Wildlife Encounters

Situation Profile

INTRODUCTION

About the area
Trans Frontiers and the Backpackers are situated in the Northern Province , South Africa. This is where you find the main part of the Kruger National Park. (The southern part of the park is in the Mpumalanga Province).

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NYANI SHANGAAN VILLAGE 
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NYANI TRIBAL VILLAGE

Bruce and Judy provided for and explored different market possibilities for such a place, while Axon researched on how to authentically go about reconstructing the lay out of such a village, as well as the normal day to day patterns of village family life that pertained to that period. The task of procuring historical details of the Shangaan nation and items of interest associated with their past customs and beliefs was researched by Johnny, Bruce's father.

All visitors to the village are guided and entertained by Axon himself, who enjoys an intimate knowledge of the Shangaan culture and history. Together with members of Axon's family and relations, all present on site, visitors are given the opportunity to share with them the ongoing activities of such a working village in their past day to day living customs, such as games that taught maidens to count, board games played only by men in their exclusive section of the village, or how to work snares and traps catching birds such as francolin, or even how to paint and decorate hut walls with brightly coloured mud taken from termite mounds.

Guests are initially given a choice of how they would prefer their visit to be conducted: -

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