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IVHE has helped us connect with fellow members across the world. My partner and I thoroughly recommend joining IVHE as it is one of the best, most effective exchange websites in existence. Thanks to IVHE we have stayed in wonderful vacation properties all over the world.
Richard #0428
I highly recommend IVHE as an international home exchange service. It offers a different concept. We've explored so many different places. The service has been phenomenal, very personal and prompt and we've had only excellent results from IVHE.
Susan Kelly
The support from the IVHE team was superb.
Our experience was - simple and hassle-free : almost as if we had been lent the property by an old friend.Gary and Wendy V #0566
Thanks so much for assisting us with this trade. We had a wonderful time at in Mexico in the little beachfront paradise. We want to go back next year!
Jane & Glenn #0524
You have a choice to do direct home exchange/swaps or use our unique credit system to make non-simultaneous home exchanges possible. Credits are built up every time other members stay in your property. You use your credits to choose from an exquisite selection of luxury villas, boutique hotels, city condos, ski apartments, chalets, safari game lodges, log cabins and even yachts all owned by IVHE Vacation Home Exchange members. We provide you year-round access to luxury vacation homes, all in prime travel destinations. Read more...
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We returned from a fantastic IVHE home exchange trip to London and Copenhagen. My husband commented on the trip, "This is the only way we are going to travel from now on!" I agree!
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Membership Benefits Compared | Direct Exchange Plan | Silver Credits Plan | Platinum-Deluxe Plan |
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Save Thousands on VacationsAvoid high accommodation cost, spend it on having fun! |
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Non-simultaneous Credit ExchangesBenefit of flexible scheduling with more destinations. |
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Free Simultaneous ExchangesSwap as many times as you like for free. |
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Unlimited PropertiesNo limit on the number of properties you can list. |
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Secure Member to Member CommunicationShare only what you want with who you want. |
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4* Star Verification included FreePhone verified members |
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Exchange AgreementTailor our exchange agreement to suit your needs. |
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Personal ProfilesGet to know your hosts and guests. |
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Option of Over 50's OnlyTrades and Exchanges with other members who are over the age of 50. |
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Travel ImmediatelyParticipate in our unique Prime Time program and get credits to use from day one. |
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We Do It For YouYou have a personal travel coordinator to find and organize your luxury home exchanges. |
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Credits Protection ProgramWhatever life brings in the way of your vacation, your credits are protected. |
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Personal Travel ResearcherLooking for the best restaurants or things to see and do? Let our Travel researcher help you! |
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Top Up CreditsAbility to buy top up credits if you don't quite have enough. |
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ExclusivityOption of only receiving requests from ID verified home exchange members. |
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Listing Expert TeamSave time and let our member listing team set up your property for you. |
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Enhanced PhotosLet IVHE improve your pictures with photo editing. |
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Membership pricing |
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"Game Lodge Home Exchange in a Private Game Reserve"
Those of a certain age may fondly recall Tarzan, King of the Jungle and the Saturday movie matinee. Though born to the manor, he was orphaned in the jungles of Africa and raised by a motherly gorilla. His was a primitive paradise. He lived off the land in a treehouse with his chimpanzee companion, Cheeta. At dusk, they would sit on the treehouse terrace, share coconut milk and bananas, and watch the stunning sunset as the herd animals below became quiet and the predators began to stir.
Although Tarzan would have an occasional run-in with a nasty crocodile or a rogue gorilla, he was friends with most of the animals; he spoke their language. If he was ever in a bind, he could summon them to his rescue with the clarion call of his famous Tarzan yell. His only serious conflicts came from poachers, hell bent on killing elephants, his friends, for their ivory tusks, and the incursions of Bwana Devils (white men) in search of native treasure. Of course, Tarzan would always beat them back and save the day. And Cheeta provided the closing levity with a Chimpanzee laugh and a sumersault. Fade out.
Fiction though it may be, the idyllic life of Tarzan – communing with nature and coexisting peacefully with animals -- stirred the imagination of people of all ages; including the developers of Kudu Game Ranch, a private game ranch with eco-friendly homesites nested in the beautiful wooded mountains of the highveld in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. One of those homesites is owned by IVHE home exchangers who invite you to share their unique African experience.
This thatched roof game lodge offers the same spectacular views of the landscape and animals that Tarzan had, plus his freedom from the electronic addictions of modern life -– internet, wifi, television, DVD, VCR, CD player.
Spend your days exploring the spectacular scenery of this 6,000 hectare farm, its two waterfalls, wetlands teeming with waterfowl, and two rivers well stocked with fish. Consider doing it on horseback. Rental horses are available and can be ridden among the game for a closer look than normal since they don’t see horses as a threat.
There are over 1,100 head of game on the farm including buffalo, white rhino, leopard, sable, giraffe, zebra, eland, hippo, crocodile and numerous other antelope species. Lions and elephants are not on the farm, but you will find them, and hundreds of other species, in Kruger National Park, the mother of all wildlife parks, an hour’s drive away.
Instead of watching TV in the evening, grill a steak on the outdoor braai (bbq) next to the house, enjoy it on a large open patio area or on the covered patio leading from the lounge. Then kick back with a beer or bottle of excellent South African wine and listen to the sounds of the African night under a sky of countless stars.
Civilization – the town of Lydenburg -- is just 12 kilometers away if you need to buy provisions, enjoy a nice dinner out, or shop for souvenirs.
This home is roughing it, but with a bit of style. It may just be the thing for getting back in touch with tranquility and your inner Tarzan. Learn more details and see pictures by clicking the property # above. If you own a vacation home and are not familiar with the International Vacation Home Exchange, explore this site further at ABOUT US and HOW IT WORKS.