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SStep back in time when you visit the original 1920s homestead that is now Kirkman’s Kamp, an &Beyond Africa safari lodge in Mpumalanga’s legendary Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve that shares unfenced borders with the Kruger National Park.
Perched high over the Sand River, Kirkman’s Kamp and its 18 cottages look out over sweeping green lawns that stretch down to the edge of a bluff overlooking rocks where leopards have their dens and tall knob-thorn acacias stand sentinel.
The whole ambience of the camp is colonial: its timeless tranquillity symbolised by the brightly gleaming brass doorknobs and the authentic furniture from years gone by. Inside the spacious main lodge, stuffed trophy heads peer down on big comfortable couches and gleaming wooden floors.
Outside the cottages, potted ferns stand beside old-fashioned wooden benches, with hurricane lamps swinging above them.
Inside your room the atmosphere is maintained. Polished cement floors, pale blue and white curtains, and grey velvet tub chairs are set off by snowy white bed linen, while genuine black-and-white photographs of hunting parties of yore adorn the dove-grey walls. Bathrooms have white, wood-panelled walls, white claw-footed baths and roomy showers.
But if you’ve chosen Sabi Sands, it’s the fabulous game you’ve really come to see. The Big 5 are all here – and this area is particularly well-known for leopards, the most elusive species in that group, so keep your eyes peeled – plus scores of other creatures. Your highly trained ranger and Shangaan tracker will take you on early morning and evening game drives to witness some impressive game sightings.
At night, with a handheld spotlight, you’ll spot the fascinating nocturnal creatures that hide away during the day. Look out for civet, genet, scrub hares, bush babies and of course, leopards out hunting.
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Who to contact
&Beyond Africa
Tel: +27 (0)11 809 4441
Email: safaris@andBeyond.com
Sabi Sands Game Reserve
Email: info@sabi-sands.com
How to get here
By charter flight or by road – the reserve is about 6 hours’ drive from Johannesburg along the N12 and N4. The lodge will send you detailed directions and travel options when you make your booking.
Best time to visit
Winter (June to August) is the best time for game viewing, because visibility is far better when deciduous trees lose their leaves. However, in spring and summer (September to February) baby animals abound and the migrant birds are back.
Around the area
The Kruger National Park is right next door.
Get around
In an open safari vehicle or on foot – the lodge offers guided bush walks.
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