Imfolozi The Base Camp Trail : 3 nights – 4 Days
Imfolozi The Base Camp Trail : 3 nights – 4 Days
Price R4369 PP
General Information
A Trails Officer, assisted by a Field Ranger, leads all trails. Both are fully qualified and trained and their experience and knowledge of the bush will enrich the experience, as well as ensure the safety of trailists. All three nights are spent at the comfortably equipped Mndindini Trails Camp where trailists are housed in comfortable 2-bed tents. The camp has a communal ablution facility with hot and cold water as well as flushing toilets. The kitchen has a fridge for cold drinks. Trailists’ motor vehicles remain here.
After booking in at Mpila Resort, trailists are directed to the Mndindini Trails Camp where they will be greeted by the Trails Officer, Field Guide and the cook. It is recommended that visitors check in at Mpila Resort by 13:00 on the first day so that they can settle in at their leisure, in time to meet the Trails Officer for a briefing at 14:00 at the Mndindini Trails Camp. During the briefing please advise the officer if you would like to go on an afternoon walk or you would like to relax at the camp.
The following two days will be spent walking in the Wilderness Area. Trailists depart after breakfast, carrying only a daypack each, containing their personal effects, water and lunch. The trail party will cover between 7 and 14 km per day depending on conditions. For this reason, a reasonable degree of fitness is required. River crossings are sometimes necessary during the walks. The daily routine varies according to the time of year and Trails Officer’s personal style of trail.
On the final day trailists will do a morning walk, returning to Mndindini for a snack after which trailists are free to pack up and leave by 11:00. It is essential that you wear a comfortable pair of hiking boots, which are well worn in.
Trails are run from mid Febuary to Mid December and can accomodate 8 people
Equipment Provided by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
- All food, tea, coffee and fruit juice
- All cutlery and crockery
- All daypacks
- Water bottles
- All bedding
- Towel
- First Aid kit
Recommended Items to Be Provided by Each Trailist
- 3 dull-coloured shirts/blouses
- 3 changes of underwear
- 3 pairs shorts or the equivalent
- 1 pair of jeans
- 1 tracksuit
- 1hat
- 1 pair of pyjamas (optional)
- 1 light raincoat
- 1 swimming costume (optional)
- Sun protection cream
- 1 warm bush jacket or jersey
- Torch with spare batteries
- Insect repellant
- 1 pair of comfortable boots or the equivalent
- 1 pair of sandals or the equivalent (for around the camp)
- Toiletries, including soap (biodegradable)
- Binoculars, camera and bird identification book (optional)
Catering
The trail is fully catered and trailists will be provided with three meals per day, starting with supper on the day of arrival and concluding with lunch on the day of departure. Meals are tasty, simple but nutritious and quantities provided should satisfy most appetites. The menus have been developed with input from previous trailists and we welcome any comments.
If you are a vegetarian or have other special dietary requirements, please notify the Trails Consultant when making a booking. The Trails Manager will try to make appropriate arrangements, where possible. People with any special requirements may of course bring their own food and every assistance will be given to prepare it. Regrettably there can be no reduction in the cost of the trail.
Tea, coffee and a cold drink are also provided. Fruit and nuts are provided as snacks between meals. Trailists are more than welcome to provide their own between-meal snacks and refreshments.
Alcoholic Drinks
A little alcohol may be brought into the wilderness area, however no excessive drinking will be allowed for reasons of safety, and to avoid detracting from the wilderness ethic, which involves quietly blending in with the environment. A good guideline is to keep within the legal alcohol limit for driving a vehicle. Should trailists insist on excessive drinking, the walks will proceed no further than one kilometre from the base camp or wilderness camp, depending on the trail. Remember that you are required to carry your own personal drinks and snacks!
In order to maintain the wilderness ethic and character, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife wilderness trail facilities remain as simple as possible.
Tel: (033) 845 1067 or (033) 845 1000
Fax: (033) 845 1001.
Email: trails@kznwildlife.com
Website: www.kznwildlife.com
The Officer-in-Charge, iMfolozi Wilderness Trails
Tel: (035) 550 8478. Fax (035) 550 8480.
Email: mftrails@kznwildlife.com