Timbavati Game Reserve

'Timbavati lies just north of Sabi Sand on the western edge of Kruger National Park and is considered to be one of South Africa's prime game viewing areas'

Size & Location: 680km² bordering the Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa
When to visit the park: Drier, cooler months (April - Sept) preferred for game viewing
Climate: Hot, summer rainfall, temperatures up to 30°C + (day - in summer) and below 10°C at night in winter
Rainfall: 500mm per annum
Altitude: 140m - 600m above sea level

PARK INFORMATION:

The Timbavati Reserve offers numerous species of game and birdlife abound in the Reserve, the most famous of which are the "white lions".

The white lions of Timbavati, the reserves became well known for these remarkably different coloured lions, Although there are currently no white lions in the Reserve, the recessive gene causing this unusual phenomenon is still carried by the local prides, which are substantially paler than most other lions by comparison.

Timbavati Game Reserve, established in 1956 by like-minded game farmers with no fences separating the Reserve from the Kruger National Park.

There are a vast number of mammals, over 147, within the park as well as being the home of the "Big Five" (i.e. lion, leopard, buffalo elephant and rhino. Plains wildlife on view include impala, kudu, zebra cheetah, giraffe, warthog, monkeys and baboons, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, serval, hippos, crocodiles.

There are over 500 bird species found in Kruger, 114 reptiles and 49 species of fish

MAIN ATTRACTIONS:
» Famous "Big 5"
» Private game-rich reserve alongside the Kruger National Park
» Big Five, Wild Dog and Cheetah can be found in abundance

ACCOMMODATION AND SAFARIS THAT INCORPORATES TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE
GAME AND SAFARI LODGES	SAFARIS AND TOURS
TIMBAVATI LODGES	KRUGER PARK SAFARIS