Title: Visit Mala Mala Game Reserve: Best of Mala Mala Game Reserve Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.com [Hotels in Mala Mala Game Reserve](https://expedia.com/Mala-Mala-Game-Reserve-Hotels.d6084917.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Mala Mala Game Reserve](https://expedia.com/Mala-Mala-Game-Reserve-Vacation-Rentals.d6084917.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Flights to Mala Mala Game Reserve](https://expedia.com/Cheap-Flights-To-Mala-Mala-Game-Reserve.d6084917.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Things to do in Mala Mala Game Reserve](https://expedia.com/Things-To-Do-In-Mala-Mala-Game-Reserve.d6084917.Travel-Guide-Activities)[Car Rentals in Mala Mala Game Reserve](https://expedia.com/Car-Rentals-In-Mala-Mala-Game-Reserve.d6084917.Car-Rental-Guide)[Mala Mala Game Reserve Vacation Packages](https://expedia.com/Mala-Mala-Game-Reserve.d6084917.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Mala Mala Game Reserve ## Travel Guide ![Kruger National Park which includes tranquil scenes, landscape views and bird life](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6060247/7196ceb3-9f5a-4cc0-9774-8f4b0795f0a3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Kruger National Park showing landscape views, land animals and safari adventures](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6060247/649d34f4-613b-48e3-8e40-e8c2de06d4ae.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Kruger National Park which includes a sunset](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6060247/0234b5a0-bc40-4b04-9e7c-45ae1dd88b6f.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Sunrise at the Earth Lodge Sabi Sabi Game Reserve. Game drives start bright and early with coffee and danishes at 5:00 a.m. Departures at 5:30 a.m. The tree seen silhouetted is The Marula Tree and has a history as a source of nutrition dating back to 10,000 years B.C. and it is certainly one of Africa's botanical treasures. The multiple uses of the tree, it's bark, leaves, fruit, nut and kernels are legendary. My favorite is when the fruit ripens and drops to the ground and lightly ferments ... the elephants, giraffes, warthogs, and other animals get wasted and the party gets started safari style ! http://youtu.be/D5E5TjkDvU0 The fruits are a good food source and high in vitamin C. The skin can be boiled to make a drink or burnt to be used as a substitute for coffee. The wood is soft for carving The inner bark can be used to make rope and for making dye They produce small tasty nuts which are rich in protein. The Oil is used as a skin cosmetic. Their green leaves are eaten to relieve heartburn. The bark contains antihistamines The fruit can also be cooked to produce jam, juices and alcoholic beverages like "Amarula" a delicious South African Cream Liqueur that substrates just fine for coffee creamer any time of the day as far as I'm concerned. It also is used to brew a very tasty, potent South African moonshine known locally as "Mampoer" after a local Chief who favored it. It is said to make grown men weep. the Venda people of Southern Africa maintain that bark infusions can be used to determine the gender of an unborn child. If a woman wants a son the male tree is used, and for a daughter, the female tree. If the child of the opposite gender is born, the child is said to be very special as it was able to defy the spirits. 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