The Okavango Delta at Sunset with Xobega Island
The modern day in which we live requires adventurers and solace-seekers to delve a little deeper to find the silence they search for, and to discover the undiscovered. The pace of life demands efficiency, gets things done, and doesn’t have time for admiring the birds or the sunset. Sometimes, it’s important to get nothing done, […]
Week in Pictures: A Calendar of Kruger Leopards
A super predator, a master stalker with acute senses and finely tuned ambushing skills. Welcome to the world of leopards, an aloof and mysterious place where only the strongest of cats survive. Leopards can be found hiding out in drainage lines, watching the world from the safety of termite mounds and trees, or patrolling their newly […]
Wild Dog Pups Come Out of the Den
The little African wild dogs we’ve been going, well, wild about became a spectacle of ‘ooh’s and ‘aah’s yesterday afternoon as guests from nThambo Tree Camp enjoyed watching them emerge from the den. The 3 adult dogs of the pack were reportedly seen on the hunt a little way away, and when we arrived at the den […]
nThambo’s Camera Trap Secrets: Leopard with Cubs
A rustling was heard in the shrubbery and a flash of mottled tawny seemed to dart between the bushes. The game viewer stopped and its occupants listened acutely. Lo and behold, an elegant leopardess was spotted together with her cubs. The bush was thick and green, but the unmistakeable dark rosettes on her coat “shone bright light […]
Balule Lion Fights & Singwe Pride Mating
Times are a changing for the lions of the Balule, according to news and sightings from Ezulwini Game Lodges… Of late, there has been a fight between some significant males in the area, and the seldom-seen Singwe Pride has made a statement by mating near Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge. The tension between the Mohlabetsi coalition and […]
Umkumbe Leopard Catch Up With Ranger Marius
Deep in thickets walks a majestic and proud cat with acute senses, deadly prowess and lethal killing tactics. A loner, a survivor and graceful demeanour like that of royalty; this is the much revered Panthera pardus species. This super-predator possesses so much skill that it creates quite a deadly combination. The abundance of drainage lines, high […]
Xobega Island Camp – Bird-watching Heaven
Botswana has developed an international reputation as one of the world’s finest birding destinations over the years, and for very good reason. The Okavango Delta is a big part of this, with over four hundred of Botswana’s nearly six hundred species occurring here. This is a bird-watching paradise for beginners, enthusiasts and experts alike. During […]
Xobega Island Camp : Okavango Delta’s Remote Paradise
The Okavango Delta is the world’s largest inland delta comprising an intricate network of swamps, crystal clear rivers, narrow channels, lagoons, islands, floodplains and permanent marshlands. Such a diverse natural habitat gives rise to high concentrations of big game, rare birds and aquatic animals. The scenery is mind-blowing and the sunsets unforgettable. The Okavango Delta […]
African Wild Dogs Chase Wildebeest at Umkumbe
Right place, right time! Umkumbe Safari Lodge guests witnessed this unforgettable sighting as African wild dogs chase wildebeest as they try and target a weak link in the protective barrier of horned antelope – a rare and awe-inspiring act of the wild only a fortunate few get to see in action. The African wild dog […]
