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Timbavati Private Nature Reserve

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Tourists in a safari vehicle observing an African leopard in Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Timbavati abuts Kruger National Park's western boundary and has an excellent mix of wildlife, conservation and good accommodation. Its accommodation settings are less sumptuous than those at Sabi Sand, so it tends to be more reasonably priced, without forgoing too many amenities. The reserve was once known for its population of white lions. Far more reliably, we saw the Big Five on a single game drive.

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