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Camelthorn Lodge Review

I really liked Camelthorn Lodge for its location in the beautiful South-western part of the park and also for its extensive community development programme involving the local school. Camelthorn is a luxurious lodge with spacious chalets. The chalets are very well appointed with high ceilings, fireplaces for cold winters evenings and a roof top sitting area which can also be used for sleep outs under the stars.

Though the location is not as attractive as its sister lodge. Bomani Tented Camp, I suspect that Camelthorn would be the better lodge to stay at both in hot summer months and also the coldest winter nights of June/July where the chalet fire would be very cosy at night. (It’s also the smartest of the two camps and more expensive.)

The same activities are available at either camp: namely game drives, bush walks and visits to the community especially the local school. However Camelthorn is situated on community land and so is much closer to the village if this is important to you.

I really enjoyed visiting the school, hearing them sing their local songs and also spending some time interacting with the kids, getting to grips with the Ndebele language and also teaching them a little about my home country. If you like the idea of your tourism dollars actively going towards a good cause, then support lodges like Camelthorn and Bomani…

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