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Enter Ngala Game Lodge, and encounter a world capturing the romance and tradition of a bygone time, the era of classic safari. Ngala, meaning "lion" in Shangaan, is the only private safari lodge in the legendary Kruger National Park. The lodge is in the Ngala Private Game Reserve on the banks of the Mapone riverbed on the western boundary of Kruger. Ngala has exclusive traversing rights over 14 780 hectares (36 506 acres) of Kruger's two million hectares (4 940 000 acres), one of the richest and most strategically important wildlife areas on the continent.

Experience remarkably close encounters with breeding herds of elephant and buffalo. See white rhino, giraffe and a host of antelope, along with the great cats and occasionally, wild dog. At sunset, sip sundowners at the waterhole and experience life in Africa as described by legendary author and philosopher, Sir Laurens van der Post: "All Africa was in that moment for me. Yes, the whole cast of the first natural, primordial, legitimate theatre of Africa seemed gathered there to make its final curtsy in the limelight of the sunset hour and receive twilight applause before the night dropped its final curtain."

Ngala has even more to offer. It is the scene of one of Africa's most innovative and conservation partnership agreements. CCAfrica has joined forces with the state (Kruger National Park) and the non-governmental South African Nature Trust Foundation. Under this partnership, a percentage of all profits from Ngala Lodge flow into the National Parks Trust to promote conservation projects.

Ngala Game Lodge is an unashamedly old-world, elegant haven. Antique-filled interiors, an unhurried atmosphere, sumptuous cuisine and romantic candle-lit dinners around outdoor fires recreate the timeless feeling of life on safari.

• Only private game reserve in Kruger
• Small Luxury Hotels of the World member
• Elegant cottages echo bygone era
• Lavish Safari Suite ideal for honeymoons
• "Big five" and prolific array of wildlife
• Huge breeding herds of elephant
• High concentrations of lion
• Prime sightings of nocturnal animals
• Frequent leopard sightings; black rhino
• Twice daily game drives
• Guided bush walks
• Well-appointed conference room
• Unique activities for children
  
  

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