LIVE Safari Diary: We Grace nDzuti with our presence

While sitting at the back of the open-topped Land Rover, Zeena looked at me with a sense of wonderment and exclaimed, “Ag. When you smell that smell you know you have ARRIVED.” Zeena and I are currently staying at nDzuti Safari Camp in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. This is the second time we have […]

New White Lion Cub in the Kruger’s Klaserie

Spotting a white lion in the wild is one of the most rare sightings for guests on safari in the Kruger.  There are many spiritual connotations attached to a sighting of white lion because it is believed to be a reincarnation of spirirual masters. Whatever your belief, seeing a white lion roaming freely in the […]

LIVE Safari Diary: Honey Badgers at Africa on Foot & nThambo

The honey badgers are back in full force at Africa on Foot and nThambo. I left the door of my chalet open (a careless error on my behalf) which was an invitation for this ratel to pop in and say hello. Luckily, my room mate closed the door in time and thwarted a potentially dangerous […]

Photo Diary of a Cheetah Kill at Africa on Foot

The past few days I have been staying at Africa on Foot in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. Whenever I visit the camp it feels like I am coming “home”.  The highlight of my stay was witnessing a cheetah kill. So far, I have experienced the following while staying at Africa on Foot: Honey badgers […]

LIVE Safari Diary: Road Trip to Umkumbe Safari Lodge

After a gruelling 7 hour journey driving a rented car from O.R Tambo to the Kruger, we finally arrived at our destination: The Umkumbe Safari Lodge in the Sabi Sands. It’s not the most pleasant of self-drive journeys, but it certainly is straightforward. The only area that is problematic is White River, where the road […]

LIVE Safari Diary: Just Seen Cheetah at Africa on Foot

I arrived at Africa on Foot late last night. While en route there was a curious incident with an elephant’s backside. I won’t go into too much detail but if you’re self-driving to Africa on Foot, be prepared to stumble across strange animal encounters. However, this is not the crux of this blog post. I […]

LIVE Safari Diary: Day Trip into the Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Cue day 2. This morning was another glorious early morning wake-up call. I say glorious with a hint of sarcasm and air of trepidation. Why? Well, my wake-up call was at 5:00. The agenda for the day – traverse the endless plains of the remote Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) in the hopes of finding […]

LIVE Safari Diary: Haina Kalahari Lodge – the Journey to Now

I’m sitting here with an ice cold Savanna (cider) in my hand listening to the high-pitched cry of a jackal in the background. The sun is slowly sinking into oblivion behind the Umbrella trees that are the ever-present mark of the Kalahari. My suede colour canvas tent is protecting me from inquisitive predators and provides […]

What is the LIVE Safari Section About?

When our marketing team visits our camps or attends educationals, we blog live from the destination. We find this brings a sense of reality, vigour and life to our posts. We want people to know what is feels like to be on safari and we don’t want second-hand information. After all, passion about a product […]