Mutale Drift Pafuri Gate

Well, it’s all about the star attraction, isn’t it? Kruger National Park is a name known all over the world for its great game viewing, and with good reason: its whopping 19,000 square kilometres make it one of Africa’s biggest game reserves, home to the big five (that’s your elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos and rhinos) as well as swathes of smaller beasties. Getting out to see the wild ones is a cinch from here, for the park's Pafuri Gate is just a 10-minute drive away. Take a day or few in this northern section of the park and you may well spot leopards, baboons and bush pigs among the baobab trees; turn your sights upwards for possible glimpses of rare birds including Pel's fishing-owl and Ayres's hawk-eagle. Fancy a change of scenery? Take a wander around the gorgeous Mutale Falls (10 minutes’ drive from camp), or set forth to see the mighty Sagole Baobab, an hour away. It’s said to be the biggest baobab in all of South Africa (and yep, it’s pretty hefty – grab 20 or so pals and you might just be able to form a link around the trunk).