Welcome to Kilima Private Game Reserve and Spa

Biltong Salad... Quick, easy and works well with Beef Biltong as well as Venison Biltong

Kilima Game Lodge and Spa offers families the complete package for families to come and enjoy the ulitmate bush experience. Since today we live in an extreme modern enivorment returning to our roots is just what the doctor ordered. Spending time together as a family is very important and here at Kilima Prinvate Game Reserve and Spal is one of our most important missions.

A male lion roar can be heard up to 8 kilometers, it's a sound that makes you shake in your boots. The sound wave of a lion roar can let your hair rise up, your blood run cold and it awakens something in your soul. The lion is the second largest cat on earth after the tiger and these masters of the bushveld are not called "The King of the Jungle" without good measure. Here at Kilima Game Lodge and Spa in Limpopo the king along with his queen and followers rules his kingdom.

Sunland Baobab are found Kilima Private Game Reserve. An African icon that is the giants of the plains, they stand out on the horizon and have been the masters of survival.

I went to feed the baby Livingstone Eland and saw her with her new friend.

At Kilima Private Game Reserve and Spa you can get up close with our animals we are close to the Kruger National Park.

Livingstone Eland (Tragelaphus oryx livingstonii )
Livingstone Eland have between 1-5 vertical body stripes, and  6-7 vertical white stripes 9-12 mm wide. Dark brown marking on the forelegs. Livingstone Eland has brown to black blaze around the bottom half of the neck,and a short black mane stretching down the neck to the middle of the back. Livingstone Eland adults atend to lose their hair resulting in the overall colour becoming bluish-grey due to the skin reflecting through the coat. 

Livingstone Eland bull can weight up to 650-910kg . Livingstone Eland cow can weight up to 400-600kg. Livingstone Eland bulls can stand up to 170cm at the shoulder  Height were the adult Livingstone Eland cow can stand up to 150cm at shoulder Height.  Livingstone Eland bulls can live up to 18-24 years. Livingstone Eland cow can live up to 15-18 years. Sexual maturity occurs when bulls reach the age of 18-24 months , cows at the age of 15-18 months. Livingstone Eland cows are ready for mating at the age of 1-2 years, they are pregnant for 271-279 days and have their 1st calf at the age of approximately 2½-3 years. There is 1 Male for every 3-4 Females.  The calves wean at the age of 5-6 months.

These Livingstone Elands are found at Kilima Private Game Reserve and Spa in the Heart of Limpopo in South-Africa

Hi all!

Welcome to the first blog post of Kilima game lodge and hope to write some interesting posts for you in the near future about our every day life at the "bush office"