![Now is the perfect time for South Africans and SADC residents to take advantage of the myriad of safari specials on offer from Sun Destinations. Just because we’ve lowered our rate for locals, doesn’t mean we’ve lowered our standards! We still offer stellar hospitality, a range of amenities, world-class guiding, and immersive safari activities. It’s […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/UmkumbeLodge-370x275.jpg "Southern Africa & Kruger Safari Specials for Locals from R2500")
Southern Africa & Kruger Safari Specials for Locals from R2500
Now is the perfect time for South Africans and SADC residents to take advantage of the myriad of safari specials on offer from Sun Destinations. Just because we’ve lowered our[…]
![The bustling hubs of city centres are in a comatose state. Industry has come to a stand still and human beings have retreated into their enclaves to comply with government lockdown rules. Across the world, one thing has become evident : Human beings are battling, but nature is recovering. The natural world is a choir […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WIPChacmaImpala-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Wide Open Spaces")
![Governments around the world are imposing stringent measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The travel industry is facing many challenges when it comes to this global pandemic. Communities are thwarting large events, and choosing to self-isolate to prevent further escalation of this worldwide pandemic. Today it’s our job to provide fodder for your […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WIPnThamboElephantsSunsets-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Images to Ogle Over During Isolation")
![This week we’re celebrating Women’s Day by showcasing our female photographers’ images of the wild. The bushveld is rife with powerful females paving the way for the younger generations. Elephants are raised in matrilineal herds comprising all related females born into leadership positions, lionesses are protective over their pride yet they are powerful and ruthless […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WIPShirellWalkers-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Girl Power. In Celebration of Women’s Day.")
![When we head out on game drive during the summer season, it’s similar to stepping straight inside an emerald gemstone. The various shades and hues of green provide such a spectacular backdrop for our photographers. So much is happening at our Kruger camps and we’ve enjoyed an array of reports of unique sightings across the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WIPpyhton-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Summer Backdrops and Crimson Kills")
![For this week’s “Week in Pictures”, we’re sharing a few recent predator images of big cats. Lions seem to be the theme for this week, leaving the leopards to slink away in the background. We’re offering a showcase of exceptional images from our photographers, highlighting a few of the sightings from the week. In an […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WIPUmkumbeOthowa-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Predators and Pretty Things")
![A relaxing vacation in St Barts seems like a lovely idea during the summer months. But you know where else is equally as relaxing? The Kruger ! Don’t underestimate the daring delights that the summer season in the bushveld brings. Although not considered peak safari season, sightings of big game and predators certainly haven’t dwindled […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/WIPEZLeopardBush-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures : Forget Summer in St Barts, Try a Summer in Kruger")
![The Kambula Pride of lions have quite a tattered ancestry fraught with warfare and complex dynamics, one that we’re not going to drill down into at length in this blog. But we are going to give you a little bit of background information about this popular lion pride in the Sabi Sand. Complexity is a […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/UmkumbeLionCub-370x275.jpg "21 Lions and Cubs. The Kambula Pride Seen at Umkumbe.")
![Trawling through a year’s worth of our photographer’s top notch Kruger images was a fairly arduous task, but one that was worth doing. Our photog’s images deserve recognition, so we’ve done our best to select the cream-of-the-crop images from 2019. There were hundreds of images showcasing the beauty of the Greater Kruger, but we narrowed […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/UmkumbeLionsDrinking-370x275.jpg "The Week in Pictures 2020 : The Top Wildlife Images of 2019")
![Summer sundowners, sizzling heat and festive cheer is permeating the bushveld air. At the moment, our camps are a hive of activity. On-the-ground guides and lodge managers are eagerly planning events and menus for this delightfully chaotic time of year. This tangible yuletide cheer is accompanied by a definitive shift in the colours of the […]](https://www.sundestinations.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WIPChacmaElephantswater-370x275.jpg "Week in Pictures : Colours Shift from Amarula Browns to Crème de Menthe Greens")