"Rhino Eco-Park" Thabazimbi by paradisedreamer

Thabazimbi Travel Guide: 4 reviews and 13 photos

I am not sure whether the park is still going as I believe it was sold but I thought I would put it in anyway as there are lots of similar places in the area.

Rhino was owned by the company my father worked for and we used to go there for weekends fairly regularly. It is about a two and a half hours drive north from Johannesburg just south of Thabazimbi.

We used to get a big crowd of friends or family together as it was much cheaper that way. The camps within the park slept beween 6-10 people in rondawels (bungalows). The one that we went to had 5 double bedrooms in three separate buildings all with their own bathrooms and then a main house with a lounge and dining area and a fully equipped kitchen. Each camp also had a swimming pool. Your fire was lit for you at night and someone woudl come in and do your dishes and make up the rooms while you were out on a game drive.

You couldn't drive your car to the camps as the roads could get quite bad - you would be taken by landrover and then you could arrange morning and evening game drives.

I used to really enjoy packing up the car and getting into the bush after a long week. The thing I miss the most are the african sunsets and the sound of the insects and especially evenings spent by the fire drinking too much and talking nonsense!!

Intro Updated Jun 8, 2003
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dejavu2gb Mar 8, 2005 at 3:00 AM

WOW never imagined there would be a Thaba page on this site... When I was small this was our closest town... as we lived in the Boendoes in Koedoeskop on a farm... good page and nice pics...
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herzog63 Jan 26, 2004 at 8:19 AM

Seems like a fun place for a visit! I'll stay clear of the Baboons!!
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Braveheart.southafrr Aug 8, 2003 at 5:33 PM

ja sarah ek stem saam met ken braai vleis en n paar castle`s .............ken
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kenHuocj Jun 16, 2003 at 6:10 AM

Ja-Nee, 'n Braai met Klippes en Coke, in die Noord Transvaal ;-)))