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TRANSFRONTIERS WILDLIFE WALKING SAFARIS, TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE
Game Lodge 
Located in Timbavati Game Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa
 
 
Website:  www.placesforafrica.com/transfrontiers/
 
 
CONTACT DETAILS:
 
Contact: Ian Kruger
 
Transfrontiers Wildlife Walking Safaris
Sunset View, Office H
C/o Koedoe and Buffel Street
Hoedspruit
Limpopo

Walking Safaris are conducted in the
Timbavati and Klaserie Game Reserves
Greater Kruger National Park
 
Please visit the establishment's website (see link above) to obtain telephonic and/or email contact details.
 
 
DESCRIPTION:
 
Affordable walking safaris in the exclusive Big Five Greater Kruger National Park. There is a world of difference between experiencing a safari in Africa on foot than say, from the tinted windows of a luxury bus! To walk is to be out there with the African wildlife, sharing the daily drama's of their lives, sharing their paths and waterholes, their space. To walk is to follow their tracks, feel the tingle of your own senses and hear the beating of your heart as you edge closer to a herd of elephant resting in the shade. To sleep in a tent under the trees with only the canvas between you and the bush is an experience not easily forgotten.

On the day of departure you will be collected from your hotel at first light and transferred to the reserve gate. You will meet your ranger at a lovely bush pub at the edge of the reserves. We transfer you into open safari vehicles to one of our bush camps in the Greater Kruger National Park making sure that you spend the maximum time out in the bush! The thrill of walking, tracking and getting up close to one of the creatures of the bush is an unforgettable experience. On the walks there is a lot of emphasis on all the interesting things seen such as trees, plants, insects and birds.

A safari is a journey of the body and the soul, a venture into the unknown and an opportunity to face some of the mysteries of nature. With over 20 years of experience, we still believe in the magic of the bush and strive to offer that “once in a lifetime experience” to all our guests.
 
 
FACILITIES AND ATTRACTIONS:
 
  • Meru-styled tents
  • Ablution facilities
  • Hot / cold showers
  • Lounge tent
  • Kitchen tent
  • Camp fires
  • Game drives
  • Walking safaris
  • Hearty cooked meals
  • Bird watching
  • Scenic bushveld views
 
 
ACCREDITATIONS:
 
  • SATSA (Southern African Tourism Service Association)
 
 
RATES:
 
Rates 2008 (1 Nov 07 - 31 Oct 2008)

Walking Safaris

Monday - Friday (5 days, 4 nights): R5 300 per person sharing
Friday - Monday (4 days, 3 nights): R4 500 per person sharing

  • Inclusive of road transfers between JHB / Pretoria and Kruger, pick-ups from a selected list of hotels only
  • Inclusive of accommodation, all meals and all walks and drives
  • Exclusive of drinks and entrance fees
  • Single supplement n/a as long as the guest is willing to share - if a single tent is required the surcharge is + 50%
  • Min age 16, if in a group of 4 people or more the min age is 12
  • Reasonable fitness is required
  • Each walking trail consists of a maximum of 8 people
  • The 5 day 4 night safari visits both camps for 2 nights each; the 4 day 3 night safari stays in one camp for 3 nights
Overnight Rate

R1 350 per person per night sharing
R1 750 per person per night single

  • Meeting point for self-drives at Josmacs Bush Pub on the Timbavati Road
  • Rate includes transfers between Eastgate Airport or Josmacs and the bush camp they will visit
    (Klaserie or Timbavati Reserve)
  • Rate includes accommodation, all meals and all (optional) walks and drives
  • Rate excludes drinks and entrance fees
  • Due to the remoteness of the camps and to increase the amount of game sightings,
    we strongly recommend a minimum stay of two nights
  • Min age 12 unless the whole camp is booked
Rates 2009 (1 Nov 08 - 31 Oct 2009)

Walking Safaris (excluding transfers between JHB - Hoedspruit)

Monday - Friday (5 days, 4 nights): R5 300 per person sharing
Friday - Monday (4 days, 3 nights): R3 975 per person sharing

  • Inclusive of accommodation, all meals and all walks and drives
  • Exclusive of drinks and entrance fees
  • Single supplement n/a as long as the guest is willing to share - if a single tent is required the surcharge is + 50%
  • Min age 16, if in a group of 4 people or more the min age is 12
  • Reasonable fitness is required
  • Each walking trail consists of a maximum of 8 people
  • The 5 day 4 night safari visits both camps for 2 nights each; the 4 day 3 night safari stays in one camp for 3 nights
Safari Transfer Fees

  • R250 per person one-way
  • Road transfers between JHB / Pretoria and Kruger
  • Mondays and Fridays only
  • Pick-ups from a selected list of hotels only
Overnight Rate

R1325 per person per night sharing
R1750 per person per night single

  • Meeting point for self-drives at Josmacs Bush Pub on the Timbavati Road
  • Rate includes transfers between Eastgate Airport or Josmacs and the bush camp they will visit
    (Klaserie or Timbavati Reserve)
  • Rate includes accommodation, all meals and all (optional) walks and drives
  • Rate excludes drinks and entrance fees
  • Due to the remoteness of the camps and to increase the amount of game sightings,
    we strongly recommend a minimum stay of two nights
  • Min age 12 unless the whole camp is booked


** Rates are provided as a guideline only, and are subject to change without prior notice.
Please confirm when booking.
 
 
DIRECTIONS:
 
Directions to JOSMAC'S BUSH PUB - Meeting Point

Josmac's is an authentic, beautifully situated bush pub on the Klaserie River.
Good atmosphere, good food and often visitors like Elephant, Buffalo and Bushbuck coming to welcome you to the bush! Close to the gates into Klaserie and Timbavati Game Reserves, it is the ideal place for Transfrontiers to meet their guests for a real bush experience!

From Nelspruit (R40)

• Follow R40 towards Hoedspruit
• 7km before Hoedspruit, turn-off right at sign "Timbavati / Eastgate Airport"
• Drive approximately 20km
• Cross the bridge over the Klaserie River and just before the tar ends, Josmac's Bush Pub on your right.

From Johannesburg (N4 - R33 - R540 - R36 - R527 - R40)

• N4 East towards Witbank, turn left at R33 Belfast off-ramp
• From Belfast R540 towards Dullstroom, Lydenburg and Ohrigstad
• From Ohrigstad, R36 towards Tzaneen / Hoedspruit
• Drive through the Strijdom tunnel, continue straight on the R527 towards Hoedspruit
• Drive through Hoedspruit, and turn right at the four-way stop onto the R40 towards Acornhoek / White River
• After approximately 7km, turn left at sign "Timbavati / Eastgate Airport"
• Drive approximately 20km
• Cross the bridge over Klaserie River and just before the tar ends, Josmac's Bush Pub on your right.
 
 
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