![Leopards are graceful, nocturnal predators who move silently through the night in search of their next meal. They often spend the hottest part of the day resting to conserve their much needed energy. If you are on a game drive then look up – you’ll often see them sloped over a branch of a tall […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/shaka11-370x275.jpg "Male Leopard Spotted in Broad Daylight")
Male Leopard Spotted in Broad Daylight
Leopards are graceful, nocturnal predators who move silently through the night in search of their next meal. They often spend the hottest part of the day resting to conserve their[…]
Posts tagged “ Klaserie”
![What a week it has been with 7 of our camps submitting spectacular photographs for our edition of Week in Pictures. We start in the Greater Kruger, where lodges in the Sabi Sand, Klaserie, and the Balule Nature Reserves have had unbelievable luck with predator sightings, as well as those loveable elephants and their babies. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cheetah-close-up-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Kruger + Botswana Safari Splendour")
Week in Pictures: Kruger + Botswana Safari Splendour
What a week it has been with 7 of our camps submitting spectacular photographs for our edition of Week in Pictures. We start in the Greater Kruger, where lodges in[…]
![A 3 night safari allows ample time for guests to see a plethora of plains game, predators and nocturnal creatures. The wild is unpredictable and guests have often seen the big five within a space of a few hours of arriving at camp. The beauty of a safari is in the tracking of wildlife, the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ndzuti9-370x275.jpg "Highlights from an Overnight Safari at nDzuti")
Highlights from an Overnight Safari at nDzuti
A 3 night safari allows ample time for guests to see a plethora of plains game, predators and nocturnal creatures. The wild is unpredictable and guests have often seen the[…]
![Initially, it looked like we had stumbled upon a buffalo bull and his missus in the throes of passion, but as we got a closer look it turned out that there wasn’t a missus in sight! One big bull was mounting a less mature bull while the rest of the herd went about their buffalo business, grazing […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bull-mounting-younger-bull-370x275.jpg "Buffalo bulls get frisky with one another… ?")
Buffalo bulls get frisky with one another… ?
Initially, it looked like we had stumbled upon a buffalo bull and his missus in the throes of passion, but as we got a closer look it turned out that[…]
![Africa on Foot guests got more than they bargained for when they headed out on game drive yesterday. A journey to where guides suspected a Trilogy male would be lying in his gluttonous glory after devouring a warthog, turned into an unexpected and unforgettable experience for both guests and rangers when a total of 4 […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hercules-lioness-and-cubs-370x275.jpg "4 Lion Cubs for Hercules Lioness and Trilogy Male")
4 Lion Cubs for Hercules Lioness and Trilogy Male
Africa on Foot guests got more than they bargained for when they headed out on game drive yesterday. A journey to where guides suspected a Trilogy male would be lying[…]
![There’s bullying going on in the playground of the Klaserie. Our two Ross Pride lionesses have come off second best when one male lion from the Trilogy coalition chased them off their freshly killed warthog and took the prize for himself. This is very typical in male lions, who, although pride leaders who are there […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/trilogy-male-eating-warthog-370x275.jpg "Trilogy Lion Steals Kill from Lionesses")
Trilogy Lion Steals Kill from Lionesses
There’s bullying going on in the playground of the Klaserie. Our two Ross Pride lionesses have come off second best when one male lion from the Trilogy coalition chased them[…]
![This is a celebration of Kruger. Our safari lodges and bush camps dotted around the Greater Kruger are situated in areas where wildlife splendour surrounds them, and where you’re faced with the decision of whether to watch something wonderful unfold, or to stare through a camera lens and capture the whole thing on camera. Memories […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nottens-leopard-umkumbe-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Our Incredible Kruger")
Week in Pictures: Our Incredible Kruger
This is a celebration of Kruger. Our safari lodges and bush camps dotted around the Greater Kruger are situated in areas where wildlife splendour surrounds them, and where you’re faced[…]
![The sparse Kruger wilderness is a wild and unpredictable place where anything is possible. It’s a place where birth, death and violence merge to make up the circle of life in the animal kingdom. A place where emotions are neglected in the fight for survival, and a place in the food chain. When we witness […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cheetahs7-370x275.jpg "Cheetah Mauls an Impala at nThambo Tree Camp")
Cheetah Mauls an Impala at nThambo Tree Camp
The sparse Kruger wilderness is a wild and unpredictable place where anything is possible. It’s a place where birth, death and violence merge to make up the circle of life[…]
![It’s true, we are cat-crazy. Lion photos make us drool, leopard sightings get the pulse racing, and cheetahs are enough to send us over the edge; but when all is quiet and the sun spreads its lava-like warmth over the silent bushveld, the first thing you hear is the chiming, twittering melody of birds announcing that […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kori-bustard-370x275.jpg "Bonkers About Birds")
Bonkers About Birds
It’s true, we are cat-crazy. Lion photos make us drool, leopard sightings get the pulse racing, and cheetahs are enough to send us over the edge; but when all is quiet[…]
![Naturally, one would lead towards ‘scavenger’ as a title for the spotted hyena, given their presence at almost every rotting kill site, and their ability to finish off the toughest skin and bone of a carcass. However, these notorious meat-eaters are in fact the most successful large carnivores in Africa, and can most certainly be classified as […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cecilia-hyena-eating-leopard-kill-370x275.jpg "Spotted Hyena: Scavenger or Super Predator?")
Spotted Hyena: Scavenger or Super Predator?
Naturally, one would lead towards ‘scavenger’ as a title for the spotted hyena, given their presence at almost every rotting kill site, and their ability to finish off the toughest[…]