Amanzimlotzi Riverside Bush Camp

Self Catering 

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Description

Between the millionaire's private ranches where the rich & famous stay, lies our little piece of heaven.



All we offer is a very quiet tent or comfortable hut in the bush, where you can relax & de-stress.



You get to use all the facilities, but at affordable prices.



We have furnished tents, self catering e/s rondavels or camping. Instead of watching TV at night, sit watching the sunsets with the incredible sounds of the bush. The monkeys & baboons going to bed & fighting for the best branches. The Pheasants scurrying through our camp & picking up crumbs we put out. The lions roaring, the jackal laughing at some obscure joke, and the always present hyenas with their scary cries, just outside the camp. At first my wife was scared & carried the shotgun when I was out, but now she walks down to the river where leopard leave their footprints.



All you hear are the birds around you and at night the sounds of the bush, with the occasional distant lion roars & the call of hyenas that walk around the camp quite often,  some jackal, hippo and even the occasional elephant. We offer no luxuries, but unlike most bush camps, we have a pool, running water in all the units, hot water in the showers, and even flush toilets. The huts have small stoves in, so you do not have to make a fire for every meal.



All the photos of lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, birds, insects etc, on my website were taken by me, unless stated otherwise & they were all taken on my tours, on my game walks, or game-drives, either in the Kruger, the Topranch in SA where I do my big 5 drives, our ranch or where I do the game-walks.



I do not have elephants or lions in my garden.  



Activities:-



Walking on our farm,

Walking along the river,

Walking in the virgin bush, look into big 4 ranch.

Rowing on the river -------Free

Big 2 game walks R120pp for 3-4 Hrs

Big 3 game drives R250pp

Big 5 Virtual Guarantee game drives R550pp



Animals :



We have on the property the following resident animals:-



Duiker, Impala, Bushbuck, Inyala, Steenbok, Warthogs (3 families), Banded Mongoose(about 30), Porcupines, Guinea fowl, pheasants, partridges, Spotted Genet, African Wildcat, Likkewaan, water monitor, & many more.



We have seen the following visitors, some very regularly.



Leopard, Hyena, Cheetah, African Wild dogs, Zebra, Kudu, Blue wildebeest, Jackal, Caracal & Cerval cats.



The birds that frequent our trees/veld and many of which I took photos are: -   (see bird photos page)



Fork-tailed Drongo, Yellow hornbill, Woodland Kingfisher, Lilac breasted roller, European roller, Bee-eater, Sunbirds, Paradise flycatcher, Hoopoe, Woodpecker, Yellow & red finches, Blue & red sysies, Secretary bird, Francolins, redhead pheasants, green-spotted dove, Hadeda Ibis, Grey Loerie, Purple crested Loerie, Nightjars, Glossy Starling, Plum-colored starling, African Fish Eagle, Bataleur, Brown Snake eagle. and, of course dozens more I do not know! Please help identify them on the photos!