![We don’t need a World Lion Day to celebrate, talk about, or post about lions, because we’re obsessed like that, but today brings attention to these epic creatures like no other day of the year. One of the most terrifying thoughts in the world is the idea of an earth without lions. Aside from the sadness […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/New-lioness-with-Ross-breakaway-lionesses1-370x275.jpg "Lionesses chow down on World Lion Day")
Lionesses chow down on World Lion Day
We don’t need a World Lion Day to celebrate, talk about, or post about lions, because we’re obsessed like that, but today brings attention to these epic creatures like no other[…]
Posts tagged “ Safari”
![When we were just getting our knickers in a twist about the sensational week of lion sightings we’ve had (ending in the possible new alliance of 3 lionesses on our traverse), we stumbled upon the original Ross Pride! There have been lion tracks causing excitement all over the show, from the 2 big Trilogy males, to the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSC_0880-370x275.jpg "The Ross Pride is back and stalking buffalo!")
The Ross Pride is back and stalking buffalo!
When we were just getting our knickers in a twist about the sensational week of lion sightings we’ve had (ending in the possible new alliance of 3 lionesses on our traverse),[…]
![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[…]
![The lions have given the guests at Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp a fantastic opportunity to watch them closely as they devoured an entire buffalo over the last couple of days. When guides first tracked the 2 Ross Pride breakaway lionesses and 1 Trilogy male to an area just off the road, we were excited […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSC_0494-370x275.jpg "VIDEO: Trilogy male dominates Ross lionesses at buffalo kill")
VIDEO: Trilogy male dominates Ross lionesses at buffalo kill
The lions have given the guests at Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp a fantastic opportunity to watch them closely as they devoured an entire buffalo over the last couple[…]
![It was one of those nights in the Klaserie when all of a sudden the radio announces something you’ve been hoping for. After locating, losing, and relocating a female leopard in a drainage line area, teams at Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp were beginning to lose hope, until Matt’s excited yet controlled voice issued […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/leopard-with-cub-4-370x275.jpg "Leopard and Her Cub in Klaserie")
Leopard and Her Cub in Klaserie
It was one of those nights in the Klaserie when all of a sudden the radio announces something you’ve been hoping for. After locating, losing, and relocating a female leopard in[…]
![After taking your first conscious breath of the day as you wake up in the bush (and consequently smiling), the next conscious thought is more than likely “coffee”. Straight after that, you point your nose to the ground and investigate the evidence left behind by the creatures of the night. This is the way things […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lion-climbing-tree-camera-trap-370x275.jpg "A Safari After Dark")
A Safari After Dark
After taking your first conscious breath of the day as you wake up in the bush (and consequently smiling), the next conscious thought is more than likely “coffee”. Straight after[…]
![This was one of those ‘right place, right time’ mornings here in the bush, and although we are in an unfenced camp at Africa on Foot, we couldn’t have expected what happened in the lounge before the sun rose this morning… A confused and exhausted impala found its way into the living area under Africa […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/morning-sunrays-370x275.jpg "Wild dogs hunt impala in Africa on Foot camp!")
Wild dogs hunt impala in Africa on Foot camp!
This was one of those ‘right place, right time’ mornings here in the bush, and although we are in an unfenced camp at Africa on Foot, we couldn’t have expected[…]
![It’s been yet another bumper week in the bush, with the highlights being 1) the sighting of two tiny wild dog pups at their den near Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp; and 2) the sight of a leopard cub with a kill in a tree near Umkumbe Safari Lodge in the Sabi Sand. What […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/leopard-move-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: A Walk on the Wild Side")
Week in Pictures: A Walk on the Wild Side
It’s been yet another bumper week in the bush, with the highlights being 1) the sighting of two tiny wild dog pups at their den near Africa on Foot and[…]
![Something incredible has been reported from within the heart of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, and we are now considered some of the privileged few to have witnessed such an intimate act of the wild. Africa’s endangered painted dogs have settled in a den near Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp, and the alpha […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/wild-dog-puppy-370x275.jpg "VIDEO: Wild dog pups get a meaty breakfast!")
VIDEO: Wild dog pups get a meaty breakfast!
Something incredible has been reported from within the heart of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, and we are now considered some of the privileged few to have witnessed such an[…]
![These two certainly seem to like each other (although there’s not much to be said for monogamy in the animal world), and we are getting quite used to seeing the big cats of the Klaserie working on growing their families! This male from the Trilogy coalition – identified by his particularly scarred nose – has […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Trilogy-snarling-during-mating-370x275.jpg "Trilogy lion gets himself a girlfriend")
Trilogy lion gets himself a girlfriend
These two certainly seem to like each other (although there’s not much to be said for monogamy in the animal world), and we are getting quite used to seeing the[…]