The EWT Simbithi Auction – Pre-Bidding Opens Soon!

The Ford Wildlife Foundation Ballito Golf Day 2025 Auction will be opening for pre-bidding soon!

Pre-bidding opportunities: Bid on available items from anywhere in the world before in-person bidding begins. If your bid remains the highest after online and in-person bidding and is above the reserve price, the item is yours!

 Online pre-bidding opens: 14 July 2025
 Online pre-bidding closes / In-person bidding opens: 17 July 2025

Online bidding opens soon here: CharityAuction.Bid/EWT

Short Stay Auction Items (Subject to change)

• #155: 2 Nights (for 2 people) at aHa Gateway Hotel, Umhlanga
• #156: 2 Night Stay (for 2 people) at Little Switzerland Resort, Drakensberg
• #157: 3 Nights DBB (for 2 people) at Jozini Tiger Lodge & Spa, Jozini
• #158: 2 Night Stay (for 2 people) at Zimbali Lodge and Spa, Ballito
• #159: 2 Night Stay (for 2 people) at Blue Marlin All Inclusive Seascape, Scottburgh
• #166: 2 Night Stay (for 2 people) at Zulu Rock Lodge, Babanango Game Reserve

Activity Auction Items (Subject to change)

• #160: 1 Round of Golf (for 4 people) at San Lameer Country Club, Margate
• #161: 4 x 18-hole Rounds of Golf at Zimbali Country Club, Ballito
• #162: 1 x Fourball with 2 Carts at Kloof Country Club, Kloof
• #163: 4 Rounds of Golf at Umdoni Park Golf Club, Pennington
• #164: Fourball at Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate, Umhlanga
• #165: 4 x 18-hole Rounds of Golf at Bosch Hoek Golf Club, Balgowan

View auctions items

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Auction accounts:

• If you have already created an EWT Auction Account, then you can sign in here – charityauction.bid/ewt

Auction checklist:

1. Register / Sign in to your account here – this auction is run by The Expedition Project on behalf of The EWT
2. Bid on as many online items as you want here – bidding closes 11am (SAST) 17 July 2025.
3. Make a donation here – donations are open!

Tips for success:

• It is easy to participate and bid
• Bid high and bid often or bid low and bid once, the choice is yours
• This is meant to put the ‘fun’ in fundraising
• It all goes to a good cause

Auction Item & Bidding Pricing

• Value – this is the actual value of the item
• Starting bid – the minimum first bid to start bidding
• Bid increment – the minimum bids allowed following the starting bid
• Reserve price – the minimum amount that the item can be sold for in the bidding process (this is often not revealed until the price is reached)
• Buy-it-now price (if available) – the amount the item can be sold for to bypass any bidding or further bidding. Please note that this is not the value of the item and is used purely for fundraising purposes.