Week in Pictures: A Journey Down Memory Lane

Ezulwini Sunset

There are times when we look back on our lives with a sense of nostalgia. This is one of those time. We’re not living in the safari past but rather taking a moment to celebrate the winding paths which led us here. We’ve witnessed breathtaking events in the wild, both heartbreaking and heartwarming, at our camps. When you clamber […]

Week in Pictures : An Ode to the Safari Lifestyle

nThambo Klaserie Sunset

Game viewing, boma fires, traditional dancing, local cuisine, laughter and friendships. This is the safari lifestyle, where the stresses of daily living flee your mind. When you’re sitting around the fire listening to the unmistakable whoop of a hyena, the distant grumble of a lion’s roar, the unfamiliar calls of nocturnal creatures and laughing at […]

Week in Pictures: Celebrating the Earth

Grazing impala dwarfed by a deceased leadwood tree

It’s International Earth Day today, giving us even more of an excuse to brag about our fantastic week in the natural world of Safari! From the Greater Kruger Park to Botswana’s epic Chobe Riverfront, we’ve received a photographic overload of wildlife evidence from this week’s game drives. These sublime wild regions are protected areas, dedicated to […]

Week in Pics : Party Central for Elephants, Lions & Leopards

John Chase Lions

A common thread seems to weave through today’s week in pictures. The sightings of elephants, lions and leopards have been in abundance across all of our camps. That’s not to say we haven’t seen large ungulates, even tempered herbivores, plains game and cunning birds of prey; it’s just that the big five sightings this week really […]

Week in Pictures: Changing Seasons

Cleo, one of the Klaserie's famously graceful female leopards

The weather is slowly turning, and the extreme heat of the African summer is beginning to subside. Temperatures are dropping, and game drive guests now require an extra layer of warmth when they set out into the wild in the mornings and evenings. There is a sense of relief among the human and animal participants […]

Week in Pictures: First Photo Delights of April

Lilac-breasted Roller

Today is April Fools’ day but our talented photographers certainly aren’t fooling us with their incredible skills. Below we have a few highlights from each of our camps, where sightings of creatures both big and small have been in abundance.  Have a fantastic weekend and even better start to April! Umkumbe Safari Lodge  Apart from […]

Week in Pictures: Easter Feast!

Leopard tortoises are special sightings for wet weather.

Welcome to the Week in Pictures: Easter Feast! A photography round up of the week’s wildlife activity at the Sun Destinations Kruger camps. It’s the end of a short week and the beginning of a long weekend – the Friday feeling is stronger than ever! South Africans are taking their rooftop tents and braai grids […]

Week in Pics: Wildlife Behaviour in the Rain

Hyena in Waterhole

The skies have opened and torrents of fresh water can be seen soaking the parched lands of the Kruger. The rain is here in full force and it’s creating a playground for our wildlife ! Dagga boys are spoilt for choice with waterholes, elephants are frolicking in the water like first time beach goers at the […]

Week in Pictures: Predators and Plains Game

Wild dogs dominate the waterhole over a small gathering of giraffes. Despite the size difference, wild dogs can be intimidating in packs!

This week was the week that brought the rain to the Kruger. At such a late stage in the summer, the earth was scorched from the incessant heat and lack of replenishment from the rain. Then, the growl of distant thunder and flicker of lightning behind giant grey clouds announced the arrival of relief, all […]