Acclaimed Italian born architect Enrico Daffonchio
designed The Outpost. Using simple, clean lines and combining elements of
steel and canvas the unashamedly contemporary design of The Outpost emphasizes
its beautiful surrounds but blends and preserves the wilderness that is its
home.
HistoryIn the most remote part of Kruger National Park, in
a wilderness area previously uninhabited by visitors to the Park lies the vast
concession awarded to The Outpost as a result of a ground-breaking
agreement between the Makuleke People and the South African National Parks
Board. The Makuleke Region fell outside the borders of Kruger National Park
until 1969 when, allegedly for security reasons, they were forcibly removed
under the Apartheid laws of the day to allow for the Park to extend to the
borders of Mozambique and Zimbabwe. After South Africa returned to democracy in
the 1990's, the Makulekes instituted a land claim which culminated in an
agreement conferring title of the region to the Makuleke people provided it
remains part of the Park and is used only for limited ecotourism. The Outpost is
the first lodge to be built in this vast region.