Game Viewing
Guests at the lodge enjoy two game activities per day, each of which lasts about 3 hours. The Timbavati Private Game Reserve is home to over 40 mammal species including the 'Big 5', namely lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant and rhino. For bird watching enthusiasts, there are over 360 bird species. While on safari guests can see the white lion in its natural habitat.
The Simbavati Lodge provides game activities in the early mornings and the evenings when the game is most active. The thrilling same drives through the reserve are conducted by experienced field guides and trackers in open 4x4 vehicles, also allowing guests excellent photographic opportunities.
Safari guests traverse over 12,000 hectares of the 'Big 5' game country, with lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo as well as other species such as kudu, zebra, warthog, giraffe, monkey to name a few. Nocturnal animals, which include the big cats, are regularly seen on the night drives. Bird viewing in the Timbavati Private Game Reserve is spectacular, with over 360 recorded species including various eagles, vultures, kingfishers, woodpeckers, buzzards, herons, egrets, owls, weavers.
Game drives:
•morning game activities include a coffee/tea stop in the bush
•afternoon/evening game activities include a sundowner stop in the bush
•game is viewed from an open 4 x 4 Land Rover
•Experienced rangers and trackers lead safaris
•excellent photographic opportunities.
