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Kings Camp Game Lodge Accommodation:
Located in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger National Park, Kings Camp is a 10 suite (twenty bedded) lodge decorated in true colonial style. The ten Luxury Suites all have indoor and Private outdoor showers. Beautifully and tastefully appointed with all the luxury's at hand. From romantic, soft cascading Mosquito Nets, Remote controlled air conditioners, purposefully stocked mini bar fridge, tea and coffee facilities.
For your comfort, there are Gowns and Mosquito Repellents as well as Umbrellas and Torches. Your Suite has it's own Safe and Telephone for your convenience.
Cuisine / Meals
We offer true South African cuisine in a homely atmosphere complemented by an exceptional wine cellar. Specialized dietary requirements will be catered for subject to prior notice. The lounge / dining room and self-service bar overlook an active waterhole. Dinner can be enjoyed in the boma, or you can partake in romantic bush braais. All meals are complemented by wine from Kings Camp’s exceptional wine cellar.
Sensational 4 / 5 Day / 3 / 4 Night
Departure Days: Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs./Fri./Sat./Sun.
Duration:
A total of 4 / 5 / days.
Expected driving: Tarred roads to park entrance. Within the park we travel on good
Accommodation: 3 / 4 / night in a Luxury Lodge
Costs: 3 Night / 4 Day: R30,995.00 per person sharing - Lodge
NB: There is a single supplement of R12,584.00
Costs: 4 Night / 5 Day: R41,130.00 per person sharing - Lodge
NB: There is a single supplement of R12,584.00
Children: Under 12 years pay 50% if they share a room with 2 full paying guests; otherwise the full adult price applies.
Price includes
* Costs include hotel pick & drop off in Johannesburg * Luxurious en-suite accommodation * All meals * Tea/coffee * House wines, local brand spirits and beers, soft drinks. * Two game drives daily with refreshments * Guided nature walks.
Price excludes
* Cellar Wines, premium brand spirits, champagne, cognacs, cigars and cigarettes. * Telephone calls * Curio-shop purchases * Gratuities * Additional activities * Wellness treatments * Laundry.
Please note: All bookings must be paid in full on confirmation. Exceptions: 4 - 6 months advance bookings 50% on confirmation of booking. The balance 100% 30 days prior to departure.
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Kings Camp Game Lodge is only five hours from Johannesburg. Visit Kings Camp Game Lodge for a 4 / 5 Day Safari from Johannesburg. Kings Camp and Private Game Lodge is situated in the malaria free Welgevonden North Eastern corner of the Timbavati Big 5 - lion, rhino, leopard, elephant and buffalo Private Nature Reserve.
With its unique romantic ambience, Kings Camp invites guests to relax in the bushveld in fine colonial style. Situated in the world-famous Timbavati Private Nature Reserve (part of the
greater Kruger National Park) the camp is a game-viewing haven that features Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhino and Buffalo. Kings Camp's principal attraction is the astonishing diversity and abundance of wildlife species that inhabit the reserve.
The size of the Timbavati Nature Reserve reserve covers about 60 000 hectares of pristine African bush part of the world famous greater Kruger National Park. The Kruger itself is a further two million hectares in size, which is about the same size as Israel or Wales. In the early 1990’s the boundary fence between the Kruger and the adjacent private reserves namely, Timbavati, Sabi Sand, Klaserie, Umbabat and Manyaleti was removed to create the greater Kruger national park covering an area of 2.2 million hectares. The reason being conservationists want to re-create ancient migration movements of wildlife from the foothills of the Lebombo Mountains in the east to the Drakensberg Mountains in the west.
After an early morning pick-up from Johannesburg we drive North East via the N4 to Belfast then onto the towns of Dullstroom, Lydenburg, Orighstad and finally Hoedspruit arriving at the Timbavati Game Reserve where we enter Kings Camp. With its unique romantic ambience, Kings Camp invites guests to relax in the bushveld in fine colonial style from a bygone era combined with a flexibility that puts the comfort and requests of our guests first. But above all, we will do this in a manner that will never compromise our environment, instead it will materially benefit our surrounding community culturally, environmentally and economically
Facilities
Kings Camp offers a lounge/dining room, bar, pool terrace and a game viewing platform which overlooks a very active waterhole. Other facilities include the curio shop, laundry, valet, fax, gym and library with internet facilities.
Kings Camp is exceptionally proud of its viewing deck which overlooks an open savanna with a watering hole. Guests can safely soak up the stillness and serenity of the bush while keeping a sharp lookout for passing animals and birds.
