![There’s nothing quite like dining in the wild after finishing an incredible game drive in the private Klaserie Nature Reserve. Every now and then, when the weather allows it (summer thunderstorms are regular!) our teams from both Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp head out to a clearing in the bushveld and arrange a scenic […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/AOF-Staff-and-Bush-Braai-24-370x275.jpg "Behind the Scenes at a Bush Braai")
Behind the Scenes at a Bush Braai
There’s nothing quite like dining in the wild after finishing an incredible game drive in the private Klaserie Nature Reserve. Every now and then, when the weather allows it (summer[…]
Posts tagged “ Safari”
![“In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight” is a well known and inspiring line from the song in Disney’s, The Lion King. Everyone knows the tune, but less people know that it was originally written and sung in Zulu, by South African artist, Solomon Linda. It was called Mbube meaning ‘lion’, and it was […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DSC_2357_Fotor-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: The Mighty Jungle")
Week in Pictures: The Mighty Jungle
“In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight” is a well known and inspiring line from the song in Disney’s, The Lion King. Everyone knows the tune, but[…]
![Merciful rain poured down last night after some very hot temperatures yesterday and everyone at nThambo Tree Camp rose with the excitement of a morning game drive in cooler weather. As it turned out, we weren’t the only ones eager to get out and about! The notorious Trilogy male lions were spotted near Jason’s Dam […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DSC_7899-370x275.jpg "3 Trilogy Male Lions for nThambo Tree Camp")
3 Trilogy Male Lions for nThambo Tree Camp
Merciful rain poured down last night after some very hot temperatures yesterday and everyone at nThambo Tree Camp rose with the excitement of a morning game drive in cooler weather.[…]
![Every afternoon game drive involves the highly anticipated ‘sundowner stop’, which is a perfectly timed pause on a game-filled safari cruise to watch the sun go down. On Sunday, Africa on Foot guests unpacked their gin & tonics and biltong snacks on the edge of a large dam teeming with grunting hippo and chance-taking crocodiles […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Buffaloes-come-to-drink-370x275.jpg "Africa on Foot Sunset with Hippo, Crocodile & Buffalo")
Africa on Foot Sunset with Hippo, Crocodile & Buffalo
Every afternoon game drive involves the highly anticipated ‘sundowner stop’, which is a perfectly timed pause on a game-filled safari cruise to watch the sun go down. On Sunday, Africa[…]
![This weekend, after guests went off to bed and rangers Mike and Greg were locking up Africa on Foot camp, the unmistakable bellow of a panicked buffalo erupted from the darkness. Grabbing the spotlight and rushing to board a game viewer, the excited anticipation of a possible lion kill set in. Sure enough, not 100m from […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Cubs-feeding-370x275.jpg "Hercules Pride Kills a Buffalo at Africa on Foot")
Hercules Pride Kills a Buffalo at Africa on Foot
This weekend, after guests went off to bed and rangers Mike and Greg were locking up Africa on Foot camp, the unmistakable bellow of a panicked buffalo erupted from the[…]
![Inspiring photography that captures the essence of the big game safari experience. Sometimes it’s the glare of a short-tempered lion, or the flight of a steenbok as it springs weightlessly from the ground in a mad dash to find cover. Perhaps it’s the swoosh of of an elephant’s bristly tail against its leathery skin, or […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/The-Good-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Best of Black and White")
Week in Pictures: Best of Black and White
Inspiring photography that captures the essence of the big game safari experience. Sometimes it’s the glare of a short-tempered lion, or the flight of a steenbok as it springs weightlessly[…]
![Remember those “awww” inspiring photographs of wild dogs and their tiny pups that had occupied a den site near Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp? That’s right, how could you forget? The pack has returned numerous times – once they even made a kill inside Africa on Foot grounds after an impala fell into […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/wild-dogs-6-370x275.jpg "The wild dogs are back at Africa on Foot")
The wild dogs are back at Africa on Foot
Remember those “awww” inspiring photographs of wild dogs and their tiny pups that had occupied a den site near Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp? That’s right, how could[…]
![Something that appeals to many guests, either from an interest in wine or an interest in geology, history, and culture of South Africa, is the Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge wine cellar. Owner and founding member of the Balule Nature Reserve, Laurence Saad, conducts a fascinating pre-dinner session in a wine cellar built into a cave beneath […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_4254-370x275.jpg "Wine Tasting on Safari at Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge")
Wine Tasting on Safari at Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge
Something that appeals to many guests, either from an interest in wine or an interest in geology, history, and culture of South Africa, is the Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge wine cellar.[…]
![You know you’re winning when your game drives consists of 4 of the famous Big 5, and the only one that evaded you is our shy friend, the leopard. A nocturnal cat by nature, leopard is most frequently seen in the evenings and in darkness (although Ezulwini been very lucky in seeing these cats during the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_0113-2-370x275.jpg "4 Of the Big 5 on Safari with Ezulwini")
4 Of the Big 5 on Safari with Ezulwini
You know you’re winning when your game drives consists of 4 of the famous Big 5, and the only one that evaded you is our shy friend, the leopard. A[…]
![As if seeing the rare African wild dog isn’t exciting enough, just this morning guests at Ezulwini River Lodge caught sight of a pack of 6, PLUS, they were seen chasing a leopard! Unfortunately, the speed of the chase meant there was too little time for photos, but after the cheeky dogs managed to scare […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/MG_2644-370x275.jpg "6 Wild Dogs Chase a Leopard at Ezulwini")
6 Wild Dogs Chase a Leopard at Ezulwini
As if seeing the rare African wild dog isn’t exciting enough, just this morning guests at Ezulwini River Lodge caught sight of a pack of 6, PLUS, they were seen[…]