Mzanzitravel Magazine - Issue 9

Getaways
The park is a paradise for children. The beautifully designed playground next to the
restaurants will keep the young ones entertained. This makes the perfect venue for
kiddie’s birthday parties. A day visit to the park also provides the perfect opportunity for
schoolchildren to learn about the animals and various research programmes that the
Lion and Safari Park is involved in.
The Bull ‘n Buck grill provides a premier dining experience with a top wine list and a
delicious menu, with venison of course being the Grill’s speciality dish, complimenting
that true African sensation. Alternatively, the Wetlands Restaurant is a great family
choice to enjoy a quick meal whilst enjoying the view of antelope grazing meters away.
Take a short walk from the restaurants to visit the meerkat, porcupine and mongoose
enclosures.
will capture your memories with a great range of printing options such as photo books,
mugs, key rings, puzzles and more. The ‘5 dome shopping experience’ offers a vast
selection of unique hand-crafted curios, jewellery and clothing, which make great gifts
for those back home.
Entrance to the restaurants, curio shops and kiddie’s playground is free, and guests
only pay for activities. The cost of a visit to the Lion and Safari Park is well priced for
both local and international guests. The park is open 365 days a year, and is certainly
an experience not to be missed.
• For more information: Tel Lion Park at +27 (0) 73 083 2358 or +27 (0) 87 1500
100; Email catherine@lionpark.com.
Apart from being a world class tourist destination, the Lion and Safari Park turns any
conference, function or event into something unique. The park’s photographic centre
Safari magic at Tau Game Lodge
During any visit to the Tau Game Lodge, your expectations will be exceeded many
times over. After the rains this malaria-free region is always clad in picture-perfect
green. The spectacle of myriad game at the waterhole, which is visible from all
room and hospitality decks, will prove highly addictive.
The newly opened Reception, Lounge, Dining Room, leisure decks, Bar, Boma
and two pools, of which one is an infinity design, is the stuff leisurely safari dreams
are made of.
the 5:30am game drive.
The game rangers know their turf and have excellent knowledge of the game, to which
you will come in close proximity. This offers ideal opportunities for photographing game,
including the bull elephants delicately foraging and breakfasting on new green flora after
the rains, as well as the white rhino and their young.
From a spot known as Ernie’s Golf Course where you will stop for refreshments, you will
be able to observe more game while savouring Amarula coffee and delicious buttermilk
rusks. On your return to the lodge for breakfast, you may come across lions sleeping in the
road. Or you may encounter some wildebeest with their calves.
A glimpse of the waterhole from your room’s deck will convince you that this is the
place to relax after lunch. You will be captivated by the pecking order right up to
twilight, when reflections in the water of game parading at cocktail hour make for
magical photographic memories.
The lodge is enclosed within the reserve, resulting in humans being subtly fenced
in, while game, including several crocodiles, roam free in this safari haven,
including the prolific bird life. Dinner in the boma makes for convivial memories,
complemented by wholesome South African food. Dietaries are catered for on
request. After a gloriously deep and satisfying sleep, you will be well-rested for
Breakfast will be a jolly affair on the modern ‘Out of Africa’ style dining deck with guests
usually still on a high after the wealth of game sightings on their morning safari. Once
more, from here the vistas of game at the waterhole will mesmerise you.
The Tau Cubz Club, Tau Spa Oasis and Tau Conference Centre make this an ideal
destination for family, leisure as well as corporate travel. Tau Game Lodge opened its
5-star safari doors in 1995 and offers 30 rooms, from Standard to Luxury to Family Suites.
• For more information: Call Tau Game Lodge at Tel +27-(0)11-466 8715/17 or visit
their website at www.taugamelodge.co.za.
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