Top 5 river views in camps

skukuza

I love a camp with a river view, especially if the view is not obscured by overgrown vegetation and there are benches from where  you scan the banks for crocodiles, hippos and elephants. Many of the main camps in the Kruger National Park have some kind of a view, but not necessarily over a river. Mopani, for instance, looks out over Pioneer Dam and Satara's campsite looks out over an open plain.

Where camps do look out over a river, the views differ considerably. Some camps are high above the rivers, while others are very low and seem almost at eyelevel with the crocs. Some rivers are small and some are massive. Some views are obscured while others are incredibly open.

We love rivers and we love being able to look at them from the comfort of the camp, so here are our five favourite river views from camps.

 

Our top 5 river views:
Camp:
Short river view description:

Letaba

Has a large river not far below camp, lots of animals, a river walkway and benches.

Olifants

The river is seen from very high above; there's a  thatched viewing area with benches.

Lower Sabie

The cafeteria and restaurant have a large wooden deck right on the river.

Skukuza

Great river view  from the cafeteria and restaurant, plus a walkway with benches along the massive river.

Tamboti

All safari tents overlook a small, sandy riverbed.


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