Hoedspruit

We arrived at our private sanctuary after our hour long flight from Johannesburg. As with all small airports and planes, we weren’t sure if our prams were going to make it through, or if our cot would arrive following the instructions to just ‘leave it in the pile’.
Driving into our reserve, we saw giraffes, baboons, waterbucks, and ‘Zazu’. We were treated to a delicious lunch from our private chef at the reserve, watching a family of elephants patrol around the perimeter of our huts and dining area.
That evening, we took off on our first Safari, getting up close and personal to Cape buffalo, lions, hippos, a rare leopard and impala.
After a massive day, the kids could barely put spoon to mouth, so we crashed out for the night.Read more