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The Mt Anderson Water Catchment Reserve was established primarily to protect the highland water resources of the eastern flowing rivers of South Africa. Many of these rivers have become the lifeblood of the Kruger National Park. Much of these areas comprise of private lands, and are funded by conservation minded individuals. We provide a valuable income for the management of these pristine highlands by offering low impact mountain biking trips.
By linking existing game trails with sustainable hand built single track we have opened the way for an alternative and sustainable land use. As a result of our success with this venture the surrounding areas are seeing the potential benefits and a network of trails encompassing the entire region is being established.
In South Africa we have particular responsibilities to ensure economic empowerment of local communities through employment, service contracts and involvement, and we see the value of such efforts for long term viability and sustainability. For the ongoing maintenance of the trails on this trip we employ local disadvantaged individuals and we hope to see the creation of more jobs in the long term.
Water is life and no where more so than Africa. This trip highlights the need to protect these catchment areas. In the Mount Anderson Catchment Reserve, we focus much attention on water quality and the importance of preserving water catchment areas. The accommodation in the form of an 8 bed cottage. This is the only accommodation within the 6000 hectare reserve. Waste is removed to the nearest town, Lydenberg for recycling. The cottage does use main electricity supply when guests are accommodated.
All riding takes place on natural game paths on both our trips. We do not drive off-road. We encounter plentiful wildlife on our trips. Safety is our priority and we maintain safe distances of at least 50m. We remain very sensitive to creating disturbance, which is inevitable, and allow wildlife to move away freely. Our base, in the cottage, accommodating only 6 guests is the only form of accommodation in the 6000 hectare reserve, which although is connected to the main grid, is opened only when occupied.
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