![Another working week in the African wild has come to an end, and now there is the weekend to look forward to; but when your working week is spent on safari, there seems no need for a weekend at all! The folks at our bush camps and lodges have sent through their highlights of the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lioness-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: A Safari Smorgasbord")
Week in Pictures: A Safari Smorgasbord
Another working week in the African wild has come to an end, and now there is the weekend to look forward to; but when your working week is spent on[…]
Posts tagged “ Wildlife”
![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[…]
![Earlier this month, we reported the presence of two unknown male lions intruding on what we know to be Trilogy lion territory. This pair of males entered the equation right in the middle of a tense couple of days, as the Mabande male (also a newcomer) had staked his claim by mating with the Ross […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Em-Gatland-1-of-2-370x275.jpg "New Lions in Klaserie: Enter the Mapoza Males")
New Lions in Klaserie: Enter the Mapoza Males
Earlier this month, we reported the presence of two unknown male lions intruding on what we know to be Trilogy lion territory. This pair of males entered the equation right[…]
![If there is anything constant or predictable about nature, it’s that it is spectacularly colourful. Every morning there is a sunrise to paint the dawn peachy tones of pink, and every evening there is a sunset that stains the sky all shades of salmon. Even if there is a build up of cloud in the wide […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/zebra1-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Colour By Nature")
Week in Pictures: Colour By Nature
If there is anything constant or predictable about nature, it’s that it is spectacularly colourful. Every morning there is a sunrise to paint the dawn peachy tones of pink, and every[…]
![Coming face to face with animals in their natural habitat is becoming more and more of a privilege, as various species become rare and endangered in the wild. Our role in the safari world is to offer a glimpse into the wild lives of animals where they live and behave naturally around us. We are […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/The-amber-eyed-glare-of-a-Trilogy-male-lion.-At-a-time-when-numerous-male-lions-are-trying-to-proclaim-their-territory-tensions-are-high-in-the-Klaserie-wilderness-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures: A Spectacular Performance of Nature")
The Week in Pictures: A Spectacular Performance of Nature
Coming face to face with animals in their natural habitat is becoming more and more of a privilege, as various species become rare and endangered in the wild. Our role[…]
![It’s not every day your afternoon nap is disturbed by the thudding sounds of Africa’s favourite marula fruit hitting the ground around your tent, followed by the gentle padding of a leathery trunk feeling for the fallen fruit on the ground. Once you’ve come to and opened your eyes, you are reminded that you are […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSC_2760-370x275.jpg "An Elephant at Xobega Island Camp")
An Elephant at Xobega Island Camp
It’s not every day your afternoon nap is disturbed by the thudding sounds of Africa’s favourite marula fruit hitting the ground around your tent, followed by the gentle padding of[…]
![One of the many active lion prides in the prestigious Kruger territory, the Balule Nature Reserve, is the Mohlabetsi Pride. In an area where lions are prowling in every nook and cranny, the Mohlabetsi Pride is the largest at 17 members, plus a coalition of 4 males that dominates that pride (among others). Guests at […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0193-370x275.jpg "Mohlabetsi Pride Tucks into Buffalo Kill")
Mohlabetsi Pride Tucks into Buffalo Kill
One of the many active lion prides in the prestigious Kruger territory, the Balule Nature Reserve, is the Mohlabetsi Pride. In an area where lions are prowling in every nook[…]
![Umkumbe Safari Lodge, Sabi Sand, Greater Kruger Park It’s been another week for the books with remarkable leopard activity, dust bathing elephants and impressive antelope to take our breath away. Take a look at the latest on the newcomers if you missed it this week: Africa on Foot, Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, Greater Kruger Park […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Inyathini-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Spots, Stripes, and Scales on Safari")
Week in Pictures: Spots, Stripes, and Scales on Safari
Umkumbe Safari Lodge, Sabi Sand, Greater Kruger Park It’s been another week for the books with remarkable leopard activity, dust bathing elephants and impressive antelope to take our breath away.[…]
![The greater painted snipe is a fascinating and unusual species of wader occurring in the marshy wetlands of Botswana and elsewhere. It is not a commonly seen bird, so when guests at Tuskers Bush Camp caught these two males wading and feeding in a pan in the privately owned concession east of the Moremi Game […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/snipe-afrikaecco-370x275.jpg "Birdwatching in Botswana: Greater Painted Snipe")
Birdwatching in Botswana: Greater Painted Snipe
The greater painted snipe is a fascinating and unusual species of wader occurring in the marshy wetlands of Botswana and elsewhere. It is not a commonly seen bird, so when[…]
![Buffalo bulls that group together are commonly known as dagha boys, which originates from their habit of rolling in mud – ‘dagha’ is the word for mud in Zulu, therefore, giving them this apt nickname! In the Delta, buffaloes are in heaven where they have abounding grass plains to graze on and many waterways and […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/buffalo-stare-370x275.jpg "Dagha Boys in the Delta at Xobega Island Camp")
Dagha Boys in the Delta at Xobega Island Camp
Buffalo bulls that group together are commonly known as dagha boys, which originates from their habit of rolling in mud – ‘dagha’ is the word for mud in Zulu, therefore,[…]