Flavour of the Month - Dec 2012: S39 Timbavati Rd & Picnic Spot

[steamtrainfan]

Thanks Amoli for nominating me to do this months flavour.

Our spot for this month is S 39 - Timbavati Road & Picnic Spot

[steamtrainfan]

My contributions for now - more to follow.







Ok, now lets whos got what on this spot.

[Richprins]

The picnic spot:



Link to thread: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=315

[Flutterby]

S 39 - Timbavati Road & Picnic Spot

From Nigel Dennis - Where to watch game in the Kruger National Park:

From the south entrance:

An alternative return route to Satara [from Orpen] would be take the rather long detour through to Timbavati picnic site on the S39. Leeubron water hole, on the way, is often packed with a good deal of game, but other than that, this road offers sparse viewing opportunities.

From the north entrance:

From Goedgegun waterhole [the S39] becomes a very pretty route with fair numbers of game.

Look out for an unsignposted narrow track on the right (coming from the H1-4). The track does not appear to lead anywhere at first, but after a while a magnificent pool appears, overlooked by a sheer cliff. To date I have seen only waterbuck drink here, although judging by spoor in the parking area, elephant and rhino utilise the pool regularly as well.

Continuing south on the S39, herds of zebra, wildebeest and impala are often present at the open, heavily grazed area in the vicinity of Roodewal water hole. After passing the turnoff to Roodewal Private Camp, some fine herds of kudu may be seen, and leopard sightings are often reported from this area. Further along, you will reach the Piet Grobler Dam. This is a large area of water and there appear to be a few places where concentrations of game drink. Hippo are present in the dam, and a recently constructed hide is well situated in order to appreciate the view.

This is the "secret waterhole" at the end of the unsignposted track.

[Flutterby]

S 39 - Timbavati Road & Picnic Spot

[Flutterby]

A very cold and windy breakfast at Timbavati.





A younger Brat with the resident Bushbuck.

[steamtrainfan]

We saw these two eagle owls just before seeing the lion above.

[steamtrainfan]

A very cold and windy breakfast at Timbavati during July 2012. Apologies to Flutterby.

[steamtrainfan]

Sorry R.P> but look forward to seeing some of your older pics.

Some more of mine.

A pride of lion seen just after turning onto the Timbavati Road.


Drinking buddies at Timbavati.


The above two photos are from my Travel Tale entitled "Kruger Park - 1 Big Adventure Travel Tale" on another web site which covered photos of all my trips to Kruger starting in the 1950's to 2010. I sorted the photos so that my trip started in the south and ended up north which had a total of 182 photos.

[Toko]

S 39 Timbavati Road