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local travel
Kyalami Estates
Brand Manual

a visit to the

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2.0 Establishing the Visual Layout: Signature on green layouts

The signature can also be placed
on multiply on the green primary
colour. It is set to a 3rd size of
height.

A visit to hen visiting the Kruger Park, Lower Sabie, is good for water birds and
many tourists seek out only
sightings included Goliath, Green-backed,
Kruger Park Wmore to discover there. Sue Squacco, Grey and Purple Herons, Spoonbill,
the Big 5, but there is so much
White-crowned lapwing, Greenshank, and
is rewarding and I spent 8 days therein December and, on Marsh, Wood and Common Sandpipers.
entering the park via the Malelane gate, we
Crocodiles lay near the road oblivious of
at any time immediately noticed how green and lush the tourists taking close-up photos from their
cars. Around the chalets one can often
bushveld looked.
especially in Indeed, there had been much rain recently see Sombre Greenbul, Paradise Flycatcher,
Violet-backed Starling and various Sunbirds.
summer when in the Lowveld and some of the roads in Interesting mammal sightings included a pack
the park were closed due to storm water
the migrant damage. Our first port of call was Lower of wild dogs on the H1-2 road, large herds of
Sabie and raptor sightings in this area
buffalo that, when crossing the road, forced
raptors and included Martial, Tawny, Wahlberg’ Sand one to wait for sometimes fifteen minutes
Brown Snake Eagle as well as Bateleur. In
before the whole herd had crossed over, nyala,
other birds have the early morning, White-backed, Lappet- kudu, steenbok, and numerous mongoose.
Along the S30 road, a very kind motorist pulled
faced and Hooded vultures could be seen
returned to perched high up in trees waiting for the over next to us and advised that a leopard was
lying down just 100m down the road and
warm thermals which help them fly up to
great heights later in the day.
only one other vehicle was present.

South Africa.

The restaurant deck at Lower Sabie Patience is often rewarded when game
overlooks the Sabie River and is a great viewing and after watching the leopard for
place to see hippo out of the water, perhaps twenty minutes it then got up and
elephants crossing the river and herds of climbed a nearby tree and posed nicely for
buffalo. Sunset Dam, one kilometre from photographs to be taken.
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