![As if catching a mere glimpse of a Pel’s fishing owl isn’t breath-taking enough, Xobega Island is seasonally home to a breeding pair of these unique and elusive, large owls, offering guests at camp a very special sighting indeed. During the dry season when the water is lower, and therefore clearer, Pel’s fishing owls nest […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/DSC_1707-370x275.jpg "Pel’s Fishing Owl Nesting at Xobega Island Camp")
Pel’s Fishing Owl Nesting at Xobega Island Camp
As if catching a mere glimpse of a Pel’s fishing owl isn’t breath-taking enough, Xobega Island is seasonally home to a breeding pair of these unique and elusive, large owls,[…]
Posts tagged “ Wildlife”
![It’s International Earth Day today, giving us even more of an excuse to brag about our fantastic week in the natural world of Safari! From the Greater Kruger Park to Botswana’s epic Chobe Riverfront, we’ve received a photographic overload of wildlife evidence from this week’s game drives. These sublime wild regions are protected areas, dedicated to […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/impala-bw-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Celebrating the Earth")
Week in Pictures: Celebrating the Earth
It’s International Earth Day today, giving us even more of an excuse to brag about our fantastic week in the natural world of Safari! From the Greater Kruger Park to[…]
![The Mohlabetsi Pride has been seen regularly in the last week on safari with Ezulwini River Lodge and Billy’s Lodge. This usually large pride of lions has been seen in fragmented parts, and we’ve seen two groups lately – one of 3 lionesses and cubs, and another of 4 lionesses and 1 young male. Even […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_0346-370x275.jpg "Two Halves of the Mohlabetsi Lion Pride")
Two Halves of the Mohlabetsi Lion Pride
The Mohlabetsi Pride has been seen regularly in the last week on safari with Ezulwini River Lodge and Billy’s Lodge. This usually large pride of lions has been seen in[…]
![The weather is slowly turning, and the extreme heat of the African summer is beginning to subside. Temperatures are dropping, and game drive guests now require an extra layer of warmth when they set out into the wild in the mornings and evenings. There is a sense of relief among the human and animal participants […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/leopard-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Changing Seasons")
Week in Pictures: Changing Seasons
The weather is slowly turning, and the extreme heat of the African summer is beginning to subside. Temperatures are dropping, and game drive guests now require an extra layer of[…]
![It’s unbelievable how the brief rains in the Klaserie completely transformed the bush. The dams and waterholes slowly evaporated until they were merely cracked shells of their former existence, and after a decent downpour, many of the pans and waterholes have filled up and retained their water providing ample place for water-loving elephants to swim. […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160328-IMG_0500-370x275.jpg "Elephant Pool Party in the Klaserie")
Elephant Pool Party in the Klaserie
It’s unbelievable how the brief rains in the Klaserie completely transformed the bush. The dams and waterholes slowly evaporated until they were merely cracked shells of their former existence, and[…]
![The Klaserie is a fantastic spot for leopard sightings at the moment, and it’s not only adult leopards the guests at nThambo Tree Camp are seeing, but leopard cubs too! Currently, the Ross Dam female and the newly named White Rock female both have growing cubs, and just this morning, our guests got a glimpse of […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/IMG_8932-370x275.jpg "A Leopard Cub on a Kill in the Klaserie")
A Leopard Cub on a Kill in the Klaserie
The Klaserie is a fantastic spot for leopard sightings at the moment, and it’s not only adult leopards the guests at nThambo Tree Camp are seeing, but leopard cubs too! Currently,[…]
![There’s a certain excitement surrounding the guides at Africa on Foot when an unknown leopard (or a known leopard, for that matter) is spotted during a game drive. Questions asking ‘who is it?’, ‘do we known him/her?’, and ‘where was it seen?’ fill the air as soon as the guides put their heads together back […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/WIPAOF1-370x275.jpg "Naming a New Leopard: Meet “White Rock”")
Naming a New Leopard: Meet “White Rock”
There’s a certain excitement surrounding the guides at Africa on Foot when an unknown leopard (or a known leopard, for that matter) is spotted during a game drive. Questions asking[…]
![Welcome to the Week in Pictures: Easter Feast! A photography round up of the week’s wildlife activity at the Sun Destinations Kruger camps. It’s the end of a short week and the beginning of a long weekend – the Friday feeling is stronger than ever! South Africans are taking their rooftop tents and braai grids […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/leopard-tortoise-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Easter Feast!")
Week in Pictures: Easter Feast!
Welcome to the Week in Pictures: Easter Feast! A photography round up of the week’s wildlife activity at the Sun Destinations Kruger camps. It’s the end of a short week[…]
![Another superb leopard sighting for guests at Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. A big focus has turned to leopards during the unusually dry summer we’ve had, and these solitary cats have emerged from their secretive lives. Marula, a leopardess whose territory crosses through Africa on Foot traverse, […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20160318-IMG_0167-370x275.jpg "Leopardess Marula Makes a Kill at Africa on Foot")
Leopardess Marula Makes a Kill at Africa on Foot
Another superb leopard sighting for guests at Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. A big focus has turned to leopards during the unusually[…]
![This week was the week that brought the rain to the Kruger. At such a late stage in the summer, the earth was scorched from the incessant heat and lack of replenishment from the rain. Then, the growl of distant thunder and flicker of lightning behind giant grey clouds announced the arrival of relief, all […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wild-dog-and-giraffe-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures: Predators and Plains Game")
Week in Pictures: Predators and Plains Game
This week was the week that brought the rain to the Kruger. At such a late stage in the summer, the earth was scorched from the incessant heat and lack[…]