sophiebK2936VM
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We stayed for 2 nights in riverside chalet #20 and had a mixed experience. The rest camp facilities were good and staff friendly. I enjoyed the swimming pool here, but it was busy (which was to be expected given the heat and the lack of shade in some areas of the campsite). The receptionist was lovely and found the staff here in general to be the friendliest of all the rest camps. We also had a fantastic game drive experience here with a knowledgable guide, who pointed out some of the smaller things we would have missed (we loved seeing the barking geckos!) and we could tell she was really passionate about nature.||The downside was the riverside chalet - I don't know if it was just ours, but it was very hot. It was also the furthest away from the waterhole and we couldn't see it at all, which was a shame. There were also some maintenance issues, such as broken lights and water damage in the kitchen cupboards. The air con didn't work well and needed replacing and the bricks of the chalet really trapped the heat. We couldn't keep doors open for long as there were a lot of bugs that you really didn't want in your chalet (blister beetles, mosquitoes, wasps, and hornets). We also found bat droppings in the chalet, but they didn't bother us here (unlike at Twee Rivieren!) It was 40 degrees when we stayed and we struggled with the heat much more than in the other camps, including wilderness camps with no air con. On the flip side, it would be a great place to stay in the winter!!||We did however, really enjoy the terrace. There wasn't as much animal activity in the riverbed as at Mata Mata, but more bird life and we still enjoyed visits from yellow mongoose, ground squirrel, and jackal. The views over the riverbed were incredible. We also looked out the bedroom window at night and saw a spotted eagle owl perched on our terrace, and looking very much at home there.||We would come back as the waterholes and game drives around Nossop were great and hard to reach from other camps, but wouldn't pay more for a riverside chalet.