KUMBAGANA GAME FARM

Sunday 28 July 2024

We aim to provide a gay, lesbian and straight-friendly hiking environment for anyone and everyone to enjoy the beautiful outdoors in the company of like-minded friends.

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WheN

28 July 2024

 

Where

Kumbagana Game Farm, Rustenburg

 

Fee

R150 per person
(includes R20 club fee).

Lunch

Braai lunch

Intensity

9 km requiring moderate fitness

The word Kumbagana is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘Place in the Sun’.
It refers to the beautiful sunsets experienced at Kumbagana Game Farm. 

There are two wonderful Nature trails on the property, which are clearly marked and easy to walk on. They travel past ravines and up and down the Magaliesberg Mountains and into canyons. Along the way you will experience wildlife consisting of buck, monkeys, baboons and leopard, water features and breathtaking views, which will make you want to come back for more.

Why not make a weekend of it? Contact kumbagana@gmail.com to book a log cabin for the weekend.

The shorter of the two trails drops into a scenic gorge by way of a long ladder, and then follows the river all the way through to the end, where we will scramble up the embankment. It is a beautiful trail through indigenous vegetation and interesting rock formations, and is a good average hike for real nature lovers.

  • Meet in the reception car park at 08:00. We start hiking at 08:30.
  • Difficulty rating: 9km moderate difficulty (requires some fitness).
  • Entrance fee: R150 per person, including a R20 club fee.
  • There are braai facilities. So please bring a packed or braai lunch and charcoal. You may want to bring snacks which you can eat along the way.
  • We will have access to the one of swimming pools – so bring your swimming trunks & bikinis if you are brave enough.
  • Bring: Good hiking shoes, hat, sun block, 2lt of water, braai lunch.
  • No radios or pets. Sorry. No claims against the club for loss/death or injury. Your participation is voluntary. Take care. No littering, we leave only fairy footprints!

Contact Reinette on reinette@wiregiraffe.co.za or joint the WhatsApp group for more information about the event.

Getting there:

From Pretoria:

  • From Pretoria take the N4 highway towards Rustenburg
  • Take the Buffelspoort off-ramp and turn left on Bridge
  • 1km Turn right at the stop
  • 1km Turn left at the next stop
  • Travel 12km past the Buffelspoortdam
  • You will see the entrance to Kumbagana Game Farm on your left hand side

From Rustenburg:

  • Take the N4 towards Pretoria
  • Take the Kroondal off-ramp and turn right on Bridge
  • Travel 3km and turn right on Rex Road
  • Travel 3km and turn left at STOP on Kromrivier Road
  • Travel for 9.6km until you see the entrance to Kumbagana Game Farm on your right

Search for Kumbagana Game Farm on Google.

MEET:

Meet in the parking area at 08h00. We start hiking at 08h30.

PLEASE NOTE:

We start hiking at 08h30

REQUIREMENTS:

Good hiking shoes, hat, sun block, at least 2lt of water, snacks. 

LUNCH

There are braai facilities – remember your Charcoal and fire lighters

DIFFICULTY RATING

9 km moderately challenging hike.

ENTRANCE FEE:

R130 per person (payable to the venue). Please bring your R20 club fee.
Whilst the venue does have a card machine, you should bring cash for the club fee.

NO NO’S:

No radios. No pets, unless arranged with the venue. No claims against the club for loss/death or injury. Your participation is voluntary. Take care. No littering, we leave only fairy footprints!

 

Remember

Good hiking shoes, hat, sun block, 2lt of water, snacks.