This E-Book Informs You About Your Holiday at Lituba Place. Visiting Lituba Place Will Hand You an Unforgettable Experience
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This E-book informs you about your holiday at Lituba Place. Visiting Lituba Place will hand you an unforgettable experience. By reading this E-book you’ll get perfectly prepared for your trip to South Africa. It contains all the information you’ll need about Lituba Place, Marloth Park, places to go and guest experiences. I will also show you pictures of Lituba Place, the beautiful places you can visit and the activities you can do during your holiday. I hope you will enjoy reading this E-book. If you have any questions, you may always contact me by e-mail, phone(What’sApp) or Facebook (Lituba Place). Contact numbers and a short Lituba Place movie you’ll find at the end of the E-book. I wish you a pleasant stay at Lituba Place. Stef van den Bosch 2 ©Stef van den Bosch My name is Stef van den Bosch and in 2013 me and my family discovered Marloth Park. After our first visit to Marloth Park, we immediately wanted to go back. A few months later we were back stumbled upon Lituba Place and fell in love with the house and surroundings. Me at Johnny’s Shebeen restaurant in Komatipoort (real Mozambiqan/Portugese food) We try to visit Lituba Place three times a year to check the house and enjoy Marloth Park and South Africa. It’s always nice to be with family and friends and share the same interest; the South African bush. “Guys! Wake up! There are four giraffes in the garden!” We wake up, open the curtains and there they are. That makes Lituba Place special. You’ll never get bored. 3 ©Stef van den Bosch Before you start………………………………………………………………………3 Lituba Place……………………………………………………………………………5 Marloth Park………………………………………………………………………….12 Places to go..…………………………………………………………………………..21 Guest experiences…………………………………………………………………..30 Practical tips…………………………………………………………………………..33 Important contacts………………………………………………………………….36 Thank you……………………………………………………………………………..37 4 ©Stef van den Bosch Lituba Place is located at Kameelperd avenue, nearby the Bushcentre. Kameelperd is a good part of Marloth Park where a lot of animals pass by. It depends on where the animals are, but if you’re lucky you’ll see animals like: warthogs, kudu, impala, bushbuck, giraffes, zebras, wildebeast, genetcats, mongoose, ostrichs and many more. And I didn’t even mention all the different bird and reptile species out there. Lituba Place has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a braai area and a splashpool. Bedroom 1 (Master bedroom): Bedroom 1 has a double bed, a walk through closet and an own bathroom. The bathroom has two showers, a bath, two sinks and a toilet. The bedroom has doors which open to the splashpool. So when you wake up, you can open the doors and take a relaxing morning dip. One of the best ways to wake up! 5 ©Stef van den Bosch Bedroom 2: The second bedroom has two single beds, which also can be used as one double bed. It has doors which open to the splashpool. For example, your children can also wake up and take a direct jump into the pool.There are also two closets with enough space for all your clothes. Bedroom 3: Has one double bed, a big closet and a large window with view on the bush. Bedroom 2 and 3 share one bathroom, with 2 showers, a bath, a sink and a toilet. All bedrooms have airconditioning and ceiling fans, but please think about the enveironment when using them, don’t let them run all day or when you’re gone. 6 ©Stef van den Bosch The bathrooms: There are two bathrooms, which each have two showers, one bath, toilet and one or two sinks. Bathroom 1 (attached to main bedroom): 7 ©Stef van den Bosch Bathroom 2: Kitchen & livingroom: The kitchen is wide, open and includes everything a kitchen needs. Oven, microwave, electric cookingplate, pots, pans, cutlery etc. Please keep the kitchen clean to prevent pests. The livingroom is spacious with two couches and two chairs. There is a flatscreen with basic channels and a DVD player. Two rooffans to keep it cool in summer months. Lovely to watch a movie in the evening. 