Description
Meaning ‘lion’ in Shangaan, Ngala was the first private safari reserve to be incorporated in the world-famous Kruger National Park – the largest wildlife sanctuary in South Africa. The area is teeming with wildlife, providing outstanding game viewing potential.
Each en-suite safari cottage is carefully and tastefully designed. Private verandas have wonderful views over the waterhole and the bush beyond. The Safari Suite has its own sitting room, swimming pool and safari vehicle.
The main thatched dining, bar and sitting areas are open to the African bushveld and the large swimming pool looks out over a busy waterhole where elephants are frequently sighted. Delicious Pan-African cuisine is served in the candle and lantern-lit courtyard or in the dramatic boma (outdoor dining area).
In between game drives, you can explore the local bush terrain with an armed ranger who will educate you along the way about flora and fauna.
Ngala Safari Lodge is a fantastic choice for families.
Accommodation
The Ngala Safari Lodge offers 20 thatched cottages and 1 Safari Suite (with private vehicle). Each en-suite safari cottage is carefully and tastefully designed. Private verandas have wonderful views over the waterhole and the bush beyond. The Safari Suite has its own sitting room, swimming pool and safari vehicle.
Childcare
The lodge provides good facilities for children. A range of children's activities are offered at the lodge including special family game drives (at the discretion of the lodge manager), bush walks, Planet Manager Activity books, frog safaris, birding, and children's meals and menus.
Facilities
Facilities at the lodge include a swimming pool, viewing deck, a walled courtyard provides a sheltered space to indulge in sumptuous cuisine and a boma for fire-lit dinners.
Activities
Game drives and walking safaris are included in room rates but specialist safaris and learning how to track game are charged additionally. There are also interpretive bush walks with an experienced armed ranger to explore the local terrain and learn about the flora and fauna.
When to travel
There is no bad time to go on safari in the Kruger National Park. The experience does, however, change from month to month. In the summer months (October to March), it gets very hot. The verdant vistas are all the more spectacular because of the rains, but this means that the foliage is denser, water is more abundant and game is therefore trickier to see. There are lots of beautiful migratory birds during the summer months. While the daytime temperature in the winter months (May to September) is ideal, it does get a little chilly at night and in the early morning.
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Location and directions
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ngala Safari Lodge lies on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park in the southern part of the Timbavati Game Reserve.
How to get there
Ngala Private Game Reserve is easily accessed from Johannesburg by air or by road. Flights are available from Johannesburg to Nelspruit or Hoedspruit with a comfortable 2 hour and 45 minute road transfer to Ngala. Air charters to Ngala can be arranged flying directly to Ngala. If flying doesn’t appeal to you a 6 hour road transfer can be arranged on tarred roads from Johannesburg.
