Okavango Delta and Chobe Safari

Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta are the most sought-after safari destinations in Botswana, one with endless elephants and the other crowded with honking hippos. Chobe National Park is the pinnacle of a true land based safari experience, where spotting avenues of baobab trees and ferocious predators are the order of the day. For […]

The Week in Pictures : Wilderness, Rainforest and Coastal Perfection

Chimps in Uganda

Well…Haven’t we been a tad bit quiet on the Week in Pictures front? That’s a rhetorical question. We’ve been tightly wrapped in a chrysalis of work and travel, but now we’re back with an elephant-memory vengeance. And we’re most certainly going to make up for lost time with these creative images from our guides and […]

Festive Week in Pics : 2017 is a Wrap!

Wild Dogs in Klaserie Wilderness

2017 is drawing to a close, and the year has plummeted into oblivion as quickly as a pied kingfisher dive bombs its prey. The year has been an interesting one, with new camps climbing aboard the Sun Destinations portfolio and a marked shift in lion pride behaviour across all of the reserves.   The four […]

Week in Pictures : Friday the 13th is Just Another Day in the ‘Veld

Camp Savuti Lion Cubs

Friday the 13th bears no meaning to our wildlife. For them, it’s just another day in the bushveld where one day becomes interlaced with the next, and the only focus is to eat, survive and reproduce. The simple life can often be a brutal one! This week has displayed its fair share of barbarity, with […]

Welcome to 2017, The Year of the Safari !

Wine tasting on safari with Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp

The entire Sun Destinations’ team is excited about 2017. 2016 saw us immersed in revamping new camps in Botswana, pouring our hearts into the latest online innovations and cleverly combining tech with the bushveld lifestyle. The camps and lodges we market, refurb and become involved with on a ground level have become intertwined into our daily […]

World Wildlife Day: Top 3 Safari Favourites Facing Extinction

The unusual and fascinating pangolin curling up into a defensive ball

Today is the crown anniversary of the UN World Wildlife Day. Declared 3 years ago as the day to raise awareness about the plight of precious animal and plant species, World Wildlife Day is now being celebrated more than ever. It is no secret that our passion for safari stems directly from our love and admiration […]

On Your Bucket List: Camp Linyanti

Spotting a hippo out of water in Linyanti

It could possibly be the original Secret Garden. Or perhaps, the Garden of Eden. Either way, Linyanti is alluring and unique, and feels quite magical, preserved, and untouched. Nestled beneath its enchanting trees, on the edge of the brimming floodplain, Camp Linyanti has claimed its position in the northernmost corner of Chobe National Park and […]

The Week in Pictures: A Photography Round Up

An elephant disappears into the bush as guests look on in the Klaserie

Goings on at the camp are as exciting as ever and it seems that every major predator has come out to play. During our #livebushfeed edition on Wednesday, we were getting live reports from the rangers at Africa on Foot that the Trilogy Lions – a mean coalition of 3 males – was stalking and hunting buffalo. The […]

An elephant affair at Camp Linyanti

A pair of elephant bulls entertained guests for ages

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 […]