Mkuze Falls Game Lodge

Mkuze Falls Game Reserve, Magugu, Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal, 3170, South Africa | 5 star lodge

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Day Four - Giraffe sucking Hyena bone

A travel blog entry by prieststrip

10

... dining room and there was a delightful viewing deck where you could see the ocean.

The kids hollered with delight at the tents and after unpacking their clothes they were off to explore. We discussed the activities available for the next day and decided to go straight on and ocean explorer to snorkel in the sea.



Watch the kids video of their trip to Amakhosi -
Music and Photos chosen by the kids
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DAY One - Fizzy Drunk with Excitement

A travel blog entry by prieststrip

9

... had little picnic. We had Biltong and Fynn called it 'donkey's willy’. Then we started off again and on our way back to the Lodge, Mandla (our spotter) spotted in the dark the eyes of a leopard number three of the big Five. it was amazing how close it was to reception and to us. It was so exciting that when we got back Fynn and I got ‘fizzy-drunk"”.

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In the Wild

A travel blog entry by resiststatusquo

... This isn’t usual as Cheetahs are not social cats and prefer their own territory. The cubs were more concerned when Kalahari started to leave than Scarlett was. I could almost hear Kalahari say, “Cubs, I am your father”. But of course that is silly, since he will probably try and mate with his daughter when she becomes of age. Oh, the animal kingdom. I love how peaceful and calm these cats are. Cheetahs may be complete scaredy cats (let ...

This and That

A travel blog entry by resiststatusquo

... where the reserve is located is small. Most of the townspeople are farmers or do the basic other duties that is found in a small town. We go into town, to the Cricket Club, once a week for dinner, drinking, and dancing. Although apartaid is finished, the Cricket Club is mainly for the white South Africans in the area. Other than the workers, there were maybe 2-3 blacks in the club. Some of the main attendees are the young male local Field Guides that drive tourists ...

Kingdom in the sky to king of the jungle

A travel blog entry by maia

7

... kids that were throwing food at the
chimpanzees. It is quite the experience to stare into the eyes of
one of those creatures. They are so wise and know something that we
don't, I am quite sure of it. They stick out their tongues and play
games with the tourists and I'm sure they are thinking we're all a
bunch of quacks. They look so much like us but at the same time not
quite. It is eerie and mysterious and beautiful all at the same
time. ...

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This 5 star lodge is located on Mkuze Falls Game Reserve, Magugu, Pongola.
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