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What
to Bring

The
magnificent ancient Leadwood tree, (Combretum Imberbe), dominates the
lowveld landscape.
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WHAT
TO BRING
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Warm
clothing for night game drives in the winter
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Comfortable hiking boots, neutral coloured clothing, hats
and sunglasses
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Cameras and binoculars
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R50
cash for Balule Nature Reserve gate entry fee
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Battery chargers
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Universal adaptors, to fit 3 pin round plugs
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Bathing suits and sunscreen
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For
Paradise Camp please bring
your own sleeping bags, pillows
and towels, (can be provided for an
additional fee)
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Africa...her
spirit has been alien and aloof from that of the rest of the world, and
her charm continues uncontaminated by the conventions of
civilization. In her heart of hearts she is and remains wild and
free. Nowhere is that mysterious presence of wild Africa felt more
deeply than in the Transvaal lowveld. It remains one of the most
virgin corners of this continent. The tourist who visits it will see
there probably the most plentiful and wonderful collection of wild game
which can today be found in the wide world. To the lover of plants
it presents an almost equal attraction and in the tremendous escarpments
which flank it in the mountains of Pilgrim's Rest in the west, the
Barberton mountains in the south, and the Cloud mountains further
north, will be found some of the most magnificent scenery of the
whole African continent. But greater even than its wonderful fauna,
its sub-tropical flora, its unrivalled scenery, is the mysterious eerie
spirit, which broods over the vast solitude, where no human pressure is
felt, where the human element indeed shrinks into utter insignificance,
and where a subtle spirit, much older than the human spirit, grips you and
subdues you and makes you one
with itself. To those who wish to experience a thrill - a thrill
which is unlike any they have ever experienced before - I venture to
recommend a visit to this secluded home of the earth spirit.
J.
C. Smuts |
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