Lion Games in the Olifants West Pride

Lions play-fighting

A pride of lions as big as the Olifants West pride is bound to engage in some horse play, especially with the number of cubs and sub-adults involved. Once the pride was one whole group, but since the death of previous leader, Big Boy, the pride has split into 2, which are now known as […]

Elephants get stuck into Savuti mud bath

Throwing water all over the place

It is widely known that elephants adore the water, whether it is a brimming dam of refreshment or a shallow mud wallow, elephants get stuck in and their characterful personalities shine through as they splash and bathe and roll their enormous bodies over in delight. It is endlessly entertaining to witness the joy of their […]

Safari Highlights: 3 Days at Ezulwini

Two white rhinos relax

It’s certainly been a whirlwind 3 days at Ezulwini game lodges in the Balule. This unfenced reserve of the Greater Kruger has an unbelievable capacity of game, and guests have just had a string of superb sightings, from an epic lion pride, to elephants rolling in the mud, to a leopard stalking impala, and a […]

Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge: Wildlife Central at the Waterhole

Viewing Deck & Skywalk at Billy's Lodge

Located on a seasonal riverbed that attracts a plethora of elephant and buffalo herds, lies Ezulwini Billy’s Lodge. Welcome to the Balule Nature Reserve, where the big five roam freely between the Balule and the Kruger National Park which shares unfenced borders with the reserve. Billy’s Lodge has taken advantage of its position on the […]

Male lion roaring on Ezulwini game drive

Duma, head of the original Olifants West pride

There are few things more remarkable than the things that occur in nature. The food chain makes the rules, and when it comes to the food chain, lions are pretty much on top. As apex predators, most lion deaths that occur naturally are the result of lion on lion battles, or else, a hunt gone […]

Meet the Olifants West Lions at Ezulwini

2 young males and adult lioness

When we lay eyes on new lions, an undeniable excitement courses through our veins. Sun Destinations photographer, Jochen van De Perre, locked eyes with the kings and queens of the Balule Nature Reserve recently and we can’t wait to introduce you to them. These are the Olifants West lions – a pride that was divided by the […]

Africa on Foot and the 2016 Safari Awards

Bush braai at Africa on Foot

We are so pleased to say that Africa on Foot has been nominated for the 2016 Safari Awards alongside a number of superb lodges in South Africa. It is an honour to be recognised as one of the best in a total of 3 categories, all of which we are immensely proud: Best Guiding Team, Best Walking Safari, […]

Wild Dogs Chase a Lone Wildebeest for Fun

A stand off between a wildebeest and the wild dogs

A pack of Africa’s second-most endangered predators arrived in the area late last week to the detriment of one poor wildebeest. nThambo Tree Camp guests were on their morning game drive when they pulled up to this unusual sighting and watched the ‘playground bullying’ carry out between a couple of trouble makers and a lone […]

Week in Pictures: Caught in the Act!

It’s not as if we’ve been creeping around in silence, trying to catch them out. We’ve been trundling around in 4×4 Land Rovers with chatty, happy guests, weaving in and out of the beautiful traverse of the Sabi Sand Wildtuin and the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. But funnily enough we seem to have caught these animals […]