CHESTNUT BUSH LODGE
PHOTO ALBUM
This is the front garden at the Lodge
The most convenient mode of transport from Johannesburg is by air. We also collect guests from Maputo or any other nearby location.
Guests are collected from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport just outside Nelspruit.
The beauty of an African sunrise.
One of the many lookout points we stop at during our river gamedrive.
The three founders of the Kruger National Park - Pual Kruger, Piet Grobler and James Stevenon-Hamilton.
The Lion - the largest of Africa's cat family with a weight of upto 240kg and a life expectancy of 20 years.
Leopards are mainly nocturnal animals but are also seen during the day - life expectancy 20 years.
The Elephant weighs upto 6 000kg and have a life expectancy of 65 years - record tusk length is 3,48 metres.
The Rhino weighs upto 2 300 kg and has a life expectancy of 45 years - record horn is 158 cm.
The Buffalo weighs 820 kg and has a life expectancy of 23 years - record horns 127,3 cm.
The Burchell's Zebra has a life expectancy of 35 years and weighs 340 kg.
The Vervet Monkey has a gestation period of 7 months and a life expectancy of 12 years.
The Giraffe weighs 1 395kg, has a life expectancy of 28 years and a gestation period of 15 months.
The boabab tree.
The Petrol station at our reserve with the pumps clad as animals.
The colourfull art of the Ndebele people.
The Swazi people. We do tours to cultural villages where the guests get the opportunity to see firsthand how our people live
and experience their culture.
The magnificent Mac Mac waterfall.
The Bourke's Luck potholes.
The three rondawels or three sisters - Magabolle, Mogaladikwe and Maseroto.
The Echo caves.
We also do day tours and deepsea fishing in Mozambique. The railway station in Maputo was built in 1910, this green and white building has a metal dome on top designed
by Mr. Eifel (Eifel tower).
The station hosts a display of some historic locomotives.
The Praca dos Trabalhadores. This statue was erected in the memory of all who died in the battle to construct the railwayline
from Pretoria to Lorenzo Marques, now Maputo. The causes of death were malaria, tsetse flies and tribal wars. This lady is
called "the lady and the snake". The believe is that she broke the curse of snakes.
Maputo has wide avenues lined with red acacia and lilac jacaranda flowering trees. It offers the tourist
innumerable historic, cultural and scenic spots.
The city has a number of luxurious hotels. Here is the Polana hotel.
One of the magnificent views from the Polana Hotel.
Another view.
The Holiday Inn.
Some of the art for sale along the roads.
The woodcarvings for sale.
Curios for sale.
Lunch at Costa do Sol restaurant along the beach.
This restuarant offers excellent value for money and very good food.
With a large variety, all tastes are catered for.
This is the ferry that runs accross the Maputo harbour bay. Cars and boats can also be transported on the ferry.
The ride accross the bay takes approximately 10 minutes.
Welcome to Catembe.
Welcome to Ovahimba Lodge.
Ovahimba Lodge is a self-cater lodge on the beach in Catembe, across the Maputo bay. Bookings can be made via
info@chestnut.co.za.
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