Transfer to Lubbesrust Boutique lodge can be organized from your hotel but remember don'tleave too early as check-in at Lubbesrust Boutique Lodge is at 3pm earliest. On arrival your host will greet you with a welcome drink and snacks, give you a brief orientation and show you to your lodge. Once you have settled in a tea will be served in the dining area or outside deck before the game drive.
Afternoon game drives depart around 16h00. On average, game drives last between 3 – 4 hours. During your safari, you will be given the opportunity to enjoy this beautiful part of Africa from the comfort of the game vehicle, whilst getting up close and personal with some incredible animals along the way. A few hours into the drive, your ranger may find a beautiful sundowner spot where you will disembark and enjoy snacks and your favourite drinks.
Please note sundowner stops are all dependent on the game viewing available and weather conditions. Our ranger sometimes makes the decision to pursue sightings instead of stopping. You are always more than welcome to ask your guide to stop. After sundowners, your ranger will begin winding his way back to the lodge. You will be greeted with a drink and our friendly staff: enjoy the bush TV at the boma before dinner.
A 3-course dinner is served at 19h30. After dinner, when you are ready to go to your lodge, lay down in your bed and enjoy the sounds of the bush, your guide will bring you to your lodge safely.
Your guide will pick you up at your lodge at 6h00 and bring you to the main lodge for homemade rusks and coffee or tea before departing on the morning game drive. Spend the next hours enjoying the beauty of the reserve and its incredible wildlife. You will also have the privilege of going on a rhino walk and track the rhinos on foot with the anti-poaching team of the reserve. Your guide will stop for a coffee break at one of the beautiful spots in the reserve and after coffee you will slowly drive back. Brunch will be served at one of the beautiful spots in the reserve. After brunch, your guide will bring you back to Lubbesrust and the remainder of the day is entirely yours and you are free to spend it as you like. You can laze around the sun deck just watching the wildlife and birds around the waterhole or spend some time on the lookout deck overlooking the waterhole. You can cool off in the pool, read or take a siesta in the comfort of your private lodge. Generally, tea, an assortment of sweet and savoury finger foods, is served at 15h30 on the deck. After tea, you will depart on afternoon game drive at about 16h00. Dinner is served at 19h30.
Your guide will pick you up at your lodge at 6h00 and bring you to the main lodge for homemade rusks and coffee or tea before departing on the morning game drive. Spend the next hours enjoying the beauty of the reserve, the lookout point overlooking the Limpopo River, and it is incredible wildlife. Your guide will stop for a coffee break at one of the beautiful natural springs and after coffee you will slowly drive back to the lodge where a lovely brunch will be served in the main lodge. After brunch, the day is entirely yours and you are free to spend it as you like. You can laze around the sun deck just watching the wildlife and birds around the waterhole or spend some time on the lookout deck overlooking the waterhole. You can cool off in the pool, read or take a siesta in the comfort of your private lodge. Generally, tea, an assortment of sweet and savoury finger foods, is served at 15h30 on the deck. After tea, you will depart on afternoon game drive at about 16h00 with a sundowner on the deck of Black Rock. Please be aware that you have to climb a number of steps. If you do not feel comfortable, just let your guide know, and he will organize a sundowner at one of the many other beautiful spots in the reserve. A surprise dinner will be served at a special location in the bush.
Accommodation
Lubbersrust and River Camp Limpopo