Week in Pictures: A Safari Smorgasbord

A lioness gazes up at vultures circling overhead, as she rests after a good feast in the Tuskers Bush Camp concession just east of Moremi Game Reserve

Another working week in the African wild has come to an end, and now there is the weekend to look forward to; but when your working week is spent on safari, there seems no need for a weekend at all! The folks at our bush camps and lodges have sent through their highlights of the […]

Mapoza Male Lions on Camera Trap Doing… What?

After witnessing the typical dominance display, we see the older male cross the frame and stop on the other side of the pan

Every week we are amazed by what we find on our hidden camera trap reels. nThambo Tree Camp guide, Bjorn, has made it his personal mission to record what goes on in the Klaserie while nobody is watching, and yesterday’s weekly video post featuring the results revealed some great wildlife activity. We were excited (as […]

Weekly Camera Trap Footage from Klaserie

Leopard captured on camera trap in Klaserie

This is the second instalment of a video blog series dedicated to what our rangers capture on camera traps around Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp and at the surrounding pans and waterholes. It was a busy week at Twin Pans, which is where nThambo guide, Bjorn, positioned his camera trap, and thanks to […]

Leopardess Cleo Poses Perfectly for Photos

Watching Cleo in the late afternoon sun

One of our all-time favourite leopards seen regularly on our traverse is this natural beauty, Cleo, and yesterday during our weekly #livebushfeed game drive, we bumped into her doing what we have seen her do over and over again: resting on a sunny termite mound. Typically, leopards like to climb trees or recline on anything at a […]

New Lions in Klaserie: Enter the Mapoza Males

Mapoza male at a buffalo kill at night

Earlier this month, we reported the presence of two unknown male lions intruding on what we know to be Trilogy lion territory. This pair of males entered the equation right in the middle of a tense couple of days, as the Mabande male (also a newcomer) had staked his claim by mating with the Ross […]

Trilogy Male Lions & Ross Breakaways Stalk Buffalo

Trilogy male on buffalo trail this morning in Klaserie

Ultimate warlords, the Trilogy male lions, were seen this morning at first light accompanying the Ross Breakaway lionesses on a potential buffalo hunt. These 4 lions are a formidable force, and they were determinedly following a herd of buffalo, which is likely to result in a good meal for the foursome! Africa on Foot and nThambo […]

Week in Pictures: Colour By Nature

The golden hour captures one of Africa's most famously photogenic animals

If there is anything constant or predictable about nature, it’s that it is spectacularly colourful. Every morning there is a sunrise to paint the dawn peachy tones of pink, and every evening there is a sunset that stains the sky all shades of salmon. Even if there is a build up of cloud in the wide […]

Wildlife Seen on Camera Trap Inside nThambo Tree Camp

After the last guests has retired to their luxurious treehouse cabin on stilts, ranger Bjorn and the rest of the nThambo Tree Camp family ensure the lodge is locked-up and everything is secure. Being located in an open camp means there’s all sorts of curious and unpredictable behaviour from wildlife. Certain species love to visit […]

Week in Pictures : Lions, Leopards and Everything in Between

Ross Pride Breakaways

Welcome to the “Week in Pictures”, a time to celebrate the events of the week. This week, across the board, we’ve seen a marked increase in big cat sightings. That’s not to say we haven’t enjoyed a wealth of other sightings such as plains game, pachyderms and rare creatures. Here’s the update and photos from the […]