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Kruger Shalati the Train on the Bridge - Kruger National Park - Greater Kruger Park

Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge. One of the most anticipated and exciting new offerings coming to the iconic Kruger National Park, South Africa. A perfect combination of Africa’s most breathtaking natural splendors with well-deserved luxuries aboard a newly refurbished train that’s reminiscent of African excellence.

Offering 31 rooms, consisting of 24 carriage rooms and 7 Bridge House rooms, all of which will provide a deeply visceral experience, tailored for immersive comfort. Whether you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind adventure, an enthralling break or to simply immerse yourself in earth’s finest creations, Kruger Shalati looks forward to welcoming you on a journey of discovery with nature in the most extraordinary way imaginable.

The glass-walled, large train rooms allow for infinite views along the length of the majestic Sabie River while the style of the train is a celebration of African design in collaboration with local art and crafting skills. High above the riverbanks, aligned with the floor level of the train, will lie our bespoke deck with pool, offering a swimming experience unlike any other – with crocodile, hippos, buffalos and elephants greeting guests meters below.

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By the time of the completion of the Selati Line in 1915, the Selati goldfields had been almost worked out and the gold diggings became less profitable. The economic value of the railway line came under serious discussion again. In 1921 concessions were granted to prospect for coal along the Selati Line north of Crocodile Bridge and until 1922 prospecting beacons regularly made their appearance in the southern part of the Sabie Reserve. Some of these old beacons can still be seen today between the Bume River and Crocodile Bridge. The railway administration, casting about for means to make the Selati Line less of a white elephant, advocated the de-proclamation of a strip of land on each side, allowing for timber cutting and where possible farming. This happened at a time when there was not much support for the national park concept. James Stevenson-Hamilton described these as the ‘black years in the history of the Sabie Game Reserve’. Letters in the press remarked: “This so called-called game reserve is merely a refuge for dangerous wild animals, a focus of disease, and should be swept away”. Another indicated “In the twenty years which have passed, the land might have held hundreds of happy smiling homesteads instead of only lion and disease”. Fortunately none of these threats came to fruition. The railway line, in itself created easy access to outsiders and contributed significantly to the decimation of game from the area in the late 1800’s.

Includes

Three meals daily & high tea; 2 Daily game drives & guided walks; Tea, coffee & water; Soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers; Return transfer between Skukuza and the lodge; Tourism levies & taxes

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Birding at Kruger Shalati

Birding-enthusiasts will be spoilt for choice when it comes to birdwatching. Be it from the train itself, or during game drives and bush walks, the area surrounding the Sabie River promises a wealth of resident and migratory species. These include Crowned and Martial Eagles, Dark-capped Bulbuls, Tawny-flanked Prinia, a variety of bush shrikes, and Pel’s Fishing Owl often seen after dark.

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