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Orpen Restcamp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Set amongst beautiful Aloe and Barberton Daisy gardens, this small camp is situated at the Orpen Gate entrance to the Kruger National Park, an area known for its great diversity of flora and fauna.
Orpen Camp Lodging Options:
5 Huts with fridge and verandah 6 Bungalows with shower, kitchenette and verandah 3 Family cottages with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
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Orpen Main Rest Camp is a Kruger Park Camp situated in the central region of the famous Kruger National Park, on the western border. This small main camp serves as an entrance gate to the central region of the Park. Because of the scattered trees and wide open plains covered by sweet grass, many browsers are drawn to this area, which in turn attracts Cheetah, Lion and Leopard.
Orpen is well known for its rich diversity of wildlife, habitat and flora and offers guests an excellent opportunity to enjoy close encounters with Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, Wild Dog, Cheetah and Giraffe.
Outside the Orpen Camp fence is where you will find a small waterhole where game can be seen quenching their thirst. Impala and Baboon are regular visitors to this area, but Elephant can also be sighted in the evenings.
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Accommodation:
Your Kruger Park camp offers accommodation in huts with communal kitchens and ablutions, or luxury guest cottages.
There are ten 2 bedroomed huts and two 3 bedroomed huts available at this Kruger Park camp. These huts offer communal kitchen and ablution facilities, a wash basin, and a verandah, but no air conditioning, fan, fridge, or cooking utensils. There is no electricity available and lantern lights are used.
There are 3 six-bed guest cottages, all with fully equipped kitchenettes with basic kitchen amenities. One bedroom has an en suite bathroom with bath, toilet and washbasin, and there is a separate toilet, shower and wash basin.
Facilities:
Public telephone Post box Shop Basic first aid assistance Petrol station Laundromat Picnic facilities Information at reception
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Location:
Orpen Camp is situated in central Kruger National Park, South Africa, in a very dry region of the Park. Orpen is home to a great diversity of flora and fauna. Tall Acacia and Marula trees provide shade during those hot South African days, and beautiful aloe and daisy gardens provide a tranquil and peaceful setting.
Orpen Camp is situated 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) from Rabelais Dam, 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Olifants Camp and 140 kilometres (87 miles) from Skukuza Rest Camp. Orpen Gate is 5 and a half hours from Johannesburg and 68 kilometres (42.2 miles) from Eastgate Airport in Hoedspruit.
How to get there:
Directions from Johannesburg/Pretoria
Head towards Nelspruit on the N4, then take the R540 Belfast turn off. At Lyndenburg, turn left onto the R36 heading north. Thirty kilometres (18.6 miles) before Hoedspruit, turn right onto the R531 and travel towards the gate. Please allow 4-5 hours for this journey to the gate. Orpen Main Rest camp is located right at the gate.
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Activities:
The surrounding area of Orpen Camp offers excellent game viewing opportunities. Your game viewing adventure starts on the drive from Orpen to Satara, where herds of Zebra and Wildebeest can be seen grazing on the side of the road. Giraffe, Impala, Warthog and Elephant are also likely sightings. Turn off this road to the Timbavati River northwards to Olifants Camp, where 3 of the famous big cats can be seen - Lion, Cheetah and Leopard.
Game drives and night drives afford the opportunity to view game at close range from the comfort of 4X4 safari vehicles. For the more adventurous, game walks offers the thrilling experience of walking through the bush with an armed guide leading the way. You will learn more about the wonders of the bush, as well as the smaller aspects of the Park, including spoors, insects and flora.
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Guided bush walks at Orpen
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For the more adventurous, game walks offers the thrilling experience of walking through the bush with an armed guide leading the way.
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Tranquil setting
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Orpen is well known for its rich diversity of wildlife, habitat and flora and offers guests an excellent opportunity to enjoy close encounters with Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion, Leopard, Wild Dog, Cheetah and Giraffe.
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