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Cheetah Plains

5.0 star property
The price is $15,847
$18,224 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 20 - Jul 21
Cheetah Plains

Elephant Plains Game Lodge

4.0 star property
10.0 out of 10, Exceptional, (60)
The price is $869
$1,012 total
includes taxes & fees
Aug 17 - Aug 18
Elephant Plains Game Lodge

Buffelshoek Tented Camp

3.0 star property
8.8 out of 10, Excellent, (12)
The price is $488
$561 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 28 - Jul 29
Buffelshoek Tented Camp

Rhino Post Safari Lodge

3.0 star property
9.6 out of 10, Exceptional, (22)
The price is $931
$1,071 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 23 - Jul 24
Rhino Post Safari Lodge

Leopard Hills

5.0 star property
9.6 out of 10, Exceptional, (14)
The price is $2,671
$3,072 total
includes taxes & fees
Aug 4 - Aug 5
Leopard Hills

Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge

5.0 star property
9.4 out of 10, Exceptional, (91)
The price is $738
$864 total
includes taxes & fees
Aug 13 - Aug 14
Hoyo Hoyo Safari Lodge

Hamiltons Tented Camp

5.0 star property
9.8 out of 10, Exceptional, (61)
The price is $1,754
$2,032 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 31 - Aug 1
Hamiltons Tented Camp

Kruger Safari Lodge

3.0 star property
The price is $317
$365 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 20 - Jul 21
Kruger Safari Lodge

Imbali Safari Lodge

5.0 star property
9.2 out of 10, Wonderful, (76)
The price is $981
$1,144 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 27 - Jul 28
Imbali Safari Lodge

Kruger Gate Hotel

4.0 star property
8.8 out of 10, Excellent, (447)
The price is $332
$381 total
includes taxes & fees
Aug 4 - Aug 5
Kruger Gate Hotel

Kruger Shalati - Train on the Bridge and Garden Suites

4.5 star property
9.8 out of 10, Exceptional, (126)
The price is $698
$810 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 27 - Jul 28
Kruger Shalati - Train on the Bridge and Garden Suites

aha Skukuza Safari Lodge

5.0 star property
8.6 out of 10, Excellent, (4)
The price is $144
$220 total
includes taxes & fees
Aug 15 - Aug 16
aha Skukuza Safari Lodge

Leopard Sands, Kruger Park

5.0 star property
9.6 out of 10, Exceptional, (4)
The price is $984
$1,143 total
includes taxes & fees
Aug 1 - Aug 2
Leopard Sands, Kruger Park

Shiviko Kruger

5.0 star property
The price is $4,017
$4,017 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 22 - Jul 23
Shiviko Kruger

Kruger Untamed - Tshokwane River Camp

9.0 out of 10, Wonderful, (2)
The price is $926
$1,065 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 20 - Jul 21
Kruger Untamed - Tshokwane River Camp

Sleepover Kruger Gate

2.5 star property
8.2 out of 10, Very Good, (14)
The price is $65
$75 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 29 - Jul 30
Sleepover Kruger Gate

Tintswalo Safari

5.0 star property
10.0 out of 10, Exceptional, (13)
The price is $2,122
$2,455 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 20 - Jul 21
Tintswalo Safari

Honeyguide Tented Safari Camps - Mantobeni

3.5 star property
9.2 out of 10, Wonderful, (44)
The price is $549
$639 total
includes taxes & fees
Jul 20 - Jul 21
Honeyguide Tented Safari Camps - Mantobeni

Nkuhlu Tented Camp

2.0 star property
10.0 out of 10, Exceptional, (2)
The price is $297
$342 total
includes taxes & fees
Aug 6 - Aug 7
Nkuhlu Tented Camp

Sabie River Bush Lodge

3.0 star property
9.0 out of 10, Wonderful, (184)
Sabie River Bush Lodge
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Learn more about Mala Mala Game Reserve

The region around Mala Mala Game Reserve is home to attractions such as Kruger National Park and Paul Kruger Gate.

Sunrise at the Earth Lodge Sabi Sabi Game Reserve. Game drives start bright and early with coffee and danishes at 5:00 a.m. Departures at 5:30 a.m.

The tree seen silhouetted is The Marula Tree and has a history as a source of nutrition dating back to 10,000 years B.C. and it is certainly one of Africa's botanical treasures. 
The multiple uses of the tree, it's bark, leaves, fruit, nut and kernels are legendary. My favorite is when the fruit ripens and drops to the ground and lightly ferments ... the elephants, giraffes, warthogs, and other animals get wasted and the party gets started safari style !
http://youtu.be/D5E5TjkDvU0

The fruits are a good food source and high in vitamin C. 
The skin can be boiled to make a drink or burnt to be used as a substitute for coffee. 
The wood is soft for carving
The inner bark can be used to make rope and for making dye
They produce small tasty nuts which are rich in protein. 
The Oil is used as a skin cosmetic. 
Their green leaves are eaten to relieve heartburn.
The bark contains antihistamines 

The fruit can also be cooked to produce jam, juices and alcoholic beverages like "Amarula" a delicious South African Cream Liqueur that substrates just fine for coffee creamer any time of the day as far as I'm concerned. It also is used to brew a very tasty, potent South African  moonshine known locally as "Mampoer" after a local Chief who favored it. It is said to make grown men weep.

the Venda people of Southern Africa maintain that bark infusions can be used to determine the gender of an unborn child. If a woman wants a son the male tree is used, and for a daughter, the female tree. If the child of the opposite gender is born, the child is said to be very special as it was able to defy the spirits. 

Oh, and did I mention it sacred. 

#treetrove #goldenhour
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