Thanks, hopefully it was helpful.

@@oldcodgerwithacamera it was very helpful im going on bolette in oct

Yes there's a full buffet selection for breakfast in the MDR or you can choose table service if you want something like Eggs Benedict or an omelette. Either way the waiters will serve you tea or coffee. I assume that the same applies for lunch although we never ate lunch in the MDR.

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Many thanks for your kind words. We have stayed at tamboti before but before I started making videos. I agree that it is a great bush experience although the last time we stayed it was almost unbearable! Temperature outside was in the high 30's and inside the tent it was well above 40° making it imposible to sleep. The bedsheets were literally soaking wet by morning!

@oldcodgerwithacamera Totally understandable. It is exactly for that reason why we always go to Tamboti in the winter 😂

We have stayed there before, see my reply to your other comment.

Many thanks. There's always something to see in the Kruger even when it's raining!

@oldcodgerwithacamera so nice and relaxing. I've had your videos on the TV all day today in the background while working on my laptop.. 😊 My husband came in to watch as well at lunch time. Are you from the UK?

Between the Border Hotel and Upington stick to the main N roads and avoid the R roads which look shorter but are often gravel and will take longer. Within the park there are only four roads so you will be travelling up and down them a lot. From Twee Rivieren the Aoub road which heads roughly west to Mata Mata and the Nossob road which heads north. Two dune roads connect these, the Short Dune road and the Long Dune road. The dune roads are great fun to drive but the wildlife is more scarce on them apart from Steinbok which are plentiful. North of Nossob you should go up to Polentswa but any further north is more of an adventure rather than wildlife spotting. We drove up to Union’s End and beyond Polentswa we saw virtually nothing, not even Oryx! There are no roads to avoid although you probably won’t want to do the dune roads more than once. Almost all the wildlife is along the Aoub and Nossob roads. If you are at the camps don’t forget to check out the waterholes at Twee Rivieren, Nossob and Mata Mata in the evenings. Waterholes in the park are hit and miss but always worth visiting. Some are dry so not worth it but you’ll discover which ones to avoid once you get there. Pleased you have booked the Border Hotel!

Thank you very much 🙏🏻 for your good advice. We definitely can use this when traveling to Kgalagadi.

Yes, it's an old ship but you can always get the 'luxury extras' on Regent Seven Seas or Seabourne for three times the price.

Thank you!

That's interesting! I'm sure it has had some improvements but I guess there is only so much you can do with a makeover on a ship.

Many thanks. So glad you appreciate it.

Many thanks for watching. The secret to being able to afford a month in the Kruger is to retire! Although we only have our state pensions we no longer have a mortgage and are bettter off than when we were working. Add to that that we don't drink (much!) don't go out to restaurants, don't get takeaways or coffee out and scrimp and save wherever we can and we end up with enough for a month in he Kruger most years!

Must be great fun on a motorbike. Would love to do that but it's been over 50 years since I last rode a bike!

Many thanks for watching. I do hope you get to the Kruger one day.

@@oldcodgerwithacamera I’ll definitely be making time this year.

Many thanks for your appreciation especially of the effort it takes to produce these videos. October and November are probably the best time for sightings as the bush will be quite sparse and the migrant birds will be arriving. Agree about the rhinos, it was quite shocking to see them freshly dehorned but what I didn't realise until later is that the horns grow back and once they get rounded off a bit they don't look as bad. I guess though, at some point, they will have to be dehorned again. Have a great trip.

Many thanks. The music is from Epidemic Sound.

So he's not afraid of the big cats and wild dogs then?

​@@oldcodgerwithacamerahe was once afraid of lions and his eyes were like 😳😂

Well that makes an old man very proud! Thank you!

When we first went to the Kruger back in 2017 we took a private guided tour and the first thing the guide did when we reached the Kruger was to let down the tires so we've been doing it ever since. We usually drop the pressure to 1.6 bar which makes the ride on some of the corrugated roads a little softer. Because the speed limit is 50kph on the tar roads it doesn't make much difference on those roads. It doesn't really matter whether you have a 4x4, in fact we have never hired a 4x4 even in the Kgalagadi. To be honest you don't really need to drop the pressure in the Kruger but it does make a difference when you hit badly corrugated roads. Hope you have a great time later this year, it looks like our next trip will now be next year. Thanks for watching he videos.

Once again thanks for watching and commenting. Have you began the next series yet?

Thanks again. The idea was to let the viewer experience what we experienced and I'm glad you think it works.

Many thanks.

Many thanks. They are definitedly aware of you watching them!

Yes, a real beauty. Check out kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obV6na6VxtncY58.html at around 5:00 for some even more beautiful leopard eyes!

Well I'm glad the video helped in some way! We've just got back from two weeeks on Iona which was altogether different!

@@oldcodgerwithacamera Does the Iona feels too crowded?

@@jasbirkaur5795 Surprisingly no. After only cruising on smaller ships we were concerned about cruising on a ship with 5,000 passengers but it was never crowded although I suspect it wasn't sailing at full capacity.

Ich hoffe, Sie hatten eine tolle Zeit. Es ist ein wundervoller Ort.

Absolutely! We only turned the engine on because we were a bit scared, if we hadn't I reckon he would just have strolled calmly by.

Thanks for watching. I'm sure you'll have a great time.

