A Wild Start to 2025: Wildlife Highlights

It’s been a wonderfully wild start to 2025 so we thought we would share a roundup of January wildlife highlights from our portfolio of incredible camps around South Africa and Botswana.

With green season in full bloom, landscapes are lush and bursting with life. Here are just some of the spectacular sightings captured in Jan.

Nambu Camp

Up close and personal with the king at Nambu Camp

 

Umkumbe River Lodge

Hyena feasting on a kill at Umkumbe River Lodge

 

elephant dust

Dusting off by Case Hoffman at nThambo Tree Camp

 

Leopard

Spotted! Photo credit to Case Hoffman, guest at nThambo Tree Camp

 

lion

Kumbela pride by Alex Paine at Umkumbe River Lodge

 

elephant calves

Green season means new life at Nambu Camp

 

lioness

Kambula pride at Umkumbe by Alex Paine

 

leopard

Leopard at Nyala Safari Lodge

 

wild dog

Found a shady patch at Ezulwini

 

vulture

Vulture captured by guest Case Hoffman at nThambo Tree Camp

 

game drive

Dramatic skies at Nambu Camp

 

hyena

Hyena at Nyala Safari Lodge

 

giraffe

Zebra crossings and a tower of giraffe at Africa on Foot

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