Balule Camp Reviews

Always a pleasure.

Firstly, Kruger will always be a "bargain" - THE BUSH IS A BARGAIN !!!

Sable: Positive: nice bush experience - we just had a lot of wind that "blew away" the sounds and animals for the night but that's niot our fault.
Negative: the one toilet had a very bad smell all the time - maybe it's time for a "honey sucker clean up"

Balule: Positive - the "rustic" experience is excellent ! I like the "primitive" feeling - no electricity is great !
Negative: How about planting more trees to put your tent under or maybe just start watering the current trees on a regular basis so that they can grow faster. There are not a lot of shade on most of the stands.
The camp attendant is not a very friendly guy (maybe he had a bad "week"). It will be nice (it is actually VERY important) to have a more friendly person attending to guests.

General, Negative: The lookout points around Oilfants camp on the hills are dirty. Toilet paper is lying "all over". I do understand that woman has it a bit more difficult and if one "has to go you have to", but can someone not go around once or twice a week and clean up - apart from the health risk, it is aestetically very unpleasing.

(I am willing to put in a suggestion and quote for a "picnic/lookout clean up service" in Kruger around all picnic/lookout sites - I am serious. If I can contact someone to discuss this please let me know with whom I can liaise).

Other than the above, we have already booked for our next trip to Kruger.

A nice camp, but the apes are really a problem. If you stop they are there ready to take what they can and there is nothing that the camper can do to provent it. You have to close up everything even if you only leave for a minute or two to go to the toilets.

The Rondavels at Balule were better than most hotels & MUCH more fun,friendly neighbours including the resident Hyenas!!We saw THREE leopards in our one day drive down to crocodile gate(one mother & cub) all within 20 mtrs of the road.Great value for money

Having been a frequent visitor in the early 90's, this was my first trip back to Balule in years. Congratulations to the staff, the place is looking great and well maintained. A very pleasant few days stay if you enjoy a quiet and basic camp.