4x4@kungwini

4 x 4 @ Kungwini 4 x 4 Academy 4 x 4 Eco-trail Camp Site Bird-watching trail Ruins Hiking trails BookingDirections Ubuhle Care & Development Centre Contact us Other things to do in the area Slip away back to earth - only an hour from the rush of the Johannesburg CBD and 30 minutes from Pretoria. A secluded farm just off the N4 highway bordering the Bronkhorstspruit dam area offers and adventurous 4x4 escape route. Combine that with bird watching and an eco-eco-trail and your dream has come true! The Academy offers a 4 x4 training track with 17 obstacles in a secluded bush area of the farm. It is designed to provide you with advanced 4x4 off-road training in a controlled environment. The training will equip you to cope with situations that you will encounter on the other great African adventures awaiting you. You will learn what your vehicle is capable of and will equip you with the eco-knowledge of how to enjoy your adventures in a responsible eco-friendly manner. The obstacles include: Sand Angles Hump Axel twisters Logs Side tilt V shape gully 30 degree stall-start Wading pool Bridge See-saw Rock bed Small humps/ground clearance Training course includes the following modules: Ground clearance & angles Negotiate routes Golden rules of 4x4 driving Negotiate sand obstacles Negotiate humps (ramp over angle) 3 point turns Axle twisters and diff locks Eco-friendly driving Recovery points 4x4 trailers and caravans Tyres & tyre pressure Gears and gear ratios (high & low range) Negotiate tree stumps Negotiate side tilt Start/stall exercise Negotiate water obstacles – wading Negotiate rocks Camp & camping equipment (stock list) Route planning and dangers (fires/getting lost) Experience our 8 km “off-road” eco-trail on the eastern extremity of the Magaliesberg and put your eco knowledge to the test. The eco-trail winds through the bush and around a small vlei area. Then into the koppies over rocks and to the top which boasts a fantastic view of the Kungwini lake (former Bronkhorstspruit dam). The route snakes though various circle ruins that are the remainder of typical towns and settlements built by old African civilizations during the period of the old trader routes. The route will take approximately two hours to complete and is easy enough for a family getaway. There are spectacular picnic spots along the way amongst the rocks. The camp area is in the secluded bush area of the farm. 20 exclusive camping spots are dotted throughout the bush. You will always be close to nature and your evenings can be spent in the boma around the campfire, chatting about your 4x4 adventures. Ablution facilities include an open air toilet and shower. The sounds of the bush can easily make one forget how close you are to the major metropolises of Johannesburg and Pretoria. Home to the endangered African grassowlThe farm lies beyond the eastern extremity of the Magaliesberg, near Bronkhorstspruit and east of Pretoria. The farm is home to a number of stone circle ruins. The circle ruins are typical towns and settlements built by old African civilizations. They are between 2000 - 3000 years old. There are an estimated 200 000 stone circles, which lie scattered across thousands of square kilometers of the African landscape. They bear witness to the existence of early civilizations who mined this area for gold thousands of years ago. The stone circle ruins, which cover all of southern Africa, comprise the largest continuous stone settlements ever built on earth.Self guided hikes on a network of paths that weave their web across the 500 ha farm with hours of exploration are a worth while activity. The farm contains a delightful small dam, patches of cool, wooded areas, a vlei, grassy plains, craggy rock formations in the koppies, stone circle ruins as well as an incredible view of Kungwini lake (former Bronkhorstspruit dam). The flora on the farm is surprisingly varied and includes a large number of grass species, trees and wild flowers. Trees on the farm include: - Highveld cabbage tree / Hoëveld kiepersol - Transvaal milkplum / Stamvrug - Common sugarbush / Gewone suikerbos - Cork bush / Kurkbos - Peeling plane / Lekkerbreek - Wild seringa / Wildesering - Bush medlar / Mispel - River bushwillow / Vaderlandswilg Combretum - Wild Olive / Olienhout - Spine-leaved monkey orange / Stekelblaarklapper The project cares for orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children on the farm areas surrounding Bronkhorstspruit. There is an early learning centre for the children on the same farm than the 4x4@kungwini academy and a foster home for babies in Bronkhorstspruit town. A visit to the centre and the home provides a moving but heart-warming opportunity for visitors to experience the joy of children who are nourished, nurtured and renewed by the love and care of committed community workers. Should you wish to make a contribution to the Ubuhle Centre, 4x4@kungwini will be happy to facilitate this. Project Objectives 1. To render community care services to 200 families 2. To render child-care and pre-school services to 30 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC’s) aged 0-6 3. To render afterschool services to 30 schoolgoing OVC’s 4. Run an literacy program (ABET) for 20 caregivers of OVC’s 5. To ensure that the project and beneficiaries become more self sustainable through launching income generation projects. 6. Run a 6-bed place of safety/foster care home for orphaned/abandoned children focusing on children living with HIV/AIDS Hugo & Melanie Tel: 082 494 0950 Fax: 086 661 1956 Email: info@4x4kungwini.co.zaKungwini Leisure Sport Resort and Estates Kungwini Estates is situated just next to 4x4@kungwini’s fantastic farm, each one operating as an independent business entity. Both offer different products but together they offer a tremendous getaway. Kungwini Estates, Gauteng’s premier adventure sport and leisure resort, situated at the Eastern tip of the Magaliesberg mountains overlooking the picturesque Kungwini Lake (Bronkhorstspruit Dam) only 45km drive from Pretoria and Kempton Park, offers an adventurous lifestyle. You can also buy your own erven (421 stands already sold, only 49 stands now available) and build yourself the home of your dreams. Day visitors are also welcome. Entrance fees will be available shortly. Watersport • Jet skiing • Water skiing • Sailing • Fly fishing (bass) • Birding (well established birding sports) Adventure overland sports • Mountainbiking • Horseriding • Absailing • 4x4 track and trails (mail@4x4kungwini.co.za) • 4x4 tours to Botwana (Landrover experience) • 4x4 tour to Gorongoza Mozambique (once a year) Yearly Sport Competitions • Jet ski races • Adventure races • Bass competitions (SA Bass Magazine) • 4x4 days • Open swimming competitions • Power boat Solarium Our solarium with hot and cold water swimming pools, bar, spas and conference facilities will shortly be open to the public. Entrance fees will be available soon. Email us at: adventure@kungwini.co.za Trudi Rattray: Events and conference manager Johan Klopper : Lifestyle and tourism manager Horseback safaris and Game viewing on Ezemvelo Nature Reserve Distance: 15km Shopping in Bronkhorstspruit (PicknPay, SPAR, Out of Africa craft shop) Distance: 8km Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum Distance: 10km Cullinan Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Meander Distance: 40km Diamond mine & museum Distance: 40km Restaurants in Bronkhorstspruit – Sink Shack, Wimpy, Die Stoep, Roxy’s Distance: 8km Art & Coffee shop at the Kungwini lake (Anton Smit) – Image Café Distance: 3 km Strydom Arabian Stud Distance: 1km