Bush Walks

After a few days of game drives and relaxing you will often want to check your legs still work so Limpopo-Lipadi offers a range of activities designed to make use of them! Our rangers can accompany you for walks in the bush or shareholders can head out on their own if sufficiently experienced.

Whether you just want to study the latest animal tracks left on the sandy trails through camp, wander up-river to secluded spots where you can watch cape clawless otters frolic in the pools, or set out for a more substantial hike along the Limpopo or into the bush, its all possible at Limpopo-Lipadi.

To help reduce our dependence on driving we have created two marked walking trails and a number of viewing hides (one only a short, walkable distance from camp). The first of these tracks is a 9km route setting off eastwards from River Camp and following the northern bank of the Limpopo. It passes the hippo pools (and hide), Harry's Camp, Miss Daley's braai and fishing spot, some peaceful back channels and the Potholes, before finishing to the south of Langope Springs. The fit may want to take a short rest and then retrace their steps but by this time it will be getting hot and you can arrange to be met by one of the landcruisers with a cooler of cold drinks and sit back and relax as you game drive back to camp.

Our second trail is a circular route leading from Magermans waterhole to Mack Pan, and back on another section, and has been created specifically to allow cycling along its length. The hide at Magermans makes a perfect spot to rest either halfway, or at the end of your outing, and enjoy refreshments and some game viewing.

In addition to these it is easy to follow the road heading out of River Camp in either direction and heading east for a few minutes will bring you to the hippo pools and our viewing hide overlooking this part of the Limpopo - a great spot for waterbirds, crocodiles, and of course hippo! Lipadi Hill itself presents a more challenging hike but it is possible to walk to the summit to gaze out for dozens of kilometres in every direction.