Ethos African Snippets

Getting from A to B is often the make or break of a holiday, so we thought it might be useful to remind you how to access our various clients properties and we have also added a reminder of the specials that are available too ...

Kambaku River Sands and Kambaku Safari Lodge

Located in the Timbavati Game Reserve which has open borders with Kruger National Park. Kambaku have a total traversing area of 12 000Ha and over 1000Ha of sole traverse area and are the only lodges with traversing on both Timbavati and Klaserie Reserves.

Daily flights from Cape Town & Johannesburg to Hoedspruit & then a 20 minute transfer to the lodges

For those who wish to self-drive, access is simple via the main Timbavati entrance gate, and the lodges are well signposted (the lodges are approx. 15 minutes from the gate)

Stay 3 pay 2 for stays up until the end of March 2023

Stay 4 pay 3 for the months of April, May, June, September, October & November 2023

Machaba Safaris

Machaba is a family owned collection of classical safari camps, 6 of which are in Botswana, and in Zimbabwe there are 2 camps in Hwange and 2 in Mana Pools.
Okavango Delta – Maun
Ngoma – Kasane
Hwange – Victoria Falls
Mana Pools – from major hubs via Kariba or direct charter
Transfers by road or air can be organised between camps.


Stay 3 and pay 2 are available across all of the Machaba properties as follows:
Botswana Camps - 15 November – 31 March (Excluding 20 December – 06 January inclusive)
Mana Pools (Ingwe Pan and Mana River Camp) - 01 May - 30 June
Hwange (Verney’s Camp and Deteema Springs) - 15 November – 31 March (Excluding 20 December – 06 January inclusive) 

Kiri Access      Gomoti Access       Machaba Camp Access      Ngoma Access
Deteema Access        Verney's Access      Mana Pools Access 

Garonga

Federal Air operates a daily shuttle service on request between Johannesburg and Garonga  private airstrip, and Garonga is also included on the FedAir lodge hop circuit. The Garonga airstrip is a 10 minute drive from the camps.

Airlink fly to Hoedspruit from Johannesburg (1h 10min) or Cape Town (2h 15min). Road Transfers can be booked from Hoedspruit (approx 75 minutes drive). Air Charters from Hoedspruit to Garonga's airstrip are also possible (20 minute flight)

Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) to Garonga with CessZani Aviation an owner-operated air charter company offering flights between lodges in the Lowveld to/from KMIA.

Please note that Fed Air are increasing their rates from 1st March 2023.  Any bookings made before 01st March will still keep the same rates even if the flight is after 01st March.

A year round stay pay for extended visits

Stay 5 pay 4 including half price return transfers from Hoedspruit

Stay 9 pay 7 including complimentary return transfers from Hoedspruit

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MalaMala

Federal Air operates a daily shuttle service between Johannesburg and MalaMala Game Reserve private airstrip. The MalaMala airstrip is a 10 minute drive from the camps.

Airlink operates daily direct air services between both Cape Town and Johannesburg and Skukuza Airport in the Kruger National Park.  Skukuza is a 1 hour road transfer to the camps.

MalaMala Game Reserve is a 6 hour drive from Johannesburg. Access to MalaMala is via the Sabi Sand Wildtuin utilising Shaw's Gate.

Stay 4 pay 3 for March, November and up until 15th December 2023

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Cape St Francis Resort

Cape St Francis Resort “A Village within a Village” lies between the beach and nature reserves and is an ideal base from which to explore all that the Eastern Cape has to offer.  Renowned as a water sport paradise with surfing, kite-surfing, surf ski and canoe paddling on the beautiful waters off both Cape St Francis and St Francis Bay’s as well as on the nearby Kromme River.

Situated 120kms west of Port Elizabeth (90 minutes from Port Elizabeth airport) and 2 hours from Knysna and Addo Elephant Park.

Ideal beach destination at the end of a Garden Route itinerary or to twin with an Eastern Cape Game Reserve.

Stay 4 pay 3 for the months of April, May, July, August & September 2023 

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FUN FACT

To reach water, the giraffe splays its front legs and lowers its head. Hypertension could send blood surging into the brain and the animal could collapse from a stroke. If it survived this and slaked its thirst, it faces another danger. Lifting its head would cause pressure to drop and the giraffe to faint. It has a neat work-around: The jugular vein locks off blood to the head when the animal bends down. And on lifting the head, the vein opens up again. 

Jordi (Guide@Garonga) @jordiwoerts

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MAJEKA HOUSE

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