Reminiscent of a traditional African safari camp from a bygone era, Buffalo Camp offers the ultimate luxurious tented accommodation experience.
Built from natural stone and wood, the luxury game lodge has an olde worlde atmosphere while being completely contemporary.
All comforts are catered for in the plush tented suites and throughout this carefully appointed luxury safari lodge, with décor accent colours of burnt red and gold.
The communal areas of Buffalo Camp are built on the riverbank, and are surrounded by wild gardens of aloe and euphorbia.
An intimate lounge nestles under a vaulted thatched roof with ceiling fans, which create a welcome breeze in summer.
It’s the perfect place to sink into a comfortable sofa and bird watch, while enjoying refreshments from the Buffalo Bar.
The 10 spacious suites that comprise Buffalo Camp are set on stilted wooden decks built on an elevated riverbank.
Wooden walkways connect the suites to each other and the main lodge area.
Buffalo Camp is set among tall shady trees, with a seasonal river below. In the dry season, antelope use the river course as a natural pathway to search for grazing.
Buffalo Camp’s suites are ultra-luxurious tents that evoke the feeling of old Africa.
Each en-suite tent can accommodate two people, in either a double or twin beds dressed in white cotton linen and African design throws.
There’s air conditioning for summer and heated underblankets to keep the cold at bay on winter nights.
Everything and more than you’d expect in a luxury safari lodge is here - including a well-stocked minibar, Nespresso coffee machine and lock-up safe.
Wooden floors, leather and dark wood finishes give the tents a nostalgic air.
At night, oil lanterns illuminate the walkways to create subtle light and ambience. Just 20 guests can be accommodated at Buffalo Camp, and the focus is on personal attention, superb service and complete comfort.
The old world-Africa atmosphere is carried through to meals, which are à la carte. Breakfast and lunch are served under a canopy of thatch, while dinner is usually enjoyed in the rustic outdoor boma, around a roaring open fire (depending on the weather, dinner may also be served indoors).
This is true African-style dining in a luxury safari lodge setting, with the roar of lions and the calls of jackals and hyenas as natural background music.
Evening dinners are traditionally served at a group table which includes your ranger and fellow game drive guests.
Usually dinners are served in the rustic outdoor boma, around a roaring open fire.
The group will end their game drive at a prearranged location to enjoy a private bush breakfast or dinner especially catered for them.
Private bush dinners are hosted around a roaring fire and encircled by lanterns, where diners will enjoy superb safari cuisine under open, star-spangled skies.
This option ensures complete privacy, and the couple or group will be hosted on their own, at a secluded dining venue within the camp.
Dedicated waiters will serve the private dinner guests exclusively. Luxury safari cuisine is always on the menu.
To cool off at Buffalo Camp, slip into the sleek, elevated rim-flow pool with views directly into the forest canopy. Then sun-dry on the loungers before taking a lazy nap in the shade under a wide canvas umbrella.
In Kapama Private Game Reserve approximately 350 bird species can be seen in their natural environment.
Feel Africa underfoot on a guided bush walk with a highly trained game ranger.
The elephant interaction offered by Kapama, is a unique opportunity for guests to get extremely close to the world’s largest land animals.
Accompanied by a skilled ranger and tracker, guests can expect to encounter a diverse range of animal and bird species on game drives.
Here cheetah, wild dog, serval, caracal and various other species are rehabilitated and can be safely viewed from close range. Rare king cheetah can also be seen here.
The giant candy-striped balloons lift off at first light and drift at the mercy of the wind for about an hour. This memorable experience is highly recommended.
Situated in South Africa’s northernmost province of Limpopo, Kapama Private Game Reserve is home to over 40 different mammal species, including the most dangerous Big Five of elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhinoceros.
World-class photographic training by a leading South African wildlife photographer - hands-on in the African bush.
The Kapama Romantic Sleep-out offers a million-star overnight experience. Sleeping in the open air on the reserve, elevated high above the ground under the African night sky, is a uniquely romantic experience.
While guests dine, they are entertained either by a traditional marimba band, or by a tribal dance group adept in Africa’s unique rhythmic dance sequences - a fitting accompaniment to an authentic dining experience.
A wedding in the wilds of Africa is a completely unique way to embark on married life. Each safari wedding at Kapama is a meticulously planned and coordinated event.
KAPAMA BUFFALO CAMP
R40 Kapama Private Game Reserve National Kruger Park AreaHoedspruit LimpopoSouth Africa