Palarangala Wilderness Hiking Trail

About the Palarangala Trail

3 night 4 day trail with a minimum of 4 and maximum of 8 guests. 

Scheduled departures every Friday of the year.

Return to nature on this true bushveld experience.

Accommodation is in a remote unfenced rustic bush camp with two-man dome tents, camping mattresses and bush ablutions.

Awake at dawn, you set out on foot shortly after sunrise in the company of your guide and armed ranger following the river course or exploring the Lebombo plateau close to the boundary with Kruger. Located in an area that has been restocked with game in partnership with Kruger, you are almost certain to see the spoor of a variety of predators and have every prospect of encountering a wide array of wildlife.

Brunch is back at camp before a siesta and late afternoon walk in search of fresh signs of activity.

Evenings are spent gathered around the camp fire, ears attuned to the sounds of the bush, whilst your guide prepares the evening meal.

Trails are led by an experienced guide and are fully catered

Palarangala Wilderness Trail (3 nights / 4 days) Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park Moçambique

Spend four days and three nights in a remote unfenced rustic bushcamp and be lulled to sleep by the sounds of the night. Daily guided game walks follow the Palarangala river or explore the Lebombo plateau close to the Kruger border. Located in an area that has been restocked with game in partnership with Kruger, you have every prospect of encountering a wide array of wildlife.

 Accommodation

- The campsite is unfenced and located in a clearing in the bush.

- Basic ablution facilities (bush shower and short-drop toilet) are available.

- Water for cooking and washing as well as firewood is provided.

Equipment provided

- Two person dome tents with camping mattresses are supplied.

- Basic cooking utensils, cutlery and crockery are provided

 Rates

- Till 28 Feb 2012: R 3 900.00 per person

- From 1 March 2012:  R 4 250.00 per person

Trails price includes

- Experienced guide and armed ranger on the trail, equipped with two-way radio   communication and hand-held GPS for emergencies.

- Tents, mattresses and equipment as specified.

- Meals (morning and afternoon tea & coffee, trails snacks, brunch, bush dinner).

Trails price excludes

- All road transfers

- Snacks, drinks, soft drinks and drinking water (except as specified).

- Bedding, sleeping bag etc (these can be arranged on special request)

- Parque Nacional do Limpopo entrance fees.

- Kruger National Park conservation fees.

- Moçambique border fees.

- Moçambique visa fee (not required for South African citizens).

- Items of a personal nature e.g. curios, gratuities, etc.

- Personal insurance: medical, baggage, cancellation, etc

Location

- Located in Parque Nacional do Limpopo, the 1,1 million hectare Moçambique sector of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, adjacent to Kruger National Park.

- Trail is located in a Big 5 pristine wilderness area stocked with game from Kruger National Park

- Trailists are met at the Elephant Release Boma (S23 46.2:E31 46.8) located 31 kms south of the Giriyondo border post which in turn is 45kms north-east of Letaba Restcamp in Kruger National Park

- The fence between the two National Parks has not yet been removed in this area but is scheduled for removal by 2010. As a consequence no repair work is being done and animals move freely through the holes in the fence line.

 Pack List

The items below are suggested as a check list:

- Sleeping bag, towel and pillow

- Sleeping mat (if you would like an additional one to the one we supply)

- Powerful torch and spare batteries

- Beverages

- Additional snacks

- Additional drinking water (and/or purification tablets)

- Camera, binoculars and reference books (mammals/trees/birds)

- Appropriate clothing, hat or cap and an all-weather jacket/raincoat

- Personal toiletries, medication, malaria tablets, sun-screen, mosquito repellant

- Antihistamine ointment, tablets, eye drops, paracetamol, stingose etc

- Cottonwool/gauze/plasters, scissors and tweezers

- Toilet paper (just in case!!)

Equipment Provided

- Two person dome tents with camping mattresses are supplied.

- Basic cooking utensils, cutlery and crockery are provided

 Tips

Clothing and Footwear

- For trailists planning to participate on our guided trail, clothing should be comfortable and durable.

- Neutral colours such as khaki are preferable. Light coloured garments such as whites and creams should be avoided.

- T-shirts are not ideal as they provide little protection against the sun on the neck.

- A hat or cap and an all-weather jacket are important items.

- A tracksuit, either woollen or lightweight, depending on the season, is useful.

- Footwear should be worn-in if possible, have thick soles and provide good ankle support. It is preferable not to wear white shoes.

Beverages

- 1 litre of drinking water per person per day is supplied. We recommend that trailists have water purification tablets or an additional supply of water to meet their individual needs.

- Trail participants need to cater for their own beverage requirements bearing in mind safety considerations and import duty regulations (see general information sheet). Moçambique beer and cooldrinks are available for purchase at the Giriyondo border post.