| Good news... there is still accommodation available | | | | in the region of R5,000 per night for a double |
| at several Big Five private Safari Lodges in South | | | | room! In tough economic times, such "flash in the |
| Africa. After consulting with a range of safari | | | | pan" tactics tend to be counter-productive. Every |
| lodges and obtaining their booking schedules (which | | | | tourist wants to go home feeling they've had |
| are changing on a daily basis), it is clear that there | | | | value for money and a worthwhile experience! |
| is still availability. At this point in time many safari | | | | We would like them to come back, after all. |
| lodges still have some available lodgings, ranging | | | | So... great news for any football fans who already |
| from several 3 night openings to one of the | | | | have their World Cup tickets. It may be far more |
| smaller lodges having taken no bookings at all and | | | | affordable to stay in a Big Five Safari Lodge than |
| being open to negotiate a block booking | | | | in a hotel or guest house. What could be better? |
| (accommodation for 24 persons) for the entire | | | | Why come all the way to South Africa and miss |
| World Cup period! | | | | the opportunity of a unique safari experience? |
| Even better news... many of the smaller lodges | | | | When planning your accommodation, the location |
| have not hiked their prices at all during the FIFA | | | | of the stadiums is an important consideration. |
| World Cup period. In fact, several lodges have | | | | Some safari lodges based in Mpumalanga and |
| even retained their low season special rates during | | | | Gauteng are ideally situated for matches at |
| this period!!! This is in sharp contrast to many | | | | Soccer City, Loftus Versfeld, Royal Bafokeng and |
| hotels and guest houses where prices have been | | | | the Peter Mokaba Stadiums. Lodges in the |
| raised beyond belief (up to 10 times the normal | | | | Greater Kruger Park are perfect stopovers for |
| tariff) and football enthusiasts can expect to pay | | | | matches at Mbombela in Nelspruit. |