It’s always a bit of a dilemma as to what to do the night before you catch a flight. How near should you stay to the airport? What about a soulless onsite airport hotel that charges stupid rates? A place nearby perhaps? But what about the traffic next morning? Questions questions and one we asked ourselves before our final night stay in Port Elizabeth having driven the Garden Route on a one way car rental from Cape Town over two weeks. Well we plumped for something different for us and what a treat and experience. 45 minutes away from PE Airport we discovered on’t interweb a small Game Park called Kragga Gamma. Mainly for younger day guests wanting to get up close and personal with animals, a litter closer examination of the website revealed that they had a few lodges for overnight hire. The concept simple. Rock up before 5pm when the gates to the outside world were shut and you then, sensibly had the run of the park to yourselves whilst obviously following precautions. Once settled in to our alpine lodge styled home for the night, complete with basic cooking facilities a terrace and a good shower, we went exploring like Daktari. Rhino, Cheetah, Zebra, Giraffe, they all made an appearance providing a brilliant photographic record of our safari experience. In the centre of the Park was a small Bush restaurant that provided the only wifi and simple café food and drink. Having no lodge wifi just a small inconvenience and being offline simply added to the excitement of being deep in the wilderness, two miles from a main road… I was sceptical when I arrived, but was soon won over especially as a Cheetah walked by just 100m away. Yep a recommend from this Big Boy. Go and see for yourself nature’s creatures and get a good nights, good value sleep into the bargain. Gggggggrrroooooowwwwwwllllllll!