Kruger Again

> We stayed at a simple lodge just outside the park that was fine, not a
> 10 star but ok. My question is why is the price of the Private Game
> Reserve Lodges so high? Relative to the "normal" lodges around the
> park and near the gates, are these other places that good?
>
> Cheers, Ray and thanks for the 2005's advice.


Lodges in private nature reserves (especially those with the Big-5 and open
link to Kruger) are more expensive then other lodges in places as
Hazyview-Hoedspruit-Phalaborwa. For me this makes sense: with only 8-16
guests maximum hearing lions at night and doing game drives is more exciting
then hearing the traffic or the neighbour's dog bark.

Prices vary from R400 (basic and rustic) to R3000 (5 stars and you will see
the Big-5 in 2 game drives guaranteed). Maybe also because beeing in the
unspoilt nature, with all the animals there becomes a rare thing these days.
And rare things happen to become more and more expensive.

Regards from the bush,

Corné.

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<gl4316m> schreef in bericht
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> In article <45af1280$0$339$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>, "Corné"
> <abc@amehoela.com> wrote:
>
> > Prices vary from R400 (basic and rustic) to R3000 (5 stars and you will
see
> > the Big-5 in 2 game drives guaranteed). Maybe also because beeing in the
> > unspoilt nature, with all the animals there becomes a rare thing these
days.
> > And rare things happen to become more and more expensive.
>
>
> Also: privately owned is just that: there is no government support like
> there is in Kruger proper.
>

Also: because it is privately owned, and as soon as my neighbour hear the
lions at 22:00, we go for a real night drive! And believe me we can manage
our own reserves without government support!

Privately owned means also owning a great investement! Prices have rocketed
since 2002.

Bushregards,

Corné.

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<kurt@ishabi.com> wrote in message
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.................rant..................... One hidden aspect of
the hollowness of the safari fantasy is that the tourism industry is
99.2% white owned in South Africa, and is the least changed since the
end of apartheid (1994) among the top industrial sectors in the country
in terms of ownership, earnings and governance. ...................more
rant..............................

Kurt,

Since the end of apartied the official goal of South African government has
been that there are no white, black or coloured South Africans, just South
Africans. Are you advocating the return of another form of racism?

Hopefully South Africa can progress toward a society of racial equality
without resorting to the discrimination you appear to be advocating. South
Africa has much more serious and important things to deal with than the
colour of the skin of a few game park owners.

Scott

Corné wrote:

> Colour is no longer an issue anymore in the new South Africa

The above statement is pure nonsense, and I defy you to justify it with
a factual argument. If you care to do so, I suggest a new thread.

Kurt

<kurt@ishabi.com> schreef in bericht
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Corné wrote:

> Colour is no longer an issue anymore in the new South Africa

The above statement is pure nonsense, and I defy you to justify it with
a factual argument.

Thabo Mbeki, the ANC, DA, IFP, Desmond Tutu etc. etc. all mention this every
time again on public holidays.

Corné

This is exactly the kind of problem faced by the industry in SA: "Come
to our lovely game reserve, where you can visit the waterhole and see
the animals, then visit the township and see the natives."

You mention the local people as 'natives'.... not so nice. A lot of people
are interrested in the culture and how local tribes such as the Shangane
live.

What is the problem with that?

Corné.

Kurt wrote: "and that Kruger and private reserves were
created in the last century in South Africa by kicking local people off"

The above statement is pure nonsense, and I defy you to justify it with
a factual argument. If you care to do so, I suggest a new thread.

Corné.