We’re onto our second edition of the Rangers Review but we’ve have been somewhat delayed due to the interruption of holidays and the Easter weekend. We figure you don’t mind waiting, provided we supply a wealth of images and updates from our side! From our remote Botswana camps to our easily accessible Kruger camps, lions…
Guests at nThambo Tree Camp were lucky enough to watch a new-born elephant calf during its first hour of life recently; a sight one never expects to see – not even the rangers! Elephants are arguably the most fascinating creatures in Africa when it comes to family structure and herd dynamics. There is a purpose…
A pregnant lioness is seen striving against the harsh semi-arid desert conditions trying to find a potential den site for her unborn cubs. She eventually finds a safe haven in a thicket of vegetation just 4 km outside of the Haina Kalahari Lodge. A few weeks later, she gives birth to 4 lion cubs. Needless…
Ranger Kevin Maclaughlin, from nThambo Tree Camp, came face to face with a venomous puff adder. Being an avid photographer and passionate herpetologist, he decided to get up close and personal with this beautiful creature. Dave Jackson captured this hair-raising situation with a puff adder in the Kruger on video. No injuries were sustained during…
Last month we produced a blog post about game viewing in the Klaserie during November. It’s time now to summarize our December sightings. We often get asked by potential guests when it is best to go on safari in South Africa. During the Summer, which is the rainy season, the density of the vegetation affects…
Shortly before Christmas, the rangers at Africa on Foot reported a massive leopard kill which saw four leopards feeding on an impala. Cleo, the female leopard was spotted dragging a carcass past the vehicle; closely followed by her 2 sub-adult cubs and the adult male, Shaka. Shaka is believed to be the father of the…
Spotting a white lion in the wild is one of the most rare sightings for guests on safari in the Kruger. There are many spiritual connotations attached to a sighting of white lion because it is believed to be a reincarnation of spirirual masters. Whatever your belief, seeing a white lion roaming freely in the…
Darryn, one of the rangers from Africa on Foot, took these remarkable images of wild dogs and lions in the Kruger. The reserve where all the sightings have happened is in the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve. Lion Cub at Africa on Foot – Image by Darryn …
If you want to watch elephants drinking from the pool at your safari camp I would recommend a stay at the nThambo Tree Camp. Located in the heart of the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve, it’s an eco-friendly camp housed on wooden stilts. There are only 5 “treehouses” located around a small waterhole. The camp is…