![Anyone who has spent days, months, or years traversing the arid landscapes and swamp-like wetlands of Africa will tell you that it all comes down to luck of the draw. Astonishing wildlife moments occur unpredictably and without warning. You might be in the right place at the right time to see a leopard leaping metres […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EMGATLAND-20-of-54-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Seize Every Moment")
Week in Pictures: Seize Every Moment
Anyone who has spent days, months, or years traversing the arid landscapes and swamp-like wetlands of Africa will tell you that it all comes down to luck of the draw.[…]
![Leopards are slick killing machines that have mastered the art of the ambush. Death comes to their unlucky victims quickly and suddenly. A leopard’s quarry doesn’t suffer like many of its counterparts that have fallen victim to other predator kills. Swift, graceful and powerful – that is how the panthera pardus conducts their kills. Rangers […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UmkumbeMxabene-370x275.jpg "LIVE Leopard Kill at Umkumbe : Mxabene Goes Wild")
LIVE Leopard Kill at Umkumbe : Mxabene Goes Wild
Leopards are slick killing machines that have mastered the art of the ambush. Death comes to their unlucky victims quickly and suddenly. A leopard’s quarry doesn’t suffer like many of[…]
![Another week of golden mornings, rose-tinted evenings, and humid summer days spent sipping something cold and allowing an afternoon siesta to take its course has passed us by. The hours just after dawn are well worth waking up for in the bush, where a world of unpredictable wildlife activity awaits. The sunrise spills its light […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_1074-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures: TGI Friday Fix!")
The Week in Pictures: TGI Friday Fix!
Another week of golden mornings, rose-tinted evenings, and humid summer days spent sipping something cold and allowing an afternoon siesta to take its course has passed us by. The hours[…]
![Time might seem like it’s flying as we enter the second month of 2017, but the timelessness of the bush slows us right back down and reminds us that every moment holds something special. The stars come up every night, but so seldom do we take the time to glance up and gaze at it. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EMGATLAND-8685-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Safari Stars")
Week in Pictures: Safari Stars
Time might seem like it’s flying as we enter the second month of 2017, but the timelessness of the bush slows us right back down and reminds us that every[…]
![The Week in Pictures is here to ease you into the weekend with an incredible show of wildlife photography from our Kruger and Botswana safari camps. In this week’s edition, The Greatest Show on Earth, we capture the most alluring performances of nature captured on camera over last 7 days. Leopards seem to have been a […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/EmGatland-4688-2-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: The Greatest Show on Earth")
Week in Pictures: The Greatest Show on Earth
The Week in Pictures is here to ease you into the weekend with an incredible show of wildlife photography from our Kruger and Botswana safari camps. In this week’s edition,[…]
![We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – the Sabi Sand is big cat paradise. We often enjoy consecutive sightings of a particular pride or lone leopard for a brief period before they wander further afield. Lion pride dynamics shift and sub-adults become burgeoning leaders. Leopard cubs explore new territory and dominant males […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/MAtimbaMale4-370x275.jpg "Umkumbe Big Cat Update : Old Favourites Make a Comeback")
Umkumbe Big Cat Update : Old Favourites Make a Comeback
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – the Sabi Sand is big cat paradise. We often enjoy consecutive sightings of a particular pride or lone leopard for[…]
![The entire Sun Destinations’ team is excited about 2017. 2016 saw us immersed in revamping new camps in Botswana, pouring our hearts into the latest online innovations and cleverly combining tech with the bushveld lifestyle. The camps and lodges we market, refurb and become involved with on a ground level have become intertwined into our daily […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DSC_9587-370x275.jpg "Welcome to 2017, The Year of the Safari !")
Welcome to 2017, The Year of the Safari !
The entire Sun Destinations’ team is excited about 2017. 2016 saw us immersed in revamping new camps in Botswana, pouring our hearts into the latest online innovations and cleverly combining[…]
![Well, here we are, at the very end of 2016! In an astonishing hurry, another year has flown past, and what we’ve seen in the bush has made us breathless, ecstatic, amazed, and heartbroken. The wild world continues, no matter the day of the week, the time of day, or the significance of another calendar […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/EMG_8069-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Best of 2016")
Week in Pictures: Best of 2016
Well, here we are, at the very end of 2016! In an astonishing hurry, another year has flown past, and what we’ve seen in the bush has made us breathless,[…]
![Northern Botswana has received its first big rains, which were dealt generously over the Kwatale Conservancy where Tuskers Bush Camp is located. Cracked pans bore old hoof imprints, which had hardened and become fossilised. Giant indentations in old mud wallows lay frozen in time, revealing the footprints of the last elephant to have enjoyed its […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Long-strides-take-this-leopardess-quickly-through-the-open-terrain-before-she-gets-comfortably-lost-in-the-the-tangle-of-summer-vegetation-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures: We’re All Going on a Summer Holiday")
The Week in Pictures: We’re All Going on a Summer Holiday
Northern Botswana has received its first big rains, which were dealt generously over the Kwatale Conservancy where Tuskers Bush Camp is located. Cracked pans bore old hoof imprints, which had[…]
![It’s the Day of Reconciliation in South Africa, marking the anniversary of the end of Apartheid and the union of the nation. As the country celebrates, we reflect on its natural treasures, and marvel at the raw and untainted wilderness that surrounds us. South Africa is historical, unique, and full of diversity, and our wildlife […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DSC_8126-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: The Day of Reconciliation")
Week in Pictures: The Day of Reconciliation
It’s the Day of Reconciliation in South Africa, marking the anniversary of the end of Apartheid and the union of the nation. As the country celebrates, we reflect on its[…]