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Touch The Wild is
Zimbabwe’s premier safari company, offering you the best possible
introduction to the mystery and beauty of Africa’s wildest places.
To sleep in a
tree-house realises one of the fantasies of childhood.
At Sikumi, the tree lodges offer a touch of luxury in one of
the best game-viewing areas in and around the Hwange National Park.
In typical safari
tradition, the specious bar and lounge provides a congenial meeting
place. The shady lawns
and sparkling swimming pool are delightfully cool in the heat of the
day. Delicious meals
and exciting dawn and dusk game drives combine to offer an ideal
safari for families and small groups.
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Come and live
your African dream: the leisurely gait of elephants visiting a waterhole the
dusty advance of zebra blurred against a copper-coloured sky, the
birds calling in the teak forests and the surprises on the open
savannah.
Touch the
Wild’s unique private estates combine both comfort and adventure.
Choose from seven distinctly different lodges and camps –
with expert guides and with out the tourist crowds.
Situated in a 100
square-mile private game reserve bordering Hwange National Park.
Tree lodges constructed of wood and thatch are built into the
large trees typical of the Dete Valley.
Fenced perimeter.
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Accommodation at
Sikumi Tree Lodge consists of 30 beds with 7
twin-bedded tree lodges, 2 double-bedded tree lodges, 2 family tree
lodges each sleeping four, 2 luxury suites for two.
One lodge has been built for easy access by disabled persons.
All Tree Houses
have:
Meal times are at
the usually accepted times but can be dependent on game drives and
will vary seasonally. All meals are table d’hote with a wide selection of dishes.
Meals are served either in the thatched dining room or
open-air “boma” depending on the weather.
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AMENITIES and
services include:
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Central bar/lounge constructed with stone and thatch
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Airport transfers: guests are met and returned to airport (Hwange
main). Transfer time
approx. 30 minutes
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Swimming pool
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Laundry
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Gift shop
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Attractive natural garden
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Car park
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Game drives -
Full range of game drives on our private game reserve and
into Hwange National park using open 4x4 vehicles.
Each vehicle takes 7 persons (max.) and is driven by a
qualified and knowledgeable guide.
Prolific bird life. Game
to be seen includes elephant, lion, leopard, wild dog, rhino,
buffalo, giraffe and a wide variety of antelope including sable,
antelope and greater kudu.
Nocturnal
viewing - Game drives at
night using spotlights enable guests to see nocturnal animals such
as springhare, night apes and spotted hyena.
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visits - Excursions to a local African village gives participants an
opportunity to appreciate African culture.
They will see interesting homesteads, people at work in their
fields and tending stock, children at play and at appropriate times
a rural school can be visited.
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