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African Trip Advice
Have a trip planned, is there anything I should replace/change?
Very basicallyydney-J'burg 1 night-Nairobi(2)-Giraffe Manor(1)-Masai Mara(2)-Nairobi(1)-Lake Manyara(1)-Serengeti(2)-Ngorongoro Crater(2)-Nairobi(1)-J'burg-Vic Falls(2)-Okavango(2)-J'burg-Akeru(2)-Cape Town(4)- you guessed it good old J'burg- Sydney.
I'd would've liked to fit in Amboseli but have run out of time.
Very basicallyydney-J'burg 1 night-Nairobi(2)-Giraffe Manor(1)-Masai Mara(2)-Nairobi(1)-Lake Manyara(1)-Serengeti(2)-Ngorongoro Crater(2)-Nairobi(1)-J'burg-Vic Falls(2)-Okavango(2)-J'burg-Akeru(2)-Cape Town(4)- you guessed it good old J'burg- Sydney.
I'd would've liked to fit in Amboseli but have run out of time.
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Why go to Akeru for only two nights? I had a client go to Akeru and she really enjoyed her stay (Akeru is in Timbavati, for the unfamiliar). A third night would be time well spent.
Seeing Akeru on your itinerary makes me think you are looking for a good budget lodge without sacrificing too much quality. Here is one more suggestion:
www.mkuzefalls.com
This five star lodge will be about the same price as Akeru (a four star lodge), and will be in an area that will offer a nicer climate. Judging from the rest of your itinerary, I am guessing that your visit will be around July/August, and Akeru will be pretty cold at that time of year, while Mkuze Falls, in KwaZulu Natal will be slightly warmer.
Seeing Akeru on your itinerary makes me think you are looking for a good budget lodge without sacrificing too much quality. Here is one more suggestion:
www.mkuzefalls.com
This five star lodge will be about the same price as Akeru (a four star lodge), and will be in an area that will offer a nicer climate. Judging from the rest of your itinerary, I am guessing that your visit will be around July/August, and Akeru will be pretty cold at that time of year, while Mkuze Falls, in KwaZulu Natal will be slightly warmer.
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I feel you're trying to fit too many places in with lots of travel, but that may be the way you like it. Personally I'd go for fewer places, longer stays...less tiring, slightly deeper experiences.
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Thank you for your advice.
Roccco thanks, I'll check that info, I've been to Akeru before and fell in love with it, I also want to have my 60th there.
Sandi, yes it is very busy, wish it wasnt, but it will be our last trip to Africa and only want to be gone a month.
I'd be happy to change it a little but dont what to delete. And yes we are going at the wrong time of year as well, it will be March/April.
Roccco thanks, I'll check that info, I've been to Akeru before and fell in love with it, I also want to have my 60th there.
Sandi, yes it is very busy, wish it wasnt, but it will be our last trip to Africa and only want to be gone a month.
I'd be happy to change it a little but dont what to delete. And yes we are going at the wrong time of year as well, it will be March/April.
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Hari,
Yes, there is definite off-roading in Timbavati. Akeru is to Timbavati what Elephant Plains is to the Sabi Sand...a good budget lodge that will offer the same quality gameviewing as more expensive lodges in the same reserve.
Other lodges in Timbavati include Ngala (CCAfrica) and Kings Camp.
www.kingscamp.com
There are some great newsletters on Kings Camp website and the area seems great for lions, leopards and is better for wild dogs than the Sabi Sand.
http://www.kingscamp.com/frame_reports.htm
Most current report with photos:
www.kingscamp.com/reports/2006_05.htm
Yes, there is definite off-roading in Timbavati. Akeru is to Timbavati what Elephant Plains is to the Sabi Sand...a good budget lodge that will offer the same quality gameviewing as more expensive lodges in the same reserve.
Other lodges in Timbavati include Ngala (CCAfrica) and Kings Camp.
www.kingscamp.com
There are some great newsletters on Kings Camp website and the area seems great for lions, leopards and is better for wild dogs than the Sabi Sand.
http://www.kingscamp.com/frame_reports.htm
Most current report with photos:
www.kingscamp.com/reports/2006_05.htm
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FYI! Oprah went to Ngala camp when it first opened, so that was back in, I believe, 2000. In fact when we were first considering South Africa, the agent mentioned this as a "selling point" - sorry, wrong client. Takes nothing away from Ngala, but that comment didn't catch my attention. Honeyguide and Singita got my money instead
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