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Sabi Sand Safari Report...

Sabi Sand Safari Report
The last week of game viewing in the western sector of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve was once again nothing short of sensational. There were so many highlights, but the biggest of them all was without a doubt seeing wild dog pups in our traversing area for the first time in more than seven years. The pack...

Updates from the Timbavati...

Updates from the Timbavati
Morné Hamlyn is back with more safari stories from South Africa’s Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park. Morné is one of the rangers at Kings Camp, a superb safari camp located there. Sorry about the delay on updates from the Timbavati, things have been busy...

Weekend safari at Kings Camp...

Weekend safari at Kings Camp
Marius Coetzee describes his recent weekend safari at Kings Camp, a popular safari camp in South Africa’s Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park. My wife Vanessa and I just spent a phenomenal weekend at Kings Camp in the Timbavati Reserve. Our guide, Colbert, was one...

Safari updates from Kings Camp...

Safari updates from Kings Camp
Morné Hamlyn provides some interesting updates on the wildlife he sees on a daily basis in South Africa’s Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park.  Morné is one of the rangers at Kings Camp, one of our favorite destinations in the greater Kruger region. Leopards Two...

Southern Africa’s Big Three Eagles...

Southern Africa’s Big Three Eagles
Africa’s “big three” eagles are the bird equivalents of the lion, the leopard and the cheetah. The southern part of Africa is a place that is rich in its variety of habitats.  Deserts, wetlands, mountains, grasslands, forest and woodland are all represented somewhere in the region. ...

Phenomenal 6-day safari at Leopard Hills...

Phenomenal 6-day safari at Leopard Hills
The last 6 days of safari at Leopard Hills have been absolutely brilliant. Hundreds of elephant have moved into our traversing area and we see these massive pachyderms all over the reserve. Elephants crossing the Sand river Elephant family drinking The appearance of two individual male cheetahs has had...

Lions hunting, rhinos chasing & leo...

Lions hunting, rhinos chasing & leopards mating
After last week’s successes on safari, I really had no idea that my last five days would top it in so many ways. Leopard Hills was once again the setting for one of the most spectacular wildlife shows on earth. The week started with my best rhino sighting in ten years of guiding. We watched for...

New safari at Leopard Hills...

New safari at Leopard Hills
The last six days of game viewing at Leopard Hills, situated in the western sector of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, was nothing short of sensational. The highlight was without a doubt a sighting of the Mambiri female leopard’s new cub. I have only seen this cub a handful of times, but on Tuesday morning,...

Rosebank Market, Johannesburg...

Rosebank Market, Johannesburg
Anyone planning to visit southern Africa is quite likely to travel through Johannesburg, South Africa. Johannesburg is served by O.R. Tambo International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in Africa and it is the gateway for international air travel to and from the rest of southern Africa. If you...

African Wild Dogs...

African Wild Dogs
Ask any hardcore safari lover what is on the top of their viewing agenda and the answer is more than likely the African Wild Dog. The African Wild Dog is Southern Africa’s most endangered carnivore and the second most endangered carnivore in Africa after the highly localized Ethiopian Wolf. Towards...

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