Week in Pictures: First Photo Delights of April

Lilac-breasted Roller

Today is April Fools’ day but our talented photographers certainly aren’t fooling us with their incredible skills. Below we have a few highlights from each of our camps, where sightings of creatures both big and small have been in abundance.  Have a fantastic weekend and even better start to April! Umkumbe Safari Lodge  Apart from […]

A Leopard Cub on a Kill in the Klaserie

Ross Dam's male cub

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 […]

This April – When Hyenas Make a Fool of Super Predators…

Hyena Species

The hyena is not the best looking animal but it’s certainly one of Africa’s most successful scavengers and ruthless carnivores. These stout morphologically dog-like creatures are the most misunderstood species in the safari world.  Notorious for being cowardly, cunning thieves and unrepentant killers; it’s no surprise that they have a bad reputation. Hyenas are actually highly social, intelligent and […]

Walking Safari with Hyena & Vultures on Kill

Peace, at last. Guests peer through the bush to watch the hyena feeding

The aim of a walking safari is to offer guests an alternative perspective on the bush – the animals’ domain. Every morning begins with analysing fresh tracks, seeing flowers open with the dawn sunlight, and discovering the evidence of the night. Often, the Africa on Foot guides track elephants, or buffalo, or lion and establish […]

Naming a New Leopard: Meet “White Rock”

Leopard in Darkness

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 […]

Week in Pictures: Easter Feast!

Leopard tortoises are special sightings for wet weather.

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 […]

Van Wijk’s Leopardess: Princess of Ezulwini

Van Wijk's Leopard Balule

The Van Wijk’s leopardess is a small, yet powerful cat often spotted on Ezulwini’s traverse. She loves nothing more than to be in the limelight and never misses an opportunity to have her photo taken. Alongside Chavaluthu, the blue-eyed boy of the Balule, she’s one of the most commonly spotted leopards while out on game […]

Ezulwini River Lodge Hostess: Glory Wati

Glory Wati, Ezulwini River Lodge hostess

Glory Wati possesses the broadest and most dazzling smile in the Balule where she hosts at Ezulwini River Lodge. Glory welcomes new guests with cheerfulness and genuine kindness, along with a refreshing drink and a briefing about Ezulwini River Lodge, before showing them to their rooms. Ezulwini guests immediately bond with this happy character, and […]

Guests on Walk Spot Ross Pride Breakaway Lionesses

Two Klaserie Lionesses

The Ross Pride Breakaway females still hold pride of place in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve and the Timbavati Game Reserve; and prove time and time again to be a formidable force within the reserves. The Klaserie is their turf and those who dare cross their land are in for a potential showdown. These are […]