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Chavaluthu
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Pondoro Game Lodge offers the following game viewing activities:
A maximum of 7 guests are allowed on a safari cruisers allowing each guest to enjoy a “window seat” in order for us to provide the best possible safari experience for our guests.
With no boundary fences between Balule Private Nature Reserve (50 000ha) and the Kruger National Park a great diversity of wildlife is found here. Game drives on our safaris traverse an area of 10 000 hectares (24 700 acres) and strict vehicle limits at sightings ensure the exclusivity of your game viewing experience. Off-road driving on most areas enables the best possible view of any exceptional sighting and rangers are constantly in 2-way radio communication with each other to keep track of animal movements. Our experienced guides will not only use all their vast knowledge and bush craft to try and show you the famous Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo) and other plains game such as zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, but they will do their best to paint memories of an Africa that will never fade away.
For the more adventurous, a nature walk with an armed guide would add the thrill of encountering animals on foot.
Guests wishing to book a private vehicle can do so for a fee of R 7500 per day subject to availability. Booking beforehand is strongly advised.
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Robbie was raised in the small town of Bothaville in the central part of South Africa. In 1997 he and his father decided to start a commercial lodge on the family farm in Balule Nature Reserve. He is qualified as a local guide and has a trails guide, Advanced Weapon Handling and Viewing of Potentially Dangerous Animals on Foot certificates.
He is also an avid amateur photographer and while his photographic gear gets bigger and heavier his arms and legs seem to stay as skinny as ever. 14 Years of guiding in the reserve provides him with an intimate knowledge of the area and the animals and their habits. Most animals grew up before his eyes and he knows a lot of them by name. His favourite animal is a mongoose called Wild Thing.
Andries was born in a small village called Mapulangweni in Mozambique where he learnt his tracking skills from his father while spending hours hunting duiker and steenbuck for food. He came to South Africa to escape from the civil war raging in Mozambique and is now a proud South African citizen. He started working at Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre where he stayed for 4 years.
He then went to Timbavati Nature Reserve where he worked as a tracker for the next 14 years. He joined Pondoro 7 years ago where Robbie very quickly noticed his amazing tracking skills and he and Robbie have been an inseparable ranger/tracking team ever since. Andries' favourite animal at Pondoro is the young male leopard called Chavaluthu.
America grew up at Welverdiend close to Kruger National Park.
He started working in the construction industry and joined Pondoro in 2008 as a general assistant on the recommendation of Andries Ndluvu his father and stalwart tracker at Pondoro.
His enthusiasm and hard work paid off as he started his training as a tracker early in 2011 under the supervision of Rul Ntemani. His training forms part of Pondoro’s vision of identifying and nurturing people with talent and to do in-house training to expand the skills of its workers.
Eric grew up in Cottondale close to Kruger National Park. He started working at Ntsiri in Umbabat Nature Reserve after leaving school. He stayed there for 6 years and his responsibilities were bush clearing and to repair areas of soil erosion. He then went to Tanda Tula in Timbavati Nature Reserve where he worked for 14 years as a tracker.
Upon leaving he went to Pondoro and has been here for the past 6 years. He brings with him a tremendous amount of experience and works as a tracker and relief ranger and is a firm favourite with guests. His favourite animal at Pondoro is the huge male leopard called Watsakile Madoda.
Julius was born in Utah village next to the Kruger National Park. He started his career as a tracker at Mala Mala Game Reserve in 1983 and moved to Londolozi in 1987. He was promoted to a guide in 1996. Julius has Local Guide, Advanced Weapon Handling and Trails guide certificates. His favorite animal is a leopard called the Van Wyk mafazi.
Marius grew up in Bela Bela, a town surrounded by nature reserves and was naturally exposed to wildlife from a young age. He enrolled in a guiding course at Limpopo Field Guiding Academy after school. He has obtained several FGASA qualifications since and has had the privilege of working in some of the most prestigious wildlife areas in South Africa and Malawi.
Fast forwarding almost 10 years, he has been part of the Pondoro family since 2017. Marius and Eric have been a team since and have enjoyed many breath-taking moments together. His favourite animals are elephants as well as buffalo.
Rulani was born and raised in Mala Mala adjacent to Kruger National Park. It was during this formative years that he developed his passion for nature as well as the legendary tracking skills that makes him so special. After school he worked for 4 years for Prof J.C. Coetzee who was a professor in Anthropology at RAU helping him to obtain data for research.
