Videographer Rogan and Ranger Chade Find the Klaserie Wild Dogs

Wild Dogs nThambo and Africa on Foot

The African wild dogs are quite prominent on the Klaserie traverse, and guests have been enjoying consistent sightings of these mottled dogs frolicking in waterholes and indulging in ceremonious greetings. Sightings of the dogs are considered rare, and packs tend to cover wide terrain which means it’s hard to track their movements. What we do know is […]

Rangers Review Launch : Monthly Highlights and Happenings

Chacma Lioness

This is the first instalment of our monthly Rangers Review, a blog that highlights a few major events and our rangers’ favourite sightings from the month. This is the kick-off edition and we hope to document each notable occasion with a portfolio of images and video where possible. Below are a few of our highlights and happenings […]

The Beastly Mbiri Male Lions Kill a Kudu Calf in the Klaserie

Africa on Foot Mbiri

The Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, home to Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp, has been rife with big cat activity. The leopards have risen to power and are taking centre stage in terms of cat sightings while on game drive. That’s not to say that we haven’t enjoyed generous viewings of our burly lions, it’s just […]

The Bush Bar : Beat of the Bushveld

Klaserie's Bush Bar

Hugged by crunchy thickets, overlooking a drainage line and protected by a canopy of trees rests the much-talked about Bush Bar. The location is hidden, and only our khaki-clad crew from nThambo Tree Camp and Africa on Foot know how to find this magical bar that has seen plenty of gin tastings, clinking of glasses and […]

Massive Male Leopard Kills 6 Month Old Leopard Cub, Then Eats It

Male Leopard Killing a Leopard Cub

Warning : Sensitive content Up Ahead There’s no easy way of delivering this heartbreaking message of a cruel and untimely death of a curious leopard cub. How this fluffy rosette patterned cat met its fate isn’t unusual, but was downright strange to witness. The event will certainly go down in the Klaserie’s history book of […]

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 […]

The Western Pride of Lions Visits the Klaserie

Western Pride of Lions

2 healthy and proud lionesses led a pride of 7 lithe sub-adult lions through the sparse crunchy brown thickets in search of prey. They were spotted late September and visibility was 100% due to the thinning bushveld, the hallmark of late winter in the Klaserie. It was the time of year when sporadic sprouts of […]

Week in Pics : Our Images Do the Talking

Xaxaba Crocodile

Monday is upon us, and the bushveld is buzzing with activity. Many of us break for the weekend, but the bushveld doesn’t sleep. It thrives 24/7 with endless ruthless tales of predators stripping herds of their young ones, arboreal creatures hiding out in their woody habitats, elephants splashing in waterholes, scavengers seeking out a bushveld […]

Week in Pics : Bushveld Solitude as December Descends

Xaxaba Island Camp Sunset

December is descending upon us faster than a leopard ambushes its prey. The silly season is  approaching, and with it comes plenty of mass marketing, enticing jingles and manic behaviour from humans. This is the time of year to indulge in the solitude of the bushveld and observe the natural life that continues to unfold despite […]