We left on Friday morning. The trip was better than I had anticipated (my kids are not good travellers) and it was only in the last 45 minutes of the 5 hour journey that they started getting on each other's (and my) nerves :).
The lodge we stayed at was absolutely gorgeous and we had our own "wing" with two en-suite bedrooms. There was another wing and a main house which contained a lounge and the kitchen. There was also an undercover braai area and an open fire area and (being very spoilt) a small splash-pool, which came in very handy in the heat of the bushveld.
On Saturday morning we left for the Kruger Park early morning (we were at the gate by 6h30). on the way to the gate we spotted a lioness and a troup of about 100 baboons - a start like this was a sure indication that we were in for a magnificant day indeed. At Orpen we all climbed onto a game-viewing vehicle and off we went. We ended up seeing a lot of great animals and our sightings included elephant, lion, giraffe, buffalo, kudu, nyala, hippo, impala and monkeys.
It was really a good trip and the kids thoroughlly enjoyed the park (as far as I can gather).
The lodge
A gorgeous sunset
Taking a break in Kruger
The larger animals
The bushveld
The smaller aninmals
A stick-insect
A dung beetle
The kids having fun
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