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Sabi Sabi Selati Camp
Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa · Sabi Sabi · Core Luxury
Sabi Sabi bought this stretch of the Sabi Sand from farmer Werner Ackerman in 1993 and converted his homestead into Selati Camp, named for the nearby Selati Railway Line that President Paul Kruger ordered built to the gold mines of the old Transvaal in the 1890s, a project so deadly that workers called it the 'man a mile' line. The camp's seven suites carry the names of long-gone railway stations and are furnished with authentic memorabilia collected from the old South African Railways museum.
- 7 rooms
- Opened 1993
- Neighborhood: Mbombela Ward 39
About Sabi Sabi Selati Camp
- Sabi Sabi bought this land from farmer Werner Ackerman in 1993 and converted his homestead into Selati Camp, its third lodge.
- Local legend holds that a fortune known as the 'lost Kruger millions' remains buried somewhere along the abandoned Selati Railway line that runs through Sabi Sabi's eastern section.
- The camp's Ivory Suite, now its Presidential Suite, was completely rebuilt in 2010 after a fire destroyed the original.
History
In 1993 Sabi Sabi bought a northern section of its land from farmer Werner Ackerman and converted his non-commercial homestead into Selati Camp. The camp takes its name from the Selati Railway Line, a branch line to the Murchison gold fields that President Paul Kruger's government commissioned in the 1890s. The project became notorious as the 'Selati scandal': French financier Eugene Oppenheim and his brother bribed officials and siphoned off more than a million pounds while building an incomplete, badly routed line, work so deadly to laborers that it was nicknamed the 'man a mile' line. Legend holds a fortune known as the 'lost Kruger millions' remains buried somewhere along the abandoned tracks, which still run through Sabi Sabi's eastern section.
Selati Camp's seven suites are named after old railway stations and decorated with authentic memorabilia gathered from the former South African Railways museum, alongside period lanterns and antiques. The Ivory Suite, now the camp's Presidential Suite, was completely rebuilt in 2010 after a fire destroyed the original.
Experiences
- Boma — Selati Camp has a boma, listed among its facilities in the lodge fact table.
Amenities
- Back up electricity (all lodges)
- Boma (all lodges)
- Boutique shop (all lodges)
- Full bar facilities (all lodges)
- Lounge (all lodges)
- Parking (all lodges)
- Telephone/fax facilities (all lodges)
- WiFi (all lodges; signal may be interrupted by weather or wildlife interference)
- Wine cellar at Bush Lodge and Earth Lodge
- Meeting facilities at Bush Lodge only
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