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Rhino Post Plains Camp | South Africa
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Rhino Post Plains Camp is situated in the heart of the 12,000ha private wilderness concession in the Kruger National Park and is the only camp specializing in walking safaris in the Kruger. The concession shares a 15km boundary with Mala Mala in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, with game moving freely between the two reserves. The concession is an ideal setting for wilderness walking safaris.
Built in authentic pioneer tradition, Plains Camp has the serenity of a 19th century naturalist's bush camp. Mahogany furniture with brass hinges and leather straps, copper taps in the bathroom and various surveying tools and Africana memorablia complete the 'Out of Africa' ambience. Plains camp has four comfortably furnished African explorer-style tents all en suite with overhead fans. You can sit on your raised wooden deck and watch game quietly traverse the plain in front of you. In keeping with the ethics of Rhino Walking Safaris 'tread lightly on the land' policy, no trees were cut down in the construction of this camp and no concrete was used - all structures are canvas and wood. There’s an open lunge and dining area with outdoor fireplace.
After an early morning wake-up and an invigorating cup of fresh coffee in the lounge, you set off on trail where your two guides will share their experience of the diverse areas situated within the proximity of Plains Camp. A walking safari affords guests the ultimate, close-to-the-wild experience, and a chance to focus on the smaller bush inhabitants including birds, insects and butterflies. You can also discover the interesting worlds of trees, grasses, flowers, geology and ecology - of course, occasionally big game can be seen on walks - including rhino, buffalo and lion. The heat of the day will be spent at the camp, enjoying the small Africana book collection or the plunge pool overlooking the plains, which is often host to zebra, buffalo, giraffe, elephant, rhino and lion. Afternoon walks and sundowners complete a fulfilling African experience before dinner back at the camp.
Plains Camp strives to keep everyone together during their trail, without the inconvenience of different people arriving and departing throughout your stay, so there are set departure days for Plains Camp so that all participants begin their walking safari together. From Plains Camp, there is also the opportunity to take part in the Sleep-outs. The elevated wooden Sleep Out platforms are located within the concession, approximately 1½ hrs walk from Plains Camp.
THE SLEEP OUT
You leave Plains Camp in the afternoon and arrive at the platforms in the early evening carrying a lightweight rucksack containing a change of clothes, a pillowcase, a sheet inner for the sleeping bag and refreshments. After hanging up mosquito nets and preparing beds, sundowners can be enjoyed on the platforms that also overlook a waterhole. While dinner is prepared on an open fire, you enjoy sounds and senses, heightened as you share the wilderness at night, while being safely guarded by our observant guides. The rumble of the elephant passing by or the roar of the lion at the nearby waterhole, are the only noises that might disturb you in this peaceful wilderness. The following morning, you enjoy a light snack after which you head back to Plains Camp for a hearty brunch. |
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Walking
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Country: South Africa
Region: Mpumalanga and the Kruger National Park
Area: Private concession
Accommodation Rating: Premier |
Rooms: 4
Meals: Full Inclusive
Location: Bush
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1 May 2008
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31 Aug 2008
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1 Sep 2008
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30 Apr 2009
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1 May 2009
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31 Aug 2009
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1 Sep 2009
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30 Apr 2010
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| Per person sharing |
ZAR R 2,150 |
ZAR R 2,450 |
ZAR R 2,365 |
ZAR R 2,690 |
| Prices may be based
on current exchange rates and are subject to change prior to booking. |
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Kate stayed here in July 2007:
"I really liked Plains Camp and would recommend this camp highly. It can be combined easily with Rhino Post, but it could also be offered in conjunction with any other game lodge, either another concession lodge such as Singita Lebombo, or one of the Sabi Sands lodges.
The guiding is excellent. Two guides, Fritz and Bernard, alternate with one week on duty and one week off duty, (because of the intensive nature of guiding walking safaris). We had Fritz as our guide and he had a very pleasant manner– quiet, calm and confident. We were exceptionally lucky on our evening walk, encountering a huge herd of about 300 buffalo, and then later on enjoying drinks near a waterhole when a herd of elephant arrived to drink. However, as is usual on game walks, we mainly focused on the smaller aspects of the bush: why animals behave as they do, what trees are used for what purpose, which dung belonged to which animal and why, as well as bird-watching aplenty.
The camp is reminiscent of a 1940’s safari camp with an open sided mess tent with comfy chairs and books, a separate dining tent, open to one side, a small plunge pool for cooling off and four tents. The tents are very comfortable and to the usual South African accommodation standard. They had a large shower and a toilet.
We also visited the Sleep-Out camp. Four platforms (with additional guide’s platform) are raised 4 metres above the ground (safe from leopard). Each has a toilet and shower (on a level below the top platform). There is a tent with a mattress, sleeping bag with fresh sheet liner which is has a semi-translucent dome so that you can see the stars when in your tent. There’s an additional fly sheet for if it’s raining, and guests can opt to sleep outside in the non-mosquito winter months. Though it is an adventurous option, you are with other people and it is fully guided. The only limitation would be your own attitude and tricky negotiation of the stairs if you need to go to the loo in the middle of the night! " |
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