SATARA Rest Camp Review | Kruger National Park Accommodation #2

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SATARA Rest Camp Review | Kruger National Park Accommodation #2
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Are you wondering whether you should stay in Satara rest camp in the Kruger National Park? In this video I share my thoughts on this extremely popular rest camp, situated in the south-eastern tip of the Kruger National Park.
Satara is located in a great area for game viewing and it's also very family friendly, with a large swimming pool and jungle gym, as well as a big shop, restaurant and place to order fast food. I doesn't, however, have a nice view like some of the other camps, because the terrain here is very flat and it doesn't overlook a river.
The campsite, however, is extremely popular - especially the stands along the fence line, from where campers stand a chance of seeing elephants, buffalo and other large game. Spotted hyenas also walk up and down the fence every evening, but please do not feed them, because if they become problem animals, park officials will have to put them down.
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@TheSafariExpert 3 жыл бұрын

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@kind2cats Жыл бұрын

We were there for 2 nights this September and had great lion sightings on every drive including Casper and a great cheetah sighting ten feet from road. Tip have a wander by restaurant after it's closed in evening about 11pm had great view of the resident honey badger along with African wild cat . Great review .

@keatonanthony7471 3 жыл бұрын

My Favorite Kruger camp is Berg en Dal and have been extremely lucky to see the big 5, 3/3 visits to the camp as well as wild dogs twice and I was even lucky enough to see a Civet. Lots of Hyena near Afsaal 😊

@siyasinyekemba1822 3 жыл бұрын

I've only been there once

@william8340 3 жыл бұрын

@@siyasinyekemba1822 Ive also spotted civets numerous times on the campsite perimeter at night, also seen a leopard from the camp.

@albanocortez4829 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to see wildlife , Satara and Lower Sabie are the best rest camps to stay in Kruger Park . For a good meal in a restaurant go to Skukuza.

@mos_go 3 жыл бұрын

Loving this series. This is my favorite main camp in the park. Favorite bush camp is Talamati.

@TheSquad-sq6js 2 жыл бұрын

I must say satara honestly excellent game viewing and I like the fact that the bungalows are in circles I never been to the campsite before but it sure does look nice and has a nice view thank you 😊 for sharing this with me

@wimcoetzee2484 Жыл бұрын

Satara is my favourite camp

@instantwildlife4295 3 жыл бұрын

yay another camp review!!!!!!!!!

@francoisvanwyk7075 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Villiers. I thoroughly enjoy your info on rest camps and routes in KNP. Please do Letaba rest camp next.

@marcogilissen7443 3 жыл бұрын

Yes agreed letaba is one I would like to see next.

@kaustubhSharmahi Жыл бұрын

Your channel is very underrated. Thanks for sharing the details :)

@shamwarizim 3 жыл бұрын

Great review!

@GreaseAndGravel 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! I want to go to Satara NOW... :)

@johnnyjaker3870 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing fense line thanks for this information

@jbmarshall9084 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this!. I will watch others. Lower Sabie maybe coming up?

@alanliebenberg5443 2 жыл бұрын

Once again a very good video!! please do a video of Punda Maria and Pretoriuskop. Thanks Again

@ferdischenck7990 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@renierdutoit1 3 жыл бұрын

Yet another GREAT video! Please rate other camps as well.

@TheSafariExpert 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely will continue in 2021...

@jennivanhuyssteen4338 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos on Kruger!! My favourite camp is Punda Maria. Do you have a video on that??

@DownUpside 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Please show us Talamati next

@siyasinyekemba1822 3 жыл бұрын

Usually my first night is always in pretoriouskop from numbi gate and the second is Satara then off the park via open gate

@ngrabowskiphoto 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very useful video, I was wondering if there is a laundromat in Kruger and there I have exactly the information I was looking for.

@glennschofield2880 2 жыл бұрын

I stayed in Satara with friends for 5 days in July 1998 and saw the big 6 and everything except cheetah and african hunting dog. I made a friend of a game ranger charles and we are still friends today and keep in contact. Also had 2 days in Punda Maria. I saw tourists feeding hyenas at night not a good idea. My most amazing experience was hearing male lions roaring and fighting off hyenas every night and wow was that lion roar loud :) but i loved my time want to go back :) and my fav camps were Satara and Olifants and i saw a leopard behind a tree within 20 minutes of entering the park from melane and lionesses crawling over my volkswagon van i was in klooking in to their eyes as they crossed over but sadly i didnt have any photos to share on this :( but i saw a leopard at night was blurry as i had never taken night photos before but the night safaris were awesome :) We stayed in a few tents right against the fence :)

@Alias-gy3tz 11 ай бұрын

African wild dogs, not hunting dogs :)