8 ©Stef van den Bosch 9 ©Stef van den Bosch Braai area: Lituba Place has a big braai area (or boma) with an outside kitchen. There are chairs at the braai area. Personally, it’s one of my favorate cultures in South Africa. The braai culture. During my time in Cape Town & Marloth Park I really learned how the culture works: When you invite some (new) friends, you start up a braai and have drinks. A good way to have fun and getting to know each other. For some delicious braai recipes check out Jan Braai on Facebook or Instagram. He shows how to make delicious braai meals. Above you see a bushbaby eating banana at the braai area. Put down peaces of banana when it starts getting dark. They love it! Also leftovers from the braai can be put at the drinking pool, sometimes animals of the bush like genetcats will come and eat. 10 ©Stef van den Bosch Splashpool: The splashpool is about 80cm (32 inch) deep. There is a filter and pomp, which runs automaticly. Please do not change the settings of the filter and pomp. There’s also a light in the pool. Nice when you’re sitting outside in the evening. You can switch it on/off above the pool filter on the wall. Perfect when you’re just staying at home and enjoy all the animals who pass during the day. In wintertime the pool will be a bit colder, 18-21 degrees Celcius (64-70 Fahrenheit). In summertime the pool will be about 24-28 degrees celcius (75 – 82 Fahrenheit). We do swim in wintertime, but it can be a bit cold. 11 ©Stef van den Bosch Marloth Park is a wildlife sanctuary and holiday town. It’s well located because Kruger National Park, Swaziland, Mozambique, Nelspruit and Malelane, Panoramaroute are all within one hour drive. Marloth boasts four of the “Big Five” with the exception of the elephant. Buffalo, rhino and lion who are confined to Marloth's game reserve Lionspruit; the rest of the game such as kudu, zebra, ziraffe, blue wildebeast, impala, warthog, ostrich and other animals aren't restricted by fences and roam freely. So beware when you drive in Marloth Park, always keep to the speed limit. You don’t want to kill or hurt animals. Bush Centre: The Bush Centre is a 5 minute drive from Lituba Place. Bush Centre is the biggest centre of Marloth Park and has eveything you’ll need. Stores such as a; grosery store, butcher, hardware store, bakery, souvenir store, liquire store, ATM, laundry, hairdresser, carwash, minigolf, icecream stand and a restaurant and bar. It’s lovely to go in the morning and be part of the local community. 12 ©Stef van den Bosch You can get a cup of fresh coffee and very good melktaart or quiche at Boskombuis. A very nice old couple runs the place. Marlothi centre: Marlothi centre is a bit smaller compared to Bush centre. It has a grosery store, ATM, bakery, petrolstation, liquire store, carwash, restaurant and post office. 13 ©Stef van den Bosch Restaurants: Also for restaurants you don’t have to leave Marloth Park. There are good restaurants where you can get the best steak and prawns I’ve ever tasted. Jabula lodge, Phumula, Oasis (at Henk van Rooyen park), Watergat and Thin Shack are some of these places. Especially Jabula lodge is our favorite. Try the filet steak and have some fun with Leon and Dawn who run the place. Henk van Rooyen park’s Oasis restaurant has a beautifull view on the Kruger National Park and Crocodile river. Most of the time there are hippo’s close by in the river. Take your binoculars with you and search for more! Tip: Go to Henk van Rooyen for a breakfast or lunch to see animals, at nighttime you won’t see animals, but you can still hear lions, hyenas, hippo’s etc. also very exciting. Watergat at the Bush Centre is a nice place for an easy meal and go for a pool, darts and drink afterwards. If you want to go outside Marloth Park I can recommedent Ngwenya Lodge, Stoep café or Tambarina. Ngwenya Lodge, on your way to Komatipoort / Crocodile Bridge, has also a beautifull view on the Kruger National park and very good meat, fun after a long dy at the Krugerpark. Stoep Café is in the centre of Komatipoort on the main street, whatch for the sign. Where you can see the real African life easely from the terrace. Also Tambarina (Mozambican/Portugese restaurant) in Komatipoort on the main street (blue building) is very nice with delicious fish, prawns, crab but also meat dishes. For the real Mozambican/Portugese experience. 14 ©Stef van den Bosch View from the deck at Ngwenya Lodge. Wellnes & Spa: If you want to relax and find your inner peace there are some wellness and Spa possibilties in Marloth. For example at Grand Kruger Lodge or Lifestyle Lodge where you can get a full body massage. They also offer facials, foot treatments and hand treatments. Think about anti ageing facial, (parrafin) pedicure, (parrafin) manicure, Swedish full body or hot stone massage and way more. You can choose for 30,45 or 60 minutes massage. Facials 480 ZAR, foot treatments 200-240 ZAR, hand treatments 200-240 ZAR and massages between 300 and 640 ZAR. You have to plan treatment at the reception. Wildlife: As you already know there’s a lot of wildlife in Marloth Park.