Manyeleti Game Reserve - UPDATED! The Lowveld's best-kept secret

Everything you need to know about South Africa's Manyeleti Game Reserve and its camps.

Book your accommodation in the Manyeleti Game Reserve:
MAIN CAMP: E-mail reservations@mtpa.co.za
HONEYGUIDE TENTED SAFARI CAMPS: Visit https://honeyguidecamp.com/
PUNGWE SAFARI CAMP: Visit https://www.pungwe.co.za/
BUFFELSHOEK & NDZHAKA: Visit https://wildlifeupclose.co.za/
TINTSWALO SAFARI LODGE: Visit https://www.tintswalo.com/safari/

Watch Tintswalo Safari Lodge's Virtual Safaris on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKetAT1JKEEOsU8haGK5dg

ArcGIS Field Maps smart phone app:
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GOOGLE PLAY STORE DOWNLOAD: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.esri.fieldmaps&hl=en_ZA&gl=US

Watch my own Manyeleti Virtual Safaris:
https://youtu.be/wSwagWLWUfs
https://youtu.be/cLOKGc-aLK8

The Manyeleti Game Reserve is a breathtakingly beautiful 23000 hectare piece of land tucked away between the world famous Timbavati Game Reserve, Kruger National Park and Sabi Sand Game Reserve. Fences between Manyeleti and these three iconic reserves have been dropped for decades, allowing animals to move freely between them, making the Manyeleti one of the best game-viewing areas in South Africa's Lowveld.

The Manyeleti Game Reserve is generally much more open than the surrounding reserves, with large open plains attracting great numbers of plains game like zebras, blue wildebeest and buffalo. In turn, these large herbivores attract plenty of lions - by far the most common big cat in Manyeleti. In 2020, more than 80 lions roamed Manyeleti's savannahs!

Leopards and cheetah also occur in the Manyeleti Game Reserve, but are seen less frequently than lions. African wild dogs are also seen from time to time, with as many as 5 or 6 packs traversing the reserve. Elephants are plentiful in Manyeleti and are seen on most game drives.

What many people don't realise, is that Manyeleti is open to day visitors. You can enter the reserve with your own car and drive all the main gravel roads. You are, however, not allowed to drive on the concession roads assigned to the private lodges. Unfortunately signage is very poor in Manyeleti and it's very easy to get lost. For this reason, few people actually do self-drives in Manyeleti. The fact that there are no proper picnic sites in the reserve contributes to this as well.

Accommodation options are plentiful and varied in Manyeleti. You can camp or stay in a self-catering chalet in Manyeleti Main Camp, which also has a restaurant and a swimming pool. It does not, however, have a proper shop or filling station.

There are also a number of private lodges to stay at:

The 5-star Tintswalo Safari Lodge is the most luxurious camp in Manyeleti and is located in the north-west of the reserve. Close-by lies the two Honeyguide Tented Safari Camps - Khoka Moya and Mantobeni, each with 15 large and comfortable safari tents. Both camps have electricity, wifi and swimming pools.

Pungwe Safari Camp in the far south of the Manyeleti is very rustic. It's a tiny unfenced bush camp with only four basic, yet comfortable safari tents. The camp has no electricity and donkey boilers are used for hot water when you want to shower or bath. If you love bush walks, Pungwe is the best camp to visit in Manyeleti.

Last, but not least, there's Buffelshoek and Ndzhaka - two community-owned camps that are small, unfenced and electricity-free. Both have five basic but comfortable safari tents. Buffelshoek lies in the far south-east of Manyeleti and Ndzhaka in the centre of the reserve.

I have added links to all the camp websites at the top of this description. I really hope you enjoyed this video about the Manyeleti Game Reserve and that you take the time to visit it soon. If you enjoyed this video, please give it a like and consider subscribing to my channel.

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