various safari accommodations for Jul/Aug travel
 

I need to be in CPT the evening of 19 Jul for a conference that ends ~noon 23 Jul

current bookings have us flying into and out of JNB, arriving 15 Jul/0915 and departing 31 Jul/2230

Samara Game Reserve looks to be a good option for the beginning of the trip ... 4 nights for the price of 3, including transfers from/to PLZ airport: JNB-PLZ placeholder arrives ~1250 and PLZ-CPT (not yet booked) departs ~1710

however, I just found a very affordable National Geographic package for 23-31 Jul; it includes two nights at Muluwa Lodgeand three nights at Karongwe Private Game Reserve

needless to say, we’re only going to do one safari tour :) ... that said, we’d greatly appreciate any insights from folks who may have experiences with any of these