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Tomjachu Bush Retreat’s 550 ha of grassland, bushveld and mountains lures Lowvelders with its network of hikes. The name is a combo of the three Fillery brothers’ names – Tom, Jack and Hugo – whose grandparents, Gordon and Vikki, bought the property in 1985.
“You might see giraffe, zebra, blesbok, blue wildebeest, kudu, warthog, impala, bushbuck, genet, black-backed jackal…” says manager Jay-Dean Sloane as we kick off on our first hike. “And we have 297 feathered friends on our bird list.”
(blue route, 4,5 km) is an easy meander with lots of animals to look out for. The blue and red routes both start at the Homestead – a beautiful farmhouse that used to be