FROM THE FRONT LINE: Saving Our Rhino
front line noun the military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy. the most important or influential position in a debate or movement. Would you want to be the person ‘closest to the enemy’ when the element is bold enough to bulldoze a species that has been on this earth […]
An elephant affair at Camp Linyanti
It is known that Chobe National Park is the home of the elephants, a stronghold for the biggest mammals of the land, and a paradise for any elephant-lover lucky to travel there on safari. One of the best kept secrets of this grand, old, national park of Botswana can be found in its northern most […]
The Magic of a Safari Tree House
Tree houses were designed for kids, to evoke their innermost imaginations and to create fantastical stories. And to keep them busy for hours on end while G n Ts go down for the grown ups in the garden! A fortress built in the trees, a lookout loft, a secret place for tea-parties, or an exclusive hangout with […]
Week in Pics: Lions of the Klaserie
* Warning: Graphic Images from Lion Kill This week has been a busy week of wildlife sightings. The camps have been rife with big cat activity, predator kills and the presence of cubs. It was not possible to capture all the activity on camera due to poor visibility – but we did our best and […]
Trilogy Lions Kill a Buffalo
The big boys of the Klaserie have done it again – after being seen yesterday on game drive with full bellies and looking very lazy, it turns out The Trilogy used the hours of darkness to make yet another kill early this morning. This coalition of 3 big male lions has been hanging around old Ross […]
Recap of our #Livebushfeed REAL time Safari
Last night we launched our first installment of our real time safari idea; and it was a roaring success. Every Wednesday, on the evening game drive, our rangers head out into the African bush and report wildlife sightings to the office based team. Sightings and images go live instantly, creating an atmosphere of a virtual […]
Pride of 13 Lions drinking from the Savuti Channel
It was one of those very memorable sightings one can only really expect from the legendary Savute marsh. Wildlife is unpredictable everywhere in Africa, throwing indescribable beauty at you around every turn, but there is something mysteriously magical about the Savuti, starting with the Savuti Channel that sprung from dormancy, to life, after 30 years. […]
Video Footage from Our Kruger Camera Trap
We’ve always been curious about how wildlife behaves without the presence of our game vehicles, so we set up a camera trap on our traverse in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. We are amazed at the action we caught on camera. Three out of the big five – not bad going ! The herd of […]
Elephant visitors at nThambo Tree Camp
The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve shares unfenced borders with the grand Kruger National Park allowing the unprecedented population of animals to wander through the reserve as they please. Famous lion prides, and leopard territories characterise the area around nThambo Tree Camp in the Klaserie, while enormous herds of elephants endlessly amble through the mopane woodlands. […]
