![Our big cats, so powerful and stealth-like, dominate the food chain and command respect throughout the land. Sometimes they prefer to seek solitude in the thickets and other times they desire an audience to observe their craftsmanship when it comes to conducting kills. Their fearless ways are admired from afar and potential quarry lives in […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WIPUmkumbeMax4-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : Crafty Cats and Arty Angles")
Week in Pics : Crafty Cats and Arty Angles
Our big cats, so powerful and stealth-like, dominate the food chain and command respect throughout the land. Sometimes they prefer to seek solitude in the thickets and other times they[…]
Posts tagged “ Botswana”
![Old legends have returned to their neighbourhood to stake their claim on previously “owned” turf, newcomers have scuttled into the shadows and the mistresses of the bushveld have followed the old legends. Leopards have bolted down trees in front of aghast guests, plains game have idled in the midst of dense shrubbery while our game viewers trundle […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/AOFElephant-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : Return of the Powerful Bushveld Veterans")
Week in Pics : Return of the Powerful Bushveld Veterans
Old legends have returned to their neighbourhood to stake their claim on previously “owned” turf, newcomers have scuttled into the shadows and the mistresses of the bushveld have followed the old[…]
![It doesn’t matter what time of day it is in southern Africa, one thing’s for certain – above your head lies a blanket of hues and striking rays of colour. Renown for its sunsets, crisp blue skies and crystal clear night skies; Africa has more to offer than just exceptional game viewing! While we bring you […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WIPUmkumbeSunset-370x275.jpg "A Kaleidoscope of Colourful Skies While on Safari")
A Kaleidoscope of Colourful Skies While on Safari
It doesn’t matter what time of day it is in southern Africa, one thing’s for certain – above your head lies a blanket of hues and striking rays of colour. Renown[…]
![Gentle jumbos push their way through the crystal clear waters of the Okavango Delta while bloats of hippo guard their channels with an alarming sense of aggression. Waders, passerines, kingfishers and birds of prey feed off the abundance of life arising from the waterways of one of the world’s largest inland water systems. Rare swamp […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/XobegaMekoro-370x275.jpg "Xobega Island Camp : Delights of the Delta")
Xobega Island Camp : Delights of the Delta
Gentle jumbos push their way through the crystal clear waters of the Okavango Delta while bloats of hippo guard their channels with an alarming sense of aggression. Waders, passerines, kingfishers[…]
![Sunday is Mother’s Day in South Africa, which means it’s time to honour the matriarch of your family. And if there’s no matriarch within your kin, it’s time to show gratitude to the women in your life who’ve helped shape and form who you are today. Within the animal kingdom, there numerous matriarchal herds and powerful females that […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WIPUmkumbeElephant-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : Honouring the Matriarchs on Mother’s Day")
Week in Pics : Honouring the Matriarchs on Mother’s Day
Sunday is Mother’s Day in South Africa, which means it’s time to honour the matriarch of your family. And if there’s no matriarch within your kin, it’s time to show[…]
![Like a hungry vulture gliding through the skies, we’re gliding into the long weekend. Monday is an internationally celebrated public holiday known as Worker’s Day or May Day, which means our short stint of a weekend gains an extra day. In the bushveld time has no meaning – a slow and exquisite pace of life continues as […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/WIP-Ez-Chav-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : Gliding into the Long Weekend")
Week in Pics : Gliding into the Long Weekend
Like a hungry vulture gliding through the skies, we’re gliding into the long weekend. Monday is an internationally celebrated public holiday known as Worker’s Day or May Day, which means our short[…]
![Solid gold could describe the rich ambers and apricots of the sunsets and the sunrises of the bush, or the immeasurable value of the safari offerings in the secret corners of the Kruger Park and northern Botswana. Solid gold is an expression used to describe the best of the best, the most treasured, the most precious. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_6707-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Solid Gold")
Week in Pictures: Solid Gold
Solid gold could describe the rich ambers and apricots of the sunsets and the sunrises of the bush, or the immeasurable value of the safari offerings in the secret corners of[…]
![The Felidae family comprises the genus Panthera which refers to lions, leopards, tigers, jaguar and snow leopards. Snow leopards aren’t common in the bushveld; but our precious Panthera pardus (leopard) and Panthera leo (lion) are found in abundance throughout Botswana and Kruger. Now that you’re more aware of the taxonomic hierarchy of our cats, it’s […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WIPLionCubs-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : The Genius of Genus Panthera")
Week in Pics : The Genius of Genus Panthera
The Felidae family comprises the genus Panthera which refers to lions, leopards, tigers, jaguar and snow leopards. Snow leopards aren’t common in the bushveld; but our precious Panthera pardus (leopard)[…]
![Tuskers Bush Camp lies deep within Botswana’s unexplored tract of land in the Kwatale Concession and is proving to be quite consistent with big game sightings. Large bovids, intelligent pachyderms and elusive cats are beginning to, more so than ever, emerge from the thickets and reveal their presence. The frequency of sightings has definitely improved since the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TuskersBuffaloHerd-370x275.jpg "Feeling the Frequency of the Kwatale Concession")
Feeling the Frequency of the Kwatale Concession
Tuskers Bush Camp lies deep within Botswana’s unexplored tract of land in the Kwatale Concession and is proving to be quite consistent with big game sightings. Large bovids, intelligent pachyderms and elusive[…]
![Pantone awarded green as the colour of the year for 2017 and it happens to be the signature colour of St Patrick’s Day, which is today. Green represents rebirth, life, motivation and freshness. When the season’s change and bring the rains, the bushveld changes from crunchy and dull to lustrous and green. St Patrick’s Day and the natural […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WIPMarchUmkumbeCheetah-370x275.jpg "Week in Pics : A Trace of Green for St Patrick’s Day")
Week in Pics : A Trace of Green for St Patrick’s Day
Pantone awarded green as the colour of the year for 2017 and it happens to be the signature colour of St Patrick’s Day, which is today. Green represents rebirth, life, motivation[…]