Stories, guides, and insider knowledge from our crew. Discover Hoedspruit, learn about our aircraft, and plan your perfect escape.
Hoedspruit punches far above its weight at the dinner table. For a Lowveld town of fewer than 10,000 residents, the gateway to the Greater Kruger serves up everything from tapas on an actual Boeing wi
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An airplane hotel is a real, retired aircraft converted into accommodation you can sleep in. Fewer than a dozen genuine examples exist worldwide, which makes them among the rarest stays on Earth — rar
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SAL is a Boeing 727-300 that spent over a decade carrying heads of state across Africa as a VIP presidential jet. Today she stands in the bushveld at Aerotel in Hoedspruit, South Africa — the only pla
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The Panorama Route — the escarpment drive past the Blyde River Canyon, God's Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes, and a string of waterfalls — is the best full-day trip you can take from Hoedspruit. The ca
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In May 2019, motorists across three South African provinces looked up from the road and saw something that made no sense: a full-size Boeing 737 travelling down the highway on the back of a truck. Som
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From our stewards to our captain — meet the passionate team who make Aerotel unforgettable.
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Combine your aircraft stay with Big 5 adventures. The perfect long weekend from Joburg or Pretoria.
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Hoedspruit is the working heart of the Greater Kruger — a Lowveld town in Limpopo where Kruger National Park's Orpen Gate sits 64 km east, the Blyde River Canyon rises 60 km west, and the northern Dra
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