Sunrise at the Earth Lodge Sabi Sabi Game Reserve. Game drives start bright and early with coffee and danishes at 5:00 a.m. Departures at 5:30 a.m.

The tree seen silhouetted is The Marula Tree and has a history as a source of nutrition dating back to 10,000 years B.C. and it is certainly one of Africa's botanical treasures.
The multiple uses of the tree, it's bark, leaves, fruit, nut and kernels are legendary. My favorite is when the fruit ripens and drops to the ground and lightly ferments ... the elephants, giraffes, warthogs, and other animals get wasted and the party gets started safari style !
http://youtu.be/D5E5TjkDvU0

The fruits are a good food source and high in vitamin C.
The skin can be boiled to make a drink or burnt to be used as a substitute for coffee.
The wood is soft for carving
The inner bark can be used to make rope and for making dye
They produce small tasty nuts which are rich in protein.
The Oil is used as a skin cosmetic.
Their green leaves are eaten to relieve heartburn.
The bark contains antihistamines

The fruit can also be cooked to produce jam, juices and alcoholic beverages like "Amarula" a delicious South African Cream Liqueur that substrates just fine for coffee creamer any time of the day as far as I'm concerned. It also is used to brew a very tasty, potent South African moonshine known locally as "Mampoer" after a local Chief who favored it. It is said to make grown men weep.

the Venda people of Southern Africa maintain that bark infusions can be used to determine the gender of an unborn child. If a woman wants a son the male tree is used, and for a daughter, the female tree. If the child of the opposite gender is born, the child is said to be very special as it was able to defy the spirits.

Oh, and did I mention it sacred.

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Golfhotels in MalaMala Game Reserve suchen

Golfhotels in MalaMala Game Reserve: Verfügbarkeit prüfen

Heute

11. Nov. - 12. Nov.

Morgen

12. Nov. - 13. Nov.

Dieses Wochenende

14. Nov. - 16. Nov.

Nächstes Wochenende

21. Nov. - 23. Nov.

Beliebte Golfhotels

Außenpool, Sonnenschirme, Liegestühle

Sabie River Bush Lodge

Bushbuckridge

Schweiz

Karin

Restaurant

Kruger Shalati - Train on the Bridge and Garden Suites

Skukuza

Deutschland

Ilona

inkl. Steuern & Gebühren

15. Nov.–16. Nov.

Terrasse/Patio

Lion Sands River Lodge

Skukuza

Vereinigte Staaten

Charles

inkl. Steuern & Gebühren

12. Dez.–13. Dez.

Fitnesscenter

aha Skukuza Safari Lodge

Mbombela

Brasilien

Lorena

inkl. Steuern & Gebühren

12. Dez.–13. Dez.

Körperbehandlungen, Aromatherapie, Warmsteinmassagen

Kruger Gate Hotel

Skukuza

Deutschland

Britta

inkl. Steuern & Gebühren

10. Dez.–11. Dez.

Frühstück, Mittagessen und Abendessen

Leopard Hills

Bushbuckridge

Deutschland

Michael

inkl. Steuern & Gebühren

3. Dez.–4. Dez.

Ausstattung der Unterkunft

Lion Sands Tinga Lodge

Bushbuckridge

Deutschland

Claudia

inkl. Steuern & Gebühren

19. Nov.–20. Nov.

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MalaMala Game Reserve: Top-Hotelbewertungen

Sabie River Bush Lodge

Sabie River Bush Lodge

8/10 Gut

"Sehr gute Lodge für einen Besuch des Kruger Parks via Kruger Gate. Die Zimmer haben eine gute Grösse sind sauber und alles was man braucht. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und das Esseh ist sehr gut"

Kruger Gate Hotel

Kruger Gate Hotel

10/10 Hervorragend

"Super Essen."

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