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The main area at Bundox Explorer Camp, with a canvas-roofed lounge, a raised wooden deck and a round plunge pool

Balule · Off-grid tents

Bundox Explorer Camp

Four off-grid double tents, an underground photographic hide beside the waterhole and picnic lunches on the banks of the Olifants River.

FromR4 595pp / night sharing

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The lodge

Four solar-powered double tents in the Olifants West Nature Reserve in Balule, with an underground hide beside the waterhole and the whole camp bookable for eight guests.

Bundox Explorer Camp is a small tented camp in the Olifants West Nature Reserve, in Balule in the Greater Kruger, built around simple comfort rather than luxury. Its four double canvas tents each have twin beds with cotton linen, a fan, a small private deck and an en-suite bathroom with a flushing toilet and a bucket shower, with hot water on demand. The camp is off-grid and runs on solar power.

Morning and afternoon game drives include coffee stops at scenic hides and sundowner stops in the bush. Between drives, guests can watch wildlife from an underground photographic hide beside the waterhole, cool off in the plunge pool or have a picnic lunch beside the Olifants River. Evenings centre on the boma and a traditional potjie dinner, and a stargazing sleep-out can be arranged. The whole camp can be booked for exclusive use by up to eight guests.

Highlights

  • Underground photographic hide beside the waterhole
  • Plunge pool and multi-level deck over the waterhole
  • Picnic lunches beside the Olifants River
  • Traditional potjie dinners around the boma
  • Off-grid, solar-powered camp of four tents

In pictures

A look inside

Your stay

Where you sleep, how you spend the days

Accommodation

  • Four double canvas tents, each with twin beds, cotton linen, a fan and a small private deck.
  • En-suite bathrooms with a flushing toilet, a basin and a bucket shower, with hot water on demand.

Activities

  • Morning game drive with a coffee stop (coffee, tea and rusks)
  • Afternoon game drive with a sundowner stop (one drink and snacks)
  • Wildlife from the underground hide beside the waterhole between drives
  • Picnic lunches beside the Olifants River
  • Optional stargazing sleep-out (extra: R4 180 per person a night, for two guests or more)

The fine print

What your rate covers

Included

  • Full board: breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Coffee station, table juice and water
  • Morning game drive with coffee stop and afternoon game drive with sundowner stop (two drives daily)
  • Welcome drink
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Secure parking at Olifants West gate and transfer from the gate to camp
  • Wi-Fi in the main area (connectivity can be limited)

Not included

  • Conservation levy, R450 per person, once per stay
  • Bed levy, R250 per person a night
  • Airport transfers (from Hoedspruit, R840 per person each way)
  • All bar bills
  • Telephone calls, shop purchases, laundry
  • Gratuities

Good to know

  • Children 12 and under only when the camp is booked exclusively; ages 4 to 12 pay half the adult rate, and 13 to 16 the full adult rate
  • Camp is semi-fenced
  • Single rate in 2026: R6 895 a night
  • The whole camp for up to eight guests in 2026: R31 230 a day

Getting there

Finding your way to the bush

Routes and transfers

  • In the Olifants West Nature Reserve, part of the Balule reserve in the Greater Kruger
  • The nearest town is Hoedspruit; Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport is about 30 minutes by road from the reserve gate
  • Guests park securely at Olifants West gate and are transferred to camp
  • A transfer from Hoedspruit airport costs R840 per person each way (2026)

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