Ranger Diaries
12 Dec Welgevonden Game Reserve
A 5-Star Lodge in a “Well-Found” (Welgevonden) Game Reserve It most certainly was a good find on the occasion when a landowning farmer in a section of the bushveld in the Waterberg region of Limpopo recognised the region’s future potential, specifically some 35 000 to38 200 hectares of this pristine wildlife paradise. This was an entire area which he subsequently turned into an excellent private game reserve, thereafter naming the newly found, larger area Welgevonden Game Reserve. “Welgevonden”, a Dutch word, means “well found”, as indeed was the case, as visitors to this beautifully natural bushveld region will attest. The original landowning farmer in question, one Pienkes du Plessis, was a visionary. During the 1980s, he farmed on one section of land, this being his farm called “Welgevonden”.
23 Nov Our 5-Star, Big-5 Game Lodge
Our 5-Star, Big-5 Game Lodge You may already be aware of the origin of the term “Big 5”, as it is applied to game animals, but just in case you’re not, it’s always interesting to know how and where things began, where they are today, and what their future is likely to be.23 Nov The Allure of Luxury, Privacy, and Exclusivity
5-Star Luxury in Your Pick of Limpopo’s Private Game Lodges Human beings are constantly striving to develop and improve all sorts of things that may make their own or the lot and future of mankind better and more comfortable, convenient, or luxurious in some way. Each generation wants better standards of living for themselves and the generations that are to follow.
23 Nov A Private Wildlife Lodge in Big-Five Country
A Private Wildlife Lodge in Big-Five Country There are various groups of five that are famous throughout English speaking countries and the rest of the big, wide world, which is becoming very much smaller, figuratively speaking, because of advances in technology and instant, global communication and dissemination of knowledge and information.30 Oct Luxury at a Bushveld Lodge in Limpopo
Luxury at a Bushveld Lodge in Limpopo One of the world’s best-known African game parks, the Kruger National Park, falls within two provinces in South Africa, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, but there’s another wonderful bushveld wildlife reserve in the latter province, but in a different part of it – in the Waterberg region.
30 Oct Why We’ll Expect You at Our Wildlife Lodge in Waterberg
Why We’ll Expect You at Our Wildlife Lodge in Waterberg There are numerous reasons that contributed to our decision to establish our luxury 5-star wildlife lodge where we subsequently did, in the Welgevonden Game Reserve. These reasons are as valid today as they were when we took over and improved upon Molenvliet Lodge, the erstwhile name of our lodge in Welgevonden.30 Oct Allure of Stars and Five-Star Luxury Accommodation
Allure of Stars and Five-Star Luxury Accommodation In general, worldwide as well as in South Africa, stars are much admired and desired, in whichever way one regards these heavenly bodies – literally as well as figuratively. When someone has stars in her/his eyes, it implies that the person is excited, optimistic, eagerly anticipating, and extremely hopeful of experiencing the achievement of something of which they could once only have dreamed.
22 Sep Denham’s Bustard
[vc_row][vc_column width='1/3'][/vc_column][vc_column width='2/3'] Denham's Bustard Previously known as Stanley’s bustard (Neotis denhami) and known in Xhosa as 'Epwezampundu'. The question everyone asks is “Why ‘Bustard’”? By pronunciation it's the same as ''bastard'' but with a different spelling and meaning. “Bustard” is a name adopted from the French...