![We’ve spent the week cruising through the waterways of the Delta, bumbling over the rocky terrain of the Balule Nature Reserve, accelerated through the thick sand of Botswana, and sailed across the plains of the Sabi Sand and the sandy riverbeds in the Klaserie. We’ve seen the beginnings of rain add touches of green to […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_8557-copy-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: A Little Slice of Heaven")
Week in Pictures: A Little Slice of Heaven
We’ve spent the week cruising through the waterways of the Delta, bumbling over the rocky terrain of the Balule Nature Reserve, accelerated through the thick sand of Botswana, and sailed[…]
![Botswana is known as the land of giants, not only due to its abounding elephants, which occupy Chobe National Park in vast numbers, but also as a namesake to the ancient baobab trees, which bury their roots in some of the country’s most special places. Somewhere along the hidden pathways, and through the ebb and flow of […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/3D5A2288-370x275.jpg "Baobab Bush Dinner at Tuskers")
Baobab Bush Dinner at Tuskers
Botswana is known as the land of giants, not only due to its abounding elephants, which occupy Chobe National Park in vast numbers, but also as a namesake to the ancient[…]
![Now you might think that just because these creatures don’t have a mane and an earth-shattering roar that they are somewhat less worthy of the hours we spend watching them; however, birds are decidedly more interesting than watching sleeping lions snore! Twitchers, as we are called, are fascinated by birds and their behaviour. An undeniable flutter […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/KoriBustard-Tuskers-Oct-2016-370x275.jpg "Tuskers Birding Checklist: Special Features!")
Tuskers Birding Checklist: Special Features!
Now you might think that just because these creatures don’t have a mane and an earth-shattering roar that they are somewhat less worthy of the hours we spend watching them;[…]
![Khwai is a dusty little town on the north-eastern edge of Moremi Game Reserve, set among the winding waterways, floodplains and swamps of the river of the same name. It is a little slice of rural Botswana, full of all the usual trappings: dogs and chickens and small children going to and from school, old […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMGP1773-370x275.jpg "Safari to the Khwai Riverfront from Tuskers Bush Camp")
Safari to the Khwai Riverfront from Tuskers Bush Camp
Khwai is a dusty little town on the north-eastern edge of Moremi Game Reserve, set among the winding waterways, floodplains and swamps of the river of the same name. It[…]
![Fridays mean a lot of things to a lot of people, and to us it means it’s time to reflect on the top wildlife sightings to come out of our Kruger and Botswana camps during the week! As per Friday tradition, we like to ease into the afternoon with a collection of images captured in […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DSC_0205-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Wild at Heart")
Week in Pictures: Wild at Heart
Fridays mean a lot of things to a lot of people, and to us it means it’s time to reflect on the top wildlife sightings to come out of our[…]
![The modern day in which we live requires adventurers and solace-seekers to delve a little deeper to find the silence they search for, and to discover the undiscovered. The pace of life demands efficiency, gets things done, and doesn’t have time for admiring the birds or the sunset. Sometimes, it’s important to get nothing done, […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DJI_-370x275.jpg "The Okavango Delta at Sunset with Xobega Island")
The Okavango Delta at Sunset with Xobega Island
The modern day in which we live requires adventurers and solace-seekers to delve a little deeper to find the silence they search for, and to discover the undiscovered. The pace[…]
![It’s not every day your afternoon nap is disturbed by the thudding sounds of Africa’s favourite marula fruit hitting the ground around your tent, followed by the gentle padding of a leathery trunk feeling for the fallen fruit on the ground. Once you’ve come to and opened your eyes, you are reminded that you are […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSC_2760-370x275.jpg "An Elephant at Xobega Island Camp")
An Elephant at Xobega Island Camp
It’s not every day your afternoon nap is disturbed by the thudding sounds of Africa’s favourite marula fruit hitting the ground around your tent, followed by the gentle padding of[…]
![The greater painted snipe is a fascinating and unusual species of wader occurring in the marshy wetlands of Botswana and elsewhere. It is not a commonly seen bird, so when guests at Tuskers Bush Camp caught these two males wading and feeding in a pan in the privately owned concession east of the Moremi Game […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/snipe-afrikaecco-370x275.jpg "Birdwatching in Botswana: Greater Painted Snipe")
Birdwatching in Botswana: Greater Painted Snipe
The greater painted snipe is a fascinating and unusual species of wader occurring in the marshy wetlands of Botswana and elsewhere. It is not a commonly seen bird, so when[…]
![The red lechwe is a water-loving antelope, uniquely adapted to living in wetland areas like the Okavango Delta. Their powerful hind legs and thick, oily fur makes them especially adapted to leaping through water and marshy areas. At Xobega Island Camp, a herd of red lechwe was seen grazing near the muddy puddles of a […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Em-Gatland-6-370x275.jpg "Okavango Delta’s Unique Red Lechwe Antelope")
Okavango Delta’s Unique Red Lechwe Antelope
The red lechwe is a water-loving antelope, uniquely adapted to living in wetland areas like the Okavango Delta. Their powerful hind legs and thick, oily fur makes them especially adapted[…]
![As if catching a mere glimpse of a Pel’s fishing owl isn’t breath-taking enough, Xobega Island is seasonally home to a breeding pair of these unique and elusive, large owls, offering guests at camp a very special sighting indeed. During the dry season when the water is lower, and therefore clearer, Pel’s fishing owls nest […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSC_1707-370x275.jpg "Pel’s Fishing Owl Nesting at Xobega Island Camp")
Pel’s Fishing Owl Nesting at Xobega Island Camp
As if catching a mere glimpse of a Pel’s fishing owl isn’t breath-taking enough, Xobega Island is seasonally home to a breeding pair of these unique and elusive, large owls,[…]