Pafuri Camp
Discover Pafuri Camp , Makuleke Concession , Kruger National Park , South Africa . Learn more about an affordable luxury African safari at Pafuri Camp.
Pafuri Camp is located in the Makuleke Concession in the Kruger National Park in South Africa . The area surrounding Pafuri Camp is some of the most remote and untouched, not to mention wildest, in the Kruger National Park , with an assortment of vegetation, incredible game viewing and the best birding in all of the Kruger National Park . It is well known for its fever tree forests, beautiful gorges and Crook's Corner - where South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique meet at the intersection of the Limpopo and Luvuvhu Rivers.
Wilderness Adventures presents Pafuri Camp.
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Pafuri Camp - South Africa
Community Partnership
In 1969 the Makuleke people were forcibly removed from this area and relocated; in 1996 the land was returned to them in a landmark court case. They decided not to resettle it, but rather to engage with the private sector to develop tourism ventures, creating a joint venture between Wilderness and the Makuleke people. This joint venture has yielded tangible economic benefits for the Makuleke community who live outside the Kruger Park, with 8% of revenue generated by the camp paid directly to the community body in which ownership of the land vests. This income is used for communal improvements and benefits the entire community. In addition, more than 100 Makuleke were employed during construction, with a further eight currently employed in the anti-poaching unit and nearly 50 others in the running of Pafuri Camp.
In a country with an increasing population and greater habitat use pressures, the concept of community-based conservation has come to the fore as perhaps the most appropriate and sustainable mechanism for wildlife protection – the partnership between Pafuri Camp and the Makuleke community is a case in point.
Conservation
In 2005, six white rhino, eight blue wildebeest, Burchell’s zebra and impala were moved from the central district of the Kruger National Park and taken north to the Makuleke Concession. This was the first phase of the Makuleke Large Mammal Reintroduction Project, whose overall aim was to establish a breeding nucleus of white rhino and other species in the Makuleke region of the Kruger National Park. It was a sterling success, with all species increasing in numbers – providing both a prey base for predators and exciting viewing for our guests!
Children in the Wilderness
Children in the Wilderness runs programmes at Pafuri for the local Makuleke schoolchildren annually. This gives the children a chance to learn about the land from which their grandparents were evicted so many years ago. They are able to appreciate its wealth of beauty and diversity and to learn from and be inspired by those members of their villages who have become knowledgeable guides and staff at Pafuri Camp. Children in the Wilderness has recognised the importance of ongoing education and Environmental Clubs are held throughout the year at some of the Makuleke Schools and this ensures the reach goes far beyond the children who attend the camps.
Pack for a Purpose is an innovative way that guests of Wilderness Adventures can help school children in this area. For details of what you can pack for Pafuri, go to their website here.
