Quad Biking:

Come experience the reel thing and encounter natural obstacles on our quad trail. No experience is needed; our guides will take you through proper instruction to safely enjoy this amazing activity. It's an hour ride into the bush and down to the community where you will meet the villages and show you the community project sponsored by the lodge.

· R300.00 per person · 1 hour

Archery:

Archery is one of the ancient activities that we offer using modern day's equipment. We use the modern re-curve bows and it is called this because of its curved shape. The guide will safely brief you on how to use the equipment and tell you briefly a story about the bushman hunters. Please give yourself an opportunity to learn the technique of this challenging art form.

· R100.00 per person · 30 minutes

Air Gun:

Experience the satisfaction of shooting at a very small target, by using very small bullets called pallets. It is an extremely enjoyable activity to do with lots of fun and laughter. The guide will take you through a proper safety instruction on how to use the equipment.

· R50.00 per person · 30 minutes

Tribal Show:

An overwhelming Tswana and Zulu dancing experience which will take you through an African ritual. Singing to us is the food of life that heals the human soul. Dancing is an expression of our daily routines that we all have adopted into our culture. Dance invigorates and prepares the warriors for battles, and above all dance bridges the gap between the ancient and the modern. It keeps the stories of the legends alive for the generations yet to come. The storyteller will introduce the SANGOMA, it's a name given to someone in contact with ancestral spirits or a witch doctor. After the Sangoma the stick fighters will jump in, stick fighting provided an opportunity for men to build courage and skills, to distinguish themselves as proficient warriors, and to earn respect in the community. The storyteller will renter the stage to introduce the gumboots dancers and teller a brief history about the origin of gumboots dancing, where the workers were forbidden to speak, and as a result created a means of communication, essentially their own unique form of mores code. By slapping their gumboots and stamping their feet.

· R 10 000.00 · 1 hour

African Marimba Band:

A stunning 4 piece African power marimba is a traditional xylophone made of wood and it has an incredible earthly sound used by most tribes in Africa. It's a stunning way to keep guest entertained during a bush "braai" or gala dinner.

· R 6500.00 · 1 hour

Percussion Band:

We play variety of different drums and instrument that includes djembe drums, conga drums, cowbells and shakers. This pulsating spectacle rhythm and power is presented by six percussionists that will make your heart pound with the rhythms of Africa.

· R 5000.00 · 1 hour

Interactive Drumming

Drumming in a part of the African culture that has been used for centuries as a form o expression and was also one the elements were communities communicated with each other. Come and learn this ancient art, were you will feel the vibrations' from top to toe. We need a minimum of five people for this experience and have the capacity to o up to a hundred and twenty people.

· R120 pp · 1 hour

Conservation Safaris

The concept of involving guests in conservation exercises has traditionally been beyond the reach of guests in our private reserves, and even more so in national parks. We are delighted that we have been able to reach agreements with our parks to involve guests in these extremely exciting experiences.

This has been made possible through financial contributions from the guests to off set some of the costs relating to these conservation exercises. In some cases conservation exercises have become possible expressly through these contributions, a situation which can only benefit our wildlife heritage.

An example of this would be the darting of a lion for specific interventions;

The experience typically begins after a short drive to the briefing area, here guests receive a detailed brief on the programme of events and an explanation on the reason why the exercise is about to take place.

The process of enticing the predators to the bait involves securing a carcass to a tree or similar anchor and then playing a recording of a distressed animal calling, once the subjects are at the carcass, the vet will dart the individual. Generally about 5 to 10 minutes will pass whilst the individual succumbs to the effects of the sedative. The vehicles move in and create a lager around the individual with our guides keeping a watchful eye over other members of the pride, assuming there are any. In this case the lion is loaded onto the back of a vehicle by guests.

The individual is removed from the site and taken a safe distance away to begin the procedures. Procedures could include; branding, placing or removing collars, inserting micro chips etc. Throughout the experience maximum guest participation is encouraged.

Please contact Wayne Pritchard at wayne@anthology.co.za for any further information on this and other programmes available to guests at Ivory Tree Game Lodge. Costs can be supplied on request.