Lion Sands Game Reserve

• High concentration of Big 5 with large herds of elephant and buffalo, as well as large lion prides.
• Other wildlife include but are not limited to the hippopotamus, giraffe, zebra, cheetah, African wild dog, hyaena, warthog and many other cat and antelope species.
• Large antelope herds support the populations of predators in the reserve.
• Over 500 bird species have been recorded in the region. Many can be seen in the reserve.

• Game drives take place twice a day in the early mornings and afternoons for a duration of 3-4 hours.
• Game drives are led by an experienced guide and tracker team.
• Vehicles are allowed to go off road to track and follow the wildlife.
• Strict traverse rules are in place and vehicle numbers are limited in each reserve. A maximum of two vehicles are allowed at any sighting.
• Night drives and guided bush walk are permitted
• 6-seater vehicles.

• Night drives and guided bush walk are permitted

• 12 400 hectares in size.
• The reserve is divide over the Sabi Sands and Kruger National Park.
• Four luxury lodges and two villas offer age restricted accommodation as well as family friendly options.
• Ivory and River lodge are located on the Sabi Sands side.
• Narina and Tinga lodge are located in the Kruger side.
• Luxury treehouses sleep-outs.
• 10.5km (6.5miles) of exclusive river frontage on the perennial Sabie River attracting a diversity of wildlife.
• Exciting Big-5 game drives with game rangers and trackers.

• Skukuza (SKU) is the closet airport to Lion Sands, daily flights operate from Johannesburg and Cape Town.
• Flight time from Johannesburg to Skukuza or Ulusaba private airstrip: 60 minutes
• Flight time from Cape Town to Skukuza: 2 hours 30 minutess
• Road transfers from Skukuza to Lion Sands take 15 minutes and are arranged in open 4×4 safari vehicles.

• Located in the southern region of the Sabi Sands Game Reserve and shares fenceless borders with Sabi Sabi and &Beyond private game reserves.
• Sabi Sands lies in South Africa’s far north-eastern corner in the Mpumalanga province. The private reserve forms part of the Greater Kruger, sharing unfenced borders with the Kruger National Park.

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