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There is no ordinary day!
SOUTH
AFRICA
WILD ENCOUNTERS
(4 Day Safaris)
Simbambili
Lodge
Thornybush
Main Camp
Chapangu Lodge
ELEPHANT TRAILS SAFARI
(4
Day Safaris)
Ngala
Lodge
Plains Camp
PARKS
CAMPS and LODGES
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WILD
ENCOUNTERS - Simbambili Lodge
Day
01
Upon arrival at Eastgate Airport you will be transferred to the
lodge for three nights, including all meals and game activities.
After an orientation and lodge briefing, enjoy a 1 to 1½
guided walk (or game drive) before an evening game-drive with spot-light,
returning for a hearty dinner back at camp.
Day
02 - 03
The focus for the following two days will be on walking safaris
and game drives in open vehicles. The daily routine may look something
like the following. An early start after tea and biscuits, you walk
for around 4 to 5 hours. This is geared to guests' ability, desires
and to the wildlife encountered en route. You will learn the folklore
of the area, the medicinal uses of various plants and trees and
to interpret the wilderness through which you walk. Guest safety
is paramount, your guide carries a weapon at all times and a first
aid kit and is in constant radio contact with base camp Guests return
to camp late morning for a delicious brunch. Following a siesta
and afternoon tea, an afternoon game-drive (or another walk) brings
you in contact with the phenomenal wildlife that is found within
this reserve. A night game-drive ends back at camp in time for an
alfresco star-lit feast.
Day
04
There will be another guided walking safari this morning, or alternatively
a game drive. The option is up to you and extremely flexible. After
brunch, you are transferred back to Eastgate Airport to connect
with your ongoing flight arrangements.
What is included.
What is not included.
WILD
ENCOUNTERS – Thornybush Main Camp
Day 01
Upon arrival at Eastgate Airport you will be transferred to the
lodge for three nights, including all meals and game activities.
After an orientation and lodge briefing, enjoy a 1 to 1½
guided walk (or game drive) before an evening game-drive with spot-light,
returning for a hearty dinner back at camp.
Day
02 - 03
The focus for the following two days will be on walking safaris
and game drives in open vehicles. The daily routine may look something
like the following. An early start after tea and biscuits, you walk
for around 3 hours. This is geared to guests' ability, desires and
to the wildlife encountered en route. You will learn the folklore
of the area, the medicinal uses of various plants and trees and
to interpret the wilderness through which you walk. Guest safety
is paramount, your guide carries a weapon at all times, a first
aid kit and is in constant radio contact with base camp Guests return
to camp late morning for a delicious brunch. Following a siesta
and afternoon tea, an afternoon game-drive (or another walk) brings
you in contact with the phenomenal wildlife that is found within
this reserve. A night game-drive ends back at camp in time for an
alfresco star-lit feast.
Day
04
There will be another guided walking safari this morning, or alternatively
a game drive. The option is up to you and extremely flexible. After
brunch, you are transferred back to Eastgate Airport to connect
with your ongoing flight arrangements.
What is included.
What is not included.
WILD
ENCOUNTERS – Chapangu Lodge
Day 01
Upon arrival at Eastgate Airport you will be transferred to the
lodge for three nights, including all meals and game activities.
After an orientation and lodge briefing, enjoy a 1 to 1½
guided walk (or game drive) before an evening game-drive with spot-light,
returning for a hearty dinner back at camp. Chapangu offers a very
flexible programme tailored around guests’ requirements. Activities
include local game viewing either by guided walks or game day and
night drives.
Day
02 - 03
The focus for the following two days will be on walking safaris
and game drives in open vehicles.
A typical Chapungu day starts with an early-morning wake-up call
with tea, coffee and rusks on the veranda. Then you're off with
a Shangaan tracker and guide in search of game. After an exciting
drive it's time for a hearty brunch, followed by several inviting
options: relaxing with a good book, cooling off in the pool, observing
game and birds from a hide overlooking the water-hole, or going
on an accompanied bush walk. Tea is served at mid-afternoon and
then the evening drive sets out, using a Spot-light to seek out
nocturnal species such as the shy genet and the magnificent leopard.
