Game lodges in the Timbavati offer a chance to experience an Africa unspoilt by man, where animals roam free as nature intended. There’s a magic to the experience that’s unique to every individual. The Timbavati will speak to your soul, pushing the day-to-day cares of urban life from your mind and refreshing your spirit. We’re proud to offer guests a superlative experience of the African bush here at Kambaku Lodges, and it’s our aim to help every guest experience the magic of the Timbavati up-close-and-personal. Here’s a taste of what awaits you.
Spending time in a pristine bush environment
This is the heart of Africa. Safari lodges in the Timbavati Game Reserve offer visitors a glimpse of the beating pulse of the wild. This is no ‘Disney’ landscape. It’s a place where prey and predator dance, life and death are decided in a heartbeat, and beauty and harsh reality meet. It’s difficult to pin that experience to paper, as it’s something best felt- but you will feel it the moment you step onto the reserve. The aching openness of an empty sky. The urgency of life in the bush around you. And the peace that manages to seep through it all. This is Africa at her best, and she’s calling to you.
White lions, history and magical experiences
The Timbavati is never the same. The bush changes day to day, feeling the impact of weather, the seasons and the passage of time. While you can never go back to the iconic moment of yesterday’s safari drive, there’s always something new to look forward to and experience. So there’s a sense of an ever-changing landscape that never-the-less remains timeless. There’s no clock here, no scheduled break, no meetings… just you and the bush. The sun rises and falls, but the time in-between is wholly your own.
It’s difficult now to imagine what the conservationist landowners who established the Timbavati in 1956 must have experienced. They saw the devastation of a gorgeous natural environment by farming, and wanted to return it to the pristine wilderness we now see. Through their intense efforts, the land was rehabilitated and indigenous plants returned. 1993 saw the fences to the Greater Kruger Game Reserve drop, allowing natural wildlife migration patterns to rebirth the bush. Today, the area boasts some of the richest biodiversity in South Africa and a truly unique landscape. Here you’ll find Mopani woodlands and white lions, the Big 5 and tiny treasures, endangered wild dog packs and abundant birdlife. Here you will be surrounded by the sounds and smells of nature and wild places. Without even stepping foot on a safari vehicle, you’ll feel the fulfilment of the experience in your soul. What’s even better is that it’s yours to explore however you choose.
No matter what you most want to experience on your time in the Timbavati, Kambaku Lodges will help you make the most of your time here. Offering some of the very best accommodations on the Timbavati Rreserve, we will help you make your African dreams come true with an authentic Timbavati experience that will uplift your spirits and soothe your soul even as the magic of the wildlife experiences blows your imagination wide open.
