UMLANI BUSH CAMP Class ★★★★

Umlani Bush Camp might seem to some to be a slightly lacking on the luxury front – but this is far from the case.  Built using traditional African materials, this tiny collection of reed and thatch huts with no electricity offers the most authentic African safari experience money can buy – and you won’t need a lot of money to buy it, at that.  Dedicated and knowledgeable staff, and the most beautiful natural setting imaginable make Umlani Bush Camp one of the most unforgettable safari destinations in Southern Africa.

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A wealth of activities and unique facilities makes Umlani Bush Camp an exciting, relaxing and beautiful natural setting for you to spend your safari holiday.

Accommodation:

• Eight small huts are available, which can sleep a maximum of sixteen guests
• Traditional African reed huts designed to keep you cool in the hot African summer
• En-suite bathroom facilities, with an open-air shower fuelled by wood fires
• Candle and oil-lamp lit rooms provide a relaxing, romantic atmosphere in keeping with the Umlani Bush Camp philosophy of simplistic luxury.

Facilities:

• Swimming pool with hammocks and an unrestricted view of local game
• Tree house observation point
• Outside showers
• Boma with communal area

Activities:

• Free twice-daily game drives
• Guided game walks
• Microlight flights over all associated private game reserves nearby – an unprecedented chance to view game from an aerial perspective
• White water rafting trips
• Elephant-back safaris
• Access to local golf courses
• Early morning balloon safaris
• African cultural heritage tour

Access:

• A simple five hour drive from Johannesburg or Pretoria (slightly less from Pretoria, but negligible due to traffic)
• A two hour drive from Nelspruit, to which there is air access from Johannesburg airport