We've still seen one or two rhino close to the camp but not as many as on our first visit 7 years ago. The biggest disappointment is seeing them with their horns cut off. I understand why but it is heartbreaking to see that poaching has made this necessary.

Thanks for your appreciation. Driving from the Kgalagadi to the Kruger is certainly manageable and is what we did but you will need an overnight stop. If you want to do it as quickly as possible you should leave the Kgalagadi as soon as the gates open and drive as close to Johannesburg as you can for an overnight stop. From there you can get to the Kruger in four or five hours. We had a final game drive in the Kgalagadi and left about 10 am to stop at the Border Hotel in Jan Kempdorp which I highly recommend. The next day we drove to Emgwenya to stay at the Wayside Lodge. It was dark by the time we arrived at Emgwenya so we didn’t want to go further. The following day it was a two hour drive to the Kruger. There are several options to split the journey but it is a long drive and on one of the days you will be driving all day. Whatever you do try to avoid driving at night which can be dangerous. We’ll be going back to the Kruger next year and I’ll be filming again!

Thanks. Check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZuihbZe1dqYcqs.html in which I give a full explanation of all the gear I use.

That would have been good to see. Have you seen the cheetahs there?

@@oldcodgerwithacamera I haven't seen the cheetahs, no.

Many thanks for your appreciation. We are definitely planning on going back but don't have any firm plans yet.

We were always in bed too early! I have some photos of the southern sky in Namibia and it is spectacular.

Someone else mentioned Manyeleti and when we return we'll spend a couple more nights at Orpen and take a trip to Manyeleti. Sounds really interesting.

@@oldcodgerwithacamera yes Manyeleti is good, excellent game viewing, but not as many tourists as Kruger...which means often you have a sighting all to yourself.

That's exactly what I thought! Somehow that loop seems to be more like Africa than the rest of the park!

Only seen Sable twice but we are always on the lookout along that stretch of road.

@@oldcodgerwithacamera I've seen Sable most between Skukuza and Satara, specifically the area between Mantimahle/Jones se Dam, Manzimhlope, and Muzandzeni picnic spot.

It would be lovely to have just the sounds of nature but it simply isn't possible with much of the audio containing other people's car engines and the noise of the wind on the mic. Where I can get decent natural audio I drop the music so it can be heard but without music to tie it all together it wouldn't flow. There would be clips with sound followed by clips with total silence (unless you like car engines!) and I don't feel that would work.

@@oldcodgerwithacamera the more I watched your videos, I realised that your presentation of it is good, I don't mind the music in-between and it's actually nice, I got used to it lol.

Tips are added to your onboard account daily which is then settled at the end of the cruise.

@@oldcodgerwithacamera - Thanks. I've since found out you can pay tips in advance at so much per day. Good to know either way.

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.

We passed that spot a number of times when it was just 'another empty river' but on this occasion we were struck with the thought 'This is Africa!'. It had a real magical quality. The animals were still there the following day but then they were gone and it became just another empty river again. It was a magical moment and I'm glad you appreciated it aslo.

On this trip we entered at Malelane gate and made our way north and then back again to exit at Malelane. Our itinerary was Crocodile Brigde - 2 nights Lower Sabie - 3 nights Satara - 4 nights Shingwedzi - 3 nights Punda Maria - 3 nights Shimuwini - 2 nights Talamati - 2 nights Skukuza - 2 nights Lower Sabie - 3 nights Pretoriuskop - 3 nights Berg-en-dal - 3 nights That was quite a lot of driving and moving between camps. If you want to spend more time at each camp or take in the other camps like Mopani, Letaba and Olifants a better idea would be to enter at Punda Maria Gate and just drive south to exit at Malelane or Crocodile Bridge. There are so many options and it is difficult to give an 'ideal' itinerary. Sightings change from day to day and you might see more by staying longer at each camp (or it might be the other way round!)

@oldcodgerwithacamera thanks! I'm not sure yet if it's possible (financially 😅) but it's a dream. I'm not sure if I want to drive more or that I want to stay longer on 1 camp. I like to go to different camps... You're answer helped. Thanks

@@oldcodgerwithacamera Do you have planned another trip to KNP?

Hopefully next August but it depends on finances.

Many thanks for watching. Glad you like them!

We have never seen mosquitos in the Kruger no matter what time of year. On our first visit in 2017 we spent about £200 on malaria tablets and didn't see a single mosquito. On the four visits since we didn't bother with tablets. Locals in South Africa don't take malaria tablets year round and my personal opinion is that the risks are overstated. In any case if you were to be unlucky the disease is treatable.

@@oldcodgerwithacamera Thank you for replying , have enjoyed watching your travels immensely .

The tour guide at Andalsnes said that the longest they have gone without rain in the past few years was 3 days so, overall, we didn't do too badly! Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. I'd recommend the H4-1 towards Skukuza as fas as Nkulu picnic site for a good chance of lions. The H4-2 to Crocodile Bridge (maybe cutting through the S130) ans then returning either by the S28 or a loop back onto the main road via the S25, S108 and H5. Northwards across the river is also possible but we have always found that to be vedry quiet. Enjoy your trip.

Never stop looking! Three times now we have found wild dogs on our last couple of days.

Many thanks! We went to Talamati in the previous series A Month in The Kruger. Loved the camp but not the monkeys!