Tanda
Tula Safari Camp in the heart of the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve bordering
the Kruger National Park, offers a five-star personal wilderness experience
in ultimate luxury.
Here,
in your own private piece of Africa, you will come face to face with nature
as it always was, with not a fence in sight to inhibit your freedom.
Set on
the banks of the Nharalumi riverbed, Tanda Tula is shaded by stately trees
and overlooks a water hole that attracts a wide variety of game from dawn
to dusk.
Tanda
Tula is sanctuary to Africa’s Big Five, amongst many other mammals large
and small and hundreds of species of birds.
Encounters
with these inhabitants of the bush in open safari landrovers or on foot
or from the deck of your tent are up close and very intimate...
The
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve came into existence in July 1956 when
a group of game farm owners on the western boundary of the Kruger National
Park formed the Timbavati Association.
Tanda
Tula Safari Camp is an intensely private affair. One of the most luxurious
tented safari camps in Southern Africa, Tanda Tula has only twelve tents,
and personal attention is simply a matter of course. Offering every
comfort, the thatched en-suite tents are imbued with the romance of Africa.
Wide wooden decks and spacious bathrooms with Victorian baths and outside
showers are reminiscent of a bygone era.
Guest
areas include a traditional boma for dining under the African stars; a
thatched lounge with an open-sided bar overlooking a waterhole; a swimming
pool; and a curio shop. The cuisine is superb – fine international
flavours with an African dimension - and a wine list to match. Meals are
served under thatch or beneath shady trees, beside the pool, or in the
boma under the African night sky.
The
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve shares an unfenced border with the Kruger
National Park - a vast wilderness of more than ten million acres – allowing
animals free range and ensuring guests the greatest diversity of game that
Africa has to offer.
Treading
lightly, encounters are guided from years of experience; on the very same
narrow paths trodden by cloven hoofs and padded paws, or with the wind
whispering softly through your hair as you drive ever so slowly by…
A team
of expert Rangers and Trackers lead morning and evening game drives on
open-sided vehicles. Guests can enjoy the solitude and feel the true expanse
of wilderness, as vehicles are limited to one per square kilometer.
For
those who prefer a more active approach, rangers and trackers will lead
walking safaris. These are popular with bird lovers who can delight in
spotting many of the 360 species that make this area their home.
