Lulu’s Camp
Lulu’s Camp is situated on the banks of the Mogalakwena River, amid sweeping lawns under established shady trees. It has 5 campsites for tents or small caravans. Just 25km west of Alldays on the Swartwater road (R572), the camp is easily accessible from the tar road. It is secure, inside the locked, electrified, perimeter fence of Makulu Makete Wildlife Reserve. It is the perfect stopover for tours to Botswana via the picturesque Platjan border post on the Limpopo River, about 30 minutes drive from the camp. Mapungubwe World Heritage Site and National Park is an hour’s drive away.Facilities include:
The camp is a favourite haunt of bushbuck and waterbuck, as well as fish eagles, the Goliath Heron and other riverine bird species. Because we do not have the Big 5, guests are free to walk safely through the 4,600 hectare Makulu Makete Wildlife Reserve. Some parts of the reserve are also open to guests’ vehicles. You will be given a flora and fauna species list and a map of the reserve when you arrive. Then it’s up to you to explore at your own pace.
This is a conservation area, so no hunting, no shooting, no firearms, no pets.
Bookings are essential. Sole occupancy of the camping ground for groups up to 20 people can be arranged.
Tariff: R100 per person per night, children under 16 years old R50 per night. (Prices include VAT.)
Bookings: Call us on +27 82 903 8697 or email to pgr@worldonline.co.za
Location
Makulu Makete Wildlife Reserve is situated in Limpopo Province, South Africa, close to the border with Botswana, 25 km west of Alldays on the R572. The Mogalakwena River, a tributary of the Limpopo, meanders for 13 km through the reserve, and Madia Pala Mountain and Kremetartkop hill dominate the landscape.It takes about five and a half hours to drive from Johannesburg via the N1. It is tar road all the way except for the last two and a half kilometres before you arrive at the gate. Driving instructions from all directions (including from Botswana) are provided when you make a booking at Lulu’s Camp. 4x4 vehicles are not necessary on the reserve, but low clearance cars might have difficulty negotiating some of our roads.
Because the gates are locked, advance bookings are essential so that we can arrange to meet you at the gate and guide you to the camp. GPS co-ordinates for the gate are: S22o33.37 E28o53.25
What can you do when you get here?
Walks and Baobab Trail
You will be given a map so you can explore the reserve on foot and at your own pace, through the different habitats found here. A gentle walk along the river offers the chance to encounter species that are not found in the drier parts of the reserve, while the view from the top of Kremetartkop is not to be missed. There is a marked trail around the foot of Kremetartkop, which passes thirty of the largest baobab trees.Observation Hide/Blind
At number 10 waterhole, an observation hide offers the opportunity to observe a broad range of bird and mammal species undisturbed in their own environment. A morning at the hide will be time very well spent.Relax in Camp
Sitting in a deck chair on the bank of the Mogalakwena River at Lulu’s Camp is one of the great pleasures of your stay. The birdlife is beautiful and varied - gorgeous, lolly-pink carmine bee-eaters and darting woodland kingfishers in summer, Verreauxs Eagle owls in the tall trees along the river, and you could be lucky enough to spot an African finfoot paddling past. Shy bushbuck and burly waterbuck forage along the river and at night tiny, athletic bushbabies leap through the trees overhead. A splash in the 10 metre swimming pool is welcome during the heat of summer. At sunset, with the smoke from your braai drifting up through the leaves of the nyala berry trees, the screeching call of noisy francolins heralds the dark. As you zip yourself into your tent, the soft, repetitive whistle of the fiery-necked nightjar calls "good lord, deliver us". Another day in the African bush has come to an end. |
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