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When you arrive at camp a qualified and experienced
game ranger with his .458 rifle and his local Shangaan tracker,
will be assigned to your group, for the duration of your
walking safari.
For all your wildlife viewing, they will guide you
on a combination of daily walks & game drives - early
morning, late afternoon and at night.
On the open 4x4 game drives you search for animals whilst traversing through the
bush, using the narrow dirt roads that have been formed over
the years. The dirt roads criss-cross the bush in all
directions - to water holes, across rivers, through open plains
of grassland, thick woodland bush and even down dried river
beds!
Although everyone is looking out for animals especially the Big Five, it's
your local Shangaan tracker sitting on his trackers seat at the
front of the Land Rover, who will do the spotting. If fresh
animal tracks belonging to one of the Big Five are found on dirt road, your ranger will then use the Land Rover 'off road' following
the tracks, driving further into the bush. We will follow any
fresh Big Five track to ensure your chances of seeing all of the
Big Five.
At the end of an afternoon
game drive, as the sun starts to set, your ranger will park up
the Land Rover next to a waterhole or in the middle of the bush. You are allowed to jump off
and have a stretch, a call of nature and to enjoy
'sun downers' (drinks). A table is set up with a selection of
drinks - beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks. Small snacks are
also offered.
This traditional method of
game viewing by 4x4 Land Rover is comfortable, safe, exciting
and of course can be very rewarding.
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Note
Although we operate our
walking safaris & game drives in Big Five wilderness areas,
there are no guarantees on Big Five sightings. We do however
guarantee a very real bush experience!
The combination of walks and
drives in the open 4x4 Land Rovers are conducted from both camps
and are dependent on the weather & animal movements.
Greater Kruger
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