We were shuttled from Jackalberry to the Ngala lodge, the final game lodge of our trip. And as luck would have it, the best was saved for last. Ngala, meaning "Lion" in the local Shangaan language, is the only private safari reserve in the world-famous Kruger National Park. Ngala Private Game Reserve is host to two exclusive properties - classic Ngala Game Lodge in the north and contemporary Ngala Tented Safari Camp in the south. Ngala has exclusive traversing rights over 14,780 hectares (36,506 acres) of Kruger's two million hectares (4,940,000 acres), one of the richest and most strategically important wildlife areas on the continent. We were lucky to get Dyke as our guide who I am sure was a Jedi in his previous life. Thanks to Dyke and our trusty spotter (I forgot his name),
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