Tel. +44 (0)1273 600030 (UK)
Our mission statement: 'We the lodge team will, with teamwork grow using our African Culture to accomplish the streamlining of all operational systems to achieve profitable, harmonious, business and personal growth.' We consider our Staff to be our most prized asset and strive to be leaders in the industry as far as community upliftment is concerned.
We have developed a Youth Leadership programme and we entice learners to visit the lodge, where they are hosted, giving them insight into environmental issues and finding out about eco-tourism career opportunities. Some become involved in work shadowing. We have hosted a learner tracker, Jimmy, who obtained board, lodging, a stipend – even driving lessons. Ruth secured a Hospitality / House-keeping Learnership. The tracker learnership programme forms part of a Timbavati-wide initiative to provide learning opportunities for local black youth.
Two of our trackers have been promoted to the position of ranger and one of our housekeeping staff promoted to chef. Our present operations manager started here as a tracker, was promoted to ranger then assistant manager, and now to his current position. We have done a survey and discovered that each of our staff members supports an average of 8 people.
We are 'Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa' certified. FTTSA is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes sustainable and equitable tourism development in South Africa.
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same holiday can have different views!
