]
Sun City Resort (off the R556, North West Province, Sun City) – located 2 hours (200 km) northwest of Johannesburg, this is the gambling and tourist enclave that was the subject of a celebrity-laden anti-Apartheid campaign in 1985 (whose campaigners, which included pop stars like U2’s Bono, Bob Geldof and Bruce Springsteen, produced a […]
Orpen Rest Camp (Kruger National Park) — this is a smaller camp situated close to the Orpen gate. It is one of the lesser well-known rest camps so it’s perfect for those wanting to avoid the hustle and bustle of the larger, busier rest camps. All the bungalows face onto a watering hole that […]
The Venue (Bosveld Centre, Portion 24 Welverdiend Farm, R40 Hoedspruit, Limpopo) — savor the prettiness of Limpopo when you stay overnight in Hoedspruit, a little town at the foot of the Drakensberg Mountain Range. And it is in this idyllic setting that excellent wine and sophisticated gin can be enjoyed at leisure. While this […]