I am leaving Simbavati now. It’s been a great, if all too short, stay. The setting was super, the beds were supremely comfortable, the food was delicious – very tasty bush cuisine with delicious salads at lunchtime – and the game-viewing excellent as I mentioned earlier. We (again) missed the morning drive due to a [...]

I missed the morning game drive as we were stuck in a meeting so my next drive was also an afternoon/evening one. It was also eventful starting with a lovely rhino sighting of three white rhino. One was rubbing every part of him on some low tree branches. He worked himself around rubbing his face, his [...]

What a fantastic game drive we had at Simbavati River Lodge last night. It shares traversing rights with Kings Camp and Tanda Tula in the Timbavati Game Reserve and this area is apparently known for it’s cat sightings. We certainly weren’t disappointed either. Having seen elephant, giraffe, waterbuck, huge crocodiles – amongst other wildlife – [...]

I’ve just landed at Hoedspruit ready for my two night stay in the bush at Simbavati River Lodge in the Timbavati Private Game Reserve. I’m here for meetings, but hoping to get some game drives in as well. I flew up from Cape Town on the new direct flight to Hoedspruit. What an absolute pleasure! The [...]