I am undecided about where to stay at Kruger. These are my three choices for lodges within my budget. If you are familiar with any of three please provide me your input.

Elephant Plains and djuma are in the Sabi Sands and hence would be very good in terms of game-viewing. Monwana i hv never heard of.

Hari

Hari, how are the accomodations at Elephant Plains and Djuma Bush? Also what airport serves these reserves?

Ruben,

They should be ok....but, the same game viewing as some of the ultra-luxuary sabi sands options. Another option in a similar price range would be Chitwa chitwa.

Hv you checked their websites for pics of accomodations? www.djuma.co.za

Hari

I don't think you can go wrong with Elephant Plains. Their guiding and tracking is excellent. We stayed at Chitwa Chitwa which shares traversing rights over the same area with Elephant Plains and on a couple of our game drives we met up with some of their guests for sundowners or morning rusks & coffee & they all had nothing but great things to say. Our guides had high praise for EP's guides too, and their vehicles looked to be in good shape. We loved Chitwa Chitwa by the way and I would highly recommend that as well. Not sure how Djuma compares but I know it is not too far away from EP because we saw the sign for the entrance road on our way to Chitwa Chitwa -- I think it might have been a little more $$ though. Have never heard of Monwana. Good luck choosing; I'm sure no matter what you decide you'll have a great time. BTW these are not literally in Kruger, they are in Sabi Sands private game reserve adjacent to Kruger. There are some nice camps in Kruger too but that is another discussion.

Lisa,

Djuma bush is their more budget option. Djuma vuyutela is their more upscale option.......however, both lodges share the same game viewing areas. The whole sabi sands is a relatively small parcel, and often the same cats move from one area to the next. Just a matter of being at the right place at the right time.

Lisa, you will hv a great time at Kwando. What other Botswana camps besides Little Kwara?

Hari

Hari -- we are also spending 3 nights at Lebala & 2 at Lagoon -- I wish we were going tomorrow!

That's a good plan, Lisa. Between Lagoon and Lebala...the guides will take you to sightings of either camp (if it a great sighting) so spending 5 days in the concession is very nice.

Hari