Escape it all on this immersive Big 5 safari as you spend five nights deep in the Timbavati Game Reserve. Start with two nights at Simbavati River Lodge, and enjoy four game drives looking for Africa’s iconic species, such as lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino, before heading to Simbavati Trails camp, an off the grid eco-camp located deep in the Timbavati Game Reserve.
At Simbavati Trails Camp you will focus on one of the most thrilling safari experiences of all - walking safaris. Simbavati Trails Camp is where you can escape it all with a luxury-yet-back-to-basics ethos. Twice daily walking safaris will reconnect you back to nature and you can revel in the simplicity of a distraction-free world where the most pressing task is adding another log to the fire.
HIGHLIGHTS
Game Drives in the Timbavati Game Reserve
Discover the big five on foot with knowledgable and experience guides
True off-the-grid experience
INCLUSIONS
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5 Nights accommodation
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Meals and beverages as indicated
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4 x Game Drives
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6 x safari walks
Price from AUD$2,995 per person. Twin share.
DAY 2
TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE
Enjoy twice daily game drives, including early morning game drives and and late afternoon game drives searching for wildlife against a setting sung. Return to camp at night where the nocturnal animals start to stir. Your guide will have a spotlight to help you fine some of the species that occur after dark.
Accommodation: Simbavati River Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic Beverages
Activities: Morning & Afternoon Game Drive
TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE
On arrival at Hoedspruit airport, you will be met by your guide from Simbavati River Lodge who will drive you into the Timbavati Reserve and to your lodge.
Settle into your lodge and your beautiful river-facing room, home for the next two nights. After lunch and perhaps an afternoon siesta, head out for your first game drive. The Timbavati offers some of Africa's best wildlife viewing and is home to the big five and is a great place to see the endangered wild dog.
Accommodation: Simbavati River Lodge
Meals: Lunch & Dinner, Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic Beverages
Activities: Afternoon Game Drive
DAY 1
TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE
- WALKING SAFARI
Enjoy a morning game drive before returning to the lodge for a leisurely breakfast. After breakfast you will be transferred to Simbavati Trails Camp for your 3 nights of grid living in a remote and intimate bush camp deep in the Timbavati Game Reserve.
Simbavati Trails Camp is a luxury-yet-back-to-basics walking trails camp. Timbavati Trails Camp is all about guided walks with expert guides, one of the most stimulating and enthralling forms of safari. There is no electricity, WiFi or cell phone reception. Just you, in the heart of an untamed African wildlife wonderland. Hearty and delicious meals are prepared over an open fire by an expert cook. This is real Africa raw and unfiltered.
Accommodation: Simbavati Trails Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic Beverages
Activities: Morning Game Drive and afternoon walking safari
DAY 3
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4 -5
TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE
Enjoy daily morning and afternoon guided walks through the African bush. The aim of a walking safari is to gain a holistic understanding of the bush, led by an armed and specially trained walking guide. The pace is relaxed, and your guide will often pause to give you an in-depth introduction to the animals, plants and eco-system you are exploring. Without the hum of an engine, you will begin to notice all the sounds of the bush, from the serenading songbirds to the crackle of branches betraying elephants feeding in the distance. With our qualified walking guides, you will discover a sense of true connection with nature, and you may even get the chance to view our larger game on foot.
Accommodation: Simbavati Trails Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Alcoholic and Non Alcoholic Beverages
Activities: Twice daily walking safaris
DEPARTURE
Enjoy your last walk through the Africa wilderness, soaking up the sounds of the bush in the early morning. Return to camp for breakfast before being transferred back to Hoedspruit Airport for your onward arrangements.
Meals: Breakfast
Activities: Morning safari walk
