Get Involved
As a private nature reserve, the Timbavati does not receive any government funding. Instead, the reserve relies only on income from conservation levies and donations to fund its extensive operations, including wildlife security and conservation efforts.
As a result of the exponential increase in rhino poaching across Southern Africa security costs have risen by 900 % in the past few years
There are 18 lodges on Timbavati which offer all-inclusive accommodation options, as well as four self-catering camps. As a visitor, you are contributing meaningfully to the operations of Timbavati, as well as the employment of local people from neighbouring communities.
Of approximately 900 people who work at Timbavati’s lodges, about 700 are from the local area. On average, every person who is employed supports about eight other unemployed people in the region. Therefore, every new job created by Timbavati has an eightfold impact.
Show your support
Make a general donation
The Timbavati is committed to the protection of its wildlife as well as to the social upliftment and development of the neighbouring communities. It is our mission to create an integrated sustainable landscape which ensures that environmental integrity is preserved both within a protected area and within the community landscape.
Timbavati Traverse
Every year, runners, walkers, and cyclists not only take on some thrilling routes, but are also stepping up for a cause – raising vital funds to protect Timbavati’s wildlife and support the dedicated guardians who watch over them, as well as contributing to the impactful work of the Timbavati Foundation in uplifting surrounding rural communities.
The Timbavati Foundation
The Timbavati Foundation is a public benefit organisation which focuses on promoting high quality education, creating future conservationists through environmental education & awareness, supporting community upliftment initiatives and increasing general health care awareness within the rural communities surrounding the Timbavati Nature Reserve.
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
Each visitor to Timbavati pays a conservation levy which goes towards funding the operations of the reserve.
Without this levy, Timbavati would not be able to afford to conserve and protect this 556 square kilometre wilderness. Ten percent of every levy goes towards the Timbavation Foundation, a non-profit organization which works with local communities to improve health care, education and environmental awareness.
TIMBAVATI TRAVERSE
The Timbavati Traverse offers participants a way to donate funds to the reserve, by participating in a 21km walk and run, or 42 km run, or an 80km mountain bike route.
The Timbavati Foundation was formed in 2010 to actively improve the education, livelihoods and wellbeing of our neighbouring communities.
The Foundation’s operating philosophy is based on the concept of Ubuntu, roughly translated as “humanity”, or “We are who we are, because of each other”. We know from ecological principles that everything is linked together, and we know that Timbavati can flourish in the long term only if our neighbouring communities are successful too.
Make a direct Donation
If you would like to contribute to Timbavati’s conservation and wildlife security operations, please consider donating directly to our bank account:
First National Bank (FNB)
Account Holder: Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Account Type: Business
Account Number: 6261 313 8032
Branch Code: 270652
SWIFT CODE: FIRNZAJJ
First National Bank (FNB)
Account Holder: The Timbavati Foundation
Account Type: Cheque
Account Number: 6266 0565 832
Branch Code: 250655
SWIFT CODE: FIRNZAJJXXX
PBO Reference Number 930031721
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