#BackAtTheBar : We’ve Just Built a Bush Bar in the Klaserie
Two nights ago we introduced our guests to the much anticipated and talked about “Bush Bar, located deep within the thickets of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. When guests arrived at our sublime and carefully selected spot, hearty laughter and exclamations of delight could be heard reverberating through the land. Plenty of pomp and ceremony ensued while guests swilled […]
#CameraTrapTales : Ezulwini Game Lodges Films Lions and Ellies
While on safari in a private reserve, the morning activity commences at roughly 5:30 – 6:30 am. Guests are awakened by their khaki-clad ranger and encouraged to emerge from a deep slumber to “come find lions”. Game drives and bush walks generally span across a time period of 3 hours, and climbing out of your […]
Week in Pics : Predators Play while Plains Game Stay Away
It’s that time of the week again, when we select our top images from our budding photographers to showcase their natural talent at capturing mesmerising moments in the Kruger. When the photos come flooding into our media folders, we look for a common thread throughout. This week, the panthera species are our shining light. The […]
Lions Take Down Prey while Leopard Sits in Tree Above
There are times when you’re navigating the arid landscape and there’s nothing in sight except the flurry of turquoise wings from lilac-breasted rollers and the nervous scuttle of impala. As the vehicle twists and turns on the network of sandy roads with not a predator in sight, you wonder if all that’s on the horizon […]
Lone Sumatra Male Lion in Klaserie Mates with Ross Females
Lion pride dynamics in any reserve are always shifting and changing with the wind – nothing is ever cast in stone, which is why we can never become emotionally attached to local prides. Prides splinter, lionesses stick together and once strong kings are ousted when the testosterone fuelled sub-adults seek to take over. Sounds complicated? […]
Recent Bird Sightings while Cruising the Okavango Delta
Botswana is a mecca for birders across the globe, who flock to the country to seek out wildfowl, waders and lifers. A bird sighting is always a guarantee – even if it’s a common southern yellow-billed hornbill, the one thing that we can guarantee while on safari is a bird sighting! The Okavango Delta, with […]
Week in Pics : Delving into the Past for Youth Day
On Friday 16th June it’s a public holiday in South Africa – yet another one! A day fraught with conflict during the Soweto uprising in 1976, the day was declared a public holiday to commemorate the many lives lost during the riots. What was meant to be a peaceful protest march to eradicate racism, ended up being […]
Umkumbe Leopard Update : Mxabene Devours a Pile of Scat
There are common behaviours with cat species that are predictable and easily understood. When leopards mark their territory they may claw trees, scent mark low lying shrubbery and let out a rasping bark to warn off intruders. Because they’re such solitary cats – the loners of the world – they avoid coming into contact with […]
Week in Pics : Crafty Cats and Arty Angles
Our big cats, so powerful and stealth-like, dominate the food chain and command respect throughout the land. Sometimes they prefer to seek solitude in the thickets and other times they desire an audience to observe their craftsmanship when it comes to conducting kills. Their fearless ways are admired from afar and potential quarry lives in […]
