Musa Bush lodge
Mufasa bush lodge is situated on the Guersny road about 30km from the Orpen gate into the Kruger national park. The lodge consist out of 8 en suite chalets arranged in twins, doubles and 4 bed units. Mosquito nets,overhead fans, shower and linen plus towels are in standard features of the units. There is a self catering section that provides utensils for cooking, a gas stove and a Lapa. A crystal clear pool is in the centre of the camp. Buffalos, rhino and leopard roams freely trough the camp and a veriaty of smaller antilopes like inpala,nyala kudu bushbuck and much more is found on the premisses.
We are situated close to the following places:
- Kapama Cheetah centre 2 km
- Maholoholo wild life rehabiliation 13km
- Blyde river canyon 75 km
- Orpen gate 30km
- Hoedspruit 23 km
- Phalaborwa 85 km
- Fishing about 2 km
There is daily tours to the kruger national park in open vehicles, night drives in the Thorney bush reserve, tours to the panorama route and boat rides on the olifants river. Game walks can be done towards the olifants river, this is especially very good. Microlight flights and much more.
Rates:
- 4 bed chalet R175 per person including breakfast
- Twins R400.00 per unit including breakfats
- Doubles R400.00 per unit including breakfast
- Game drive on request
- walks on request
Accommodated tours from Johannesburg starting at R3995.00 per person sharing
The Olifants River flows north through Witbank Dam and then the Loskop Dam and is forced east by the Transvaal Drakensberg, cutting through at the Abel Erasmus Pass and then flowing east to join with the Letaba River, crossing into Mozambique after cutting through the Lebombo Mountains by way of the Olifants Gorge, becoming the Rio dos Elefantes, joining the Limpopo River and the Rio Changane before entering the Indian Ocean at Xai-Xai north of Maputo.
The Olifants River and some of its tributaries, notably the Klein Olifants River (origin near Hendrina, joins the Olifants River downstream of the Middelburg Dam), Elands River, Wilge River and Bronkhorstspruit, rise in the Highveld grasslands. Thirty large dams in the Olifants River Catchment include the Witbank Dam, Renosterkop Dam, Rust de Winter Dam, Blyderivierspoort Dam, Loskop Dam, Middelburg Dam, Ohrigstad Dam, Arabie Dam and the Phalaborwa Barrage.
The Olifants River has its origin near Bethal, and its largest tributary is the Steenkool Spruit. It falls into the Drainage Area B (see list of Drainage Areas below).
Additional Information
Kruger National Park
There are 11 gates into Kruger, allowing visitors some flexibility in their itineraries. You should plan to arrive at the gates with enough time to reach your overnight camp, as arriving after the camp gates close will incur a stiff penalty.
central area of the Kruger National Park (see also
the Phalaborwa Gate) and leads straight to Satara camp inside the
Kruger Park. Situated right at the Orpen camp it is 490km from
Johannesburg, Gauteng. Follow the N4 toll road east from Gauteng through
Witbank and then turn north onto the R540 at the Belfast/Dullstroom
turnoff. Follow this through Dullstroom, Lydenburg and Hoedspruit. From
Hoedspruit you can turn south on the R40 towards Klaserie and before
Klaserie turn off east on the R531 towards the Orpen Gate. To reach the
Orpen Gate from the south, continue along the N4 to Nelspruit and then
take the R538 north through White River, Hazyview and Bushbuckridge,
continuing north on the R40 towards Klaserie and turning east onto the
R531 a few kilometres from the town.
A popular option for day visitors. This gate is very close to prime
predator viewing country, and does not have any of the 'edge' effect
(i.e. unsightly farmed areas, fences and such) sometimes associated with
other gates. It's excellent for lion, hyena, and leopard along the
Timbavati River and its tributaries. Wild dog are often present and you
are almost guaranteed elephant sightings. The best route is to follow
the H7 straight towards Satara, which has all the facilities you could
want for a midday stopover.
