![The heat had been building all day in the Sabi Sand, but the guests at Umkumbe Safari Lodge weren’t going to let 45-degree temperatures deter them from an afternoon game drive. As Cameron, Marius, and Mauritz pulled their vehicles up front, guests gathered their cameras and peak caps and climbed aboard to begin their safari. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sundowners-4-370x275.jpg "Elephants, Sundowners & Rain at Umkumbe Safari Lodge!")
Elephants, Sundowners & Rain at Umkumbe Safari Lodge!
The heat had been building all day in the Sabi Sand, but the guests at Umkumbe Safari Lodge weren’t going to let 45-degree temperatures deter them from an afternoon game[…]
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![Our gentle pachyderms make for incredible photographic subjects. Marius Zeilinga, a ranger at Umkumbe Safari Lodge, decided to use his creative streak and photograph various parts of an elephant’s anatomy. He’s captured close-ups of ears, tusks, skin, trunk and tail. We’re loving his black and white photos of these emotional jumbos! Here are a few […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ElephantTail-370x275.jpg "Marius Gets Crazy with Photos of Elephant Anatomy")
Marius Gets Crazy with Photos of Elephant Anatomy
Our gentle pachyderms make for incredible photographic subjects. Marius Zeilinga, a ranger at Umkumbe Safari Lodge, decided to use his creative streak and photograph various parts of an elephant’s anatomy.[…]
![We’d like to take you on a virtual safari and show you the highlights of staying at Umkumbe Safari Lodge, an affordable lodge located on the banks of the Sand River in the premier Sabi Sand Game Reserve. We’re pretty sure these videos will jolt your memory back to your first safari in Africa. If […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Umkumbe-370x275.jpg "Top 4 Videos of the Week : NEWLY Released Footage of Umkumbe")
Top 4 Videos of the Week : NEWLY Released Footage of Umkumbe
We’d like to take you on a virtual safari and show you the highlights of staying at Umkumbe Safari Lodge, an affordable lodge located on the banks of the Sand[…]
![The Sand River flows and dries up with the change in seasons in South Africa’s Kruger Lowveld. As the summer heat creeps in, the epic thunderstorms roll in on through great, purple clouds, and the rains nourish the land after a long, dry winter, and rivers such as the Sand fill up and bring life […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Photo-2015-12-18-6-11-44-PM-370x275.jpg "Elephants from above in the Sabi Sand")
Elephants from above in the Sabi Sand
The Sand River flows and dries up with the change in seasons in South Africa’s Kruger Lowveld. As the summer heat creeps in, the epic thunderstorms roll in on through[…]
![Nature is an eccentric place where wildlife often breaks free from the documented textbook behaviour and leaves us feeling somewhat bewildered. Just when we think we understand a species, its physical markings and behaviour; you stumble across an anomaly. Marius Zeilinga, a game ranger from Umkumbe Safari Lodge, stumbled across a zebra with unusual markings […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/UmkumbeZebra-370x275.jpg "Sabi Sand : The Eccentricity of Nature")
Sabi Sand : The Eccentricity of Nature
Nature is an eccentric place where wildlife often breaks free from the documented textbook behaviour and leaves us feeling somewhat bewildered. Just when we think we understand a species, its[…]
![It’s no secret that the Sabi Sand is leopard territory. There are various big cat stories that have come out of this prestigious Kruger Park reserve over the years, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Umkumbe Safari Lodge, enviously located overlooking the Sand River and the population of elephants, buffalo, and waterbuck that […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/White-Dam-2-370x275.jpg "Lady Leopards, Tatowa and White Dam")
Lady Leopards, Tatowa and White Dam
It’s no secret that the Sabi Sand is leopard territory. There are various big cat stories that have come out of this prestigious Kruger Park reserve over the years, and[…]
![We’ve displayed a fantastic series of Umkumbe ranger images from our khaki-clad men Marius Zeilinga and Mauritz Senekal. Now it’s time to give Nicki Steenberg a bit of air time. Nicki appears to have quite an eye for bird photography and we’re wondering if she’s not an ornithologist at heart! To throw us off the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/UmkumbeKigelia1-370x275.jpg "Umkumbe Wildlife Images from Ranger Nicki Steenberg")
Umkumbe Wildlife Images from Ranger Nicki Steenberg
We’ve displayed a fantastic series of Umkumbe ranger images from our khaki-clad men Marius Zeilinga and Mauritz Senekal. Now it’s time to give Nicki Steenberg a bit of air time.[…]
![We think it’s time for a leopard update from Umkumbe Safari Lodge. This week we introduce Tatowa, wow you with photos of Mxabene and leave you in awe of White Dam’s antics. The highlight of our leopard update is the surprise visit from White Dam. Just to remind you, White Dam is a leopardess who […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Mxabene1-370x275.jpg "White Dam the Leopardess Visits One of the Rangers")
White Dam the Leopardess Visits One of the Rangers
We think it’s time for a leopard update from Umkumbe Safari Lodge. This week we introduce Tatowa, wow you with photos of Mxabene and leave you in awe of White[…]
![It’s the end of another week in the bush and we’ve skimmed the cream off the top of 4 safari camps that have outdone themselves with sightings this week. The Greater Kruger lion activity is out of this world, and we can’t wait to watch new alliances develop and unfold, plus, we’re expecting the arrival […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ross-lioness-crossing-Enoch-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Big Cat Crazy")
Week in Pictures: Big Cat Crazy
It’s the end of another week in the bush and we’ve skimmed the cream off the top of 4 safari camps that have outdone themselves with sightings this week. The[…]
![Ok, so ‘favourite’ might be a bit biased, because with all the leopards loping in and out of the Umkumbe traverse, there are bound to be other ‘favourites’. But the Notten’s female has been around for such a long time and she exudes confidence and elegance like no other cat does, so it is safe […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nottens-looking-ahead-370x275.jpg "Umkumbe’s favourite leopard on a kill")
Umkumbe’s favourite leopard on a kill
Ok, so ‘favourite’ might be a bit biased, because with all the leopards loping in and out of the Umkumbe traverse, there are bound to be other ‘favourites’. But the[…]