DAY 4 Blouberg Nature Reserve
Modumele Wilderness Camp (exclusive, no power, pit toilet) R340 per night for two people, plus R160 per extra adult and R80 per extra child under 12 (max 10 people).
Tamboti tented camp (gas stove, shared ablutions) R850 per night for four people, plus R160 per extra adult and R80 per child (sleeps eight).
Mashatu self-catering house R950 per night for four people.
Day visitors R50 per adult; R25 per child under 12. Gate times 6.30 am to 5.30 pm. There’s firewood for sale at reception, but you have to bring everything else.
073 068 3180 (Shadrack); bloubergreserve.co.za
DELICIOUS COFFEE SHOP, ALLDAYS
Look for this oasis on the right as you enter town from the north-west. Sit on the stoep or walk through the shop to the nursery at the back, where there are tables made from old road signs.
The menu has everything: breakfast options, sandwiches (the chicken mayo with chips and salad for R57 was good value for money), hamburgers, meat dishes (their speciality: beef fillet hamburger and chips for R100) and salads. The milkshakes are big and cost R37.
Opening times: Monday to Friday from 7 am to 5 pm, Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm, Sunday from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm.
084 235 4588; shopdelicious@gmail.com
MAPUNGUBWE NATIONAL PARK
Mazhou campsite R320 per night for two people, plus R100 per extra person (max six people per stand). Leokwe rest camp has cottages from R1 425 per night for two people, plus R434 per extra adult and R217 per child. sanparks.org
RATHO BUSH CAMP
This tented camp overlooks a waterhole where food is sometimes put out for elephants. Drive towards Pontdrift and look for the turn-off on the left. Visit the crocodile farm on the same premises or go on a game drive in the Limpopo riverbed.
Luxury en suite safari tent (communal kitchen and living area) R700 per night for two people.
082 448 7998 (Sandra); rathobushcamps.co.za