Back to the lodge, where the beating of drums summons you to a delicious
five-course dinner complemented by fine South African wines.
Day
04
There will be another guided walking safari this morning, or alternatively
a game drive. The option is up to you and extremely flexible. After
brunch, you are transferred back to Eastgate Airport to connect
with your ongoing flight arrangements.
What is included.
What is not included.
ELEPHANT
TRAILS SAFARI - Ngala Lodge
Day
01
Upon arrival at Hoedspruit Airport you will be met and transferred
to the lodge for three nights, including all meals and game activities.
After an orientation and lodge briefing, enjoy a 1 to 1½
guided walk before an evening game-drive with spot-light, returning
for a hearty dinner back at camp.
Day
02 - 03
The focus for the following two days will be on walking safaris
although open vehicles are also available for game drives, especially
after dark. The daily routine may look something like the following.
An early start after tea and biscuits, you walk for around 4 to
5 hours. This is geared to guests' ability, desires and to the wildlife
encountered en route. You will learn the folklore of the area, the
medicinal uses of various plants and trees and to interpret the
wilderness through which you walk. Guest safety is paramount, both
the ranger and tracker are armed at all times, are in constant radio
contact with base camp and carry a first aid kit. Guests return
to camp late morning for a delicious brunch. Following a siesta
and afternoon tea, an afternoon game-drive takes guests to the starting
point for their next adventure – another scenic 1 to 1½
hour late afternoon walk. A night game-drive ends back at camp in
time for an alfresco star-lit feast.
Day
04
There will be another guided walking safari this morning, or alternatively
a game drive. The option is up to you and extremely flexible. After
brunch, you are transferred back to Hoedspruit Airport to connect
with your ongoing flight arrangements.
What is included.
What is not included.
ELEPHANT
TRAILS SAFARI – Plain's Camp
Day 01
Upon arrival at KMI Airport you will be met and transferred to the
lodge for three nights, including all meals and game activities.
After an orientation and lodge briefing, enjoy a 1 to 1½
guided walk before an evening game-drive with spot-light, returning
for a hearty dinner back at camp.
Day
02 - 03
A typical day during a walking safari here includes: After an early
start and a cup of fresh coffee and home made rusks (a South African
tradition!) guests set out on their morning walk, following rhino
trails and elephant paths. Guests will be briefed the night before
on the do's and don’ts while walking, our wilderness guides
hold the highest guiding qualification available in South Africa.
The concession is noted as a excellent game viewing area and good
sightings can be expected.
Returning to camp the walkers enjoy a leisurely brunch.
A
relaxing few hours can then be spent on a siesta or around the pool
overlooking the plain and waterhole. Here breeding herds of elephant
are often sighted. Following high tea, guests set out again in the
late afternoon for a walk or a game drive, finishing off with sundowners
watching an African sunset. Night drives are also a worderful way
to enjoy nocturnal specias.
Day
04
There will be another guided walking safari this morning, or alternatively
a game drive. The option is up to you and extremely flexible. After
brunch, you are transferred back to KMI Airport to connect with
your ongoing flight arrangements.
What is included.
What is not included.
INCLUSIONS
AND EXCLUSIONS
What Is Included on tours to South Africa
· Road transfers as specified
· Accommodation on a shared basis
· All meals as specified
· Activities at safari lodges and camps
· Any excursion as specified
· Services of the lodge guides and staff
· Park fees
· All local wines, beers and spirits at dinner and on activities.
