Places to Visit – Bananien Lodge, Sabie

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK

Visit the World famous Kruger National Park, unrivaled in its variety of wildlife.

Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,485 square kilometres (7,523 sq mi) in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 kilometres (220 mi) from north to south and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from east to west. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa’s first national park in 1926.

PANORAMA ROUTE

Mac Mac Falls

The Pinnacle and Waterfall with Lowveld view

Lisbon Falls

Berlin Falls

God’s Window

Bourke’s Luck Potholes

Pilgrims Rest

View site at the Blyde Canyon

ENDANGERED WILDLIFE CENTRES

Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre.

Visit the largest animal rehabilitation centre in South Africa.

See and touch animals such as Lions, Leopards, Serval, Honey Badgers, Eagles, Owls and various baby animals. Or you can even let a Vulture sit on your arm! Once healthy enough, most of the Rehabilitated Animals are re-introduced into their natural environment. However, some of the animals are suffering Long term effects due to injuries and they are kept on the premises and used in Educational Tours.

Kapama Cheetah Breeding & Research Centre

View more than 60 hand-reared Cheetahs at this breeding project and where unique research of endangered species, such as African Wild Dogs and the rare Barbary Lion, are being conducted and the progress of the project is presented.

CULTURAL EXCURSIONS

Shangaan Village

Share a meal with the Shangaan family in the village as the sun sets over the mountains. Guests are led by a guide through the bush towards the great Kraal of Chief Soshangana. As they approach, the beating of drums grows louder and warriors usher them through a passage of stone towers and flaming torches. In the festival, choirs, actors and dances gather to tell the story of the Shangaan people in a spectacular and moving experience.

Swazi Cultural Village located at Sudwala Caves

The village have a 3 meter long Crocodile and a Pygmy Hippo on display and authentically built Huts of the indigenous South African tribes such as the Swazi, Ndebele, Pedi, Zulu, Tsonga/Shangaan tribes.