Kruger Holiday 2018 1 of 3 – Phalaborwa to Punda Maria

Going on holiday to the Kruger National Park without a camera is a sin. But then, this holiday, we all decided to take the bare minimum and focus our holiday more on the venues, the walks, and the small stuff. The small stuff that makes up the big stuff – we found pleasure in everything but the animals. We, of course, LOVED seeing the animals, but they were not our primary focus. We saw the Big Five and more; it was a fantastic experience for the whole family.

The Volkswagen bus we rented made it even more fun. Its space, automatic gearbox, tinted windows (a must for Africa!), and decent air conditioning made it a sheer driving pleasure and fun for the whole family.

First, we stopped over in Phalaborwa to visit some friends and old familiar places. We drove to Punda Maria Rest Camp in Limpopo, South Africa two days later. We stopped at Shingwedzi camp in Kruger National Park for a break and a snack.

Finally, upon our arrival at Punda Maria Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, the swimming pool could not be found soon enough. The oldest rest camp in Kruger National Park is still proper to form, in style, as it was initially built, yet inside our bungalow, it was modern and spacious. We drove to Pafuri to visit the legendary Crook’s Corner and enjoyed a special bush walk in the Lanner Gorge and the Levuvhu River.

Elephants loving the water at Klopperfontein Dam in Kruger.