He then went back to his roots working at Elephant Plains Game Lodge in the Sabisand wildtuin for the next 13 years where he obtained his Local guide qualification, Trails guide, Advanced weapon handling and Viewing potentially dangerous animals on foot certificates. He joined Pondoro in 2009, got his Fgasa Level 1 and rest as they say is history. His favourite animal at Pondoro is a leopard male called Cheeky Boy.
Sam was was born and raised in Newington Village next to Sabisands Game Reserve where he resides to this day.
He started his career as a barman and waiter at a lodge in Timbavati Nature Reserve. His talent and love of animals was quickly spotted and he was soon promoted to become a tracker.
He later joined a lodge inside Sabisands Game Reserve where he perfected the art of tracking and he stayed and worked there for another 10 years. During his employment he acquired his Level III track and sign as well as Level III trails qualification. He also recently passed the FGASA level I qualification. His favorite animals are giraffe and leopards.
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When you’re lucky, you’re lucky! The gorgeous blue-eyed leopard Chavaluthu (“afraid of nothing”) has been seen at Ezulwini over consecutive game drives, offering guests the great fortune of up close and unforgettable leopard viewing . This male leopard has been around for many years – past guests remember interactions with him back in the day – and still parades his territory with deserved confidence.
Chavaluthu killed an impala and was seen yesterday morning tucking in to his well earned meal, then again yesterday afternoon, guests saw him leaping effortlessly into a tree where he had stashed the remains of his kill. Leopards will frequently hide the carcasses of their kills in hard-to-reach places to protect them from scavenging predators like lions and hyenas. We know of l ions climbing trees to steal from leopards, so this doesn’t always work out! Luckily for Chavaluthu, his impala stayed safe and he was able to return to it in the evening.
Leopards, like all other predators, will try and tear every last mouthful off their carcasses before abandoning the bones for the jackals and vultures, but rarely finish their kill in one sitting. Lions will lie, belly-up and fast asleep in the shade near their carcass in between feeding times, and leopards (being no match for lions, or even hyenas) will try and hide their kill before going off to sleep in between meal times.
Chavaluthu must have done just this after he finished feeding yesterday morning, and decided it was time to feast once again just as Ezulwini guests arrived on the scene! Great timing to watch this incredible leopard walk straight passed the vehicle, yawn and stretch on the ground, flash those blue-eyed good looks, and leap into the tree to continue feeding.
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The end of the skywalk overlooking a waterhole and complete with the comforts of an outdoor lounge.
The end of the skywalk overlooking a waterhole and complete with the comforts of an outdoor lounge.
Looking down on Earth's largest land mammals and Big Tusker.
Polokwane - Concealed in the lush woodlands of the Balule Nature Reserve, Greater Kruger’s Big 7 sanctuary, Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge hosts its guests in safari style.
African luxury splayed out in the bush in the form of private suites, thatched ceilings over spacious wooden decking, a fire-lit boma, and most enchantingly, an elevated skywalk leading to a private waterhole teeming with elephant activity.
Elephants are not the only water-lovers making a presence at the end of this extraordinary walkway. Waterbuck, kudu, zebra, and giraffe sneak in when all is quiet, while Ezulwini’s famous blue-eyed leopard, Chavaluthu, hides just beyond sight.
The skywalk, as it has become fondly known, is a unique and innovative addition to the already spacious viewing deck at Billy’s Lodge. Built on wooden stilts and fitted with steady planks and hand rails to create a footpath in the air, the skywalk transports guests from the main lodge to a shaded outdoor lounge on a platform that overlooks the waterhole.
Big tuskers are frequent visitors – one bull so familiar with the lodge, he has been dubbed, ‘Ezulwini’. Almost daily, the tuskers bring the younger elephant bulls to feed on the vegetation surrounding the lodge. A seasonal drainage line furrows below the deck, inviting the elephants to feed on its green leaves. Guests step onto the skywalk and watch in bewilderment as these giants walk below them, offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to stand taller than Earth’s largest land mammal.
At night, the stars and the moon illuminate the waterhole at the end of the walkway, and a whole new view presents itself. Before settling down for an al fresco dinner, Billy’s Lodge guests take to the elevated walkway once more and wait, look, and listen for the nocturnal porcupine, jackal, honey badger, and lion to announce their presence at the popular drinking hole. It really is no surprise that Ezulwini is a ‘Place of Paradise’.
For all reservation enquiries, please contact Sun Destinations by telephone on +27 (0) 21 421 8433 or email: reservations@sundestinations.co.za
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