Baobab Ridge Greater Kruger

Baobab Ridge Lodge lies within the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve offering guests an up-market, clean, comfortable and affordable wilderness experience. Here guests can have an authentic and memorable bush experience. This small and intimate private lodge with only 7 private suites (sleeps maximum 16 guests), gives guests a feeling of serenity, far away from the masses.

The lodge can also be booked exclusively, giving our guests the ultimate private luxury safari. As a part of the greater Kruger National Park, the Klaserie has no fences into the Kruger and can offer guests the Kruger experience in open game viewers. The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, as well as its neighbour the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, are known for good game viewing. Family owned and run, this lodge gives guests a place they can call a home away from home in a private and very comfortable bush lodge setting. Situated within easy reach of the suites, the main lodge is equipped with a bar and lounge area, small TV room with satellite television and DVD, free WiFi, outdoor terraces, guest bathrooms, a large dining room and an office.

Outdoors there is a comfortable open-air boma area with a fireplace. The swimming pool overlooks the surrounding bush and a small waterhole. The lodge is accessible to wheelchairs and is fully fenced from larger wildlife to ensure your safely.

Guests have full use of the indoor and outdoor living areas and all facilities within the lodge.

Lodge Description
- Main Building with board room, bar (ice machine), lounge, DSTV, Wi-Fi, outdoor terraces, guest toilets, large well equipped kitchen, dining room and office.
- Evening lodge fire in Boma with braai area
- Pool, overlooking small waterhole
- Wheel chair & child friendly
- This lodge is enclosed with a low lying Gallagher electric fence (with back-up battery) and a steel cable perimeter fence.

Baobab Ridge Lodge accommodation:
The lodge has seven separate cottages: (We can sleep a maximum of 16 guests sharing)

Superior Suites:
- Suites on raised decks with private terrace and outside table and 2 chairs.
- En-suite bathroom facilities: shower, bath, 2x hand basins, bidet and toilet.
- Three prong SA Plug points for charging equipment. (Two prong plug station in lounge- main building)
- Small safe for small valuables.
- Bedside lamps.
- Desk with mirror and hairdryer.
- Open lounge area with 2 loungers a table, fridge (mini bar on request only) and tea and coffee making facilities.

The Family Suite:
- Suite is on raised deck with private terrace and outside table and 4 chairs.
- 1 x Bedroom with en suite bathroom. (1x double bed)
- 1 x Bedroom with en suite bathroom (2x Single beds)- suitable only for children age 6-12.
- En-suite bathrooms: shower, hand basin and toilet.
- Three prong SA Plug points for charging equipment. (Two prong plug station in lounge- main building)
- Small safe for small valuables.
- Bedside lamps.
- Desk with mirror and hairdryer.
- Lounge area with 2 loungers a table, fridge (mini bar on request only) and tea and coffee making facilities.

This Suite is furthest away from the main building, with smaller rooms and bathrooms

All chalets include:
- Raised decks with a terrace and an outside table and chairs
- En-suite bathrooms include: shower, bath (not family chalet), two hand basins, bidet and ablution facilities.
- Desk / dressing table with hairdryers.
- Bedside lamps.
- An open lounge area with 2 loungers, a small table,
- Fridge and tea and coffee making facilities.

Rhino conservation:
Baobab Ridge organises rhino darting and micro-chipping events on request at an additional cost (subject to availability). At these events a local vet works together with a helicopter pilot to allocate and dart two to three rhino on one morning excursion. Guests are then asked to help to ensure that the animal does not harm itself when going down, covering its eyes and closing its ears, to ensure it does not become stressed. While the vet notches its ears and takes DNA samples, which will go into a national rhino data bank, the manager of the reserve drills a hole to insert the micro-chips. Guests help by watching its breathing, temperature and taking measurements of the horns etc.It is a wonderful way to give back, but also a great team building event for corporates or even a group of family or friends, who can afford it. Please enquire, should you have interest in this and we can send a quote. This is a great team building experience!

Activities at Baobab Ridge Lodge:
- Game drives
- Night drives
- Guided Bush Walks
- Sundowners and Bush drinks
- Fireside boma meals

Food and dietary requirements:
Please let reservations know of any dietary requirements (food allergies, dislikes etc) prior to arriving at the lodge, as the menus are set and they do not provide a choice of e.g starters or breakfast. This way the lodge is aware beforehand and can prepare for your specific needs. We do cater for vegan, vegetarian, gluten/lactose free and food allergies, but please inform us before arrival.

Malaria:
We cannot give advice on this, it is best to ask a health professional. We are in a low risk malaria area but depending on rains, it varies. In the Summer months we do suggest using mosquito spray and covering up at dusk and dawn, in Winter it is usually too cold for mosquitos, but this depends on how cold it is and whether we have had late rains or not.