Napi Wilderness Trail, Kruger

This wilderness area is situated on the undulating granitic landscape between Pretoriuskop and Skukuza restcamps. Both the Mbyamithi and Napi rivers flow through the area and offers scenic walks along the riverbanks with stunning large trees. Vegetation consists mainly of broad leave woodland and tamboti thickets. Large open sodic patches are pleasant to the eye and host unique plants, such as the summer impala lily. Seasonal pans in these areas allow for plenty of big game sightings. Both white and black rhino are regularly seen wallowing in these pans. The camp is fantastic for night sounds and giant eagle and barred owl, amongst others, give the night character. The Mbiyamithi River is one of the best habitats to view thick-billed cuckoo because of the prevalence of its parasitic host, the redbilled helmet shrike. The camp consists of four safari tents with en-suite ablutions, as well as a large veranda from which to view the surrounding bush and the Mbiyamithi River below the tents.