Ngata Safari Lodge | DeWetsWild

Join us as we reminisce about some of the places DeWetsWild visited while exploring Southern Africa’s wild places in 2025!

May 2026 be a year to remember for all the best reasons. Happy New Year, everyone!

Camping at Addo Elephant National Park, January 2025

Elephant herd in a rush to water

Camping at Mountain Zebra National Park, January 2025

Cape Mountain Zebra

Sunrise at Rietvlei

Marievale’s entrance

Marievale is covered by wetlands

One of Buffelshoek’s five very comfortable furnished safari-style tents in which guests are accommodated

Lion male at Manyeleti

Pilanesberg National Park, July 2025

Skukuza Bungalow 95, Kruger National Park, August 2025

Satara Bungalows 46 & 47, Kruger National Park, August 2025

Leopard stalking a steenbok in the Kruger National Park

Camping at Ngata in Dinokeng Game Reserve, September 2025

Pienaars River in Dinokeng

Island View at Rietvlei in the early morning

Skukuza safari tent 315, November 2025

Transport Dam, Kruger National Park

Tamboti Tented Camp, Kruger National Park, December 2025

Camping in Satara, Kruger National Park, December 2025

Nwanetsi Viewpoint, Kruger National Park, December 2025

I am a fully accredited and legally registered tour guide (with all the necessary insurance, professional drivers license and first aid certification) – don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like me to arrange a guided tour of beautiful South Africa and all her natural wonders for you as well, or even just to assist with your holiday reservations for our national parks and nature reserves throughout the country.

Last week we had opportunity for a quick day visit to the Dinokeng Game Reserve and thankfully the chilly winter weather let up for a little while, allowing us to spend the day in the great outdoors, exploring the only game reserve where the “Big 5” roam freely within our home province of Gauteng, while also getting a bit of work done.

Southern Pied Babblers

Blue Wildebeest

Coqui Francolin

Kudu bull

Magpie Shrike

Kudu cow

Kudu bull

Kudu cow

Black Springbok

“Standard” Springbok

White Springbok

Grey Go-away Bird

Blue Wildebeest

Warthog

Larry’s Dam

Burnt-necked Eremomela

Giraffe

Purple Heron

Stream crossing in Dinokeng

Nyala

Kalahari Scrub Robin

White Rhinos

Stream crossing in Dinokeng

Elephant bull

Pienaars River

Pienaars River in Dinokeng

The reason for our trip to Dinokeng Game Reserve was an introductory visit to Ngata Safari Lodge, the newest addition to DeWetsWild’s portfolio of wild destinations that we offer a reservation service for and that we can use as base for our guided tours. Ngata is a small venue inside the reserve and less than an hour’s drive from our home in Pretoria, offering safari-style tents with en-suite bathrooms – the epitome of “glamping” – and breakfast included in the rate. There is also camping sites where you can pitch your own tent or caravan and use either private or communal ablution blocks. On site there is a restaurant, function venue, boma and swimming pool. We were very impressed with Ngata’s facilities and personnel and if you’d like to book a visit don’t hesitate to reach out – you will probably run into us there one day soon!