Glamour Camping In Kruger National Park
Glamping is combining “glamorous” with “camping” into a style of camping with amenities and resort-style services not usually associated with “traditional” camping. Glamping has become particularly popular because it combines adventure recreation, camping with a touch of modern luxury.
As one of the two major travel destinations in southern Africa, Kruger National Park has seen a huge addition of glamping resorts from ultra-luxury to spartan.
On our recent visit we stayed several nights at Nkambeni Safari Camp inside the park and thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
The accommodations were in individual “tents” but it was far from traditional camping. Each tent was spacious, had large beds, air conditioning, electric outlets, and a full bath (with hot water). The camps lodge had a restaurant, an outside dining area with a fire in the evening, a nice lounge and bar. The property also featured a nice swimming pool. Also to reduce the likelihood of unwanted guests surprising you the property is surrounded by electrified fences with a gate that is closed and locked early each evening.
One of Nkambeni’s biggest advantages is that it was actually inside Kruger with only a five minute drive to on of the parks entrances*. In addition the resort offers walking excursions into the park accompanied by armed safari guides**.
Accommodations generally are under $100 per night and you can book directly or through Expedia. There website is located HERE (https://nkambeni.com/)
One Cautionary Note: While the property is extremely quiet at night we would recommend that you bring along ear plugs. There is a train track that runs not too far from the camp and you can expect two long and loud trains to pass by in the night. One about 1:30 am and the other at about 4:00 am.
*We met a number of people inside the park who said it took them 45 minutes or more to get from their hotel into the park.
**Kruger National Park is a major tourist draw but that doesn’t mean it isn’t dangerous. There are any number of residents, that given the opportunity, could harm or kill you. It is highly recommended that you visit the park on a guided safari and if you drive in keep your car at a distance from the locals and stay in your car.
On one of our visits a bull elephant thought we were too close to his herd, came up behind us trumpeted and made it known that we should drive on.
Looking For Real Luxury?
Shalati – Train on the Bridge Hotel
For around $1,000 a night you can stay inside the park at the Kruger Shalati – Train on the Bridge and Garden Suites.
This hotel is located in historic train cars parked on a railroad bridge above the park. It was featured on Apple TV in the The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy along with a number of YouTube features if you want to take a look.
Below are some more accommodations in Kruger from traditional camping to glamping to look into…
- Nkambeni Safari Camp
- Sabie River Bush Lodge
- Honeyguide Tented Safari Camps – Mantobeni
- Shindzela Tented Safari Camp
- Ndhula Luxury Tented Lodge
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