HOEDSPRUIT
Hoedspruit (Afrikaans for Hat Creek) is a town situated at the foot of the Klein Drakensberg (Afrikaans for "Small Dragon Mountains" range), in the Limpopo province of South Africa, on the railway line from Tzaneen to Kaapmuiden.
The town, while still small, has grown in recent years. Due to its proximity to private game reserves and the Kruger National Park, eco-tourism is a major contributor to the local economy.
The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre engages in research and breeding of endangered species, notably cheetah, African wild dog and black-footed cat.
Air Force Base Hoedspruit is home to 19 Squadron, a helicopter unit of the South African Air Force. The civil Eastgate Airport, which shares the Air Force base's airfield is, as of May 2015, served by South African Express scheduled flights and several charter operators.
Our close family friends are fortunate enough to part own a little piece of this amazing wilderness and are lucky again to live close enough to make regular visits possible. Since the private reserves dropped their fences all of the 'big 5' are now present and the informal
nature of the accommodations and reserve itself allow for super close encounters of all types.
We will keep adding to this post as we go and most of the initial pics are courtesy of the Catto family.
The town, while still small, has grown in recent years. Due to its proximity to private game reserves and the Kruger National Park, eco-tourism is a major contributor to the local economy.
The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre engages in research and breeding of endangered species, notably cheetah, African wild dog and black-footed cat.
Air Force Base Hoedspruit is home to 19 Squadron, a helicopter unit of the South African Air Force. The civil Eastgate Airport, which shares the Air Force base's airfield is, as of May 2015, served by South African Express scheduled flights and several charter operators.
Our close family friends are fortunate enough to part own a little piece of this amazing wilderness and are lucky again to live close enough to make regular visits possible. Since the private reserves dropped their fences all of the 'big 5' are now present and the informal
nature of the accommodations and reserve itself allow for super close encounters of all types.
We will keep adding to this post as we go and most of the initial pics are courtesy of the Catto family.
AFRICAN ELEPHANT, YOUNG BULL IN FULL MUST, CATTO
SAID YOUNG BULL GETTING A LITTLE EXCITED..
NATAL SPURFOWL, CATTO
CARDINAL WOODPECKER,CATTO
TAWNY EAGLE, CATTO
MAGPIE SHRIKE, CATTO
AFRICAN BARRED OWLET, CATTO
SHIKRA, CATTO
AMUR FALCONS, CATTO
