![The African wild dogs are quite prominent on the Klaserie traverse, and guests have been enjoying consistent sightings of these mottled dogs frolicking in waterholes and indulging in ceremonious greetings. Sightings of the dogs are considered rare, and packs tend to cover wide terrain which means it’s hard to track their movements. What we do know is […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WildDogsnThambo-370x275.jpg "Videographer Rogan and Ranger Chade Find the Klaserie Wild Dogs")
Videographer Rogan and Ranger Chade Find the Klaserie Wild Dogs
The African wild dogs are quite prominent on the Klaserie traverse, and guests have been enjoying consistent sightings of these mottled dogs frolicking in waterholes and indulging in ceremonious greetings. Sightings[…]
![This is the first instalment of our monthly Rangers Review, a blog that highlights a few major events and our rangers’ favourite sightings from the month. This is the kick-off edition and we hope to document each notable occasion with a portfolio of images and video where possible. Below are a few of our highlights and happenings […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ChacmaLioness-370x275.jpg "Rangers Review Launch : Monthly Highlights and Happenings")
![The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, home to Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp, has been rife with big cat activity. The leopards have risen to power and are taking centre stage in terms of cat sightings while on game drive. That’s not to say that we haven’t enjoyed generous viewings of our burly lions, it’s just […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/MbiriAOF3-370x275.jpg "The Beastly Mbiri Male Lions Kill a Kudu Calf in the Klaserie")
![Hugged by crunchy thickets, overlooking a drainage line and protected by a canopy of trees rests the much-talked about Bush Bar. The location is hidden, and only our khaki-clad crew from nThambo Tree Camp and Africa on Foot know how to find this magical bar that has seen plenty of gin tastings, clinking of glasses and […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BushBarAOF-370x275.jpg "The Bush Bar : Beat of the Bushveld")
![Warning : Sensitive content Up Ahead There’s no easy way of delivering this heartbreaking message of a cruel and untimely death of a curious leopard cub. How this fluffy rosette patterned cat met its fate isn’t unusual, but was downright strange to witness. The event will certainly go down in the Klaserie’s history book of […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/LeopardKilling2-370x275.jpg "Massive Male Leopard Kills 6 Month Old Leopard Cub, Then Eats It")
![2 healthy and proud lionesses led a pride of 7 lithe sub-adult lions through the sparse crunchy brown thickets in search of prey. They were spotted late September and visibility was 100% due to the thinning bushveld, the hallmark of late winter in the Klaserie. It was the time of year when sporadic sprouts of […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WesternPride2-370x275.jpg "The Western Pride of Lions Visits the Klaserie")
![Two species. One sighting. Both vastly different in their take down of quarry and execution of kill tactics. This is the story of how local leopardess Ross Dam had her fragmented carcass stolen by a pack of unscrupulous wild dogs. Only the marula tree where she sought refuge will know the true version of events […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/LeopardWildDog-370x275.jpg "Klaserie Wild Dogs Displace Leopard from Kill")
![We ease into the weekend with a sense of excitement as another week in the bushveld comes to a delicate end. We are entering a new season, which means the weather patterns will begin to show their erratic moods. The colours of our landscape will slowly begin to shift into new hues, and wildlife behaviour […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WIPnThamboLeopard-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures : Change is Upon Us!")
![Imagine a sophisticated honeymoon sundowner experience that marries harmonious scenic surrounds with bushveld elegance. Our latest added value safari experience lets you indulge in a unique, pre-arranged sundowner escape with a touch of safari style that lends itself to an atmosphere of a bygone era – where things were traditional and classic. This is the ultimate intimate […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MellvilleAOF1-370x275.jpg "Our Honeymoon Sundowner Experience with a Classic Melvill & Moon Safari Set-up")
![Whether it’s powerful matriarchs governing intelligent herds of elephant, protective lionesses hovering over their birth pride or motherly leopardesses teaching cubs the artful skill of conducting kills; one thing is undeniable in the bushveld – the feminine energy is powerful and often a force to be reckoned with. Lionesses are a powerhouse of maternal instinct, stealth […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/MbiriVehicle-370x275.jpg "Klaserie Lion Update : Two Sides of the (Imaginary) Fence")