Kapama Lodge | Wedding Venues Kruger Park   Your bush wedding at Kapama Lodge will be an experience to remember. We have unlimited options of beautiful venues for your ceremony. Our 4 lodge options offer a variety of accommodation options in terms of the size of the wedding, so we are likely to have the perfect option for you. Our outstanding cuisine, luxurious accommodation and extraordinary wild life experiences will enhance your wedding day and remain in the memory of friends and family for ever.

Kapama
Kapama is one of South Africa’s largest privately owned game reserves, perfectly positioned in the Limpopo province safari area, renowned for its high density of big game animals. A game drive in Kapama Game Reserve, with a qualified ranger and expert tracker, reveals wild animals and many secrets of the African bush. Your wedding at Kapama would be the most memorable occasion. Kapama has  four styles of safari accommodation, each creating a distinctly different safari experience.  Kapama Lodge - a luxurious traditional safari lodge with air-conditioned thatched chalets positioned around a lake fringed with reeds. Calm atmosphere, good dining and friendly staff. Kapama River Lodge – an impressive and elegant large safari lodge that can accommodate groups without compromising its high standards. Contemporary African décor in double volume thatch lounges create a cavernous effect and the open plan design extends to the pool deck with a large rim-flow pool looking towards a waterhole. Kapama Buffalo Camp - timeless tented safari style for only 16 guests, with en-suite rooms perched on platforms high above the riverbed and connected to each other by wooden walkways. This is a favourite because of its intimate rustic feel and al-fresco dinners around the open fire. Kapama Karula Camp - set on the banks of the Klaserie river which flows throughout the year, the seven luxury tents and five exclusive chalets that make up Kapama Karula – "the place of peace" – are in every way true to their name. The river glides smoothly forming sparkling pools that attract smaller riverine animals and a myriad of birds in every season.  The new lounge, dining room, bar, pool and pooldeck as well as other guest entertainment areas will impress the best of connoisseurs. All of course with unrestricted views onto the Klaserie river.

Weddings
A wedding in the wilds of Africa is unlike any other wedding celebration in the world. A safari wedding is limited only by your imagination, and at Kapama we let our imaginations run wild. Each occasion becomes a carefully planned and co-ordinated event, and we reach new levels of creativity with each bush wedding we plan. Given the personal nature of a wedding, each event is tailor-made to suit the bridal couples’ wishes. We always include two daily safaris drives, three meals and accommodation and if the lodge is exclusive to your wedding guests, the staff and facilities are at your disposal with all the regular inclusions and exclusions. Kapama Game Reserve has two lodges and two luxury tented camps with the following accommodation facilities: Kapama Lodge: 40 beds (20 rooms). Kapama River Lodge:  64 suites in total, 40 standard suites, 2 Luxury Royal suites, 2 suites with only a shower, 16 spa suites & 4 family suites. Buffalo Camp: 16 beds (8 luxury safari tents).  Karula Camp: 24 beds (7 luxury tents & 5 luxury chalets) The variety of accommodation sizes and styles makes Kapama the ideal venue with a number of wedding options. We recommend a late afternoon wedding ceremony in a bush setting, permitting sufficient time for photography before sunset. Whilst the extended photo session is in progress, the rest of the party can go on a game drive. The entire party would then return to the lodge and freshen up before the reception dinner. A schedule such as this would not incur any additional charges. However, if you want a few novel specialities at your wedding, here is a list of some of the optional extras: - Local choir singing in African harmony at the wedding ceremony - Chairs and wedding décor at the bush ceremony site - Cocktails at the bush ceremony venue - Décor at the dinner venue - Plated reception dinner of 3 to 5 courses - Extra sound and lighting at reception - Wedding cake - Entertainment - Hair and make-up - Flowers  It is important to note that camp exclusivity is important for most variations from the standard safari program. This will ensure that both the lodge and the vehicles are dedicated exclusively to your wedding party. Any additional vehicles required will incur an extra charge. Paperwork is often the cause of much confusion and numerous factors determine the legality of the wedding ceremony. While an ordained minister may perform the ceremony in the bush, signing of the register needs to take place under a permanent structure. There may also be other legal requirements, dependant on religion or country of origin.  In the event that specialist attention is required to perform the administration, we would typically contract a wedding co-coordinator to ensure everything runs smoothly and charges would be incurred for the following: Minister/Priest/other or Home Affairs official as required for the wedding ceremony (transport included) Issuing of a full marriage certificate on the day of the wedding R4629.00 If required by country of Origin: Unabridged certificate for Overseas purposes R660.00 additional to the R4629.0- Includes admin fees, courier of the document to the country of origin which takes from 1-9 weeks.   If required by country of Origin: Authentication from the SA High Court or 'Apostil'. R660.00 additional to the R4629.00 Includes admin fees, courier, transport & notary fees. We would be delighted to discuss your particular requirements with you.

The Romantic Sleepout

Sleeping out under the African moon on the Kapama Romance Platform could be one of the most memorable nights of your life! Arrive at the double-story wooden platform, to a vision of billowing white mosquito netting surrounding a giant bed of white linen. It will take your breath away. This is your most private night in the bush; it is just you and the African animals in the wilderness. You are quite safe, as the platform and luxury bathroom underneath (complete with flush toilet, rose-head shower and his ‘n hers basins) are animal-proof. You are nevertheless, supplied with a radio and cellphone for your peace of mind.

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