Please reconfirm this on arrival
· Laundry can be done in most camps. Please reconfirm this
on arrival
What
Is Not Included on Adventures Into Botswana A, B & C
· All international scheduled flights and their departure
taxes
· All domestic scheduled flights and their departure taxes
· All items of a personal nature
· All insurance
· Visas and their respective fees
· All other drinks
· Any new Government tax · Gratuities to staff
· Any meal, activity or excursion, which is not specified
PARKS
(source - www.game-reserve.com/south-africa_kruger-park.html)
Kruger National Park
This
enormous and magnificent park is one of the most popular public-entry
game parks in the world. Its density of permanent game is unrivalled
with hundreds of different species; 507 birds, 336 trees, 147 mammals,
114 reptiles, 49 fish and 34 amphibians!
Few visitors
leave South Africa without visiting Kruger Park or one of the private
reserves along its border (see section on Private Reserves near
Kruger), but it is also frequented by locals in their own vehicles,
as you can drive yourself around and stay overnight in one of the
many public restcamps. There are also a few exclusive private lodges
that have taken been granted concessions within Kruger.
The far north
of the park is the wildest and most difficult area to access and
because of this, it has alluring qualities for the real adventurer.
However, the central and southern parts of the park have the best
facilities for visitors, with an excellent network of roads and
game-viewing waterholes.
With greater
ecological co-operation across African borders, several countries
bordering South Africa have agreed to take down some fences, and
those between Kruger and Mozambique's Limpopo National Park and
Zimbabwe's Gonarezhou, have been demolished
to create the Greater Limpopo Transfronteir Park. This unique political
innovation is creating a colossal wilderness area extending 15,000
miles (24,000km).
ANIMALS
& BIRDS
Sighting the
"Big Five” has become something of a quest for many people
when on safari, and Kruger National Park has more than its fare
share of these, with an estimated 1,800 lion, 9,125 elephant, 25,000
buffalo, unknown number of leopards and 2,300 black and white rhino.
These animals became the 'Big Five' because they are the five most
dangerous animals to hunt - when injured they attack! It should
certainly not be a pre-requisite of a safari to see these or even
a priority, as there are plenty of other fascinating animals and
birds in the African bush.
With approximately 500 bird species, some of them unique to this
area, there is enough on the ground and in the air to keep anybody's
binoculars busy. Some of the biggest and most impressive birds to
be seen here are the ground hornbill, martial eagle, lappet-faced
vulture, kori bustard and saddle-billed stork.
SEASONS
Rainy
Season: The subtropical climate has hot rainy summers starting in
October and ending around March. The summer rains transform the
arid park into a lush flowering paradise, but the increased foliage
does make animals harder to see.
Dry Season: The winter months from April to September are extremely
pleasant with warm dry days and cold nights. Traditionally, the
best game viewing is in winter as the vegetation becomes sparse
and water is restricted to rivers and artificial waterholes.
KRUGER NATIONAL
PARK SPECIALITIES
· Animal
density and variety
· The " Big Five"
· Self drive safari
· Exclusive private lodges
· Wonderful subtropical climate
· Plenty of birds
· Very safe safari environment
FACTS
The
Park was established in 1926
The surface area of Kruger National Park is 7,580 miles2 (19,633
km²)
There are almost
254 known cultural heritage sites in the Kruger National Park, including
nearly 130 recorded rock art sites.
This is a malarial area
Off road driving is prohibited
Night drives can be booked in advance in a guided vehicle
CAMPS
AND LODGES
CHAPANGU
LODGE
Authentically furnished in colonial splendour, handpicked pieces
fill the lodge and its five air-conditioned en suite tents, enhancing
the ambience and comforts typical of a bygone era. Enjoy scenic
views from the vantage of our elevated deck with an active water
hole in close proximity. Whether it is around the fire in the boma
or from the classically appointed dining room, savour Chapungu's
culinary delights. This home from home experience will see every
guest leave as a friend.
NGALA LODGE
The Ngala Reserve, situated within the Timbavati Game Reserve adjacent
to the Kruger National Park, shares the Kruger's exceptional bio-diversity
and thus the Ngala Lodge is a wonderful base from which to sally
forth on safari. Ngala is Shangaan for lion, and the reserve is
home to one of the highest concentrations of lion in South Africa.
