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| WELCOME TO THURU LODGE |
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| An Aardvark suffles with satisfaction muzzle buried deep in the remains of a termite mound, ribbon-like tongue lapping up scurrying ants by the hundred. It's time for dessert: powerful claws dislodge large chunks of sun-baked mud to reveal another maze of tiny passage... This is the Kalahari, an awesome expanse of copper-tinged dunes and flat thornveld dotted with shallow depressions that quickly fill with water alter summer rains and lose it just as rapidly to evaporation in the thirsty sand. |
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Thuru Lodge Private Game Reserve forms part of the Kalahari, consisting of
approximately 25 000 acres owned by Hennie Gous and his family. The Game Reserve has a
very unique variety of vegetation types, which broadly classified into Nama
Karoo, Kalahari and Karoo mountain vegetation. This wide range of veld types
creates a rich biodiversity, which provide suitable habitats for a wide variety of fauna and flora. |
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| The 25 000 acre Thuru Lodge Private Game Ranch and Lodge is located in the Northern Cape Province appoximately 100 km south east of the town Upington, between the southern latitudes 28°53' and 28°59' and the eastern longitudes 21°42' and 21°49' in the Nama Karoo Biome. |
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Clients visiting our Reserve in South Africa need to book their
international flights into Johannesburg and a one hour link to Upington.
Remember, the Northern Cape is the safest region in South Africa and is also
malaria free. |
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Clients will be met by our lodge personnel at Upington airport.
Leaving Upington, your Kalahari experience begins 10km before reaching the town
Grobblershoop, when we leave the tarmac road for the last 10 minutes' journey
before reaching 'Thuru Lodge'. For the utmost convenience you can fly by charter
plane direct to Thuru. A luxury vehicle will take you to a friendly welcome at
the lodge. |
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| The 8 luxurious air conditioned double rooms with crisp
white linen have spacious en-suite bathrooms, satellite TV and internet,
telephone, minibars, under floor heating. |
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A private lounge - trophy room, poolside restaurant with bar, serenity spa and
lapa will surely increase your comfort and make the stay even more memorable in
a true hospitable South African fashion. |
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It is an exclusive private lodge, where true South African cuisine with a distinctive local flavour is prepared by our in-house gourmet chef. |
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| The Thuru Lodge private airstrip is for your convenience to fly
directly by charter plane. |
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| Location |
S 28 54 22.3 |
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E 021 46 57.0 |
| Runway |
04 / 22 |
| Runway Elevation |
3008 ft |
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The runway is 1000m long and 30m wide and it is gravel in very good condition,
however it may be slippery after rain. Prior permission is required to land and
indemnity forms to be signed before-hand and faxed to Thuru Lodge. Also to call
ahead by telephone to advise ETA. Fuel available at FAUP and pilots should check
AIP's for times. FAUP is 41Nm NW of Thuru Lodge. |
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| Caution: The runway is situated in a mountainous area and pilots
should overfly the field at a safe altitude on first approaching. Animals might
be on the runway. Nearby to the lodge is a Radio Mast to the North West of the
airstrip: 915 ft AGL, Base 4003 ft, Top 4918 ft. |
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Our Animals
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