There is an exceptional wine-cellar and South African cuisine is served. Any specialised dietary requests will be catered for - prior notice required.
Therapy Lapa offers reflexology, aromatherapy, indian head massage and body massage.
Therapy Lapa - The following therapies are available:
- Reflexology - 45 Minutes - In this treatment we massage the reflexes on the feet and hands which aids the body in relaxing, distressing and also detoxification.
- Aromatherapy - 60 Minutes - This is a full body treatment using essential oils for a very relaxing and enjoyable result.
- Indian Head Massage - 45 Minutes - This is a seated treatment in which we massage the upper back, shoulders, neck, head and face.
- Body Massage - Full Body - 60 Minutes
- (Swedish Massage) Back - 45 Minutes - This is a deep tissue massage helping to relieve aching muscles from stress and tension. We now also offer facial, pedicures and manicures.
Activities
Kings Camp can arrange tours to the following places of interest.
- Mpumalanga Helicopter Safaris - Experience the beauty of the Blyde river canyon in the luxury of a helicopter, Mountain magic helicopter safaris will pick you up at Kings Camp, fly you through the Blyde river canyon and along the escarpment passing the three rondawels, god’s window and stopping at the pinnacle for a champagne picnic. From there you will be whisked off to view all the spectacular waterfalls in the area before returning to the camp.
- Hans Merensky Golf Estate - Greet the African dawn on the manicured fairways of their challenging 18 hole, par 72-championship golf course, where crocodile and hippo add spice to the normal “hazards” of a good game of golf. Wild game including elephant, lion, giraffe and a wide variety of antelope and bird life are often seen on the golf course and in the surrounds.
- Moholoholo wildlife and rehabilitation center - An extremely informative and exciting tour of an African wildlife rehabilitation centre. Highlights include the following up close views of lion, leopard, servals, caracals, honey badger, eagles and vultures. Two tours are available daily at 9h30 and 15h00. These times will interfere with either your morning of afternoon safari. The duration of the tour is four hours including two hours transfer time.
Wildlife
Kings Camp's principal attraction is the astonishing diversity and abundance of wildlife species that inhabit the reserve. Mammalian species alone number 147, including 27 ungulates (hoofed mammals) and 4 large carnivores. Many of these spectacular animals are likely to be spotted even on a short visit.
There are also many lesser-known animals that most visitors find fascinating to behold, from exotic reptiles and amphibians, to colourful and bizarre insects.
In addition to its wealth of biological diversity, there is something else that many visitors soon discover. In Kings Camp there exists an atmosphere of undisturbed nature - of true wilderness.
Here there is a sense that the land has never belonged to man; and that ever since the Pleistocene - the "Golden Age of Mammals" - this land has belonged to those majestic creatures that dominated virtually the entire world during that remote epoch.
More information about the Timbavati Nature Reserve
The size of the reserve covers about 60 000 hectares of pristine African bush part of the world famous greater Kruger National Park. The Kruger itself is a further two million hectares in size, which is about the same size as Israel or Wales. In the early 1990’s the boundary fence between the Kruger and the adjacent private reserves namely, Timbavati, Sabi Sand, Klaserie, Umbabat and Manyaleti was removed to create the greater Kruger national park covering an area of 2.2 million hectares. The reason being conservationists want to re-create ancient migration movements of wildlife from the foothills of the Libombo Mountains in the east to the Drakensberg Mountains in the west.
The greater Kruger has been zoned into 35 different landscape types. A landscape is defined as an area with a specific geomorphology, climate, soil and vegetation together with the associated fauna. Kings Camp falls in a landscape zoned as: Combretum spp (bushwillow), colophospermum mopane woodland. The underlying rock is mainly granite and gneiss intersected by numerous intrusions of dolerite. The terrain is undulating with sandy soils.
In addition to its wealth of biological diversity, there is something else that many visitors soon discover - something they commonly say is equally impressive, and of enormous value. In Kings Camp there exists an atmosphere of undisturbed nature - of true wilderness - which is difficult to define and describe, but can readily be perceived by the discerning traveller in those rare places where it can still be encountered.
This subtle and ineffable quality, which is so powerful and captivating to the imagination, is no longer to be found in most game parks and reserves in the world; in Kings Camp, it cannot be missed. Here there is a sense that the land has never belonged to man; and that ever since the Pleistocene - the "Golden Age of Mammals" - this land has belonged to those majestic creatures that dominated virtually the entire world during that remote epoch.
