Kruger Shalati - The Train on the Bridge

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"When Kruger National Park first officially welcomed visitors in the 1920s, its trains would pause overnight on Selat Bridge, which overlooks the flowing Sabie River. Now, Kruger Shalati (named for an African warrior queen) is stationed here permanently without moving, offering 31 locomotive-style, earth-toned accommodations. The rooms are glass-walled, revealing animals like elephants, leopards, and buffalo roaming in the distance. From Kruger Shalati, visitors can experience everything from game drives and South Africa–inspired cuisine to lolling in their clawfoot tubs after in-room facials or by the circular pool, suspended as if floating above the wildlife-filled terrain. From $1,200." - Nora Zelevansky

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Kruger National Park, Selati Bridge Precinct, Skukuza, 1350, South Africa Get directions

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