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Tangala Safari Camp - Accommodation in Limpopo Province, Thornybush Nature Reserve, South Africa

"Just nip around the rhino – he’s somewhere up ahead – and we’ll see you back at the lodge in a few minutes." Such was introduction to Tangala as you drove past the other guests on their evening game drive. Tangala Safari Camp Accommodation in Limpopo Province is situated in the middle of the Thornybush Game Reserve, the camp offers a true bush experience and Eugene is its king. A cross between Errol Flynn and David Attenborough, he’s a mine of swash-buckling wisdom who knows pretty much every darn thing about the wild. He spent years working for the Department of Nature Conservation before turning the Potgieter family holiday home into a safari camp.

Price: 6

brunch, tea, 3-coursesupper, 2 game drives and bush walk included

4 twins, 1 honeymoon

There is a kind of rugged luxury here. No wooden masks adorn the walls, but sherry greets your evening return and drums call you to eat. There is no electricity to remind you of home, but the thatched huts provide ample delights: voluminous mozzie nets, hurricane lamps, thick towels and a choir of cicadas combine to lull you to sleep. Game viewing is generally excellent – If your lucky enough you see all the ‘Big 5’ inside 24 hours - and not necessarily that far away.

Two game drives in open vehicles include coffee, tea and snacks in the morning while a romantic sundowner interrupts the night drives. Game viewing at Tangala is of high standard and compare with the best in the world. Guests can expect to see lion, elephant, leopard, rhino, cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, zebra and other general game on game drives. As well as exciting bird watching. Wildlife activities here enable guests to 'touch, taste and smell' Africa. Your day begins with a game drive of approximately four hours, accompanied by a qualified ranger and tracker. Guests not only get close to Big Game but also learn to identify birds and trees, taste edible fruit, follow in the footsteps of animals great and small and learn about local bush lore. Become one with the bush as you track silently after the spoor of wildlife during game drives. The night game viewing is an experience of its own. Nocturnal sightings might include bush babies, the elusive genet, or predators hunting and stalking their prey.