Cape Town to Rock Fig - Timbavati

We agreed to be bags packed at the car by 8am. This means different things to the family. Ted had toast at 745am and just made it to the car on time. Jess was up and organised and Liv slept a little later as she’d been woken up in the night by mossies. A smooth drive and drop off of the hire car to airport. We checked in and enjoyed coffee and a relax with crosswords and wandering the shops until our flight. We arrived at Hoedspruit airport and met by our guide for our transfer, it was a 45 min drive to the lodge. Wow, the lodge was impressive by its socials, however it’s next level. We went to our rooms, Liv and Ted are sharing, Jess her own lodge as do Pete and I. Beautifully done, attention to detail and such engaging and genuine guides and hosts. After dropping our bags we went to lunch to be greeted by an elephant drinking by the pool. Amazing. We enjoyed lunch despite having eaten on the plane as it was delicious and rude not to! We went on an afternoon safari with our guide Frank and tracker Eddie. A new terrain, flatter than the hills of Kariega and always exciting. We finally spotted the elusive baboons in trees and on foot. Then we drove through the 60,000 acres and saw Cape buffalo in the waterhole, impalas, kudu, wart hogs, birds - enjoyed a sundowner over a glorious sunset. We enjoyed dinner with a host Nicole and a German couple, lots of stories shared. As we were heading off to bed we heard a lion roaring, so special. Off to bed as our safari drive is at 5am, wake up call at 430am 😱Read more