29 Oct Experience a Unique Wildlife Adventure at a Limpopo Game Lodge
More significantly, it is rich in flora and fauna species, including many unique to the region, and, best of all, it is home to the UNESCO Waterberg Biosphere Reserve and an outstanding private Limpopo game lodge.South Africa’s northeasterly province is named after the country’s second-largest river and is crossed by the tropic of Capricorn, the invisible line that marks the southernmost point at which the sun appears directly overhead.
In practice, the Welgevonden Game Reserve is not a single lodge but a collection of almost thirty, spread over 36 000 hectares, each offering luxury accommodation and differing facilities to ensure it meets the needs and tastes of all visitors.
If you are familiar with the region, you will know it’s also home to the more widely-known Kruger National Park. However, this exceptional game lodge offers something the Kruger can’t – privacy and freedom from the hordes of day visitors, which, as a private lodge, Welgevonden does not accept.
Things to Do at this Limpopo Game Lodge
Just two and a half hours by road or a 45-minute flight from Johannesburg, and you could be one of a small party of guests aboard one of the lodge’s ATVs, driven by an experienced guide and en route to an encounter with the iconic Big 5, or, perhaps, relaxing on a king-sized bed or a private deck in one of the lodge’s, luxurious air-conditioned rooms. Other options include:
- Enjoying a meal: Each lodge offers dining options ranging from gourmet dishes and fine wines to a bush breakfast or traditional braai while providing more appealing choices for children.
- Cooling off in a pool: Many rooms have private pools where guests can recover from the day’s heat with a refreshing dip before enjoying pre-dinner cocktails. Oh, and don’t panic if you forgot the “Peaceful Sleep”; your Limpopo game lodge is in a malaria-free area.
- Horseback safaris and hiking trips: Some Welgevonden lodges can provide horses and mounted guides as an alternative for those with equestrian skills. Others may also be able to organise a hike in a scenic area of the park protected from predators.
- Viewing primitive rock art: The nearby Waterberg mountain range is famed for the well-preserved, colourful rock art depicting the activities of the Koisan artists who once occupied the region.
Visiting this Limpopo game lodge is an opportunity to view more than 129 mammal species, hundreds of different reptiles, frogs and fish, 350 species of birds and 2 000 plant species. To sum up, visitors to the Welgevonden game reserve can look forward to an unforgettable wildlife adventure in South Africa.