@glennschofield2880 11 ай бұрын

@@Alias-gy3tz thanks for correction i appreciate it :)

@nicolaaserasmusvanderwalt2500 3 жыл бұрын

Good Morning, like your video about Satara, but Satara also have various Guesthouses (Stanley for example) for Bigger Groups, which you should have included in the video. Just a suggestion from my side

@melodicallydriven7952 3 жыл бұрын

This is paradise

@langutaninwamba9668 3 жыл бұрын

do a review of Letaba and surroundings

@lizellestrauss1232 3 жыл бұрын

My favroit camp is satara and skukuza

@damiancosta2588 2 жыл бұрын

There are hidden gems of accomodation in the last circle. Circle F IIRC. Very quiet at the far end of the camp. Young baobabs in the centre of that circle that most visitors don't realize are "young " baobabs. Generally all the camps arrange the huts in circles to replicate traditional villages layouts. Monkeys have become a huge issue with the huts that do not have enclosed patios. The units with enclosed or protected food storage areas should be selected. We've been surprised a few times by intrepid troops opening l our food containers.

@thefotojunkie 3 жыл бұрын

Terrific video - you are so right, very few pix and videos of the camps themselves! So much so that I am having difficulty identifying the camp we stayed in 10 years ago - I'm putting together a scrapbook of our travels over the past 35 years for my uncle (my aunt died suddenly). I cannot recall if it was Skukuza or Satara, my dad booked it in 2011 (he sadly passed away in 2020 so I can't ask him). The bungalows shown in your video of Satara look like the rondavels we stayed in, but I don't remember the leopard statue (my favorite animal and I'm sure i would have taken a pic of it), so maybe it was Skukuza. If I sent you a pic, do you think you could tell?

@TheSafariExpert 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. You’re welcome to send the photo to askthesafariexpert@gmail.com and I’ll ID the camp for you 👍🏻🙂

@tracyhampton6706 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve sent a few pics - hopefully you can take a peek and enlighten me! Cheers

@callumevans7113 3 жыл бұрын

Will you be reviewing Shingwedzi soon? I'd like to find out about that camp

@TheSafariExpert 3 жыл бұрын

Callum, I’m just waiting for later in the dry season...

@helperus 10 ай бұрын

Hi Villiers, we are a family looking forward to visiting the Kruger National Park sometime in the next year of two. What is your advice on the best time of year for visiting the park: July or December school holidays?

@TheSafariExpert 10 ай бұрын

Neither 🙈 It’s too busy for me during the school holidays and both of those periods are VERY busy!

@kassemdarwish89 4 ай бұрын

@@TheSafariExperthow about first two weeks of May?

@TheSafariExpert 4 ай бұрын

@@kassemdarwish89 , that’s a great time of the year to go!

@instantwildlife4295 3 жыл бұрын

Biyamitiy, although it is a bush camp.

@adrinolan8266 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, love your unbiast and well informed videos. I would love to see something on Pretoriuskop and Punda Maria some time

@tls447l 3 ай бұрын

I have a couple of questions. 1. Say I want to stay 2 night in KNP, can I book two camps for example, Satara bungalow for 1 night and crocodile for the second night? 2. Do we need special permits to self drive on the gravel roads (S roads)?

@TheSafariExpert 3 ай бұрын

Yes, you can book a bungalow for just one night at a time 👍🏻 and no, you don’t need special permits to drive on the S roads.

@lizellestrauss1232 3 жыл бұрын

We are going next jear to berg en dal

@epsweet 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks so much. Firstly: we have booked our camping spot here for July. We are so excited. Is there any way to contact them to secure the camping spot near the fence? There wasn't an option online. Also I would love to buy your book as a digital download. Is that available? Thank you! Em and Niel in PE

@TheSafariExpert 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Em. That’s exciting! No, you can’t prebook a fence stand - it’s first come first served. Try to arrive between 8 and 9am to give yourself the best chance of getting a fence stand. You can only order hard copies of the Kruger routes books - the link is in the video description. Enjoy your trip in July! 😎

@kaywhitehead2602 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Are you already there? We are there next week

@epsweet 2 жыл бұрын

@@kaywhitehead2602 We are only heading there on 22 July. How long will you be staying?

@vhonanimushiane5017 3 жыл бұрын

Mopani does it for me

@rodrigosilva4927 2 жыл бұрын

Hi so regarding camping with children in a caravan , what rest camp would you say is the best one?

@TheSafariExpert 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely Berg en Dal 😎

@rodrigosilva4927 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSafariExpert that’s great to know as already booked it for next year. I stayed recently at Pretorioskop and despite the stands are not very well demarcated, there are big spaces and reasonable good shades. Ablutions are far apart and just “ok” I would say.