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Thornybush Game Reserve

Thornybush Kruger National Park South Africa African Buffalo
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Welcome to Thornybush Game Reserve

The insider's travel guide to Thornybush Game Reserve

Thornybush, once a fenced reserve ensuring the presence of numerous large mammals, restricted wildlife movement between the reserve and Kruger. This limited its wilderness appeal. However, with the fences now removed, Thornybush takes its place among the finest private reserves in the Kruger area.

It boasts top-end lodges, acclaimed guides, and an above-average probability of spotting cheetahs, in addition to other flagship species. This transformation enhances the reserve's standing, offering a more authentic and immersive safari experience for visitors.

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Decolonising African travel—and travel writing
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Decolonising African travel—and travel writing

Mazuba Kapambwe
Mazuba Kapambwe

Travel writing in Africa has always been an overwhelmingly white affair. Early accounts from 19th century explorers like Henry Morton Stanley and fiction writers like Joseph Conrad depicted Africa as uncivilised, mysterious and barbaric, reflecting the racist attitudes that underpinned European empire building.
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