Representative photoGreater Kruger reserve
Timbavati
Part of the open Associated Private Nature Reserves.
Size53,400 ha
Self-driveNo
DrivingGuided drives
Nearest airportHoedspruit
Lodges listed22
Rates from€253
Timbavati lies west of Kruger National Park with no fences between them; the fences came down in 1993. The reserve became famous for the white lions discovered there in the mid-1970s.
Good to know
- Fences with Kruger removed in 1993
- Big Five, with wild dog as a regular visitor
- White lions recorded since the 1970s
- Closest private reserve to Hoedspruit airport
Best for
White lions recorded hereMid-range to luxury lodgesEasy access from Hoedspruit
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Ranked on published facts
GuideSabi Sand vs TimbavatiThe two best-known private reserves on Kruger's western edge, compared on what the sources and published rates say.Top-ranked Timbavati lodges
- Kings CampLuxury lodge
- Motswari Private Game ReserveLuxury lodge · Newmark
- RockFig Safari LodgeLuxury lodge · RockFig
- Tanda Tula Safari CampTented camp · Tanda Tula
- andBeyond Ngala Safari LodgeLuxury lodge · andBeyond
