Pafuri Camp is a Kruger Park private safari lodge situated on the banks of the Luvuvhu River in the northern sector of the Kruger National Park. It lies within an area called the Makuleke or Pafuri, which at 24 000 hectares, is the largest private concession in the Kruger Park.
Parfuri Camp actually comprises of TWO separate camps. Pafuri East with 7 tents has its own dining area and small pool.
Pafuri West has 13 Meru-style tents.
All tents are en-suite with both indoor and outdoor showers
Six of these tents are family tents accommodating a family of 4 each.
Pafuri East is ideal for a private experience for large groups and families who can can book sole use of the camp.
The Makuleke 'Concession' is the extreme northern most sector of the Kruger National Park and is located between the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers in what is also known as the Pafuri region. To the north lies Zimbabwe and to the east lies Mozambique. Pafuri is thus situated at the heart of the Transfrontier or 'Peace Park' that straddles South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Makuleke / Pafuri is one of the few true wilderness areas left in South Africa and when you are on game walks or traversing through the region it is not hard to imagine that you are not in South Africa, but in a Central African park. The vegetation is so different to anything else within Kruger.
The area is extremely diverse, with stunning mountains, scenic and deep gorges, including the remarkable Lanner Gorge, forests of Fever Trees and Baobabs, permanent rivers, springs and open savannah.
The area is a true contrast to the rest of the Kruger National Park and it's recommended that you do not view the camps in the Makuleke as competition to the lodges in the south of the Kruger, but rather that a visit to the Makuleke area will complement the experience that happens down south at Mala Mala, Singita, Londolozi, Sabi Sabi and the rest of the southern lodges.
You can easily combine the 2 experiences by flying or driving from the south of Kruger to the Makuleke in the north and getting the complete picture of what Kruger can offer. One of the real wins of this project is that the neighbouring Makuleke people who live outside of the Kruger Park on its western boundary get the direct benefits from Pafuri's lodge and activities.
On the game viewing front, the area is famous for the large herds of Elephant and Buffalo that are resident most of the year round. They concentrate in particular around the permanent waters of the Luvuvhu River in the dry winter months. There are resident prides of Lion and the Luvuvhu riparian system supports a healthy population of Leopard. Further to this, the area supports some of the more elusive species found in the park such as Sharpe's Grysbok, Yellow-spotted Rock Hyrax and Sable Antelope. Pafuri is also regarded as the birding mecca of the Kruger Park
