LEBOMBO
MOTORISED TRAIL (4 X 4 VEHICLES ONLY)
Lebombo Overland Eco Trail
Lebombo Motorised Trail (4 x 4 vehicles only)
Duration: 4 nights / 5 days
Own vehicles must be used and own food, groceries, utensils and all other necessary equipment should be brought along. Only 5 vehicles with a maximum of 4 persons per vehicle are allowed per reservation. Trail rangers will accompany the group in their own vehicle.
This 4x4 trail is open annually from April to October.
The trail starts at Crocodile Bridge and ending at Pafuri traveling along the Lebombo Mountains, on the eastern border of the Kruger National Park. This is a very popular trail and reservations must be done far ahead of time as it is difficult to get a reservation on short notice.
Tariff:
1 November 2007 to 31 October 2008
R5545 per vehicle
For more detailed information, enquiries & reservations, visit the official website of:
South African National Parks
4 X 4 DAY TRAILS (ADVENTURE TRAILS)
For the adventurous vehicle driver in their own 4x4 off-road vehicles there are 4 trails throughout the park. These trails are excellent for birding and game viewing is also very good. It must be kept in mind that these trails have a restricted number of visitors per day. The trails are very popular and thus sometimes difficult to reserve.
Note! The Adventure Trails are weather sensitive and can only be booked at the Kruger National Park at the respective camps nearest to the trail as specified.
- Madlabantu Adventure Trail in the southern region near Pretoriuskop (42 km)
(013) 735 5128 Pretoriuskop
- Mananga Adventure Trail in the central region near Satara (48 km)
(013) 735 6306 Satara
- Nonokani Adventure Trail in the northern region between Phalaborwa and Letaba
(62 km) -
(013) 735 6509 Phalaborwa Gate / (013) 735 6636 Letaba
- Northern Plains Adventure Trail in the far northern region near Shingwedzi (49 km)
(013) 735 6806 Shingwedzi / (013) 735 6873 Punda Maria
These trails are an experience on its own and can take anything from a few hours to nearly a day, depending how slowly or how fast it is traveled. As these trails have a restricted number of vehicles per day, as well as being away from the normal tourist roads, it has the feeling of being on your own in the bush. Many unique sightings of birds and wildlife have been reported on these routes.
Tariffs:
R460 per vehicle plus R100 deposit which will be returned after completion of the trail.
For more detailed information, enquiries & reservations, visit the official website of:
South African National Parks
The information and photos (where specified) were supplied
to Wildlife South Africa CC and Safari Link CC by the
marketing department of SANParks and are used with their
permission.
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