mtonio

We definitely want to mix the history/ political with the safari which is why we have JB & CT. Trip is for a family of 3, 2 adults, 1 teenager. this is our first trip to Africa.
Choices-
#1
Cape town 5 nights
Little Bush lodge in sabi Sabi sabi reserve at Sabi Sands -3 nights
JB -2
Victoria Hall Hotel 2
Ngoma Lodge outside of Chobe 3 nights or Mujenge or Savanna lodge, all outside of Chobe Park
We prefer not to do a water based camp like the savanna lodge.

#2
CT- 4
Phinda- 3
Ngala 2
Kirkland 2
JB 2
VF 2

#3
CT- 4
Mala Mala 4
JB 2
Hwange - Little Makalolo in Zimbabwe 3
VF 2

Thank you for your feedback. I know i have posted some of this before and have received comments.Thank you for your time and patience. I greatly appreciate as i do have to decide tonight or i will lose the air and land. And everything is booked.

cary999

For me it would be the one with the most safari.

Or, drop one of the three. With the now two assign them heads and tails. Get a coin, toss it, which one do you hope wins? (Go for two out of three if you have two ).

regards - tom

mtonio

thank you.
As beautiful as CT is said to be I would rather see game.
have you been to any of these lodges?

sundowner

Of the choices, #3.
I've been to MalaMala (3x) and wouldn't hesitate to go again and I want to go to Hwange.

Have fun!

cary999

FWIW at this time, I've been to MalaMala three times, a great camp, one of the best in Africa. I've been to Ngala-Safari Lodge (not Tented) and would not go back. Ive been to Kirkmans (Sabi Sand), not Kirklands?, and it was excellent and would go back.

regards - tom

mtonio

Yes, I made a typo. It is Kirkman -&Beyond property. What didn't you like about Ngala? the location? It doesn't make sense to combine Kirkman & Mala Mala. I only wish i had a Botswana trip to add to the Mala Mala.
Thank you.

mtonio

Yes, I made a typo. It is Kirkman -&Beyond property. What didn't you like about Ngala? the location? It doesn't make sense to combine Kirkman & Mala Mala. I wish i had a Botswana trip to add to the Mala Mala.
Thank you.

ShayTay

#3. I agree with the other comments about Mala Mala. I've been to Hwange a couple of times, Makalolo Plains (in the same area as Little Makalolo) and Somalisa nearby. I think you'd like the area, although I think you'll see more game in MM.

cary999

Ngala property for Ngala Lodge and Ngala Tented camps (two different camps) are on a strange shaped piece of property. Here is a map showing that -
http://www.ngala.co.za/ngala-map/
At top in that little sliver of land is Ngala Lodge, Ngala Tented is down towards the side middle. In Sep of 2008 I spend eight nights at Ngala Lodge. For every game drive we drove down that sliver of property to the main area around Ngala Tented. This drive of about 20-30 mins each way was basically a wast of time and effort.

And it does indeed not make a lot of sense to do both MM and Kirkmans, they border each other, terrian is much the same.

regards - tom

mtonio

has anyone stayed at Little bush lodge?