A closer look at leopards of the Klaserie
Leopards are territorial, just like lions, but unlike lions, they are solitary cats and choose to live alone, only pairing up to mate. Leopards are also usually nocturnal, and they are notoriously elusive, quick, camouflaged, and stealthy, making them some of the more difficult creatures to spot in the wild. The Klaserie is home to […]
Mauritz Photographs a Trio of Leopards at Umkumbe
Last week we shared Marius’s photographs of Umkumbe Safari Lodge’s leopard sightings. This week, Mauritz compiled a selection of leopard photographs from his encounters with Kigelia, Tatowa and White Dam. There have been plenty of leopardess sightings but only the occasional sighting of dominant male, Mxabene. Seems like the females are stealing the show and […]
Week in Pics: A Kruger Kaleidoscope of Colours
When you go on safari to the Kruger, a kaleidoscope of colour awaits. The fawn and tawny hues of lions, colourful plumes on birds, blood red sunsets and khaki-green landscapes combine to produce an incredible palette of natural paints. You’ll see hues and tints you probably can’t pinpoint on any colour spectrum. The interior design […]
Two Weeks of Wild Dogs in Klaserie
How lucky can you get? African wild dogs with the unending expanse of the Kruger National Park to roam, have stuck around Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp for at least 2 weeks. These pack animals are exceptional hunters, they don’t have territories and are always on the move. Their home ranges can reach […]
Top 4 Videos of the Week : NEWLY Released Footage of Umkumbe
We’d like to take you on a virtual safari and show you the highlights of staying at Umkumbe Safari Lodge, an affordable lodge located on the banks of the Sand River in the premier Sabi Sand Game Reserve. We’re pretty sure these videos will jolt your memory back to your first safari in Africa. If […]
Leopard Party at Umkumbe Safari Lodge
When you stumble across a stocky, powerfully built cat with black rosettes dotted on its fur, you know it’s a leopard. Sightings of the elusive leopard are considered rare – they have a habit of hiding in thickets, up in trees and don’t care much for the limelight. When you see this elegant cat saunter […]
Hornbill Chick Flees the Nest
This time last year, we reported that we had witnessed red-billed hornbills leaving the nest at Africa on Foot, and now, a year later, the same thing has been recorded, except that this time it was a yellow-billed hornbill chick! Catching this sort of intimate act of nature in action is very special, and we […]
Elephants from above in the Sabi Sand
The Sand River flows and dries up with the change in seasons in South Africa’s Kruger Lowveld. As the summer heat creeps in, the epic thunderstorms roll in on through great, purple clouds, and the rains nourish the land after a long, dry winter, and rivers such as the Sand fill up and bring life […]
Sabi Sand : The Eccentricity of Nature
Nature is an eccentric place where wildlife often breaks free from the documented textbook behaviour and leaves us feeling somewhat bewildered. Just when we think we understand a species, its physical markings and behaviour; you stumble across an anomaly. Marius Zeilinga, a game ranger from Umkumbe Safari Lodge, stumbled across a zebra with unusual markings […]
