Shipandani Hide
September 24, 2014 9:16 pm
South Africa celebrates the 24th of September as Heritage Day, a public holiday. Of course, South Africa’s natural heritage is very close to the de Wets’ hearts, and so we’ve headed back to our beloved Kruger National Park for a few days (as if we needed an excuse 😉 )
The three of us are spending the night in Shipandani Hide, next to a tranquil pool in the Tsendze River, and kilometres away from the nearest other humans. As I’m typing this, Marilize and Joubert have already been lulled to sleep by the symphony of the wild African night; hippos bellowing metres away from the hide, scops owls hooting for attention, lions roaring in the distance and a myriad of crickets, frogs and bats chiming in.
Heaven.
Shipandani Hide
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Categories: Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province
Tags: Kruger National Park, outdoors, Shipandani hide, travel, vacation, wildlife
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Feeling green ….. Another place to add to the bucket list 🙂
By Nature on the Edge on October 11, 2014 at 7:05 pm
We had a wonderful night at Shipandani Liz and I’m sure you will too. It’s difficult to get a reservation there as it is very popular, and we now understand why. It is a rustic and spartan experience, yet as exclusive as you can get in Kruger, and fairly priced. Preparing dinner over a fire in the boma, sleeping with the splashing and snoring of hippos, listening to roaring lions in the distance, and enjoying a simple breakfast of coffee and rusks as the rising sun paints the horizon red. Magical. We’ll certainly go back to Shipandani without hesitation.
By de Wets Wild on October 12, 2014 at 4:22 am
[…] checking in for our night at Shipandani Hide, we decided to stop by Mooiplaas again in the late afternoon, and found that the lions had still […]
By Marvelous Mooiplaas | de Wets Wild on October 10, 2014 at 6:48 pm
Ai ek geniet jou natuurstories.Dit doen mens se hart goed om te weet daar is jong mense wat nie net besig is met beroepe nie,maar ook balans hou deur die natuur hul eie te maak.
By perdebytjie on October 6, 2014 at 10:14 am
Jy is baie gaaf Dina!
Ons is in die gelukkige posisie om ons liefde vir Suid-Afrika se mooi plekke ook deel van ons loopbane te kon maak, en ons seuntjie groot te maak met dieselfde liefde vir die natuur – ek dink hy is nog meer versot daarop as sy ouers!
By de Wets Wild on October 7, 2014 at 3:15 am
Blissful!
By Tish Farrell on September 26, 2014 at 9:48 am
Everyday should start and end in such a beautiful place, hey Tish?
By de Wets Wild on September 26, 2014 at 10:40 am
Oh, if only. I’ll just use your posts to conjure them.
By Tish Farrell on September 26, 2014 at 11:21 am
If I could, I’d go there to celebrate anything, too ! – and that’s because you’ve shown it to us.
By M-R on September 25, 2014 at 2:09 pm
Thank you Margaret-Rose 🙂
By de Wets Wild on September 25, 2014 at 8:31 pm
What a wonderful life you lead, thanks for sharing it.
By macmsue on September 25, 2014 at 12:53 pm
Thanks very much for joining us on our travels guys!
By de Wets Wild on September 25, 2014 at 1:14 pm
How far in advance did you book? I have never been able to stay there as it is always full. Hope you had a great night.
By UnderAnAfricanSun on September 25, 2014 at 9:05 am
We had a very good night’s rest, thanks Kelly. We were lucky to pick up a cancellation 6 weeks ago 😀
By de Wets Wild on September 25, 2014 at 1:04 pm
Lucky Fish !
By UnderAnAfricanSun on September 26, 2014 at 6:37 am
..the symphony of the wild African night..What a beautiful phrase!
By loisajay on September 25, 2014 at 4:27 am
Thanks Lois! I hope it gave a sense of the beauty and serenity we experienced 🙂
By de Wets Wild on September 25, 2014 at 1:10 pm
The sounds you described are both intriguing and exciting at the same time. 🙂
By Imelda on September 24, 2014 at 9:18 pm
You won’t believe how soothing all these sounds were Imelda. We slept like logs 🙂
By de Wets Wild on September 25, 2014 at 12:57 pm