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5 day Timbavati Walking Safari

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Children 16yrs and older welcome

5 day Timbavati Walking SafariSet out on adrenalin-filled daily walks, game and night drives in the wildlife-rich Timbavati and Klaserie Game Reserves in the Greater Kruger Park.
  • Game drives
  • Bush walks
  • Night drives
  • Campfire dinners
  • Bush pub

On this safari you will walk trails in the well renowned private parks adjoining the Kruger National Park, including Klaserie and Timbavati with camps in each reserve. A 4x4 vehicle is used for further viewing and photographic opportunities.

Incoming safaris meet fellow adventurers at a bush pub for a lunch and a briefing before departing by open safari vehicle to the camp. The camps are small, intimate and open to the environment. Accommodation consists of 2-person walk-in tents with beds and linen - ablution facilities are separate. Dining / kitchen areas are serviced by a chef who provides you with 3 wholesome meals each day.

This is an all inclusive safari, however you will need to pay a once-off R180 Conservation fee on entering the reserve as well as for your drinks at camp.

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Start: Johannesburg
Scheduled flights:
. East Gate Airport(Hoedspruit)
Air transfer:
. Johannesburg - Hoedspruit 1 hour 15 minutes
Road transfer:
. To/from Johannesburg 600km(6 hours)
Day 1 Timbavati
You will be collected this morning from a preselected list of hotels in Johannesburg between 05.00 and 06.30, and transferred by microbus to base camp. Please ensure that you confirm your pick-up time the night before.
On arrival you will meet your ranger guide and the rest of the team and get together at a bush pub for a drink and lunch. After lunch you load up and depart in an open safari vehicle for the first bush camp (The order of camps visited may be switched around depending on availability). You drive through the reserve en route. The camp consists of twin bedded walk-in tents with solar lighting and separate ablution facilities. There is an outdoor eating area as well as a dinning tent for rainy days. You settle in and then head out for an afternoon walk/ drive, stopping for sundowners along the way. The night drive by spotlight brings a chance to see some nocturnal animals as you return to camp for dinner.
Day 2 Timbavati
You make an early start heading out on foot from camp to follow the tracks, which could lead you to an encounter with big game. Your armed ranger will interpret many of the sights left behind by the game as they go about their daily struggle for survival. There's a big breakfast ready for you back in camp and time to catch up on some siesta before the afternoon out. A light lunch is served before you go. Afternoon walks are shorter than the mornings and are usually a walk/ drive combination. You may stop to do some stargazing before getting into camp or just to listen to the night sounds.
Day 3 & 4
After your morning activity and breakfast you will depart for your next camp, Lunch is served under the trees and once again you set out in search for the Big 5. The two areas differ in vegetation and habitat and so attract a variety of different species of birds and game. The Klaserie River is a favorite spot for breeding herds of elephants and many water birds and much can be seen from the veranda of your tent. Your days are spent exploring and discovering the fauna and flora of the area mostly by foot and occasionally by vehicle.
Day 5
After a short morning activity you pack your bags and head back to base camp say good-byes and connect with your transfer to Joburg, arriving in the late afternoon. Breakfast only.
End: Johannesburg, Wilderness trails and wildlife
Scheduled flights: East Gate Airport(Hoedspruit)
Rate includes
. Transfers to and from JHB/PTA and Nelspruit
. All meals and accommodation
. All walks and (night) drives
. Professional guide
Rate excludes
. Conservation Fee
. Drinks
Group size
Minimum: 1    Maximum: 8

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