![When darkness falls, the bush comes alive. Nocturnal predators can be heard rustling in the thickets and plains game become skittish. This is the time when the big cats hunt and the rest of the animal kingdom seeks refuge. The black canvas above is thick and heavy; only to to be broken by the millions of […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/nThamboEmGatland-370x275.jpg "The Klaserie’s Starlit Skies Are No Constellation Prize!")
The Klaserie’s Starlit Skies Are No Constellation Prize!
When darkness falls, the bush comes alive. Nocturnal predators can be heard rustling in the thickets and plains game become skittish. This is the time when the big cats hunt and[…]
Posts tagged “ nthambo Tree Camp”
![This is the second instalment of a video blog series dedicated to what our rangers capture on camera traps around Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp and at the surrounding pans and waterholes. It was a busy week at Twin Pans, which is where nThambo guide, Bjorn, positioned his camera trap, and thanks to […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Untitled-1-370x275.jpg "Weekly Camera Trap Footage from Klaserie")
Weekly Camera Trap Footage from Klaserie
This is the second instalment of a video blog series dedicated to what our rangers capture on camera traps around Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp and at the[…]
![One of our all-time favourite leopards seen regularly on our traverse is this natural beauty, Cleo, and yesterday during our weekly #livebushfeed game drive, we bumped into her doing what we have seen her do over and over again: resting on a sunny termite mound. Typically, leopards like to climb trees or recline on anything at a […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/leopard112-1-of-1-370x275.jpg "Leopardess Cleo Poses Perfectly for Photos")
Leopardess Cleo Poses Perfectly for Photos
One of our all-time favourite leopards seen regularly on our traverse is this natural beauty, Cleo, and yesterday during our weekly #livebushfeed game drive, we bumped into her doing what we have[…]
![Ultimate warlords, the Trilogy male lions, were seen this morning at first light accompanying the Ross Breakaway lionesses on a potential buffalo hunt. These 4 lions are a formidable force, and they were determinedly following a herd of buffalo, which is likely to result in a good meal for the foursome! Africa on Foot and nThambo […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Em-Gatland-7-of-9-370x275.jpg "Trilogy Male Lions & Ross Breakaways Stalk Buffalo")
Trilogy Male Lions & Ross Breakaways Stalk Buffalo
Ultimate warlords, the Trilogy male lions, were seen this morning at first light accompanying the Ross Breakaway lionesses on a potential buffalo hunt. These 4 lions are a formidable force, and[…]
![After the last guests has retired to their luxurious treehouse cabin on stilts, ranger Bjorn and the rest of the nThambo Tree Camp family ensure the lodge is locked-up and everything is secure. Being located in an open camp means there’s all sorts of curious and unpredictable behaviour from wildlife. Certain species love to visit […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/civet1-370x275.jpg "Wildlife Seen on Camera Trap Inside nThambo Tree Camp")
Wildlife Seen on Camera Trap Inside nThambo Tree Camp
After the last guests has retired to their luxurious treehouse cabin on stilts, ranger Bjorn and the rest of the nThambo Tree Camp family ensure the lodge is locked-up and[…]
![Mabande moved in on Trilogy turf and mated with the Ross Pride Breakaway lionesses. Two of the Trilogy returned to reclaim their land and their “women”. They fought with Mabande and he kept a low profile for a while. During his hiding out phase, the Trilogy mated with the Ross Pride Breakaway’s and conducted a […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/NewLionnhambo2-370x275.jpg "WHAT? Two New Male Lions Mate with Ross Lionesses")
WHAT? Two New Male Lions Mate with Ross Lionesses
Mabande moved in on Trilogy turf and mated with the Ross Pride Breakaway lionesses. Two of the Trilogy returned to reclaim their land and their “women”. They fought with Mabande[…]
![Yesterday we flew in with reports and updates about the Mabande male lion. You remember him? He’s the nomadic male who has spent the past few weeks patrolling and marking new territory. During the course of last week, he had a huge showdown with the Trilogy lions, the dominant males of the area. So, what’s […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/MabandeRossGirls4-370x275.jpg "Battle of the Klaserie Continues: Mabande vs Trilogy")
Battle of the Klaserie Continues: Mabande vs Trilogy
Yesterday we flew in with reports and updates about the Mabande male lion. You remember him? He’s the nomadic male who has spent the past few weeks patrolling and marking[…]
![First-time safari goers generally come to the Kruger to see our big cats in their natural habitat, which comprises a mix of marula trees, leadwood trees and belts of unforgiving mopane bush. Plenty goes on in the bushveld, unseen by the human eye. Our master stalkers and ambush predators hide deep within the bushveld and generally […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/UnknownLeopard-370x275.jpg "Astounded by Our Daily Leopard Sightings at Klaserie Camps")
Astounded by Our Daily Leopard Sightings at Klaserie Camps
First-time safari goers generally come to the Kruger to see our big cats in their natural habitat, which comprises a mix of marula trees, leadwood trees and belts of unforgiving mopane[…]
![Welcome to part two in the Mabande male lion saga – this time, things have heated up and excitement is mounting. The Mabande male, who we’ve recently introduced to our guests, is certainly settling into the Klaserie way of life. His presence is having a trickle down effect on the resident lions on the Africa on Foot and […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MabandeAfricaOnFoot-370x275.jpg "Update: Male Lion Mabande Mates with the Ross Lionesses!")
Update: Male Lion Mabande Mates with the Ross Lionesses!
Welcome to part two in the Mabande male lion saga – this time, things have heated up and excitement is mounting. The Mabande male, who we’ve recently introduced to our guests,[…]
![If the hyenas are the clean-up crew of the safari world, then vultures are the grim reapers. When you’re on safari and you see a wake of vultures hovering above an area, you have that foreboding sense of death in the air. Hyenas surround a kill site, waiting in the wings for meaty morsels and bone […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/VulturesHyenas10-370x275.jpg "The Grim Reapers & the Safari Clean-up Crew")
The Grim Reapers & the Safari Clean-up Crew
If the hyenas are the clean-up crew of the safari world, then vultures are the grim reapers. When you’re on safari and you see a wake of vultures hovering above an[…]