Huge breeding herds of elephant favour the dense Mopane forests
and frequently wander through the camp. You may see the elusive
leopard, the cheetah, big herds of buffalo and white rhino. Ngala
is also home to many unusual species, such as aardvark, pangolin,
Cape hunting dog and caracal. The reserve is now run jointly by
Conservation Corporation Africa and the Kruger National Park in
a landmark agreement that has proved to be an entirely successful
symbiotic relationship between the private sector and government
organisation.
The
Ngala Lodge is unashamedly luxurious and sophisticated. Breakfast
and lunch are served in the wonderfully spacious central lounge
and dining facility where cool green slate floors combine with high
thatch. Chairs to sink into, richly woven rugs and artefacts collected
from throughout the continent give an authentic "old Africa"
feel. This is the place to unwind, to reminisce on the events of
the day and to listen to tales of the wild from the Ngala rangers.
Dinner is eaten in the romantic candle-lit courtyard beneath twinkling
stars and the lacy canopy formed by the indigenous trees. Lovely
crystal, silver and Villeroy and Bosch china match the standards
set by the cuisine. You may select from a superb table d'hôte
menu prepared by the cordon bleu chef.
The
lodge has twenty luxurious bush cottages, complete with en-suite
bathrooms, with bath and shower facilities. They are decorated superbly,
in keeping with the "old Africa" theme. Set quietly away
in a secluded part of the camp, Ngala's Safari Suite is the ultimate
in luxury. A private sundeck overlooks a waterhole from where you
may watch the animals come to drink in complete privacy. The lovely
bathroom has a pristine white 1920's roll-top bath and twin sun-drenched
shower overlooking the canopy of surrounding trees. There is an
additional bathroom, a private garden and swimming pool.
PLAIN’S
CAMP
Built in true pioneer tradition Plain’s Camp reflects the
ambience of a 19th century naturalist’s rest. Offering four
African explorer-style en suite tents nestled in an Acacia Knobthorn
thicket, the camp overlooks the spectacular Timbitene plain, abundant
in game best viewed from the revitalizing plunge pool. An Africana
book collection and treasures from another era weave this spell
of olden days. It’s stylish, comfortable and very romantic.
This four day
wilderness experience can be tailored to suite each client as it’s
an extremely flexible programme. Any combination of multi-day walks,
game drives or primitive sleep-outs can be accommodated. Activities
take place in a private 12 000 hectare wilderness area in the Kruger
National Park. Here, the property shares a common boundary with
the famous Mala Mala Game reserve for 14 km’s, and ensures
walkers a great opportunity to see an abundance of game.
SIMBAMBILI
GAME LODGE
Simbambili Game Lodge is a highly individual destination for discerning
travellers and is situated in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, part of
the world renowned greater Kruger National Park. Nestled inconspicuously
among dense stands of Knobthorn and Jackalberry trees, lies individually
hand-crafted suites sensitively designed to blend in with the environment.
These 8 suites are carefully positioned to enhance guests’
privacy. Sophisticated yet simple, each suite has spectacular views
from the en suite bathrooms and salas or private plunge pools. The
views look out over extensive savannah grassland that teems with
wildlife.
All this is complemented by elegant cuisine, a selection of fine
wines from the cellar and by the warmth of true African hospitality.
THORNYBUSH
MAIN LODGE
Thornybush Game Reserve's exclusive Main Lodge with 20 stylish air-conditioned
suites and extensive living areas over looks the seasonal Monwana
River. From within the suites, each with full en suite facilities,
outdoor shower and private decks, sweeping vistas can be enjoyed
over the savannah and an extremely busy water hole. This lodge has
been rated as 5-star by the South African Tourism Grading Council.
Between exciting safaris take a moment to browse in the intimate
library or simply relax at the pool with your favourite cocktail
as you bask in Africa's glorious sunshine.
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